Tehran: All 170 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed Wednesday after taking off from Tehran were killed, Iran’s Red Crescent said. “Obviously it is impossible that passengers” on flight PS-752 “are alive,” the head of Red Crescent told semi-official news agency ISNA, adding that 170 passengers and crew had boarded the plane. […]
Category: Civil Aviation
4 IAF fighter pilots for space flight
Bengaluru: Three-and-a-half decades after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma journeyed into space along with two cosmonauts of the erstwhile Soviet Union, four young combat jet pilots of the Indian Air Force will set off to Russia later this month to train for the historic flight to outer space – likely either at the end of next […]
Valuate HDIL’s yacht, 2 aircraft, says adminitrator
Mumbai: The RBI-appointed administrator of the scam-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank has floated a request to appoint a consultant for the valuation of two aircraft and a yacht owned by the HDIL group firms. In November, a local court had allowed the cooperative bank’s administrator, J.B. Bhoria, to sell the two aircraft – […]
Thomas Cook India takes wait and watch strategy on brand use
Kolkata: Thomas Cook India Ltd (TCIL) has taken a strategy of “wait and watch” on the use of brand, as the travel and leisure company is striving to clear the air that the financial collapse of the iconic British firm, Thomas Cook PLC, has no bearing on it, a company official said on Friday. TCIL […]
Boeing pilot knew about 737 MAX safety flaws in 2016, says ‘he basically lied’
Washington: A Boeing Co senior pilot said he might have unintentionally misled regulators, in a series of internal messages from 2016 that became public Friday, plunging the world’s largest airplane maker into a fresh crisis. The messages, first reported by Reuters, sent Boeing shares tumbling, prompted a demand by US regulators for an immediate explanation, […]
Uber launches helicopter services in New York; fares up to USD 225 per person
New York: Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is taking to the air in New York City where users with a little cash to spare will soon be able to book helicopter flights to John F Kennedy International airport through their apps. The company announced its Uber Copter offer on Thursday, saying flights to and from […]
Thomas Cook customers may face two-month delay for refunds: report
Britain’s aviation regulator said on Monday that refunds of bookings by Thomas Cook customers could take longer than expected as the regulator does not have all information needed from the collapsed travel firm. The Civil Aviation Authority said it was launching a new, online payment system next week for bookings made by payments methods other […]
IndiGo denies ‘fire in engine’ Goa minister claim after flight turns back
Panaji: An IndiGo flight to Delhi had to return to the Goa airport and make an emergency landing after its engine developed “some technical issues” mid-air, the airline said on Monday. Goa Power Minister Nilesh Cabral, who was among the passengers on the flight which took off from the coastal state on Sunday, told PTI […]
23 Boeing 737 NG planes in India to be checked for structural cracks
New Delhi: India’ civil aviation regulator ordered an inspection of a limited number of Boeing 737 NG (next generation) aircraft following reports in the US that cracks have been noticed in the aircraft’s body. According to a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official, the planes that have completed 26,000 flight cycles — the period […]
UP visualises Jewar as third largest airport in world
Lucknow: In a bid to make Uttar Pradesh an investment hub on both eastern and western freight corridors that pass though the state, the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government plans to invest around Rs 15,000-20,000 crore in its proposed greenfield international airport at Jewar near Greater Noida, which will be third largest airport in the world. […]
Government kickstarts process for AI’s disinvestment
New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday kickstarted the process of disinvestment of national carrier Air India with the first meeting of the group of ministers for Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) taking place on Thursday. The AISAM-GoM meeting was chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah and was attended by finance minister Nirmala […]
Computer glitch in France delays hundreds of flights beyond
A computer breakdown briefly disrupted all air traffic in France and caused a cascade of delayed flights in multiple countries on Sunday, the last day of European summer holidays. A spokesman for French civil aviation authority DGAC said the cause of the morning breakdown was still being investigated, hundreds of flights were delayed at airports […]