Category: Civil Aviation

Air India on Tuesday said it has extended the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv till May 15 amid tensions in the Middle East. On April 19, the airline said Tel Aviv flights will remain suspended till April 30. It operates four weekly flights between the national capital and the Israeli city. In […]

Indian low-cost carrier Indigo is likely to start recieving its order of 30 Firm Airbus A350-900 aircraft in 2027, the airline’s CEO Pieter Elbers said on Tuesday. Powered by Rolls Royce’s Trent XWB engine, the exact configuration of these aircraft will be decided later. “Exact configuration of aircraft to be finalised at a later stage; […]

India’s civil aviation regulator has suspended Vistara’s head of training Vikram Mohan Dayal after discovering deficiencies in the full-service airline’s training process for Boeing 787 pilots. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had earlier issued a show cause notice to the carrier on the matter, ET reported on 7 April.

Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal has moved the Bombay High Court seeking bail in a money laundering case on the ground that both he and his wife were suffering from terminal cancer. A single bench of Justice N J Jamadar on Tuesday said it would hear the plea on May 3. In his plea, Goyal […]

New Delhi, Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended a senior Vistara official for lapses in conversion training of pilots, a source said on Tuesday. Vikram Mohan Dayal, Vice President of Training at the full service carrier, has been removed from his post, the source said. There was no comment from Vistara.

GMR Airports Infrastructure on Tuesday announced acquiring an 8.4 per cent stake in WAISL, which provides digital infrastructure services at airports, as the company looks to strengthen its presence in airport-related businesses. The company has entered into an agreement to buy 4,60,000 shares or an 8.4 per cent stake of WAISL from Utthishta Virat Fund […]

Port Blair: The Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has started night operations following a significant upgradation and advancements. On April 18, a private airline was the first to land using the ILS at VSI Airport.

Lenders to Go First will meet later this week to discuss options for the bankrupt airline, including liquidation, after a court order allowed lessors of the aircraft to take back their planes, two bankers with Go First’s creditors said on Tuesday. “There is no value left in the airline after the court order and chances […]

The Mangaluru International Airport has implemented a new policy regarding passenger announcements, shifting away from using the public address (PA) system for such notifications, airport officials said on Tuesday. This change aims to cultivate a quieter environment for travellers, allowing them to utilise their time at the airport for various activities such as reading, conversing […]

New Delhi: Strong domestic traffic and limited presence of Indian carriers in the global long-haul aviation market prompted IndiGo’s decision to enter this market segment, CEO Pieter Elbers said on Tuesday. Last week, IndiGo – which has more than 60% share of India’s domestic aviation market – placed an order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, […]

IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, said it has appointed Isidro Pablo Porqueras Orea as the chief of transformation with effect from Monday. Orea, who served as the chief of operations at Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea, possesses 25 years of professional experience in different functional areas such as operations, commercial, strategy and finance, said a statement […]

Tata Sons is rushing to complete the integration of Air India and Vistara and operate as a single airline by the end of this year, people familiar with the matter said. They added that both the airlines have approached the civil aviation regulator and started working on merging their operations manuals and transfer of flying […]