Curated By: Business Desk Last Updated: September 21, 2023, 12:09 IST The airline is likely to start international flights by December. In the past three months, the airline had a mass flight cancellation as more than 40 pilots walked out to join its rival Tata-led Air India Express. Mumbai-based budget carrier Akasa Air secured permission…
A two-member inspection team of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found lapses in internal safety audits of Air India and the regulator is probing the matter, according to officials. When contacted, an Air India spokesperson said that all airlines are subject to regular safety audits by regulators and other bodies. “Air…
A major tragedy was averted at the Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on August 23, 2023, when two Vistara flights came close to each other within 2 km, that too on the same runway. The two planes were carrying more than 300 passengers combined, and could have turned disastrous had it not been for the…
Three pilots, operating with three different airlines have lost their lives within a span of three days, creating a scare among the aviation industry. While some are blaming the deaths to pilot fatigue, others are calling it a mere coincidence. Two among three deaths are confirmed to be cardiac arrests, and both pilots originated from…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has approved the operations of Indigo Airlines to Tashkent with effect from September 6. A senior DGCA official informed that IndiGo has been given approval to operate between Delhi and Tashkent four days a week. IndiGo informed that the airline will operate four days weekly non-stop flights between…
Air India, India’s leading global carrier, has launched a special, 96-hour sale across its domestic and international route network, offering travellers a chance to plan their upcoming trips at attractive fares. On domestic routes, the one-way, all-inclusive fares start from Rs 1,470 for Economy, and Rs 10,130 for Business Class. Similar attractive fares are available…
Aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday said material anomalies detected in certain Pratt & Whitney engines will have a “minimal” impact on IndiGo fleet as only two operational engines of the airline will be required to be removed for inspection. While a total of 15 engines powering IndiGo planes will be impacted, 13 of them are…
Akasa Air has flown 4.3 million passengers with over 900 flights per week, besides becoming eligible to fly internationally with a fleet of 20 aircraft in its first year of commercial operations, which it completed on Monday, the airline said in a statement. Owned by SNV Aviation Pvt Ltd and founded by former Jet Airways…
In the year 2023 itself, a total of 338 technical snags have been reported until July by domestic air carriers in India. Source link
The Director General Civil Aviation Monday (DGCA) has issued the license for Utkela airport in Odisha’s Kalahandi district to start flight operations. Utkela airport, 15 km from the district headquarters of Bhawanipatna, is among the airstrips that have been listed under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN. This license from Civil Aviation has paved the way…