One person was injured when a Coast Guard helicopter crashed on Sunday just after takeoff from its enclave at the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) here, but the “presence of mind” of the pilot saved the lives of three persons onboard, a release said. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said the ALH Mk III chopper […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Mid-air collision averted in Nepal
A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision mid-air but the warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster, authorities said here on Sunday. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended three employees of the air traffic controller […]
CCI approves GMR Airports Infra-Aeroports de Paris SA deal
Fair-trade regulator CCI on Friday said it has approved the proposed deal of GMR Airports Infrastructure and Aeroports de Paris SA (ADP) under the green channel route. The proposed combination involves ADP’s proposed acquisition of and subscription to foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCB) issued by GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd, according to a CCI notice. The […]
Govt to exercise green shoe option for HAL OFS; likely to raise `2,800 cr
The Finance Ministry on Thursday decided to exercise the green shoe option as the offer-for-sale of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has received a good response, with the issue subscribed 4.5 times on day one. “Offer for Sale (OFS) of Government shares in HAL got great response on day one. Issue subscribed 4.5 times of base […]
‘Israel attacked Aleppo airport, no casualties’
An Israeli airstrike early on Wednesday targeted the international airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, causing material damage and putting it out of service, Syria’s state news agency reported. It was the second attack on the facility this month. SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying Israeli warplanes fired the missiles toward […]
House Unanimously Passes Resolution to Name Halwara Airport After Kartar Singh Sarabha
Punjab Vidhan Sabha, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, unanimously passed a resolution to request the Government of India (GOI) to name the upcoming International Airport at Indian Air force Station Halwara, Ludhiana, as Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha International Airport. The Chief Minister, moving the resolution, said that this will be a humble tribute to […]
Punjab Assembly passes resolution to name airport after martyr Sarabha
The Punjab Vidhan Sabha led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution to request the Centre to name the upcoming international airport at the Indian Air Force station Halwara in Ludhiana as Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha International Airport. The resolution was moved by the Chief Minister during the session of the […]
Flight services to 7 new destinations from Ranchi
In good news for the residents of the Capital city and nearby areas, flight services will be launched for seven new cities from Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport. As per the summer schedule released by DGCA for March 26 to October 28, now air services will start from Ranchi to Deoghar, Goa, Cochin, Mangaluru, Visakhapatnam, Srinagar, […]
Politics heats up on renaming Dehradun airport
The issue of naming the Dehradun airport at Jolly Grant has become a point of a political battle between ruling BJP and opposition Congress. Recently a proposal to rename the airport after the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was passed by the airport advisory committee and sent to the union government. The former chief […]
Air India to temporarily decrease flights on certain US routes
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Monday announced that the flag carrier will temporarily decrease the frequency of flights on certain US routes due to issues surrounding shortage of crew. The CEO said the the carrier will reduce few flights to San Francisco and Newark airports for the next three months. Air India has a […]
Russia to award pilots involved in drone incident
Russian fighter pilots involved in an incident with a US drone that resulted in its crash will be given state awards, the Defence Ministry announced Friday. The move appears to signal Moscow’s intention to adopt a more aggressive stance toward future US surveillance flights. The US military said it ditched the Air Force MQ-9 Reaper […]
Airlines struggle to repatriate dollars from crisis-hit Pak
The global airline industry body has warned that debt-ridden Pakistan has become “very challenging” for foreign air carriers as USD 290 million of funds were stuck in the country as of January, a media report has said. Pakistan, currently in the throes of a major economic crisis, is grappling with high external debt, a weak […]