Leasors on Thursday grounded six more aircraft leased to Jet Airways on account of non-payment of lease rentals. Seven aircraft were grounded on Wednesday for the same reason. This may result in the cancellation of a large number of flights in the domestic and some international sectors. The grounding of six aircraft comes even as […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Airport staff injured after being hit by bus
A contract employee sustained injuries allegedly after being hit by a bus of IndiGo carrying passengers to an aircraft inside the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Saturday evening. Sources said, “Shiv Shankar, a contractual employee of the AI Engineering Services Limited, was returning to the terminal after despatching a flight when he was hit by […]
In a first, Air Force commissions aerial surveillance
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has commissioned the development of an aerial surveillance system for monitoring suspicious movements under dense foliage cover along the international border and some parts within the country. This hyper spectral imagery programme, a first for the country, seeks to locate and identify suspicious movements and is expected to be operational […]
A shot in the arm for upgrade of An-32 aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has reason to cheer as all issues related to the upgrade of An-32 transport aircraft, its workhorse, have been resolved, according to the head of the Antonov State Corporation of Ukraine. At Aero India, Ukraine also offered its new An-132 aircraft to the IAF as a replacement for the An-32 […]
Vistara, Japan Air sign code share deal
Full-service carrier Vistara, and Japan Airlines announced a code share partnership on Friday that will allow passengers a seamless transfer from one airline to the other. With this agreement, Vistara has become the only code share partner for Japan Airlines in India. Japan Airlines will now be able add its ‘JL’ designator code to approximately […]
Jet investors okay loan-to-share conversion
Shareholders of Jet Airways have approved the conversion of loan into shares and other proposals as the crisis-hit carrier seeks to fly out of financial turbulence. During the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Thursday, the shareholders also approved alterations to the company’s articles of association and memorandum of association . According to a filing with […]
Jet to inform bourses about EGM today
Jet Airways has told the exchanges that the consolidated report of the e-voting at the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) would be provided by Saturday evening. This follows speculation on the delay in reporting to the stock exchanges, since the EGM ended before 5 p.m. on Thursday. The EGM was convened to take shareholders’ approval for […]
We can beat legacy issues: Air India CMD
Chairman and managing director of Air India, Ashwani Lohani, on Friday exuded confidence that the debt-laden national carrier, with time, can emerge from the legacy issues that pose many challenges. “If you have the will, anything is possible,” he told a conclave organised by the Indian School of Business (ISB), even while admitting that the […]
Travel on a jet, using a little cooking oil
Your used cooking oil could help fly a jet in the near future. Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Petroleum has successfully finished a pilot test to convert used cooking oil into bio-aviation turbine fuel (Bio-ATF), which can be blended with conventional ATF and used as aircraft fuel. The Institute collected used cooking oil from caterers and […]
Jet EGM takes shareholders’ nod for majority stake acquisition by banks
The extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of troubled airline Jet Airways on Thursday failed to discuss its exact financial condition or the way forward and merely restricted itself to discussing and passing resolutions allowing banks to acquire majority stake The airline is saddled with a bank debt of Rs. 8,200 crore and other dues to vendors, […]
Virgin Atlantic to offer free assistance for passengers with hidden disabilities
An airline is walking the extra mile to put pre-flight jitters of its passengers to rest. British carrier Virgin Atlantic has launched a unique initiative to assist passengers with hidden disabilities such as dementia or autism without them asking for help. The airline has designed a special symbol, which, when worn as a badge or […]
Singapore Airlines to deploy bigger aircraft
A bigger A350-900 aircraft to be deployed between Singapore and Bengaluru from May will allow Singapore Airlines to enhance its capacity by 14%, said David Lim, the airline’s India MD. The airline is likely to replicate this move in Chennai next year when it marks 50 years of its operation at its first-ever station in […]