NEW DELHI: A global ticketing system firm has taken Air India to the Delhi high court over its December 2018 decision to end their 30-year- old association. Justice Vibhu Bakhru issued a n otice to AI and sought its stand, indicating that the court will also examine the way the decision was reached. On a […]
Category: Civil Aviation
IndiGo cancels 60 more flights
MUMBAI: Low-cost carrier IndiGo cancelled at least 60 flights on Saturday over pilot shortage even as Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and ministry of civil aviation were silent. In the past one week, IndiGo cancelled a few hundred flights, forcing thousands to change travel plans. On Wednesday, IndiGo stated that due to weather problems […]
AAI seeks land from government for Bagdogra expansion
KOLKATA: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) top brass has urged the Bengal government to expeditiously hand over 94.2 acres from a tea garden adjoining Bagdogra airport so that it can start constructing the new terminal at the earliest. The proposed project also includes 5.9 acres of defence land at the Indian Air Force-managed airport […]
JPPL stake sale put on backburner: Jet Airways
New Delhi, Feb 15 () The stake sale in JPPL, which manages Jet Airways’ customer loyalty program Jet Privilege, has been put on the backburner but the airline has identified a potential buyer for its aircraft as part of its resolution plan, a senior company official said Friday. “We will continue to work on the […]
Leave celebrities alone, provide them elbow room on flights: Air India to crew
MUMBAI: One of the perks of being a pilot or a flight attendant would be getting a chance to be around VVIPs and celebrities when they’re on board your flight. But a number of celebrities don’t like to be bothered, especially on flights, because there is nowhere to retreat to. So if a cabin crew […]
Pilot shortage: IndiGo cancels nearly 70 flights
MUMBAI: IndiGo cancelled nearly 70 flights on Thursday over pilot shortage problems and other issues. But IndiGo stated said it had cancelled only 30 flights, as per its Wednesday announcement. “Additionally, a notice to airmen (NOTAM) in Bangalore effective February 14 caused additional 40 flight cancellations, rescheduling for which was completed a month back and […]
IndiGo cancels around 130 flights amid pilot shortage
MUMBAI: Acute shortage of pilots along with NOTAMs at some airports forced IndiGo to cancel around 130 flights on Friday, a source said. The cancelled flights account for almost 10 per cent of the airlines operations, the source said. An Indigo spokesperson, however, said the airline has not cancelled any additional flights other than the […]
Jet board clears debt resolution plan as airline loses Rs 588 crore in Q3
NEW DELHI: Jet Airways on Thursday reported a loss of Rs 587.8 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, versus a profit of Rs 165.2 crore in same period last year. The struggling-to-survive airline’s board also cleared “bank-led provisional resolution plan” (BLPRP) which will see SBI-led lender banks becoming its largest stakeholder after debt […]
IndiGo to start twice daily flights to China this year
NEW DELHI: IndiGo will start twice daily flights to China this year. Willy Boulter, the low cost carrier’s chief commercial officer, said this on Wednesday. The airline has so far not given the names of its destinations in China. Sources say these two might be Guangzhou and Kunming. “We will fly to China this year […]
GoAir: Vrieswijk quits in 9 months, third CEO exit in 4 years
MUMBAI: The Wadia group-promoted no-frills airline Goair has seen exit of its third chief executive in the past four years with the resignation of Cornelis Vrieswijk on Wednesday, within nine months of taking over the job. The Dutch national Vrieswijk was a former executive of the American low-cost airline Easyjet, and boarded Goair only last […]
IndiGo says it will cancel 30 flights per day till March-end
MUMBAI: Faced with acute pilot shortage, low-cost airline IndiGo cancelled nearly 50 flights across the country on Wednesday. The country’s largest airline for domestic operations has now announced a curtailed schedule for February and March, with about 30 flights cancellations planned per day. The cancellations, which will hit over 2.3 lakh, began last week and […]
IndiGo’s Bangkok flight lands in Myanmar, 129 passengers affected
BENGALURU: An emergency landing of IndiGo’s Bangkok-bound flight at Myanmar’s Yangon International airport affected 129 passengers on Tuesday. The Indigo 6E 075 flight experienced oil pressure warning on one of its engines. The flight scheduled to depart from Bengaluru airport at 9.20am left only at 11.20am. It developed snags on its way to Suvarnabhumi airport […]