Emirates today confirmed that it is closing on an order for between 100 and 150 aircraft. The Dubai-based carrier is thinking ahead as it mulls over its plan to eventually replace its Airbus A380 fleet. In a meeting with journalists at the IATA AGM in Istanbul this morning, Emirates president Sir Tim Clark shared his … Read more
As per some media reports, Go First Airlines, currently under the management of insolvency resolution professional Abhilash Lal, has informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) about its preparedness to resume operations with 152 daily flights with 22 aircraft. It is worth noting that Go First Airlines has been non-operational since May 3. Prior … Read more
Indian carriers have been asked by the aviation regulatory body to work on guidelines for deplaning passengers quickly in urgent situations. It wants them to come up with a procedure in which passengers can safely make a quick exit in situations that can lead to an emergency. DGCA asks to submit guidelines India’s Directorate General … Read more
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
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
