Category: Civil Aviation

After a gap of two years, the much-sought-after helicopter joyride is set to stage a comeback in the upcoming edition of Rose Festival here. Also, a light and sound show is proposed to be held for the first time at the event. The Municipal Corporation has proposed a mega festival at Rose Garden, Sector 16, […]

New Delhi: Officials of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Tata Group on Tuesday announced the merger of Vistara with Air India, upon the receipt of requisite government regulatory approvals by March 2024. As part of the merger, SIA will also invest Rs 2,058.5 crore in Air India.

The Tata group on Tuesday announced the merger of Vistara with Air India under a deal wherein Singapore Airlines will also acquire a 25.1 per cent stake in Air India, marking a major consolidation in India’s fast-growing aviation space. The deal, which will make Air India the country’s largest international carrier and second-largest domestic carrier, […]

The Tata group on Tuesday announced the merger of its two airlines Vistara and Air India. The group owns a 51 per cent stake in Vistara and the rest is with Singapore Airlines (SIA). Formalities with regard to the merger are expected to be completed by March 2024.

Air India on Wednesday announced the strengthening and expansion of its global footprint with the launch of new flights connecting Mumbai with New York, Paris and Frankfurt, and the resumption of non-stop flights connecting Delhi with Copenhagen, Milan and Vienna. This expansion comes as the airline continues to make progress in augmenting its fleet with […]

The proposal for starting flights between Shimla and Dharamsala and Kullu will have to wait till December 10 when the election process will be completed and the Model Code of Conduct is lifted. The Tourism and Civil Aviation Department had sought permission from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to launch flights connecting the state […]

Jet Airways, which is yet to resume operations under its new owner, will reduce salaries for various staff and send many employees on leave without pay, amid uncertainty over resumption of its operations.

In what appears to be another hurdle in the much-awaited international airport coming up at Halwara in Ludhiana, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has ordered foreclosure of the awarded works before taking up the balance works.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has started the work to construct ramps for connectivity towards the NH-44 near Transport Nagar to resolve traffic-related issues. The work was started in the presence of Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu and road safety activist Rahul Verma on Friday. Mayor Sandhu said the NHAI was going to complete […]

Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal has banned the use of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles within the limits of Kapurthala district from November 4 to 6. These orders have been issued in view of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Dera Beas on November 5.

The Adampur airport would soon be operational for civil flights. This assurance has been given by Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in response to a detailed letter written by his colleague in the Cabinet Som Parkash on October 31. This was stated by the Union Minister of State himself to this correspondent here on […]

Malaysia’s AirAsia on Wednesday said it has entered into a pact with Air India to sell its remaining stake in budget carrier AirAsia India. Tata Group and the Malaysian entity-owned AirAsia India started flying in June 2014. In a statement, AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd said it has entered into a share purchase agreement to sell […]