Category: Civil Aviation

SpiceJet on Friday introduced a daily direct flight connecting Mumbai with the Thai capital, Bangkok. It also introduced six domestic flights connecting Mumbai with Kolkata, Chennai and Varanasi. The Bangkok flight will start on May 17, while the domestic flights will be effective April 18. The additional frequencies on the Mumbai-Kolkata-Mumbai, Mumbai-Chennai-Mumbai and Mumbai-Varanasi-Mumbai sectors […]

In a partial relief to airlines, Pakistan has opened one route for west-bound flights from India more than a month after it shut its airspace for all civilian flights following the Indian Air Force’s strikes at Balakot. “Pakistan opened a route for west-bound flights around 5 p.m. on Thursday. The impact of this announcement is […]

Full service carrier Vistara, which is likely to commence services on international routes this year, will add 14 new flights to the domestic network, starting April 7. The new services are being added to Bengaluru, Kolkata and Hyderabad from Mumbai besides on the Hyderabad-Pune routes to meet the demand during the peak travel season in […]

Flights of the cash-strapped Jet Airways scheduled for departure from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport were delayed on Thursday over a payment issue with the airline’s fuel provider, according to sources. A few flights couldn’t take off from IGI for at least an hour, according to industry sources. “There might have been an issue […]

Jet Airways’ lenders have decided to expedite the sale process of the airline to resolve the financial crisis it is facing. At a crucial meeting held in Mumbai, lenders of Jet Airways (India) Ltd. took stock of the current situation of the company and decided to invite expression of interest from prospective investors on April […]

Singapore Airlines has grounded two of its Boeing 787-10 aircraft due to engine issues, the carrier said Tuesday. It said in a statement that “premature blade deterioration was found on some engines” of its 787-10 fleet at recent routine inspections. “Pending engine replacements, two SIA 787-10 aircraft have been removed from service,” it said.

A Pune-Nagpur flight of IndiGo, an Airbus A320 Neo, was grounded soon after takeoff of Tuesday due to “excessive engine vibrations”. This is the sixth such incident in the past two weeks alone, an airline industry source said. The plane is powered by the already troubled Pratt & Whitney engine.PTI

Thousands of passengers travelling this summer are likely to face longer flights and pay higher airfares due to the closure of Pakistan airspace, in place for more than a month now after the Balakot airstrike. Among the worst affected are airlines from West and Central Asia as their proximity to India and Pakistan means that […]

Jet Airways pilots on Sunday deferred their April 1 strike plan by another two weeks, hoping that their salary dues would be cleared by then. At separate open houses in Mumbai and Delhi conducted by their union, the National Aviators Guild (NAG), members decided against going on strike. Their decision came hours after the airline […]

Those travelling between the city and Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will have to shell out more for using National Highway 44 as the National Highways Authority of India has increased the toll collected at Sadahalli plaza to Rs. 90 for cars — up by Rs. 5 — for single trip. The toll for the return […]

Jet Airways pilots on Sunday deferred their April 1 strike plan by another two weeks, hoping that their salary dues would be cleared by then. At separate open houses in Mumbai and Delhi conducted by their union, the National Aviators Guild (NAG), members decided against going on strike. Their decision came hours after the airline […]

The closure of Pakistan airspace, which has been in place for more than a month, has cost Air India “ ₹5- 7 crore per day” as flights to the U.S. and Europe are forced to take a detour through the Middle East, said a senior official of the airline. Air India serves five destinations in […]