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AirAsia India’s Pune-Bengaluru flight aborts take off at last minute
Mumbai: A Bengaluru-bound AirAsia India flight from Pune aborted take off at the last minute on Sunday due to a technical issue. The number of passengers on board the A320 aircraft was…
- India
India carries out maiden flight-test of ballistic missile defence interceptor
New Delhi: In a significant move, India on Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of phase-II ballistic missile defence interceptor AD-1 that is capable of engaging different types of targets. The defence…
- India
Bengaluru-bound flight grounded after engine stalled during take off: Officials
New Delhi: Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight was grounded at the Delhi airport after the flight experienced an engine stall during take-off. “An aircraft operating flight 6E2131 from Delhi to Bangalore experienced an engine…
- Science
NASA set to break sound barrier again for future air travel
Washington: NASA aeronautical innovators are poised to break the sound barrier again, this time in a very different way that could make it possible for all of us to one day travel…
- India
Indian security authorities on alert after bomb threat in passenger flight
New Delhi: Indian securities authorities were on alert following a bomb threat on board an Iranian passenger flight when it was approaching Delhi. Sources claimed that the Mahan Air flight, which was…
- India
India to add 80 airports in next 4-5 years
New Delhi: The country is likely to add nearly 80 airports in the next four to five years, the aviation regulator has said, adding that aerodromes meanwhile need to fulfil certain requirements…
- India
Air India halves discount on basic fares for senior citizens, students
Mumbai: Tata Group-owned full-service carrier Air India has reduced by half the discount offered on basic fares to senior citizens and students in the economy class on its flights, according to its…
- Middle East
India-UAE flight prices soar as expats seek to return after vacation
The prices of tickets from India to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have soared as the expatriates seek to return after spending the annual vacation in their hometowns. Travel agents said one-way…
- India
Karnataka: Police grill couple held after flight delayed over ‘suspicious message’
Mangaluru: Karnataka police has grilled the detained young couple held in connection with sending suspicious text messages which delayed Mumbai flight for 6 hours. The incident had taken place at the Mangaluru…
- India
Flight ticket prices likely to fall – Here’s why
Hyderabad: Flight ticket prices are likely to fall as the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday announced the removal of lower and upper limits on air fare from…
- India
Indian airports likely to record significant rise in number of air passengers
New Delhi: Indian airports are likely to record a significant rise in the number of air-passengers in the coming years. As per an assessment made by Airports Authority of India (AAI), all…
- India
Go to HC: SC on Hindu Sena’s plea against carrying kirpans on flights
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL by Hindu Sena challenging the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security’s decision to allow Sikh passengers to carry kirpan on domestic flights.…
- India
IndiGo’s Sharjah-Hyderabad flight diverted to Karachi airport after glitch
New Delhi: Another Indian flight, a Hyderabad-bound IndiGo airliner from Sharjah was diverted to Pakistan’s Karachi airport after the pilot reported a technical defect. “IndiGo flight 6E-1406, operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad…
- Science
SpaceX’s Starship will take 1st flight in July: Musk
San Francisco: SpaceX will get ready to take off its first orbital flight in July, Founder and CEO Elon Musk has said. This comes as the company received environment clearance from the…
- India
Indigo investigating incident of sloganeering by Youth Cong workers on its flight
New Delhi: IndiGo has begun investigating the Monday incident on its Kannur-Trivandrum flight where two Youth Congress workers allegedly raised slogans against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was on the plane,…
