IndiGo has initiated a freighter programme and is in the process of sourcing four A321ceo aircraft, each of which will be converted from passenger jets to a full-freighter configuration, the carrier said on Wednesday. Business Standard had earlier reported about IndiGo’s plan to acquire frieghters. IndiGo is expected to take the delivery of its first […]
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Air India cancels April 24-30 London flights after UK limits entry
Air India has cancelled all its flights to London from April 24-30, following the UK government’s decision to include India in the red list of countries. The inclusion of India in the red list restricts the entry of all passengers except citizens of the UK and Ireland. Permanent residents of the UK are allowed to […]
7.82 mn domestic air passengers in March, slightly lower than Feb: DGCA
Around 78.22 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in March, which is slightly lower than 78.27 lakh who travelled in February, Indian aviation regulator DGCA said on Tuesday. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), 77.34 lakh people travelled by air within the country in January. While IndiGo carried 41.85 lakh passengers in […]
US watchdog will review FAA decision to unground Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General said on Tuesday it will audit the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) November decision to unground the Boeing 737 MAX and other agency decisions. The 737 MAX was grounded in March 2019 after two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia within five months killed 346 people. […]
Banned since 2019, Boeing 737 Max allowed to overfly India with DGCA nod
Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday allowed foreign-registered Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which were grounded in the country since the March 2019 fatal crash of such a plane in Ethiopia, to overfly India after taking the agency’s permission. Moreover, foreign lessors are allowed to fly their grounded 737 Max aircraft out of India after taking […]
Oil climbs as dollar slumps; gains capped by Covid-19 pandemic surge
Oil prices edged higher on Monday, supported by a weaker US dollar but gains were capped by concerns about the impact on demand from rising coronavirus cases in India. Brent crude settled up 28 cents, or 0.4%, at $67.05 a barrel, after rising 6% last week. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US oil ended the session […]
Power consumption in India grows by nearly 45% in first half of April: Centre
Power consumption in the country grew nearly 45 per cent in the first half of April to 60.62 billion units (BU) over the corresponding period a year ago, showing robust recovery in industrial and commercial demand of electricity, according to power ministry data. Power consumption in the first half of April last year (from April […]
United Air to begin flights to European summer spots – Greece, Iceland, Croatia
United Airlines Holdings Inc. will fly three new seasonal routes to Europe as the carrier tries to capitalise on business in destinations now open to Americans ready to fly internationally. The carrier said Monday it would begin flights in July from Newark, New Jersey, to Dubrovnik, Croatia; Washington to Athens; and Chicago to Reykjavik, Iceland. […]
Couple in HC for compensation over lack of food, medicine in Air India flight
A petition by an elderly couple on Monday in the Delhi High Court has sought a compensation of ₹five lakh from Air India alleging that in their 16 hour long flight the national carrier was without sufficient food and medical supplies. Taking serious note of the plea of the couple, both senior citizens, who have […]
NASA celebrates ‘Wright brothers moment’ as Mars Ingenuity helicopter takes flight
Six years of effort developing the first aircraft to fly on Mars finally paid off for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) after its Mars Ingenuity helicopter successfully flew over the planet’s surface transmitting images back to Earth on Monday. Six years of effort developing the first aircraft to fly on Mars finally paid off […]
For Coal India, solar power foray a positive; volumes key to near-term prospects
MUMBAI: Coal India Ltd has been in news for diversifying to solar power business having incorporated two wholly-owned subsidiaries – CIL Solar PV Limited for manufacturing of solar value Chain (Ingot-wafer-Cell Module) and CIL Navikarniya Urja Limited for renewable energy. This foray into solar power and renewables is a positive, given rising concerns about climate […]
Oil edges higher on weaker dollar, demand optimism
Oil edged higher toward $64 a barrel, aided by a weaker dollar, as traders monitored a patchwork demand recovery from the pandemic. West Texas Intermediate rose 0.3% in Asia after closing modestly higher on Monday. In the U.S., refinery runs climbed to the highest in over a year as economic activity picked up, but oil […]