The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has informed the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that an appellate committee has been constituted to hear Shankar Mishra’s challenge to Air India’s internal committee’s January order which put him on a no-fly list for four months. Mishra has been accused of urinating on a fellow co-passenger while […]
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UK, German fighter jets intercept Russian plane near Estonia
British and German air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace, the U.K. defence ministry said Wednesday, amid mounting concerns about confrontation in the skies near Russia and Ukraine. The U.K. and Germany are conducting joint air policing missions in Estonia as part of NATO efforts to […]
Russian fighter plane ‘downs’ US drone into Black Sea: Top 5 developments
Fuelling tensions between the United States (US) and Russia, while the two countries are already at loggerheads over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, a Russian fighter plane allegedly clipped the propeller of one of US’ MQ-9 ‘Reaper’ intelligence and surveillance drones in a “brazen violation of international law” and reportedly made it crash into the Black […]
Russian fighter jet hits American drone over Black Sea: US
A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a “brazen violation of international law,” causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle, the US said. But Russia insisted its warplanes didn’t hit the MQ-9 Reaper drone. Instead, it said the drone manoeuvred […]
DCW issues recommendations to DGCA to tackle sexual harassment on flights
The Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) has given recommendations to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) regarding steps to be taken to prevent and tackle sexual harassment on flights. The Commission’s recommendations have come in the wake of the increasing incidents of disruptive and unruly passengers on flights in the past few months including […]
IAF airlifts 438 stranded passengers between J-K and Ladakh
A total of 438 stranded passengers were airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) between the twin Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday, an official said. The stranded passengers were mostly airlifted from Jammu to Kargil and Srinagar to Leh due to the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, he […]
Cancelled Air India flight to US puts passengers in a spot
Passengers of the now-cancelled March 1 Air India flight (AI 175) from Bengaluru to San Francisco have expressed their displeasure with the services provided by the airline. Passengers have been complaining about not receiving their luggage, and their tickets being downgraded to economy class despite paying business class fare. The Air India flight was scheduled […]
US: Man allegedly attacks crew, tries to open door on plane
Authorities in the US state of Massachusetts arrested a man after he tried to open an emergency exit door on his United Airlines flight while the plane was in the air, prosecutors said on Monday. When the 33-year-old suspect began attacking flight attendants, other passengers managed to tackle and help restrain him until the plane […]
Overseas air travel: Indian carriers soar, market share higher than pre-Covid level
With international air travel to and from India on a path of swift recovery, Indian carriers are cashing in, expanding their collective market share — by passengers — to a seven-year high, shows an analysis of data for the December quarter (October-December 2022), released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The cumulative market […]
20-year-old student ‘urinates’ on co-passenger on New York-Delhi flight; detained
A 20-year-old student on board a New York-New Delhi American Airlines flight was detained for allegedly urinating on a fellow male passenger, a US citizen, and misbehaving with staff, said police. Devesh Kumar Mahla, DCP (IGI Airport), said, “We received a complaint of urination on a passenger on board an American Airlines flight against one […]
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik unveils father Biju’s iconic Dakota aircraft for public display
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled the renovated Dakota DC-3 aircraft of former chief minister Biju Patnaik for public viewing at the Bhubaneswar airport Sunday. On Biju Patnaik’s 107th birth anniversary, Naveen Patnaik paid tribute to his father and described him as the architect of modern Odisha and a freedom fighter. Naveen said Biju’s legacy […]
Hirasar airport: Runway calibration flights from Saturday
Marking a major milestone in the development of the Hirasar airport on the outskirts of the city, runway calibration flights will start from Saturday and will go for two days, Rajkot Collector Arun Mahesh Babu announced Friday. An aircraft will take off from the existing Rajkot Airport in the middle of the city at 9 […]