In an effort to improve operational efficiency, India’s leading carrier, IndiGo, has implemented sensor technology to scan life vests on their aircraft. Life vests are a mandatory safety requirement on all passenger aircraft and require regular checks to ensure they are in adequate supply and in good condition. Traditional manual inspections of all vests would […]
Category: Civil Aviation
IndiGo emergency exit opening: ‘Tejasvi Surya himself reported it to crew, apologised for delay,’ says Scindia
NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya had “himself reported” to crew after inadvertently opening the emergency exit of an IndiGo ATR while the aircraft was on ground at Chennai airport on December 10. The MP had then “apologised” for the about two-hour delay caused in the […]
Engine trouble forces Singapore-Mumbai Vistara flight to turn back, lands safely
MUMBAI: The engine of a Vistara A321 Neo aircraft operating a flight from Singapore to Mumbai on Wednesday suffered a technical problem soon after take off which forced it to turn back. The flight returned and landed safely in Singapore an hour after take off. Vistara flight UK106 departed around 11 am local time and […]
Air India’s Maharaja Collection of artworks to find new home at capital’s NGMA soon
NEW DELHI: Art works by master artists Jatin Das, Anjali Ela Menon and MF Hussain and a limited-edition porcelain ashtray designed in the 1960s by surrealist Salvador Dali for Air India’s first class international passengers, are among the many rare artworks from the former national carrier’s ‘Maharaja Collection’ that will find a new home at […]
AirAsia India announces flash sale
PUNE: AirAsia India has announced a flash sale with fares starting at Rs. 1399 for routes like Delhi-Jaipur, in addition to similar discounted sale fares across its network. The offer is applicable for bookings made till January 19 for travel between February 4 to September 30. The airline extended the offer for bookings made on […]
First domestic flight takes off from Bengaluru’s T2 Terminal
A couple of months after the inauguration of the swanky new terminal 2 at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, the first flight has taken off from there on Sunday, January 15. The first flight was to Kalaburagi, and it took off from T2 at 8:40 am, with the turnaround flight landing at 11:25 am. […]
Vistara to connect new Goa airport with Mumbai and Bengaluru from next month
MUMBAI: Passengers from Mumbai will be able to fly on Vistara to Goa’s new airport from next month with the airline announcing the addition of Manohar International Airport (New Goa International Airport, Goa) to its domestic network. The airline said it will operate six flights a week between the new airport and Mumbai from February […]
Domestic flights take off from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2
BENGALURU: By mid-2023, Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will be fully operational with domestic and international flights, as many airlines, including AirAsia, Air India and Emirates, will be switching to the new terminal. On Sunday, T2 saw its first flight take off as domestic carrier Star Air flew 40 passengers to Kalaburagi. The […]
National company law tribunal allows Jet Airways ownership transfer to consortium: Report
BENGALURU: India’s national company law tribunal has allowed the ownership of carrier Jet Airways to be transferred to a consortium, led by UAE-based businessman Murari Lal Jalan and London-based Kalrock Capital, two sources told Reuters. Once India’s biggest private airline, Jet ran out of cash in April 2019. It was supposed to resume operations by […]
Air India launches several new routes to London, Gatwick; check details
NEW DELHI: Air India on Thursday announced the launch of 12 weekly flights to London’s Gatwick Airport and five additional services to Heathrow Airport. To Gatwick, Air India will operate a thrice-a-week service from cities such as Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Goa, and Kochi, and is the only scheduled airline to offer direct services to the UK’s […]
Air India to add flights to London
MUMBAI: Tata Group-owned Air India on Thursday announced the launch of 12 weekly flights to London Gatwick Airport and 5 additional services to London Heathrow Airport, subject to regulatory approvals. “To Gatwick, Air India will operate a thrice-a-week service from cities such as Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Goa, and Kochi. Air India is the only scheduled airline […]
DGCA says operations normal at all Indian airports, no cause for concern amid air traffic disruptions in US
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday said operations are normal at all airports in the country, and as of now, “there does not seem to be a cause for concern” amid air traffic in the United States getting affected due to a technical failure in the system. An official at Air India, which operates […]