KOLKATA: Hundreds of passengers were off boarded from a Doha bound Qatar Airways flight minutes before its departure at the Kolkata airport early on Thursday after the pilot observed a fire indication at the auxiliary power unit that blew the fire alarm forcing the pilot to shut the engine, call for a full emergency. A […]
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Jet Airways grounds 6 more planes due to non-payment to lessors
NEW DELHI: The crisis at Jet Airways is now snowballing rapidly. The airline on Thursday informed BSE that “an additional six aircraft have been grounded due to non-payment of amounts outstanding to lessors under their respective lease agreements.” On Wednesday, it had told BSE that seven more aircraft were grounded for the same reason. Last […]
Preparing for divestment: Govt transfers Rs 30,000 crore of Air India debt to a SPV
NEW DELHI: Paving the way for Air India’s divestment by the next government, the Union Cabinet Thursday cleared the creation of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to which Rs 29,464 crore of AI’s debt will be transferred to along with some assets of the airline. A government statement said the AI will transfer its subsidiaries […]
Air Canada to resume flights to India
NEW DELHI: A day after saying it was temporarily suspending operations to India, Air Canada stated its flights to Delhi will resume from Thursday tonight from both Toronto (AC 42 on Thursday) and from Vancouver (AC44 on Friday). “There are no flights to Mumbai scheduled for Thursday, it is four times a week. Our flexible […]
Fire scare on Qatar Airways’ Kolkata-Doha flight at airport, plane takes off after checks
NEW DELHI: A Qatar Airways aircraft had a fire scare at Kolkata airport early on Thursday morning, due to which boarding of Doha-bound passengers supposed to travel on it was stopped. The scare turned out to be a false one and the aircraft left with a delay after checks. An Airports Authority of India official […]
Cabinet approves creation of SPV for Air India divestment
New Delhi, Feb 28 () The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its “ex-post facto approval” for the creation of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the disinvestment of Air India and its subsidiaries and joint ventures, a government statement said. The cabinet also gave its approval for the development of new greenfield airport at Hirasar […]
Jet Airways shares continue to fall; down over 2%
New Delhi, Feb 26 () Shares of Jet Airways extended losses for the second day Tuesday, down by over 2 per cent in an overall weak broader market as the company continues to struggle with financial woes. The company’s shares fell 2.14 per cent to close at Rs 224.25 on the BSE. During the day, […]
GMR highest bidder to build airport in AP
NEW DELHI: GMR Airports has emerged as the highest bidder for building a Greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. GMR offered a revenue share of Rs 303 per passenger with the government, while Doit Smart Infrastructure India and GVK, offered Rs 261and Rs 207, respectively. State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) […]
Jet Airways pilots to stick to roster hours from March 1; operations to be hit
MUMBAI: Jet Airways’ operations are likely to be hit from next month with its pilots’ union NAG deciding to adhere to the duty roster from March 1 over non-payment of salaries, union sources said on Monday. Members of the National Aviator’s Guild will not fly over and above roster hours from March 1, they said. […]
Air India employee hit by IndiGo bus ‘stable and improving’
New Delhi, Feb 25 () An Air India employee, who was hit by an IndiGo bus carrying passengers to an aircraft at Bengaluru airport on Saturday evening, is “stable and improving” at a hospital, said the spokesperson of the national carrier Monday. In response to a specific query from about the employee’s health, Air India’s […]
Jet Airways, Etihad Airways say Jet will re-emerge as viable, robust airline
New Delhi, Feb 25 () Jet Airways and Etihad Airways Monday said they along with key financial stakeholders are working towards finalisation of bank-led provisional resolution plan for the debt-laden domestic airline. In a joint statement, the two carriers expressed confidence that once the plan is implemented, the Jet Airways would “re-emerge as a viable […]
Jet, Etihad say airline will ’emerge financially strong, resilient’
NEW DELHI: Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has for the first time officially acknowledged it is working for restructuring of Jet Airways to ensure the airline avoids a Kingfisher-like fate. Jet chairman Naresh Goyal and Etihad CEO Tony Douglas on Monday issued a joint statement, saying the airline’s restructuring is on and that the process will soon […]