NEW DELHI: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who held 40 per cent stake in Akasa Air, appeared publicly for the last time at the airline’s inaugural flight between Mumbai and Ahmedabad on August 7.
Category: Civil Aviation
Maldives-bound flight makes emergency landing in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: A Go First flight to Maldives from Bangalore made an emergency landing in Coimbatore on Friday following a smoke warning on the aircraft. The Airbus 320 aircraft with 92 passengers onboard was landed at Coimbatore Airport at 12.57 pm.
Nod for new Aerospace and Defence Policy
BENGALURU: The State Cabinet on Friday approved the Karnataka Aerospace and Defense Policy 2022-27 with an objective of transforming the state into a defence manufacturing hub. The new policy comes at a time when aerospace industrial corridors are coming up in neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. The policy also aims to establish Karnataka as […]
WhatsApp chat stalls flight take-off at Mangalore International Airport
MANGALURU: Suspicious Whatsapp messages by a woman and a man forced airport security authorities to stop a flight from taking off at Mangalore International Airport. The incident occured on Sunday when a woman and man sent text messages regarding security matters. The duo was taken into custody by the airport officials.
DigiYatra app to ensure quick check-in at Delhi International Airport
NEW DELHI: The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Monday launched a beta version of the DigiYatra app on the Android platform that will allow passengers to avail of quicker check-in at the Indira Gandhi International Airport’s Terminal 3.
Case against social media influencer Bobby Kataria for smoking inside SpiceJet plane
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against social media influencer Bobby Kataria after a video of him lighting a cigarette inside a SpiceJet flight surfaced, officials said on Tuesday.
Newest airline Akasa makes first Kochi flight
KOCHI: India’s newest airline Akasa Air’s first flight to Kochi arrived from Bengaluru on Friday. The service from Kochi was inaugurated by Cochin International Airport Limited managing director S Suhas. Akasa Air will offer double-daily flights in each direction in the Bengaluru-Kochi sector from Saturday.
‘Tiranga’ lights adorn Thiruvananthapuram airport
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the 75th Independence Day celebrations, Thiruvananthapuram international airport has been decorated with ‘Tiranga’ lights and special installations based on the theme “Independence”. The entire façade of the airport comes alive in the colours of the ‘Tiranga’ as dusk sets in and the lights are turned on.
DigiYatra: Hyderabad International Airport rolls out facial recognition
HYDERABAD: In line with the Centre’s signature DigiYatra programme, GMR Hyderabad International Airport will roll out the digital processing of passengers as a proof of concept through the DigiYatra platform from Thursday.
Fly smooth: Beta version of DigiYatra app launched at KIA
BENGALURU: Following successful completion of trial runs for years, the beta version of the DigiYatra app was rolled out by at the Kempegowda International Airport on Monday. DigiYatra — the contactless, seamless processing of passengers at airports — based on the use of single token face biometrics for verification of passengers is a project of […]
Airbus A380 to land at KIA on Oct 31
BENGALURU: The world’s largest passenger airliner — Airbus A380 — will make its debut at Kempegowda International Airport courtesy Emirates. The flight EK 568 will depart from Dubai International Airport at 9.25 pm on October 30 and reach Bengaluru at 2.30 am the next day. EK 569 wlll depart from Bengaluru at 4.30 am on […]
SpiceJet shares climb nearly 2 per cent
NEW DELHI: Shares of SpiceJet on Tuesday climbed nearly 2 per cent after the company entered into a settlement with aircraft lessor Goshawk Aviation and its affiliated entities.