Category: Civil Aviation

Shares of Jet Airways on Friday rallied 5 per cent to hit its upper circuit limit after Jalan Kalrock Consortium said it has infused an additional Rs 100 crore into the airline. The stock jumped 5 per cent to Rs 55.91 — its upper circuit limit — on the BSE. On the NSE, it rallied […]

Air India on Friday said it has completed the acquisition of its first A350-900 aircraft by way of a finance lease transaction with HSBC through the GIFT City. This is also the first wide body aircraft to be leased through the GIFT City, the country’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). In a release, the […]

The air show to celebrate the Air Force Day will impact the operation of flights from different cities to Prayagraj between October 3 and October 8. The mega air show will be organised on October 8 and is likely to be attended by President Draupadi Murmu. Authorities have already cancelled flights from Indore, Raipur, Lucknow […]

To improve air connectivity in Himachal Pradesh, two new routes connecting Kullu and Shimla with Amritsar will be made operational shortly, a government statement said on Wednesday. The flights on the Kullu-Amritsar-Kullu route are scheduled to commence on October 1. These flights will operate thrice a week, specifically on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Meanwhile, the […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has awarded Noida International Airport (NIA) with the international three-letter code ‘DXN’. This is an important recognition and another milestone for the airport project. With the recognition by the international aviation body, the NIA moves one more step closer to its customers who will be able to identify the […]

The IAF on Monday formally inducted the first C-295 medium tactical transport aircraft in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Hindan airbase in Ghaziabad. He exuded confidence that the latest induction will bolster medium lift tactical capability of the IAF. He termed the defence and aerospace sectors as the two important pillars […]

The first C-295 medium tactical transport aircraft was inducted into the Indian Air Force on Monday, boosting its logistics capabilities. The induction ceremony took place at the Hindan Air Force Station here in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. He later took part in a ‘Sarva Dharma Pooja’ that was performed in the hangar […]

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday announced that three new air routes would be operationalised in Arunachal Pradesh by October this year. Inaugurating the newly-developed infrastructure at the Tezu Airport in Lohit district of the northeastern state, Scindia said that under the Centre’s UDAN-5 scheme, new flight services would begin between Itanagar and New […]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday said the DGCA is meeting the indicative timelines for the issuance of pilot licences despite an increase in the number of applications. “It is clarified that the application processing time may vary depending upon the complexity and completeness of the application submitted. The indicative timelines published for Issue […]

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has suspended Air India’s Flight Safety Chief for a month due to identified lapses in the airline’s safety procedures. Aviation watchdog DGCA on Thursday said it has suspended the approval of Air India’s Flight Safety Chief for one month for certain lapses. The action follows a thorough surveillance […]

Aviation watchdog DGCA on Thursday said it has suspended Tata Group-owned Air India’s Flight Safety Chief Rajeev Gupta for one month for certain lapses. On July 25 and 26, the regulator’s team carried out the surveillance of Air India in the areas of internal audit, accident prevention work and availability of required technical manpower. The […]