Boeing Co said on Wednesday it would give $100 million over multiple years to local governments and non-profit organizations to help families and communities affected by the deadly crashes of its 737 MAX planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The move appears to be a step toward repairing the image of the world’s largest planemaker, which […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Fly cheap from July to Sept
With GoAir’s Minication, city residents can now fly with fares as low as Rs 1,777 between July 1 and September 30. To avail of FlySmart fares, the booking period is June 18 to June 23 and customers can also get an additional 10 per cent dicount . Chandigarh to Srinagar flights may cost as low […]
Govt, AAI ink pact for air terminal at Halwara
The state government and the Airport Authority of India signed an agreement for setting up the New Civil International Air Terminal at IAF Station, Halwara, Ludhiana. Earlier, the state government had signed an MoU with the MoCA and Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the same. An official spokesperson said the agreement was signed by […]
From Jaguar to AN-32, IAF lost nearly 10 aircraft this year
The Indian Air Force has lost nearly 10 aircraft this year, the latest being an AN-32, whose wreckage was spotted on Tuesday in a heavily-forested mountainous terrain in Arunachal Pradesh, eight days after it went missing after taking off from Assam’s Jorhat. From Mirage 2000 to MiG-27, many of these aircraft had crashed in the […]
Hardeep Puri takes pilot’s seat amid turbulence in aviation sector
Hardeep Singh Puri, the new Civil Aviation Minister, took charge of office on Friday amid distress in the sector that recently saw grounding of a private airline and concerns over debt-laden Air India, which the government wants to sell off. After taking charge, Puri, a former Indian Foreign Service officer, held a meeting with senior […]
Land acquisition for Gaggal airport expansion begins
The Kangra district administration has started the exercise for the acquisition of land for the Gaggal airport expansion. Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, Sandeep Kumar, when contacted by The Tribune, said in-principle approval had been given by the state government for the expansion of the Gaggal airport. “We are now preparing revenue record of the land that […]
14 hrs by road, or Rs 14,000 Jammu-Srinagar flight
Frequent landslides at vulnerable spots on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway have forced the Centre to send a high-level team from the Ministry of Home Affairs, which visited the affected areas of Ramban today. As uncertainty looms over the 270-km stretch following regular blockades, airfares between the two state capitals have spiralled, with tickets selling as […]
Fly to Hisar in ’24
The integrated aviation hub in Hisar would be established in a phased manner and an airstrip of 10,000 feet would be ready by January 2021, where A-320 and Boeing-737 airplanes can land. Apart from this, the Hisar airport would be completely ready by 2024 for operation. Also, a flying school would be established in Hisar, […]
‘We clearly fell short’: Boeing CEO on 737 MAX problems
The head of Boeing acknowledged on Wednesday that the company “clearly fell short” in dealing with the accident-ridden 737 MAX and said that it had not adequately communicated with regulators. Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg’s remarks to CBS News—his first interview since the global grounding of the plane following two crashes that claimed 346 lives—came as […]
Air Force’s AN-32 certified with bio fuel
New Delhi: Indian Air Force transport plane AN-32 has been formally fleet certified to fly on blended fuel containing up to 10 per cent indigenous bio-jet fuel. The IAF has undertaken a series of evaluation tests and trials with this green aviation fuel over the past one year. The scope of these checks was in […]
Darwin Group eyes seat in Jet Airways’ cockpit
Top management of lesser-known Darwin Group, which was one of the unsolicited bidders for Jet Airways, today met officials of SBI Caps to discuss its proposal. The Group has offered Rs 14,000-crore deal to the lenders for acquiring the grounded airline, its CEO Rahul Ganpule said. Darwin Platform Group of Companies claims it has investments […]
You want us to decide matter, HC raps Punjab
Less than eight months after the Indian Air Force claimed that safety and other concerns regarding the Chandigarh international airport had virtually been given the go-by, the state of Punjab today received another rap from the Punjab and Haryana High Court after the issue surfaced before it once again. The Bench was told that a […]