Category: Civil Aviation

A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a US Air Force B-52 bomber over the South China Sea this week in a nighttime maneuver that nearly caused a collision, the US military said on Thursday. The pilot of the J-11 jet that drew close to the B-52 in international airspace on Tuesday night […]

The US carried out two airstrikes against facilities used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and its proxies in eastern Syria early Friday in retaliation for a flurry of recent rocket and drone attacks against US forces in Iraq and Syria. The strikes by Air Force F-16 jets, against a weapons storage facility and an ammunition storage […]

Air India has extended the suspension of its scheduled flights to Tel Aviv till November 2 amid the continuing tensions between Israel and militant group Hamas. The latest conflict has been triggered by the unprecedented attacks against Israel by Hamas militants from Gaza on October 7. Israel has launched a massive counter-offensive in Gaza to […]

Indian airlines will operate a total of 23,732 flights every week during the winter schedule, which is more than 8 per cent higher than the year-ago period, amid rising air traffic demand. The winter schedule 2023 — effective from October 29 to March 30 next year — for the scheduled carriers has been approved by […]

The number of flights operated in the country will rise as the air traffic increases and a big airport is looking at the possibility of doubling the slots for flights, a senior government official said on Friday. Currently, India has around 2,900 flight departures daily. Civil aviation secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam said the number of flights […]

A SpiceJet flight with 286 passengers, including 18 Nepalese nationals, from Tel Aviv landed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday. This is the fifth flight to be operated under the government’s Operation Ajay to facilitate the return of Indians who wish to come back from Israel where an intense conflict is going on with the […]

A SpiceJet aircraft that operated a flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv on Sunday is facing a technical issue and the plane has been taken to Jordan to rectify the problem, according to sources. SpiceJet had operated the flight, with an A340 aircraft, under Operation Ajay. On Monday, the sources said that after […]

After flying out more than 400 Indian nationals from Israel on two consecutive days, the Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv has announced two special flights on Saturday to further facilitate more Indians wanting to leave the country amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict. The special flights are part of ‘Operation Ajay’ launched on October 12 to facilitate […]

A group of 254 Nepali students rescued from the strife-torn Israel and led by Foreign Minister N P Saud arrived in Kathmandu on Friday. A Nepal Airlines flight that took off from Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Thursday landed at Tribhuvan International Airport here this morning after a stopover in Dubai. Speaking to the […]

An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Amritsar was diverted to Karachi due to a medical emergency on Saturday. An airline spokesperson said a passenger had a sudden medical complication onboard the flight and the crew opted to divert the flight to Karachi since it was the closest location to provide immediate medical assistance. […]

Air India and SpiceJet will operate one flight each to Tel Aviv on Saturday to bring back Indians amid escalating tensions due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to officials. These chartered flights will be operated under Operation Ajay, which the government has launched to facilitate the return of those who wish to […]