The government on Tuesday said the cap on airfares would be removed from August 31, after a span of about 27 months and just ahead of the peak travel season and festival period. “The decision to remove airfare caps has been taken after careful analysis of daily demand and prices of air turbine fuel (ATF). […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Akasa Air begins commercial operations on Sunday
India’s newest budget carrier Akasa Air, which is backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, began commercial operations on Sunday with a maiden flight from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flagged off Akasa Air’s first commercial flight. Starting from Sunday, Akasa Air will operate weekly flights from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, a commercial hub in […]
SpiceJet flyers walk on Delhi airport’s tarmac after waiting for bus for 45 minutes
A significant number of passengers who disembarked from SpiceJet’s Hyderabad-Delhi flight on Saturday night walked on the airport’s tarmac as the airline could not provide a bus for around 45 minutes to take them to the terminal, sources said. Aviation regulator DGCA is investigating the incident, sources told PTI on Sunday. Spicejet, however, said there […]
SpiceJet shares surge nearly 18 per cent to hit over two-month high
Shares of SpiceJet Ltd surged nearly 18 per cent on Wednesday to hit a more than two-month high following reports that promoter Ajay Singh was exploring the possibility of selling a part of his 59.4 per cent stake to raise funds for the troubled airline. Industry sources said the cash-strapped carrier was in talks with […]
Akasa Air enhances network by adding more routes
Akasa Air will fly daily direct flights on the Chennai-Mumbai route from next month as it gets ready to start commercial operations in the country later this week. The flights between the Chennai and Mumbai sector will commence from September 15, a company statement said. As part of its plans to create pan-India network connectivity, […]
IndiGo narrows loss to Rs 1,064 crore in June quarter
IndiGo has narrowed losses to Rs 1,064 crore in the June quarter, down 66 per cent from a loss of Rs 3,174 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. However, revenue from operations increased 328 per cent y-o-y from Rs 3,006 crore to Rs 12,855 crore, which was the company’s highest-ever quarterly revenue. IndiGo […]
Go First car goes under IndiGo plane, escapes collision at Delhi airport
A car belonging to Go First airline went under an IndiGo A320neo aircraft at the Delhi airport on Tuesday, narrowly avoiding collision with the plane’s nose wheel, sources said. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will investigate the incident that happened at stand number 201 of the airport’s T2 terminal, its officials stated. The […]
Heavy rain floods Kolkata airport, disrupts flight operations
Heavy rain disrupted flight operations and caused waterlogging in the operational area of Kolkata airport on Tuesday afternoon. No flight could land at the airport between 1.12pm and 1.52pm because of the rain, said an airport official. “During the time, 16 flights which were scheduled to arrive, could not land. At least one flight had […]
India to be part of 17-nation ‘Pitch Black’ exercise in Australia
India will be part of a mega air combat exercise in Australia this month that is set to witness the participation of around 100 aircraft and 2,500 military personnel from 17 countries. India’s participation in the exercise, “Pitch Black”, has been confirmed by the Australian government. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) considers “Pitch Black” […]
IndiGo expects to be on ‘profitable growth’ path soon: Dutta
IndiGo expects to be on the “profitable growth” path soon as the pandemic-triggered crisis seems to be ending and the airline is also working to address the issues of employees, according to its CEO Ronojoy Dutta. His remarks to the staff also come against the backdrop of certain sections of the airline’s employees going on […]
Lufthansa pilots vote in favor of industrial action, paving way for a strike
Members of Germany’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) on Sunday overwhelmingly voted in favor of industrial action, paving the way for a strike at Lufthansa. The vote comes days after the carrier’s ground staff went on strike, prompting over 1,000 flights to be canceled. The vote does not necessarily mean a strike will be held, […]
Lessor heat on SpiceJet
The Ireland-based owners of three Boeing 737s have approached the aviation regulator DGCA to de-register the planes used by the budget carrier SpiceJet. The deregistration request has been filed by leasing company Awas Ireland Ltd against three Boeing 737 aircraft after the airline failed to pay lease rentals. Two of these planes are parked at […]