New Delhi, Feb 12 () The regional air connectivity scheme has been a game changer for the aviation sector and 1 crore people will be travelling under the scheme after one year, a senior civil aviation ministry official said Tuesday. The scheme — Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) — seeks to connect unserved and […]
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IndiGo Bangalore-Bangkok flight diverted to Yangon after engine snag, lands safely
NEW DELHI: An IndiGo flight winging its way from Bangalore to Bangkok on Tuesday with 135 people on board developed a snag in one of its engines. Since twin-engine aircraft can safely land on one engine, the flight 6E 075 did so at the nearest airport, that happened to be Yangon. The aircraft, an Airbus […]
Jet Airways raises Rs 250 cr from advance ticket sales to Jet Privilege
New Delhi, Feb 7 () Cash-starved Jet Airways has mopped up Rs 250 crore from advance sale of tickets to its customer loyalty programme Jet Privilege, less than five months after raising money through the same route.
Suzlon Energy loss widens to Rs 40.07 cr in Q3
New Delhi, Feb 7 () Suzlon Energy’s consolidated net loss widened to Rs 40.07 crore in the December 2018 quarter compared to the year-ago period, mainly due to lower revenues, higher forex loss and finance costs.
Domestic carriers owed Rs 2,448 cr dues to AAI
New Delhi, Feb 7 () Domestic airlines owed dues worth Rs 2,448 crore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) as on January 15, the civil aviation ministry said Thursday.
India fastest growing domestic aviation market for 4th year: IATA
NEW DELHI: India was the fastest growing domestic air travel market globally in 2018 with the country seeing 18.6% more people flying within the country than the previous year. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Thursday came out with the full year aviation data for 2018, which stated “India domestic market recorded the fastest […]
Jet Airways grounds four planes due to non-payment of lease rent
NEW DELHI: Crisis-ridden Jet Airways Thursday informed the stock exchange that it has grounded four aircraft due to non-payment of lease rentals. The airline also told BSE it will try to minimise distortion to schedule due to the grounding.
India saw fastest domestic aviation growth for 4th year in a row: IATA
NEW DELHI: India was the fastest growing domestic air travel market globally in 2018 with the country seeing 18.6% more people flying within the country than the previous year.
Navi Mumbai airport zone’s ghost villages echo uprootment pain
NAVI MUMBAI: Ganeshpuri in Panvel taluka was once a buzzing village. Today, it is eerily silent as all the villagers have left their ancestral homes to make way for the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport project.
Training aircraft crashes in Baramati, student pilot injured
MUMBAI: A trainee pilot was seriously injured after the Cessna training aircraft he was flying crashed in Baramati on Tuesday.
Mumbai: Iconic Boeing flight simulator, Air India’s 1st, now open to public
MUMBAI: Four years after Air India’s first-ever flight simulator, Boeing 747-200, was gifted to the Nehru Science Centre, Worli, it has been made accessible to the public.
Air fares to & from Mumbai to soar 20-50% till end of March
NEW DELHI: Flying in and out of Mumbai on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays till March 30, 2019, is going to cost anywhere up to 25% more than regular fares. The Mumbai airport will see no flight movement between 11am and 5am on these days till March-end, except March 21, (Thursday, when it will operate full […]