Perhaps one of the biggest differences seen following Air India’s privatization is that the carrier doesn’t sit on its problems for too long and comes up with solutions faster than before. Not too long ago, Air India had to suspend six non-stop flights to the US due to staff shortage, but by the end of … Read more
A new airline in India, FLY91, plans to start operations later this year and has revealed its logo and tagline. The carrier wants to take advantage of the growing demand for regional air travel in the country and is said to be targeting destinations in southern and western India. First look FLY91, a startup Indian … Read more
The only airport in Madhya Pradesh’s capital city Bhopal, Raja Bhoj Airport is getting ready for round-the-clock air services. The induction of several new generation technologies is in the process. A newly constructed 32-meter tall air traffic control (ATC) tower will become operational from October 1. According to Raja Bhoj Airport director Ramji Awasthi, it … Read more
IndiGo, India’s largest carrier by market share, is all set to potentially close in on a record deal to buy 500 narrow-body A320-family jets from Airbus, according to industry sources on Sunday. Airbus has emerged as the front-runner for the order and the it will eclipse Air India’s provisional purchase of nearly 470 jets in … Read more
German major Lufthansa is looking to form a strong partnership with Air India for growing its business in India. While the airline will expand its own flights to India, a partnership with Air India will be a strong point of its India expansion policy, the airline’s CEO Carsten Spohr told Economic Times on Sunday. Our … Read more
The Delhi High Court has ordered SpiceJet to pay Rs 380 crore to the airline’s former promoter Kalanithi Maran in an interest payment case between KAL Airways and the company. The Delhi HC’s ruling of May 29 comes after the airline failed to pay Rs 75 crore to Maran as directed by the Supreme Court … Read more
Go First’s grounding has resulted in trouble for air travellers as airfares have reportedly spiked multi-fold in the last one month. Some of the key routes that Go First operated on are seeing a very sharp surge. Go First bankruptcy: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said there is an unusual situation due to … Read more
Air India Express will start operating Haj flights from Kannur and Kozhikode on June 4. In a release on Friday, the airline said the Haj charters will be carried out in two phases. In the first phase, it will operate 44 flights from Kozhikode and 13 flights from Kannur to Jeddah and plans to carry … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is upset at Sri Lankan board expressing its desire to host the entire Asia Cup and has declined the latter’s offer to play an ODI bilateral series in the island nation. According to sources in the PCB, relations between the PCB and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have turned sour after … Read more
A group of seven applicants attempting to secure visas to Italy through deceitful means were apprehended at the Visa Application Center (VAC) operated by VFS Global in Delhi, India. These applicants had resorted to using forged documents in their visa applications, a serious offence that compromises the integrity of the visa process. Forged Documents Traced … Read more
