NEW DELHI: Only highly experienced pilots will operate the Boeing 737 MAX and the aircraft will not be released for commercial flying when certain systems are inoperative, something that is routinely allowed for aircraft under minimum equipment list where the plane can fly and the snag be rectified within a given time. Also, during long […]
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Etihad may infuse Rs 1,600-1,900 cr in Jet Airways, say sources
New Delhi, Mar 11 () Gulf carrier Etihad Airways is likely to infuse around Rs 1,600-1,900 crore into cash-strapped Jet Airways under a proposed deal wherein Naresh Goyal would step down as chairman of the domestic carrier, according to sources. Jet Airways, a full-service airline, has been grappling with acute financial crunch that has also […]
Naresh Goyal tells Etihad no funds will ground Jet
NEW DELHI: Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal has sought an urgent interim funding of Rs 750 crore this week from Etihad. Nonreceipt of this funding could lead to grounding of Jet, Goyal said in a letter to Etihad Group CEO Tony Douglas on Friday (March 8). Reflecting its condition, Jet told BSE on Monday evening […]
SpiceJet announces 8 flights under UDAN-3 to Gwalior
PUNE: SpiceJet has announced the launch of eight new daily direct flights to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. The city, which was bagged by SpiceJet under UDAN III, will be the airline’s 11th destination under the regional connectivity scheme, airline officials said. In addition to the eight new flights to Gwalior, SpiceJet has also announced four […]
Vistara announces connectivity to Dibrugarh
PUNE: Vistara recently announced the addition of Dibrugarh to its nation-wide network, the 24th destination to be announced by the airline, and its second destination in Assam after Guwahati. Starting April 3, Vistara will connect Dibrugarh and Bagdogra with daily direct flights between the two cities, and also connect Dibrugarh and Delhi with convenient same […]
SpiceJet announces 12 domestic and international flights
PUNE: SpiceJet recently announced the launch of 12 new direct flights encompassing international, UDAN as well as regular domestic routes. All flights on the domestic sectors are effective from March 31 while the international flight will commence operations on April 15. The airline is all set to expand its international footprint with the introduction of […]
IGI, Mumbai airports top in services
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport has once again been rated the number one airport in the ‘40 million passengers per annum (MPPA)’ category alongside the Mumbai airport for passenger service and security. The airport was adjudged the best by the Airports Council International (ACI) in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) awards for […]
‘Indian airlines will need to hire 17,000 pilots in 10 years’
Mumbai: In the next 10 years, as Indian carriers expand their aircraft fleet and routes, the airline industry will need to hire an estimated 17,000 pilots to take up the total number of airline pilots to 21,681 in FY 2028, said a report released by Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, a global aviation consultancy firm. […]
ED attaches Rs 28-cr assets of Paramount Airways promoter Thiagarajan
New Delhi, Mar 7 () Assets worth Rs 28.19 crore of Paramount Airways promoter M Thiagarajan have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in a case related to alleged bank fraud, the ED said Thursday. It said a provisional order for attachment of assets has been issued by it under the Prevention of Money […]
Women’s Day: Air India to operate 12 international, 40 domestic flights with all-women crew
NEW DELHI: One of the world’s longest non-stops, Delhi-San Francisco (SFO), will be among the 12 major international flights in which Air India will operate with an all-women crew on Friday, Women’s Day. These include direct flights from Delhi to SFO, New York, Chicago, Washington, Sydney-based, Rome, London, Paris and from Mumbai to New York, […]
Only 67 of Jet Airways’s 119 planes currently operational
NEW DELHI: Less than 70 aircraft out of Jet Airways’ fleet of 119 are currently operational. The airline on Tuesday evening informed BSE it had grounded three more planes “due to non-payment to lessors”. Earlier in the day, a senior DGCA official had said only 70 planes out of Jet’s fleet of 119 were operational. […]
IndiGo to have double daily on Delhi-Istanbul route
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has doubled the frequency of its Delhi-Istanbul flight which it launches on March 20. The airline had opened bookings for this route, with return fares starting at Rs 24,000. Possibly given the response — as the only other airline with direct flight on this route is Turkish Airlines, a full-service carrier with […]