Category: Civil Aviation

HYDERABAD: Aircraft-maker Airbus on Friday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airlift Global, a company backed by UK-based AUM Capital, to develop helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) and associated air medical service in India. The MoU was signed at the ongoing Wings India 2022 by Sunny Guglani, head of Airbus Helicopters […]

HYDERABAD: SpiceJet, Boeing and CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) on Friday announced that they are working together to explore opportunities for the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Indian aviation industry. The coordination is part of their commitment to helping reduce carbon emissions to achieve environmental goals, a press release from the three […]

HYDERABAD: Several students from Hyderabad and other parts of the country are showing interest in joining the aviation courses owing to the rising demand for this sector. American aerospace manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney’s learning centre in GMR Aerospace Park, Hyderabad is among a few institutes which are offering aviation courses for enthusiasts.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi airport is set to resume international commercial flight operations from March 27, its handler Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said in a statement on Thursday. “With the resumption of international commercial flight operations, tourism is likely to get a significant boost as passengers will be able to enjoy direct connectivity to […]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Air travellers have every reason to be on cloud nine. The weekly air traffic movement from Thiruvananthapuram airport is set to increase to 540 from the existing 348 thereby bringing more connectivity to the capital. The new summer schedule will be effective from March 27 and this will have a multitude of new flight […]

HYDERABAD: Wings India, Asia’s biggest civil aviation event that provides a much-desired fillip to the aviation sector by connecting buyers, sellers, investors and other stakeholders had a flying start on Thursday. Several foreign dignitaries, ambassadors, representatives from various sectors of aviation like airlines, airport operators, airports agencies, civil aviation authorities, engineers, flight simulator operators, pilots, […]

NEW DELHI: The merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, coupled with the unviable decision to purchase 111 new aircraft, contributed to the downfall of Air India, says Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia. “The merger of the two national carriers, along with purchase of new aircraft and the liberalisation of bilateral rights are the […]

BENGALURU: Altogether 165 passengers aboard an AirAsia India flight which had reached Bengaluru from New Delhi survived a major scare on Tuesday, when their aircraft moved nearly 100 feet in the reverse direction, after it had safely landed and parked. The incident did not happen in a main parking bay, but at a remote bay […]

NEW DELHI: TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday demanded that the civil aviation ministry be scrapped and merged to create a holistic ministry for transport as it was no longer in the business of running a national airline. Participating in the discussion in Lok Sabha on the demand for grants of the civil aviation ministry, […]

NEW DELHI: Delhi airport is coming up with two nine million litre capacity rainwater storage tanks, its handler, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said on Tuesday on the occasion of ‘World Water Day’. The airport authorities are building two huge underground reservoirs for rainwater harvesting. The two reservoirs — one near terminal 1 and the […]

NEW DELHI: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said that despite the pandemic, the cargo sector in India grew by 19 per cent during the last two years. “In a period of two years, revenue from cargo has grown and this has enabled Indian cargo carriers to stand on their own feet,” Scindia told […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed sadness at the crash of a passenger flight in China’s Guangxi. A Chinese passenger plane with 132 people on board crashed in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, the regional emergency management department said.