The CEOs of Air India and Akasa Air have engaged in a private exchange of barbs over pilot recruitment, with Akasa accusing its rival of rule violations, according to a Reuters report. Air India on its part has said that any collusion to curb job switches is against the competition law. This dispute, as revealed […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Boost to remote connectivity: DGCA allows night flying on single engine turboprops
NEW DELHI: In a boost to remote area connectivity, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed scheduled airlines to fly at night on single engine turbine (SET) planes. Operations in remote parts of the country introduced in 2018 for these airlines were till now restricted to daytime and visual flight rules (VFR). “The […]
This winter 80 international airlines to link 23 Indian cities to 50 countries on 10% more direct flights
NEW DELHI: India’s international connectivity this winter schedule (WS) will be almost 10% more than last winter. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved a schedule of 2,336 weekly flights in and out of India by 80 foreign airlines, 9.4% more than 2,136 last winter by 75 foreign airlines. Effective October 29, the […]
Jet-SpiceJet-JetII-SpiceJet: An aged Boeing 737 reflects 9W’s failed revival story
NEW DELHI: The Boeing 737 (VT-SXE) used to conduct proving flights by Jet-II Airways on May 15 and 17, 2022, has now been leased by SpiceJet. The almost 17-year-old aircraft flew with Jet Airways in 2007 — then in its prime — for over a decade. After Jet collapsed in April 2019, the aircraft was […]
Air India to debut the Mumbai-Melbourne route in December
MUMBAI: Air India will launch the first-ever non-stop flights from Mumbai to Melbourne in Australia on December 15, said the airline on Tuesday. The airline will operate three times a week between Mumbai and Melbourne adding nearly 40,000 seats per year into the Australian state of Victoria. The airline said promotional fares for economy class […]
IndiGo commences operations from Salem
PUNE: IndiGo has commenced operations in Salem, the 82nd domestic and 114th overall destination in the 6E network, airline officials said on Monday. The airline will seamlessly connect Salem to Chennai daily from October 29 and to Hyderabad, and Bengaluru four times a week from October 30. This strategic launch will enhance interstate accessibility and […]
Vistara plans new routes after inaugural Hong Kong flight
MUMBAI: Vistara plans to launch a handful of new routes next quarter as it approaches the end of its time as a standalone Indian airline, Chief Executive Officer Vinod Kannan said. The full-service carrier will deploy new aircraft that are pending delivery for mostly international routes, Kannan said at an event to mark the introduction […]
Vistara starts daily non-stop flights between Delhi & Hong Kong
PUNE: Vistara inaugurated daily non-stop flights between Delhi and Hong Kong, its officials said on Monday. The inaugural flight, operated on Vistara’s A321neo aircraft, commenced from Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi at 21.05 hours on October 29 and arrived at Hong Kong International Airport at 05.55 hours. Vistara’s A321neo is distinguished for its exceptional features, […]
Chennai bound flyers diverted to Hyd airport
Hyderabad: Some passeng-ers of a Kurnool-Chennai IndiGo flight had to be redirected to the Hyderabad airport, after the aircraft developed a glitch. The incident took place on October 26. According to airline sources, 6E 7616 that was scheduled to take off from Kurnool at 2.45 pm had to be cancelledowing to a snag. “Passengers on […]
Cancellations: Airline & agents must refund full fare, says Bengaluru consumer court
Bengaluru: In case of flight cancellations due to pandemic situations, ticket fares must be fully refunded to passengers, a Bengaluru consumer court ruled recently. An elderly couple from Bengaluru had approached the court after their US to Bengaluru flights were cancelled during the international travel ban in 2020. The judges ordered their travel agency to […]
Emirates’ premium economy to debut in India on October 30
MUMBAI: Over a year ago Emirates, the world’s largest operator of the double-decker A380, kick started the largest known aircraft retrofit project in aviation history with 120 wide-body aircraft cabins to be fully changed__ seats, carpets, colour palettes, wall panels, wood furnishing, etc__along with installation of premium economyseats in a multi-billion dollar project. On Sunday, […]
India urges airlines in Vietnam to explore possibilities of direct flights to north-eastern states
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Saturday urged airlines from Vietnam to explore launching direct flights to cities in north-eastern states of India to provide increased investment and tourism opportunities to both countries. Guwahati, considered the Gateway to Southeast Asia, has an international airport with direct flights connecting Bangkok and […]