Category: Civil Aviation

Full-service carrier Vistara on Monday said it has started providing complimentary Wi-Fi internet connectivity onboard its Boeing 787 and Airbus A321 Neo-operated international flights for all members of its loyalty programme, Club Vistara. With this, Vistara becomes the first domestic airline to offer such a facility, a company statement said. The facility is available to […]

The Lufthansa Group launched direct service from Bengaluru to Munich, capital of Bavaria in Germany, on November 4. Bengaluru was chosen as the first destination on the Lufthansa Group network post-COVID. “Alongside Delhi and Mumbai, Bengaluru is the third Indian city with a direct connection for travellers via Lufthansa’s 5 star Munich hub”, the Group […]

Shimla: Aimed at giving a fillip to tourism, flights between Shimla and Amritsar will begin from Nov 16. The flight will operate thrice a week — Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday — with a one way fare of Rs 1,999.

The Punjabi community residing in Australia, New Zealand and other Southeast Asian countries would now have the privilege of multiple flight options than ever before for flying directly from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International (SGRDJI) Airport. The facility for direct flights would be provided by four prominent airlines — Batik Air, Air Asia X […]

Police arrested a man and rescued a child at the centre of a hostage standoff at Hamburg airport on Sunday, ending a crisis that had forced authorities to close the busy air hub. A man, who police said was suspected of carrying a gun, and possibly explosives, drove a vehicle through the gates of the […]

Nine heavily armed terrorists attacked a Pakistan air force training base in Punjab province early on Saturday. All of the attackers were “sent to hell”, the army said, a day after 17 soldiers were killed in three separate terror strikes in the country. The Mianwali Training Air Base of the air force was attacked by […]

A sailor of the Indian Navy died on Saturday in an accident involving a helicopter at a naval base in Kochi. Yogendra Singh, who was a leading airman, died when the helicopter met with the accident while taxiing at the INS Garuda of the Southern Naval Command, officials said. Yadav Singh from Madhya Pradesh. “A […]

Raymond Group on Friday said it will acquire a 59.25% stake in Maini Precision Products Ltd for Rs 682 crore to further strengthen its existing engineering business. Maini Precision Products Ltd (MPPL) has a presence in aerospace, electric vehicles (EV) and defence. The acquisition is being funded by a mix of debt and internal accruals, […]

Air India plans to add over 400 weekly flights on its domestic and international routes until March 2024 as part of the winter schedule 2023. To boost its domestic network, it would add over 200 weekly flights on the back of expected new aircraft deliveries. On international routes, it plans to operate over 200 more […]

Two helicopters have been deployed to search for a Polish paraglider, who is missing for the past two days after taking off from Bir in Kangra district. On Monday, four Polish nationals launched themselves from Bir, and went missing near Dharamsala. The rescue teams from Kangra district located three out of them but Andrez was […]

After the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Indian Air Force (IAF) has also granted in-principle approval to undertake balance work at the upcoming international airport at Halwara, close to Ludhiana. Since the new integrated civil enclave and cargo terminal are coming up at the Air Force Station in Halwara, which is one of the […]

The Chandigarh-Sharjah flight from Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (SBSIA), Chandigarh, is set to be discontinued from October 27, said SBSIA CEO Rakesh Ranjan Sahay. The thrice-a-week flight, with 360 seats (180+180), was much in demand in this region but the airline has chosen to discontinue it for inexplicable reasons. Sources said there has been […]