A SpiceJet aircraft heading to Kandla in Gujarat safely aborted take off on the Mumbai airport’s runway on Thursday as the caution alert lit up, the airline said on Thursday. This is at least the ninth incident of technical malfunction on a SpiceJet aircraft in the last 40 days. Aviation regulator DGCA had on Wednesday […]
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Assam: Indigo flight skids off runway during take off in Jorhat, wheels get stuck in outfield
An IndiGo flight from Jorhat in Assam to Kolkata skidded off the runway during take off and a pair of its wheels got stuck in the muddy outfield, the airline said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday when the aircraft was taxing out for take off with 98 passengers on board and the […]
DGCA orders SpiceJet to operate just 50 pc of approved flights for 8 weeks
Aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday ordered SpiceJet to operate a maximum of 50 per cent of its flights for eight weeks after several of its planes reported technical malfunction recently. During these eight weeks, the budget carrier will be subjected to “enhanced surveillance” by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The airline, however, said […]
Flight curbs on SpiceJet
Aviation regulator DGCA in its interim order on Wednesday directed SpiceJet to operate no more than 50 per cent of its flights approved in the summer schedule for a period of eight weeks on safety concerns. “In view of the findings of various spot checks, inspections and the reply to the show cause notice submitted […]
Eight missing Assam workers rescued in Arunachal Pradesh
Eight of the 19 construction workers from Assam missing for at least 10 days in Arunachal Pradesh have been found by rescue teams but they are not in good health, officials said on Saturday. Some of the rescued labourers have said three among the remaining 11 had died. The search-and-rescue operation has been scaled up […]
DGCA starts 2-month-long special audit of airlines
Aviation regulator DGCA has started a 2-month-long special audit of airlines after its spot checks earlier this month found that insufficient and unqualified engineering personnel are certifying carriers’ planes before their departure, officials said. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted the spot checks as there have been many technical malfunction incidents in Indian […]
Bomb scare on IndiGo flight hits Patna airport
A bomb scare on an IndiGo airlines Patna to Delhi flight caused panic and brought the operations to a standstill at the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Bihar capital here on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. The incident occurred when passengers had boarded flight 6E 2126 and it was ready to take […]
BSF fires at Pakistani drone detected along IB in Jammu
BSF opened fire at a Pakistani drone after spotting it near the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior official said on Saturday. A blinking red light was observed by the troops coming from Pakistan side in Kanachak area at 9.40pm on Friday, he said. Alert Border Security Force (BSF) […]
SpiceJet connects Kolkata with Jabalpur with daily flight
SpiceJet has started a new domestic non-stop flight between Kolkata and Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, from Friday. Union minister of civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia remotely inaugurated the flight in the presence of minister of state for road transport and highways and civil aviation General (retired) VK Singh, Jabalpur MP Rakesh Singh, secretary to the Ministry of […]
Akasa Air to start flights from August 7
Akasa Air on Friday said it will launch commercial flight operations on August 7 by operating its first service on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route using the Boe-ing 737 Max aircraft. In a statement, the carrier said it has opened ticket sales on the 28 weekly flights it will be operating on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route from August […]
Air India Dubai-Kochi flight diverted
Air India’s Dubai-Kochi flight was diverted to Mumbai on Thursday after the pilot-in-command reported a loss in cabin pressure, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft and off-rostered this flight’s crew, they said. It has also started investigating the incident, the officials […]
Akasa Air opens ticket sales for flights starting August 7
New airline Akasa Air on Friday said it will launch commercial flight operations on August 7 by operating its first service on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route using Boeing 737 Max aircraft. In a statement, the carrier said it has opened ticket sales on 28 weekly flights it will be operating on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route from August 7, as […]