Aviation

Jet Airways’ relaunch is increasingly looking unlikely to ever happen. Relaunch again postponed The Jalan-Kalrock consortium, which owns Jet Airways, had won the airline through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) process. …

According to a report in the Economic Times (ET) Air India has emerged as India's top "on-time" airline, beating out IndiGo for the third consecutive month. Part of Tata’s strategy Since the Tata Group took over, on-time…

In an unfortunate incident on October 12, the airplane crew on board a SpiceJet flight scheduled from Goa to Hyderabad reportedly asked passengers to start praying as smoke filled the cabin mid-journey. SpiceJet Flight…

The Tata Group will soon begin the process of bringing all its airline companies under the Air India brand. It will kick things off with the transfer of its ownership in AirAsia India to Air India. Consolidation complete by 2024 …

In a move to thank its loyal passengers and marking its 21st birthday, the low-cost airline AirAsia is offering a mega sale like never seen before. You must be wondering that the sale would comprise of hefty price cuts and…

Air India is gunning for a domestic market share of 30 per cent and to significantly strengthen its international operations in the next five years. Vihaan To that end it has formed a comprehensive transformation plan…

The UAE has increased pressure on the Indian government to increase seats between the two countries by another 50,000 per week. This has the potential to deal a lethal blow to airlines in India. Proposed routes Dubai civil…

Bengaluru airport has introduced a facial recognition system that will help improve passenger experience. It started from Aug 16 across two airlines, namely AirAsia India and Vistara. How it works Passengers have to download…

Airlines will have to mandatorily provide details of all international passengers to the Customs department for preventing and prosecuting offences under the Customs Act, 1962. Airlines Mandated To Share International Travellers' Data…

The civil aviation ministry said that limits imposed on domestic airfares will be removed from 31 August, after approximately 27 months. The cap was imposed by the ministry on 21 May, 2020. Fare Caps On Air Tickets Removed After…

Indigo Hikes Pilot Salaries By 8% After Mass Leave Cripples Operations Despite recent controversies IndiGo will hike the salaries of its pilots by a further 8 per cent from August 1. The airline will also restore overtime allowance…

New International Flights Announced From Bengaluru Airport: Fly To 28+ Foreign Destinations From Bengaluru! US airline United Airlines will start flights from Bengaluru to San Francisco in the last quarter of 2022. Flights to Aus,…

Domestic, International Flights Can Become 15% Expensive Due To This Reason Oil marketing companies (OMCs) hiked Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices by 16.3% on June 16. Second fare revision The hike takes jet fuel prices to a…

Rs 10 Lakh Penalty Imposed On Vistara For Allowing An Untrained Pilot To Land Flight & Endangering Passengers' Lives Aviation safety regulator DGCA has penalised airline Vistara for letting an improperly trained pilot make a landing…

Spicejet Flights Not Allowed To Fly Because Of Pending Payments At Delhi Airport Multiple SpiceJet planes were kept from operating at the Delhi airport by Air Traffic Control. Passengers Forced To Wait The reason was failure to…

It now waits for the DGCA to grant it its air operator certificate (AOC). Jet Airways has completed the second and final set of two proving flights. The flight had 31 people on board, including officials from the aviation regulator…

Air India & Vistara Can Merge To Create India's Biggest Airlines! Decision Likely By 2023 For a potential merger of the airline, Tata Sons has held exploratory talks with Singapore Airlines (SIA) whose joint-venture partner is…

Indigo Becomes 1st Airlines To Use 100% Made In India Navigation System To Land An Aircraft! For the first time, a plane successfully landed at its destination using India’s own satellite-based augmentation. Test Flight An…

Air India is expected to buy the remaining 16.33% stake. Tata Group’s Air India intends to buy AirAsia India’s entire stake and has filed a notice with the CCI for the same. The Deal Both airlines are run by Tata Sons, with Air…

90 SpiceJet Pilots Banned From Flying Boeing 737 Max Airplanes: Find Out Why? Aviation regulator DGCA has banned 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft due to lapses in training. Scrutiny On Boeing 737 It…