Category: Civil Aviation

Boeing on Wednesday reported its biggest-ever loss of $2.9 billion in the second quarter as the 737 MAX crisis drags on, and it warned it could be forced to temporarily halt production of the plane if the grounding is extended much longer. The company’s troubles have been mounting since the MAX was taken out of […]

The extension of tarmac (runway) of Karnal Aviation Club has been hanging fire for the past seven years as the authorities have not been able to acquire land for the project. The authorities have now launched fresh efforts for the project by asking farmers to offer around 55 acres voluntarily on e-bhoomi portal. The existing […]

Budget passenger carrier GoAir plans to add destinations such as Hanoi and Phnom Penh to its international network by the year-end, sources said. Sources said the airline, which is rapidly expanding its international presence, will also deploy capacity to Bhutan in the coming days. Till recently, the airline flew to just four international destinations—Phuket, Male, […]

In the wake of its proposed privatisation, the government has asked Air India to put a freeze on large-scale promotion and appointments. A new flights has to be started only when it is extremely necessary and after due diligence from commercial aspect. “The direction came almost a week back. It says that due to impending […]

The schedule of Air India flights plying to and from the Chandigarh airport to Pune and Nanded has been altered, beginning July 15. The flights between Chandigarh and Nanded will now operate on Tuesday and Thursday instead of Tuesday and Wednesday. “The decision has been taken so that travellers get an additional day—a layover—when they […]

At least 37 people were injured when an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Sydney encountered sudden and severe turbulence, the airline said. Flight AC33 was diverted to Honolulu’s international airport at around 6.46 am on Thursday morning, reports the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said 35 people sustained minor injuries. […]

A SpiceJet technician was killed after the landing gear door of the aircraft he was working on got “accidentally” shut at the airport here on Wednesday, a senior official said. The incident took place around 1.45 am. “The technician was carrying out maintenance on the landing gear of the Bombardier Q400 plane when the landing […]

The Chandigarh airport witnessed several flight delays while two flights were diverted due to heavy rainfall and cloudy conditions in the city today. A flight from Leh, which was to reach the airport at 9:35 am, landed at 11:32 am. A flight from Dubai witnessed a similar delay and arrived an hour late. A flight […]

New Delhi: Overturning its earlier decision, Air India on Tuesday announced that pilgrims on their return journey from Saudi Arabia after Haj will be allowed to carry holy water from Zamzam “well within permissible baggage allowance”. Air India had on July 4 informed all travel agents that till September 15, due to change of aircraft […]

Over a dozen unions of Air India today came out strongly against the government’s second bid to sell the financially-crippled national carrier, union sources said after a meeting with the airline’s management. After the Budget announcement on Friday, Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani had called a meeting of all the 13 unions of the airline […]

The government today proposed relaxation in the FDI norms for sectors such as aviation, insurance, animation media and single brand retail with a view to attract more overseas investment. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India’s FDI inflows in 2018-19 grew by 6 per cent to $64.37 billion. “I propose to further consolidate the gains to […]

Noting that the government is committed to disinvestment of Air India, Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri today said keeping this in view a detailed plan has been worked out to revive the national carrier to make it operationally viable. Replying to a supplementary question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister said Air India […]