Air India has extended the suspension of its scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv till October 18, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas. The full service carrier, which normally operates five weekly scheduled flights to Tel Aviv, had earlier suspended the services till October 14. An airline official on Saturday […]
Category: Civil Aviation
United States issues Level 2 advisory for Bangladesh, urges citizens to exercise caution during travel
The United States Thursday issued a ‘Level 2’ travel advisory for Bangladesh, urging its citizens to exercise caution while travelling to the country. Reissued after a periodic review with updates regarding crime, terrorism, kidnapping, and short-term events, the State Department urged its citizens to exercise increased caution in Bangladesh. Some areas have increased risk due […]
Malayalam film actress alleges harassment onboard Air India flight, lodges plaint
A Malayalam film actress has lodged a complaint with the police alleging harassment by a male passenger on board an Air India flight bound for Kochi. The incident allegedly occurred on Tuesday during the flight from Mumbai. Taking to her social media platform on Tuesday night, the actress alleged that the fellow passenger in question […]
Jet Airways’ lenders move Supreme Court against Jalan-Kalrock Consortium
The Supreme Court on Monday posted for October 12 an appeal filed by State Bank of India-led creditors to initiate liquidation proceedings against Jet Airways and reject the corporate insolvency resolution process approved earlier by the NCLT permitting the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium (JKC) to take over the airline by infusing Rs 350 crore. A bench headed […]
Air India cancels flight to Tel Aviv from New Delhi amid Hamas militants attack in Israel
Air India on Saturday cancelled its flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv amid the Israeli city coming under attack by Hamas militants. The full-service carrier operates five weekly flights to Tel Aviv. The service is on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. An airline spokesperson said flight AI 139 from the national capital […]
Man booked for using abusive language, passing lewd comments towards cabin crew on Air India flight
A man has been booked for allegedly using abusive language and passing lewd comments towards the crew members aboard an Air India flight, the Delhi Police has said. According to the FIR lodged in connection with the incident, a crew member working in the economy class cabin said the accused — originally seated at 21B […]
Russia claims to shoot down six Ukrainian drones, while Ukraine shoots down 16 Russian drones
Russia said on Sunday that air defences had shot down six Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and two Ukrainian missiles over Crimea. Ukrainian Air Forces, on the other hand, said it had shot down 16 out of around 30 drones that Russia launched on Ukraine’s territory overnight. Russian air defences shot down a Ukrainian drone […]
Jalan Kalrock Consortium invests additional Rs 100 crore into cash-strapped Jet Airways
The Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC) which emerged victorious in reviving Jet Airways has cleared all its dues to lenders. JKC on Friday said it has infused an additional Rs 100 crore into Jet Airways, thereby fulfilling its total financial commitment of Rs 350 crore as part of a court-approved resolution plan. The new promoters now […]
Air India Express takes delivery of two new Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft
Air India subsidiary Air India Express on Friday said it has taken the delivery of its first two new Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft at the Boeing facility in Washington, USA. These deliveries are a part of the 470 aircraft order that Air India Group had placed with Boing and Airbus earlier this year and come […]
Akasa Air plane makes emergency landing at Varanasi airport due to bomb threat
An Akasa aircraft from Mumbai with 166 people onboard made an emergency landing at Varanasi airport on Friday after the airline received a bomb threat message on social media, according to an airline spokesperson. The airline said the captain of the flight QP 1498 received an “emergency alert” from the Varanasi Air Traffic Controller and […]
Air India passenger onboard Delhi-SFO flight suffers burns after crew accidentally spills coffee
A passenger onboard an Air India flight from the national capital to San Francisco earlier this month suffered burns after a cabin crew member accidentally spilled coffee on her, and the airline has apologised for the incident. The passenger took to social media to narrate her experience, saying “Air India delivered distressing experience that took […]
Jalan Kalrock Consortium infuses additional Rs 100 crore in Jet Airways
Jalan Kalrock Consortium, the winning bidder for the revival of grounded carrier Jet Airways, on Friday said it has infused an additional Rs 100 crore in the airline as per the court-approved resolution plan. With this, the consortium has “fulfilled” its total financial commitment of Rs 350 crore to revive the airline, which would pave […]