Social Activist Medha Patkar joined the residents of Eknapuram in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district on Thursday to express solidarity with their protest against the plan to construct an airport in their village. The protest, spearheaded by the Federation for the Welfare of Eknapuram Residents and Farmers, entered the 219th day on Thursday. Patkar said only […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Air ambulances in state cost Rs 50,000-65,000 per hour
Gujarat is the first state to offer air ambulance services at “affordable rates”, the state government informed the Assembly Thursday. The per hour cost for utilising the air ambulance services offered by the government in Gujarat is Rs 50,000 plus taxes for residents of the state and Rs 65,000 for those outside the state, the […]
Surat-Delhi IndiGo flight diverted to Ahmedabad following suspected bird hit
A Delhi-bound flight was diverted to Ahmedabad on Sunday morning following a suspected bird-hit soon after the aircraft took off from Surat airport, sources said. The IndiGo flight from Surat to Delhi landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here safely and there were no injuries, they added. The 150-odd passengers and crew members were […]
Airline, travel agency told to pay Rs 99k for not refunding ticket fare to UT resident
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Chandigarh has directed an airlines and a travel firm to pay Rs 99,625, to a UT resident for not refunding the ticket amount for a flight that was re-scheduled. As per details, the complainant, Onkarjot Singh alleged that he had booked a ticket with Spicejet Limited from Grand […]
SpiceJet’s Q3 revenue jumps five-fold to Rs 107 cr amid surge in demand
No-frills airline SpiceJet on Friday reported a higher net profit of Rs 107 crore in the three months ended December 2022, helped by better performance in passenger and cargo businesses. The carrier had a net profit of Rs 23.28 crore in the year-ago period. “Despite a big jump in passenger traffic, business continued to be […]
Kozhikode-Dammam flight lands safely at Thiruvananthapuram after suspected hydraulic failure
A full emergency was declared at the International Airport here on Friday after a Dammam-bound flight from Calicut was diverted to the state capital due to suspected hydraulic failure. The fight landed at the airport at 12.15 PM, according to airport sources. The sources said the tail part of the Air-India Express IX 385, carrying […]
After placing largest-ever aircraft order, Air India to hire 900 pilots, 4,200 cabin crew this year
In line with its rapid fleet and network expansion plans, Air India is planning to hire over 900 pilots and 4,200 cabin crew trainees this year. The Tata Group airline is also looking to step up hiring of pilots and maintenance engineers going forward. The announcement comes close on the heels of the airline announcing […]
Junior Warrant Officer faces court martial for cutting auto pilot cables of MI-17 helicopter
A Junior Warrant Officer (JWO) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is facing a General Court Martial for cutting cables of auto pilot junction box of an MI-17 V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force at Air Force Station Sarsawa, on the Haryana-UP border. The JWO is facing five charges under various provisions of the […]
Jet Airways: Bombay High Court quashes money laundering case against Naresh Goyal, wife
The Bombay High Court Thursday quashed and set aside the money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita Goyal. It also quashed all pending proceedings and actions arising from the case against Goyals. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Prithviraj K […]
UAE’s Air Arabia to launch flight service to Kolkata
Air Arabia, a low-cost carrier, has announced the launch of its new direct route connecting Kolkata with the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said in a statement here on Thursday. The new flights between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, and Abu Dhabi International Airport will operate three times […]
Boeing plans to end production of ‘Top Gun’ Super Hornet plane in 2025
Even “Top Gun” couldn’t save the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Boeing announced Thursday that it expects to end production of the fighter jet in late 2025 after a final delivery to the US Navy. Production of the plane could be stretched out to 2027 if India places an order, the company said. The first F/A-18 debuted […]
Flights cancelled, highways closed as winter storm wallops US
A brutal winter storm has knocked out power in California, closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming and prompted more than 1,500 flight cancellations — and the worst won’t be over for several days. Few places were untouched by the wild weather, some at the opposite extreme: long-standing record highs were broken in cities in […]