In tragic accident involving a Mirage -2000 upgraded fighter jet of the Indian Air force(IAF) crashed killing two pilots on Friday morning at the outside of HAL airport in Bengaluru. Two senior pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) who were identified as Squadron Leader Sameer Abrol and Squadron Leader Siddarth Negi who were killed […]
Category: Civil Aviation
CBI graft cases against Sunabeda HAL staffs
The CBI on Wednesday registered as many as five cases against a senior officer and some employees of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) located at Sunabeda in Koraput district on charges of misappropriating whopping amount of Rs 13 crore between 2013 and 2018.
NROs hail move to resume flights from J’suguda
Overseas Odias living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have welcomed a recent decision to resume flight services from the VSS Airport at Jharsuguda under the third phase of Ude Deshka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme.
Jet Airways grounds 3 more planes on lease rental default; cancels 19 flights
Crisis-ridden Jet Airways was Tuesday forced to ground three of its Boeing 737 planes due to non-payment of lease rentals, leading to cancellation of around 20 domestic flights, according to sources.
Travel agents bodies seek CVC intervention in Air India’s allotment of GDS Rights
Adversely impacted by the national carrier Air India’s recent switch to single ticketing platform, travel agent industry bodies have written to Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to reverse the retrograde move and bring respite to lakhs of small travel operators hit hard by airline’s decision.
Tourism-savvy Goa should have flying buses: Gadkari
Goa needs to introduce less polluting flying double decker buses, like those manufactured in Austria since the coastal state is a tourism destination, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday.
AAI ED slams Forest officials over delay in expansion of Bokaro Airport
Over delay in completion of expansion and modernisation of Bokaro airport, the officials engaged at work have come under fire of AAI Executive Director on Sunday.
IAF jet crashes in UP, pilot safe
A Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district, police said.