India’s civil aviation industry professionals will be considered for anti-Covid vaccination during the second stage of the national inoculation drive. The industry has played a crucial role in evacuation of millions and re-connecting supply chains to ferry essentials during the pandemic period. The sector is considered as crucial for fast economic recovery, as air passengers’ […]
Category: Civil Aviation
B’pur airport demand gains further fillip
The demand for a state-of- the-art full-fledged domestic and cargo airport at Brahmapur has been intensified further. According to information available, hundreds of members led by the President of the Odisha Development Forum Rama Prasad Tripathy forming a human chain marched to the Sub-Collectors’ office here on Monday and submitted a memorandum to Sub-Collector Keerthi […]
SpiceJet transports 4.1 tonnes of COVID-19 vaccine from Pune to 5 cities on Tuesday
SpiceJet said on Tuesday it transported 122 boxes of COVID-19 vaccine, weighing total 4.1 tonnes, from Pune to five cities across India. This was the second round of COVID-19 vaccine transportation flights operated by SpiceJet, said the airline’s spokesperson in a statement. The first round took place on January 12 and 13. “On January 19, […]
Taking all efforts to extradite fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya: Centre to SC
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is taking all efforts to extradite fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines from United Kingdom, but the process is being delayed to some legal issues involved in the matter. A bench […]
Daytime flights to resume from Jan 16
The Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi will resume regular flight services from Saturday after keeping daytime flights suspended for two months due to maintenance of the runway, airport authorities said on Thursday, adding that at least 20 flights will fly from the State capital daily from January 16. Flights remained suspended from 10.30 am to […]
Officials: Egypt reopens airspace to Qatar flights
Egypt on Tuesday reopened its airspace to Qatar flights after regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia reopened its airspace and border with the Gulf Arab state last week, Egyptian airport officials said. A Qatar Airways plane is due to land in Cairo on Friday, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised […]
FlyBig’s Raipur-Indore first flight lands at Raipur
The inaugural flight of ‘Fly Big Airlines’ landed at the Swami Vivekananda Airport here on Wednesday. The inaugural flight touched down at 2:50 pm and was accorded a water cannon salute by the Airport Authority of India, Director of Raipur Airport Rakesh Sahay said. The passengers were received by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FlyBig […]
Seaplane services in Ramgarh Tal of Gorakhpur soon
Amidst the ongoing projects of strengthening of road and air connectivity in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the seaplane services would soon be launched in Ramgarh Tal of Gorakhpur. Addressing people from the stage of Gorakhpur Mahotsav on Wednesday, the CM said: “The process in this regard will start soon. The […]
Airlines transport Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin to 11 cities
Domestic airlines on Wednesday provided the logistical support to pharma major Bharat Biotech for shipping out anti-Covid-19 ‘Covaxin’ vaccines to 11 cities. Accordingly, Air India transported the first consignment of vaccine from Hyderabad to Delhi. Besides, the operation comes a day after the Serum Institute of India’s Covishield vaccine was transported across the country. “After […]
Mallya denied permission to appeal in UK bankruptcy case
Liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya was on Wednesday denied permission to appeal against a UK High Court order refusing to dismiss bankruptcy proceedings brought by a consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI), in their pursuit of debt related to his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.The 65-year-old businessman, who remains on bail in […]
CCS approves Tejas deal worth Rs 48,000 crore
In a major decision, the government on Wednesday approved the procurement of 83 indigenously-developed light combat aircraft Tejas for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost of Rs 48,000 crore. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh […]
IndiGo’s Patna airport manager shot dead
IndiGo’s airport manager in Patna was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside his home on Tuesday evening, said aviation industry sources. The airline confirmed the incident and said it is “extremely saddened by the demise of our Patna airport manager”. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones. We are in contact […]