Pune: Uganda Airlines on Tuesday announced the commencement of its India Operations with the launch of its new direct service, connecting Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, with effect from October 7. This flight will be operated thrice a week between the two cities and offer a direct service […]
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Relief for Indian carriers: Govt bars GoAir-like holding on to leased planes & engines by bankrupt airlines in future
NEW DELHI: Indian carriers going bankrupt in the future will no longer be able to hold on to their leased aircraft and engines under the asset protection (moratorium) provided for a limited time by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), like GoAir. A gazette notification issued to this effect by the Union corporate affairs ministry […]
Say no to perfumes, medicines or mouthwash with alcohol: DGCA proposal for crew members
NEW DELHI: Flight crew members could soon be barred from using perfumes, medicines and dental hygiene products that contain alcohol to avoid them testing positive during the pre or post-flight breathalyser (BA) tests. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has proposed to amend the “procedure for medical examination of aircraft personnel for alcohol consumption” […]
International flights of budget airlines from Delhi airport’s T1 likely by 2027
NEW DELHI: Come 2027 and budget airlines could be operating international flights apart from domestic trips from IGIA’s Terminal 1. Delhi International Airport Ltd is learnt to have begun talks with airlines to have an international wing at T1. Clarity on this is expected by this December. For years, IndiGo has been keen on having […]
Air India leases plane from GIFT City
NEW DELHI: Air India has become the first scheduled desi airline to have acquired an aircraft – a widebody Airbus A350 – from an entity registered in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). This A350-900 is the first widebody aircraft to have been leased through India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) via a finance […]
Jalan Kalrock infuses 100 crore in Jet Airways
NEW DELHI: The Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC) on Friday said it has “completed an additional infusion of Rs 100 crore, reaffirming its commitment to a successful resurgence of Jet Airways.” With this infusion, JKC says it has “now fulfilled its total financial commitment of Rs 350 crore equity as per the court-approved resolution plan, and […]
First for Indian carriers: Air India does financial lease of an aircraft from Gujarat’s Gift City
NEW DELHI: Air India has become the first scheduled desi airline to have acquired an aircraft — that too a widebody Airbus A350 — from an entity registered in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift City). This A350-900 is also the first widebody aircraft to have been leased through India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) […]
Infused Rs 350 crore to take over & revive Jet Airways: JKC
NEW DELHI: The Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC) on Friday said it has “completed an additional infusion of Rs 100 crore, reaffirming its commitment to a successful resurgence of Jet Airways.” With this infusion, JKC says it has “now fulfilled its total financial commitment of Rs 350 crore equity as per the court-approved resolution plan, and […]
Air India completes acquisition of its first A350 aircraft through Gift City
NEW DELHI: Air India on Friday said it has completed the acquisition of its first A350-900 aircraft by way of a finance lease transaction with HSBC through the Gift City. This is also the first wide body aircraft to be leased through the Gift City, the country’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). In a […]
Air India acquires India’s first A350 -900 through gift IFSC
MUMBAI: Tata-owned Air India has acquired India’s first Airbus A350-900 aircraft through a finance lease transaction with HSBC, the airline said on Friday adding that the landmark transaction marks the beginning of Air India’s aircraft leasing business from Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). This is Air India’s first financing transaction involving its 470 aircraft […]
Delhi HC to pass order on Sept 27 on Akasa Air’s plea for action against pilots
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court is scheduled to pass an order on September 27, 2023, on a plea moved by Akasa Air against pilots who have resigned without serving the mandatory notice period. Airlines sought direction from DGCA to take action against the pilots. The Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora is scheduled […]
India one of most competitive markets; IndiGo seeks to become more global: Pieter Elbers
NEW DELHI: India is an incredible and one of the most competitive aviation markets in the world, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said on Tuesday and asserted that the airline is seeking to become bigger and more global. The chief of the country’s largest airline said it is building its own international network, adding new overseas […]