The Government is planning to sell up to 3.5% stake in aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd this week in a deal that could fetch 28.67 billion rupees ($347.16 million), an exchange filing showed on Wednesday. So far, the government has mopped up 311.1 billion rupees by selling its shares in state-run firms as […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Air India urination case: woman moves SC, appeals DGCA, airlines for SOPs to check misconduct
Claiming that the crew on board Air India’s New York-New Delhi flight, in which an inebriated co-passenger urinated on her, had “actively coerced a settlement between” her and “the perpetrator”, the woman who underwent the trauma has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and airline companies to […]
SpiceJet significantly restructuring balance sheet: Ajay Singh
SpiceJet chief Ajay Singh on Monday said the airline is significantly restructuring its balance sheet and will aggressively push for fleet expansion. The airline will also be having a significant number of dedicated cargo aircraft, he said, adding that the cargo business has helped the airline pay off its liabilities. Last month, the airline announced […]
Crew shortage: Air India to temporarily reduce frequency of flights to US
Air India will be reducing the frequency of flights to the United States as a temporary measure to mitigate the problem of crew shortage in long-haul wide-body operations, the Tata Group airline’s Managing Director and CEO Campbell Wilson said. Currently, Air India is the largest operator of non-stop flights between India and the US. The […]
Flight operations at Pune airport affected after IAF’s Sukhoi fighter jet engages aircraft arrester barrier on landing
A Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force had to engage an aircraft arrester barrier at Air Force Station in Pune to stop the aircraft because of inadequate deceleration experienced by the pilots following a technical snag, the IAF said. No damage was reported to the fighter jet. Flight operations from the Pune […]
Watch: US releases video of Black Sea drone incident with Russian jet
The Biden administration released a video Thursday of a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a US Air Force surveillance drone as the US sought to hold Russia responsible for the collision that led to the drone’s crash into the Black Sea without escalating already fraught tensions with the Kremlin. The US military’s declassified 42-second […]
Passengers’ data is stored in their own devices, not in centralised manner under DigiYatra: Govt
The civil aviation ministry on Thursday said that under the DigiYatra process, air passengers’ data is stored in their own devices and there is no centralised storage of information. DigiYatra is a biometric boarding system using facial recognition technology to provide a seamless and hassle-free experience for passengers at airports. “Under DigiYatra, passengers’ data is […]
Long queues, crowding back at Delhi international airport
Nearly two months after Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia chaired multiple meetings with security agencies and claimed to have mitigated congestion at all major airports, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) is again witnessing long queues and severe congestion at immigration and checking points. This is the third time since last year that passengers at IGI […]
SpiceJet takes off roster two pilots for keeping beverage cup on cockpit’s centre console
A cup of beverage kept on the centre console of the cockpit during a flight has resulted in two SpiceJet pilots being derostered pending an inquiry, as any spillage of the beverage could have caused safety issues for the aircraft. The incident happened on the Delhi-Guwahati flight on March 8, Holi, and the airline took […]
Two pilots killed after Army’s Cheetah helicopter crashes near Arunachal’s Bomdila; probe ordered
Two pilots were killed after an Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter, flying an operational sortie near Bomdila in Arunachal Pradesh, crashed on Thursday. An investigation is being ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident, officials said. Lt Col VVB Reddy and Major Jayanth A — pilot and co-pilot in the helicopter — were killed in […]
IAF now has 39 of 53 military airfields, nine ALGs for civil use
The Indian Air Force (IAF) now has 39 of the 53 military airfields and nine Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) earmarked for use by civil aircraft—an effort that seeks to enhance regional connectivity and facilitate greater access to remote areas, it said Tuesday. The Joint User Airfield Scheme would apply to military airfields in Tier II […]
Jewar Airport work on track, terminal to be inspired by Varanasi, Haridwar ghats
The first phase of Noida International Airport (NIA) is heading towards completion on time and a runway and a terminal will start functioning by 2024-end, officials said Tuesday. After the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts were awarded to Tata Projects Limited last year, earthwork, levelling and excavation work has been completed. Officials said that […]