Category: Civil Aviation

SpiceJet’s legal troubles are mounting by the day. The SC on Monday issued a contempt notice to SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh on a plea filed by Credit Suisse, which has accused the airline of failing to comply with an “in-principle commercial settlement” arrived at in a $24-million dispute last year. The Swiss firm alleged that […]

NEW DELHI: SpiceJet on Monday reported a profit of Rs 205 crore in April-June, 2023, against a loss of Rs 789 crore in same period last fiscal. The airline simultaneously declared its delayed January-March, 2023, result with a profit of Rs 16.8 crore against a loss of Rs 457.9 crore in same period last fiscal. […]

NEW DELHI: AirAsia India’s Delhi-Surat flight returned safely to IGI airport on Friday night after a reported windshield crack following a bird strike during takeoff. The Airbus A320 (VT-NAG) took off at 7.44 pm and shortly thereafter suffered a bird strike. The pilots then decided to return to Delhi and made a safe emergency landing […]

NEW DELHI: Over 68,000 Army soldiers, around 90 tanks and other weapon systems were airlifted by the Indian Air Force to eastern Ladakh from across the country for rapid deployment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after the deadly clashes in the Galwan Valley, top sources in defence and security establishment said. The IAF […]

PUNE: IndiGo has opened up new gateways between India and Central Asia, with the starting of new flights to Baku, the officials announced. The capital city of Azerbaijan is now connected to Delhi four times a week, starting August 11. Baku is the 30th international destination and 108th overall destination in the airline’s network. This […]

NEW DELHI: AirAsia India’s Delhi-Surat flight returned safely at IGI Airport on Friday night due to a reported windshield crack following bird strike during take off. The Airbus A320 (VT-NAG) took off as I5-1569 at 7.44 pm and shortly thereafter suffered a bird strike. The pilots then decided to return to Delhi and made a […]

NEW DELHI: India’s second busiest aviation hub — Mumbai’s CSMIA — will finally get DigiYatra (DY) this month along with five more airports at Ahmedabad, Kochi, Lucknow, Jaipur, and Guwahati. The “implementation and installation” of DY infrastructure at these airports — five of which (except Kochi) are managed by Adani Group — will take place […]

NEW DELHI: Delhi airport has issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) for Independence Day celebrations as no landing or take-off for non-scheduled flights of schedule airlines and general aviation flights (non-scheduled charter flights) from 6am-10pm and 4pm-7pm shall be allowed. “There will be no impact of NOTAM on the IAF, BSF and Army aviation helicopters. […]

MUMBAI: A man from Null Bazar in south Mumbai who smuggled diamonds worth Rs 1.5 crore hiding inside a branded tea powder was detained by the Customs at the Mumbai International airport on Wednesday morning. The Air Intelligence Unit of Customs on Wednesday intercepted a passenger identified as Mukkim Raza Ashraf Mansuri who arrived from […]

MUMBAI: A government helicopter carrying CM Eknath Shinde to Satara from the city returned to land at Juhu because of bad weather on Thursday, said an official of the DGCA. The Airbus Helicopters chopper was 10 minutes from Dare village in Satara, where it was scheduled to land, when the twin-engine copter was turned back […]

NEW DELHI: India’s biggest flying school, Redbird Flight Training Academy, and Singapore’s Aviation Safety and Training (AST) have formed a JV to establish a “comprehensive cadet pilot programme in India.” AST is a subsidiary of Singaore-based Haite Group. Redbird currently has six flying schools, five in India and one in Sri Lanka. The Modi government […]

NEW DELHI: Bobby Kooka’s Maharaja takes a back seat in Air India’s new branding unveiled by Tata Sons and AI chairman N Chandrasekaran here on Thursday. AI MD & CEO Campbell Wilson said “reports of Maharaja’s demise are exaggerated,” and added that the mascot – in a ‘fitter’ avatar – will be seen more in […]