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- India
Domestic air passengers annual traffic volume surged: DGCA
New Delhi: Domestic airline passenger numbers for the period spanning January to September soared to 1,128.62 lakh, showcasing a substantial increase from the 874.24 lakh recorded during the same period the previous…
- India
IndiGo to use fatigue analysis tool for pilots
New Delhi: The country’s largest airline IndiGo will introduce a tool to detect fatigue among pilots using real time data and predictive analytics, amid rising concerns about fatigue issues among the cockpit…
- Business
DGCA grants Air India conditional approval to use simulator
New Delhi: India’s aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has granted conditional renewed approval to Air India’s simulator facilities in Mumbai and Hyderabad. This decision enables the airline to…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt mulls over starting state-owned airline services
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries & Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil on Friday said that the state government is mulling starting its own airline services. Speaking to reporters on the…
- Business
NCLAT permits Go First lessor to inspect leased aircraft
New Delhi: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday granted permission to Ireland-based lessor Jackson Square Aviation Ltd to inspect its aircraft leased to cash-strapped Go First. This decision follows…
- India
AIIMS doctors save infant mid-air
New Delhi: All India India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi doctors saved the life of a two-year-old girl onboard a flight, the premier institute said on Monday. According to AIIMS, a…
- India
DGCA approves IndiGo’s New Delhi-Tashkent flight operations
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday approved IndiGo’s flight operations from New Delhi to Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent from September 6, a senior official of the aviation regulator…
- India
Unruly passengers: Parliamentary panel recommends special airline wing
New Delhi: A parliamentary-committee”>Parliamentary Committee on Monday recommended a special airline wing to deal with cases related to onboard unruly passengers. The Department related to the Standing Committee for Transport, Tourism and…
- World
Texas airport worker dies after being ‘ingested’ into Delta plane engine
Houston: In a freak accident, an airport worker in the US State of Texas was killed after being sucked into a passenger plane engine. The worker’s death occurred at about 10.25 pm…
- India
IndiGo to start flights to six destinations in Africa, Central Asia
New Delhi: The country’s largest airline IndiGo will start direct flights to six new destinations in Africa and Central Asia, including to Nairobi, Tbilisi and Tashkent, this year. Embarking on “massive” international…
- India
Go First cancels all flights till May 12
New Delhi: Cash-strapped airline Go First on Friday said it has cancelled all its flights till May 12. The Wadia group-owned carrier has filed a plea for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings before…
- World
Cebu Pacific Air announces tickets as low as Rs 40 for its 27th anniversary
On the occasion of its 27th anniversary, Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific Air has announced its ticket will cost 27 Philippine pesos (Rs 40). Those who book between March 6 and March…
- Middle East
Airline crew facing smuggling charges in Philippines for brining onions from Riyadh, Dubai
Jeddah: With onions now more expensive than beef and chicken in inflation-hit Philippines, Filipino expats of the Gulf region prefer to take onions into home by smuggling. Even the country’s airline crew…
- Hyderabad
FlyBig airline operation halted for some time at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: FlyBig Airlines’ operation was halted at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad due to a technical problem on Sunday after which passengers staged protests for the delay. According to…
- Business
Alliance Air becomes Centre’s independent business unit
New Delhi: Regional airline Alliance Air has become an independent business unit under the Central government’s control. Alliance Air was an esrtwhile part of Air India prior to the latter’s divestment. At…
