In a bid to ensure the safety of its pilots, IndiGo is planning to test fatigue among its pilots using smartwatches, a report said. The pilots of the airlines can volunteer for trials that will use a fatigue management tool from Thales. Citing a memo sent this week, news agency Reuters cited Ashim Mittra, head […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Biz charter jet crashlands in heavy rain at city airport
Mumbai: A mid-size business charter jet, flying in from Visakhapatnam with eight people on board, crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain at Mumbai airport on Thursday. The aircraft fuselage broke into two on impact. While there were no casualties, early reports indicated that both pilots, aged 21 and 23, have sustained spinal injury—one […]
Naresh Goyal remanded to judicial custody
Mumbai: A special PMLA court on Thursday remanded Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal to 14-day judicial custody, till September 29, in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate linked to an alleged fraud of Rs 538 crore at the Canara Bank. The ED arrested Goyal on September 1 under the Prevention of Money […]
Aircraft from Vizag breaks into 2 while landing at Mumbai airport
MUMBAI: A mid-size business jet, operating a charter flight from Visakhapatnam with eight people on board, crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain at Mumbai airport on Thursday. The aircraft fuselage broke into two on impact. While there were no casualties, reports indicated that both pilots suffered spinal injury, while the passengers have sustained […]
Scare at Mumbai airport as private plane veers off runway amid heavy rains
NEW DELHI: A Learjet 45 aircraft with eight people on board veered off the runway at Mumbai airport during landing amid heavy rains on Thursday. The private plane belongs to VSR Ventures and was flying in from Vizag. No casualty has been reported as of now, said an aviation ministry official. “On September 14, VSR […]
Domestic air traffic rises 22.8% to 1.24 crore in Aug: DGCA
MUMBAI: Domestic air passenger traffic rose 22.81 per cent to 1.24 crore in August this year as against 1.01 crore in the year-ago period, according to DGCA data released on Thursday. Budget carrier IndiGo flew 78.67 lakh passengers and accounted for 63.3 per cent of the total domestic passenger volume during the month, the Directorate […]
Pilot shortage and flight cancellations drag Akasa behind SpiceJet domestic market share in August
NEW DELHI: Recent resignations by a number of pilots that has forced Akasa to cancel several flights since last months has seen the airline slip behind cash-strapped SpiceJet to the sixth spot in terms of domestic market share this August. DGCA data shows Akasa — which had overtaken SpiceJet in June and maintained that lead […]
3 engines going bust in 6 days: ‘Urgent intervention’ needed, DGCA warns Pratt
NEW DELHI: Alarm bells over Pratt & Whitney’s unending woes for its engines powering the Airbus A320neo family planes are now ringing globally. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken up the issue of three Pratt & Whitney engines’ inflight shutdowns on as many IndiGo flights “in quick succession” between August 29 and […]
Flights start landing on Delhi airport’s fourth runway
NEW DELHI: Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) said landings had finally started on IGI Airport’s newest runway, 29R/11L, and the old warhorse airstrip, 28/10, was being closed for repair till mid-December. Another runway will be taken up for repair later, and by the next summer, all four airstrips at the Delhi airport will be fully […]
DGCA allows IndiGo to wet lease 11 A320 family planes to overcome Pratt unending engine woes
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday allowed IndiGo to wet lease (lease with operating crew) 11 narrow body Airbus A320 family aircraft for three months. The low cost carrier is planning to lease over 20 planes as Pratt & Whitney (PW) has warned upto 700 of its engines for the […]
IndiGo may be hit by Pratt & Whitney engine inspection
NEW DELHI: The bad news from Pratt & Whitney (P&W) shows no signs of ebbing for customer airlines using its snag-ridden engines on the best-selling single aisle Airbus A320neo planes and passengers. The engine-maker has now warned that “600 to 700 engines will be removed for shop visits between 2023 and 2026 (and) the accelerated […]
India Ratings downgrades Wadia’s holding co Bombay Burmah over GoAir exposure
Mumbai: India Ratings, an affiliate of Fitch, has downgraded the Wadia group’s operating holding company, Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation’s (BBTC’s) long-term ratings to IND A+ from IND AA with a negative outlook. The rating agency stated that the company has borrowed heavily to support group entities. It has also faced insolvency proceedings for Go Airlines […]