Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case against Dr G. Venkata Krishna (GVK) Reddy, chairman of the GVK Group of companies, and his son G.V. Sanjay Reddy, the managing director of Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), and few others, for alleged irregularities worth Rs 705 crore in the running of […]
Category: Civil Aviation
France confirms it will read black boxes of Ukrainian jet shot by Iran
Paris: France said on Friday it would download the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner shot down by an Iranian missile in January, easing a stand-off over where they should be read. France’s BEA crash investigation agency said it was acting at the request of Iran, which remains responsible under global rules for conducting a […]
Increasing use of drones amid lockdown prompts insurance regulator to consider coverage
New Delhi: IRDAI has set up a working group to suggest insurance products covering various risks involved in use of drones. In a circular, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) said drones are emerging as one of the fastest growing technology and are being used for a variety of purposes. It also […]
Pakistani plane crashed because pilots were talking about coronavirus
Islamabad: A plane crash which killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was because of human error by the pilot and air traffic control, according to an initial report into the disaster released Wednesday. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane came down among houses on May 22 after both engines failed as it approached Karachi […]
IATA suggests alternative to traveller quarantines
Geneva: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to avoid quarantine measures when re-opening their economies. Instead, the apex body representing some 290 airlines is promoting a layered approach of measures to reduce the risk of countries importing COVID-19 via air travel and to mitigate the possibility of transmission in cases where people […]
International flights will have to wait until global situation normalises: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: Commercial international flights may not resume anytime soon as Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the decision to resume regular international operations will be taken as soon as countries ease restrictions on the entry of foreign nationals and “globally the situation is far from normal.” He, however, added that more […]
Cockpit voice recorder recovered from debris of crashed Pakistani plane
Islamabad: Search teams on Thursday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a Pakistani airliner that crashed last week, a spokesman for the airline said. The Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 crashed last Friday into a crowded residential district of the port city of Karachi, killing 97 people on board. Two people survived. […]
Vizag, Vijayawada airports open for flights even as Andhra Pradesh remains cautious
New Delhi: A day after the restart of air travel across India, domestic flight operations resumed in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday amid the state’s reluctance due to rising number of COVID-19 cases. The first flight to Vijayawada landed from Bengaluru at 6.55 am, carrying 79 passengers. The Spicejet flight returned to Bengaluru with 68 passengers, […]
Chaos at airports continue as flights resume
New Delhi: Chaos and confusion prevailed at the airports on the second consecutive day of domestic flight services resumption in India. Several flights were cancelled again, leaving passengers anguished due to ill-planning of the government. Around 630 flights were cancelled on Monday while on Tuesday 80 flights were cancelled at Delhi alone. Worst was that […]
SC allows Air India to operate flights with middle seats filled for next ten days
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre and national carrier Air India to keep operating its scheduled flights with the middle seats filled for the next ten days while observing that the government should be more worried about the health of citizens rather than the health of commercial airlines. The top court […]
IAF’s legendary 18 Squadron to be re-operationalised on Wednesday
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force’s 18 Squadron, which earned the nickname of Defenders of Kashmir Valley for being the first to land and operate from Srinagar, will be operationalised once again on Wednesday at Air Force Station Sulur near Coimbatore. The squadron actively participated in the 1971 war with Pakistan and was decorated with […]
Mamata government discloses letters proving readiness to receive Vande Bharat flights
Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government on Friday made public its two recent communications to the Centre as proof that it stands ready to receive flights carrying stranded people and quarantine them for Covid-19. The move came a day after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)’s said it would arrange such flights to Kolkata if the […]