Aviation

The condition of the runway was "rapidly deteriorating" and so the airport had to be closed for repair work. Pune airport will remain closed for 14 days from October 16-30 because the Indian Air Force (IAF) will undertake runway…

It also scored the highest in India for Cabin Cleanliness. Vistara has been awarded the title of Best Airline in India & Southern Asia at the 2021 World Airline Awards. Additional Awards It also won the Best Airline Staff in…

Tata Sons owns close to 84% of AirAsia India. Tata may bring low-fare airline AirAsia India under the Air India umbrella if its bid for the latter succeeds. Malaysia’s flagship budget airline AirAsia Bhd, which owns about 16% of…

It is to be implemented in the next 100 days. Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia has revealed plans to improve the aviation infrastructure in India. It is to be implemented in the next 100 days. The roadmap includes…

Bookings can be made through the Air India website, Air India offices, and travel agents. India has restarted international flights between 49 cities spanning 18 countries. The flights will be operated under an Air Bubble…

It is unlikely that Vistara will begin operations this month. Vistara has been cleared by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate flights between the US and India. The DOT received no objections so now Vistara…

The new extension has the ban in place till September 30. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the ban on international scheduled commercial passenger flights to and from India. The earlier date the ban…

Passengers are advised to check airfares on the airline’s website instead of search engines. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has told airlines to ensure that their fares as displayed on metasearch engines are not higher…

The UK has recently shifted India to its ‘Amber list’ from the ‘Red list’. The aviation ministry denied allegations that India-UK flight fares had reached the Rs 4 lakh mark. The accusation was made by Sanjeev Gupta, secretary at…

This will be a pilot project or a test run set to launch on August 20. Indigo will launch an IATA Travel Pass in partnership with International Air Transport Association (IATA). Launch And Global Airliners Involved This will be…

It has also advised those who have already purchased tickets to contact their travel agent who booked it. Etihad Airways will no longer operate flights from India to Dubai and other destinations in the UAE until further notice. …

Adani Airport Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, currently owns a 74% stake in MIA. Gautam Adani-led Adani Group is now the chief operator of the Mumbai International Airport (MIA) after succeeding the GVK…

Not all will be eligible to fly since these are special Vande Bharat mission flights and not for commercial purposes. Air India Express, a low-cost subsidiary of Air India, has announced a new schedule of international flights from…

The New Shepard launch vehicle will take off on July 20, will go to the edge of space and come back.  An anonymous individual has bagged a seat alongside Jeff Bezos on a Blue Origin-crewed spaceflight. Take-Off Date And Passenger…

Spicejet HR said that the company is resorting to the worked hours-based pay structure due to "extreme and unavoidable circumstances''. Spicejet is going back to its previous pay structure wherein employees were paid based on hours…

The airliner said that around 4.5 million data subjects were breached including their names, dates of birth, contact and passport information, among others. 10 years of passenger data registered with Air India (AI) has been hacked. The…

Air India has extended its UK schedule from May 16-31. US has urged its citizens in India to return home and has escalated its travel advisory to Level 4. Air India has extended its UK schedule which lasted earlier from May 1-15. …

Air India will operate 32 non-stop India-US flights by May 11 and Ind-UK flights 1-15 May Air India will operate 32 non-stop India-US flights by May 11. The figure is just 1 flight short of the 33 it used to operate between the two…

A study conducted by the Royal Society Open Science journal has found that the Coronavirus risk rises by 50% if plane boarding is conducted by back seated passengers first. A study conducted by the Royal Society Open Science journal…

Either Spicejet or Tata group could be the next majority stakeholder of Air India Tata group and Spicejet had expressed interest in buying out Air India and the two have now been shortlisted for the same. Chances are high that…