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October 29th, 2022 12:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Rourkela Airport: SAIL and AAI Have Signed an Agreement to Facilitate Commercial Operations Under the RCS UDAN Scheme

Yesterday in New Delhi, the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) signed an Operation and Management (O & M) agreement to facilitate commercial operations from Rourkela, Odisha. SAIL and AAI Sign MOU SAIL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 2018 to use its own airport for commercial flight operations under the RCS UDAN scheme. SAIL has now signed an O&M contract with... Read More

October 29th, 2022 11:52 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India’s Talent Augmentation Programme Gains Remarkable Response

Air India, India's largest airline, has revealed unprecedented interest in its talent augmentation programme, Vihaan.AI, which is a key pillar of its five-year transformation roadmap. The airline, which had not recruited in non-operations areas in over 15 years, is quickly adding talent in all areas of its business, including Commercial functions such as revenue management, sales, distribution, network planning, and marketing; Business Support Services such as HR, finance, IT, and... Read More

October 28th, 2022 1:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi Airport Is Now the World’s Tenth Busiest Airport: Report

Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi emerged as the world's 10th busiest airport in October, improving its ranking from the pre-pandemic period. In its report, aviation analytics firm OAG stated that the Delhi airport has improved from 14th place in October 2019, prior to the pandemic. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was the busiest in the world in October 2022. The OAG rankings are based on scheduled airline capacity in... Read More

October 28th, 2022 12:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Has Granted an Aerodrome Licence to GMR Group’s Mopa Airport in Goa

The DGCA, the aviation regulatory, has granted the aerodrome licence for the new airport at Mopa in Goa, paving the way for commercial flights to begin there soon. According to a senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the licence for the Mopa airport, which the GMR group will operate, was issued on October 26. (DGCA). This will be Goa's second airport; there is already one in operation... Read More

October 28th, 2022 11:42 AM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Has Granted IndiGo Permission to Wet Lease Turkish Airlines’ Boeing Planes for Six Months. This Is What It Means

The aviation regulator has denied IndiGo's request to wet lease Boeing planes from Turkish Airlines for up to two years, according to sources quoted by PTI. The DGCA has allowed the low-cost carrier to wet lease the planes for up to six months. The request for a longer term lease was denied because the DGCA cited the risk of diversion of traffic rights in collusion with a strong foreign carrier... Read More

October 27th, 2022 12:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Has Lifted the 50% Cap on SpiceJet Flights

The Indian aviation regulator DGCA lifted the 50% cap on SpiceJet flights on Friday. SpiceJet airline can operate at full capacity beginning with the winter schedule, which runs from October 30th to March 25th, 2023. In the winter schedule, airlines will operate 21,941 domestic flights per week. The number of weekly flights will be 1.55% lower than the previous winter schedule of 22,287 flights. "In the upcoming Winter Schedule 2022,... Read More

October 27th, 2022 11:48 AM 0 COMMENTS

This Winter, Domestic Airlines Will Operate Fewer Flights

Domestic airlines will fly 21,941 flights per week this winter, 1.55% fewer than last year's 22,287 weekly flights, despite the fact that this is expected to be the most profitable quarter since airlines resumed service following the pandemic lockdown in 2020. This is primarily because airlines have been unable to increase capacity due to a severe clog in the supply chain, particularly with aircraft engine makers such as Pratt and... Read More

October 27th, 2022 11:34 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara Will Lease Two Boeing 737 Planes to Air India Express

According to a source, budget airline Air India Express is looking to lease two Boeing 737 aircraft from full-service carrier Vistara to expand its winter schedule. Air India Express and Vistara are both part of the Tata group, including Air India and AirAsia India. According to a source close to the situation, the two narrow-body planes will be inducted into the Air India Express fleet on a short-term lease in... Read More

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