Air India on Monday morning deboarded an unruly male passenger who caused physical harm to two cabin crew members onboard a Delhi-London flight, which returned to the national capital shortly after departure, according to the airline. The passenger was handed over to the security personnel after the flight AI 111 landed at the Delhi airport […]
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Drones for surveying infrastructure projects, monitoring of crops in Haryana
Haryana Government on Tuesday launched the Drone Imaging and Information Service of Haryana Limited (DRIISHYA) for surveying infrastructure projects, monitoring of agriculture and horticulture crops, and surveillance of sensitive areas for security purposes. While inaugurating the “Startup Symposium and Industry Ignite, 2023” in Chandigarh, Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said that the Government of India has […]
R’lunda-BBSR flight schedule for Apr announced
After flagging off the first non-scheduled flight service last month between Bhubaneswar and Rangeilunda in Ganjam district as part of its effort to boost air connectivity from the State capital to other cities, the Odisha Government has granted permission for continuation of the service in the route from April 2 to 30. The flight schedule […]
IndiGo plane suffers technical problem; diverted to Hyderabad
An IndiGo plane from Bengaluru to Varanasi suffered a technical problem on Tuesday and was diverted to Hyderabad. The airline said an alternate aircraft was provided for the passengers to be flown to Varanasi. “IndiGo flight 6E897 from Bengaluru to Varanasi was diverted to Hyderabad as a precaution. The pilot noticed a technical issue and […]
AAI has received Rs 3,245 cr till Feb from pvt partners of 6 leased out airports
State-owned AAI has received a total amount of Rs 3,245 crore till February this year from the private partners of Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru airports, according to the government. These airports were awarded for operations, management and development under Public Private Partnership (PPP) for a lease period of 50 years. The airports […]
Swede held for molesting crew member onboard Bangkok-Mumbai flight
A 63-year-old Swedish national was arrested for allegedly molesting a crew member onboard an IndiGo flight, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday. Accused Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg was allegedly in an inebriated state when the incident took place on Thursday onboard the IndiGo 6E-1052 Bangkok-Mumbai flight, the Sahar police station official said. He […]
Delhi Airport: Full emergency declared after cargo plane suffers bird hit
A Dubai-bound cargo plane suffered a bird hit soon after take off on Saturday morning and returned to the Delhi airport, according to an official. A full emergency was declared at the airport for the landing of the aircraft and there was apparently a crack in the windshield due to the bird hit, the official […]
Strong winds, thunder showers hit traffic; 17 flights diverted
The national Capital region on Thursday witnessed a light to moderate spell of rain for the second consecutive day with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting rainfall activity for the next two days. As many as 17 flights were diverted from the Delhi airport due to bad weather in the national Capital while many areas […]
EAC defers green nod to K’taka airport project
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Environment Ministry has deferred the decision to grant green nod for construction of the poll-bound Karnataka Government’s much-ambitious greenfield airport at Vijayapura and has sought additional information. The Ministry gives environment clearances (EC) to ‘A’ category projects based on the recommendations of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC). […]
Pilots’ bodies at Tata Group-owned Air India say airline makes ‘rapid’, ‘regressive’ changes in service conditions
Pilots’ bodies at Tata Group-owned Air India have accused the airline management of making unilaterally “rapid” and “regressive” changes in the service conditions of pilots. In a letter to Air India Chief Human Resources Officer Suresh Dutt Tripathi on Tuesday, Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) also stated that “all unilateral […]
India to become largest civil aviation market in next decade: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday that India will become the largest civil aviation market in the next decade. He made the remark while addressing the CII’s International conference on Advanced and Short-Haul Air Mobility for All (ASHA): Technologies for Ease of Transport. Scindia said that India has crossed the pre-Covid number […]
Hry Govt preparing to operate passenger flights from Hisar airport to other cities: Chautala
To increase regional connectivity from Hisar airport, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Sunday said that the State Government is preparing to operate passenger flights to other cities like Jammu, Amritsar, Jaipur, Dehradun, Kullu, Shimla, Dharamshala and Chandigarh. The Hisar airport is being developed with the goal of being a centre for passengers, industrial […]