Kolkata: The Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) BL3710 has been selected to outfit IndiGo’s brand-new A320neo and A321neo aircrafts. The low-cost airline will be the first to feature the bestselling economy class seat in the Indian sub-continent. The BL3710 economy class seat will be installed on 75 Airbus aircraft starting from January next year. Headquartered in […]
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GRSE to build electric ferry for Bengal government
Kolkata: To reduce the carbon emission in the water transport sector in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee government has given a contract to defence shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), to design and construct a next generation electric ferry. Special secretary of the state transport department Anindya Sengupta and GRSE director (shipbuilding) Commander (Retired) […]
Vistara aircraft engine fails after landing at Delhi airport, passengers safe: DGCA
New Delhi: An engine of a Vistara aircraft on way from Bangkok failed after it landed at the Delhi airport but all passengers disembarked safely, officials of the aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday. When approached for comments, the airline said the integrated drive generator (IDG) on the engine developed a “minor” electrical malfunction after […]
DGCA notice to SpiceJet for 8 mid-air incidents in past 8 days
New Delhi: After eight malfunctioning incidents reported in the last 18 days, the aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to SpiceJet, raising concerns over safety matters. The DGCA notice says that various incidents from April 1 this year till date have been reviewed by it […]
LPG price hiked by Rs 50; rates up by Rs 244 in one year
New Delhi: Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder, the eighth increase in rates in the last one year that took the cumulative rise to Rs 244. Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,053 per 14.2-kg cylinder in the national capital, up from Rs 1,003 previously, according to a price […]
IAF receives over 1.83 lakh applications under Agnipath scheme in 6 days
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received over 1.83 lakh applications under the Agnipath recruitment scheme within six days of the registration process, an official communication said. The registration process that began on June 24 had seen filing of 94,281 applications by Monday, and 56,960 applications till Sunday. After the scheme was unveiled […]
Jabalpur-bound SpiceJet flight returns to Delhi after smoke detected in plane
New Delhi: A Jabalpur-bound SpiceJet flight returned to the Delhi airport on Saturday morning after passengers claimed smoke in the plane. According to SpiceJet Spokesperson, smoke was detected inside the plane when the aircraft was passing 5000 ft. The SG-2862 flight which took off from Delhi at 6:15 am for Jabalpur, landed back at 7:00 […]
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-owned Akasa Air receives first Boeing aircraft
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-owned Akasa Air has received the delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 737 Max, in Seattle. It has ordered a total of 72 planes and aims to get 18 planes by March 2023, according to a statement.
Modi urges fuel VAT cut, most Opposition-ruled states say ‘no’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all state governments to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel “in the spirit of cooperative federalism” during his video conference with state chief ministers on Wednesday, particularly targeting those run by the Opposition parties. Quoting fuel prices in cities across India, Modi noted that all those […]
DGCA bars 90 SpiceJet pilots from flying 737 Max planes
New Delhi: Indian aviation regulator DGCA has barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained. “For the moment, we have barred these pilots from flying the Max and they have to retrain successfully for flying the aircraft,” DGCA chief Arun Kumar said in a statement. He […]
India on Russia oil: We buy in a month what Europe does 1 day
New Delhi: After a “very candid and direct conversation” at the virtual meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden on Monday and the in-person India-US 2+2 talks at the foreign and defence ministerial level in Washington which followed it, US secretary of state Antony J. Blinken said his country “is willing […]
Qantas to start first Sydney-Bengaluru flight from September
Kolkata: For the first time, Australia’s national airline Qantas will fly non-stop from Bengaluru to Sydney from September 14. It is also finalising a codeshare partnership with IndiGo to make travel between India and Australia easier. Qantas will operate four weekly return flights between Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport […]