Spanish police were searching for 14 passengers who fled after their plane made an emergency landing at a Barcelona airport on Wednesday. They were part of a group of 28 people who jumped out of the plane as soon as the doors opened. Their Pegasus Airlines flight from Morocco to Turkey was forced to land […]
Category: Civil Aviation
EU agrees law to make airlines pay more to pollute
The European Union reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday on a law to increase the price that airlines have to pay when they emit planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions, adding pressure to the sector to shift away from fossil fuels. Airlines running flights within Europe currently have to submit permits from the EU’s […]
Drones can play significant role in checking illegal mining: Union Minister
Drone technology can play a significant role to check illegal mining in the country and also be used to save natural resources, Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said on Tuesday. The Minister for Information and Broadcasting at an event here said the Centre continues to invest in training the youth in drone technology as India […]
Tata SIA Airlines and Kannada news network agree to not take coercive steps against each other in trademark infringement battle
In a trademark infringement case moved by Tata SIA Airlines Ltd against a Kannada news network for infringing its Vistara trademark, both parties agreed before the Delhi High Court recently that they will not take coercive steps against each other until the next hearing. The high court had last month granted an interim order restraining […]
Sri Lanka to resume flights from Jaffna to India next week: Aviation Minister
Sri Lanka will resume flights from the northern Jaffna peninsula to Chennai by next week, a senior minister has said, a move that will help the cash-strapped country’s tourism sector and provide a fillip to its beleaguered economy. The tourism sector is the main source of foreign exchange earnings for Sri Lanka. However, the onset […]
250 witnesses still left, how long can Agusta accused be kept in jail, asks SC
Noting that as many as 250 witnesses still remain to be examined in Agusta Westland VVIP chopper scam case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered how long can accused middleman Christian James Michel, who was arrested and extradited from Dubai on December 4, 2018, be deprived of his personal liberty. “He has already been put […]
Airplane crash in Gulf of Mexico leaves 2 dead, 1 missing
A private airplane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast Saturday night, with two people confirmed dead as authorities searched for a third person believed to have been on the flight, police said. Authorities in Venice, Florida, initiated a search Sunday after 10 a.m. following a Federal Aviation Administration inquiry to the […]
Passengers complain of long wait at Chennai airport’s new multi-level parking facility
The new multi-level car parking (MLCP) facility at the Chennai International Airport was opened to the public on Sunday. According to officials, the facility constructed at the airport’s city side, flanking the Airport Metro station (east and west wing), can accommodate up to 400 two-wheelers and over 2,000 cars. Hours after its opening, however, passengers […]
Air India hikes aircraft lease tally by 6, taking total to 36
Tata Group-owned Air India said on Monday it has leased six Boeing B777-300 ER widebody aircraft to augment its existing fleet, expected to be inducted in the first half of 2023 on long-haul international routes. This is the second announcement by the former flag carrier this year on aircraft leasing. It leased 30 aircraft earlier […]
Meet govt school principal from Punjab giving wings to his students’ wish – flying in an airplane
In a country where flying in an airplane remains an unfulfilled dream and a lifelong desire of children coming from families with humble backgrounds, here’s a government school principal from Punjab who is literally giving wings to this wish of his meritorious students. Three years ago, when Rakesh Sharma joined as the principal of Shaheed […]
From Dec 9, fly to Kullu, Dharamshala from Shimla
After much wait, tourists and residents can now avail air travel facilities between Shimla, Kullu and Dharamshala from December 9. Under the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation’s Udaan scheme to facilitate air travel between TIER 2 cities, Alliance Air has formally announced the fares of the flights recently. Priced at Rs 5138 for a one-way […]
Facial recognition technology introduced at 3 airports in India under Digi Yatra initiative
The government on Thursday launched DigiYatra which will provide a seamless entry and embarkation process for air passengers at the airports in the national capital, Bangalore and Varanasi. After launching DigiYatra, which is based on facial recognition technology, at the airport in Delhi, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said data shared by the passengers will […]