November 13th, 2019 10:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara New Delhi-Trivandrum Flight Will Provide Easy Travel for Young Entrepreneurs

India’s full-service carrier Vistara has started direct flight between Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and Kerala’s Trivandrum International Airport. Vistara’s flight UK 897 departs from Delhi at 7 am and arrives at 10.20 am in Trivandrum. The return flight UK 898 departs from Trivandrum airport at 11 am and reaches Delhi at 2.20 pm. Vistara’s Delhi-Trivandrum flight will enable passengers to take connection flights via Delhi to various other destinations... Read More

October 31st, 2019 2:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Regulates IndiGo, GoAir To Upgrade Their Pratt Engines Under 15 Days

Earlier this year, the Indian aviation regulator DGCA directed all the domestic airlines to make extra checks on their A320neo aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines to match the new safety protocols. In another directive released by DGCA, the aviation watchdog has asked the domestic carriers IndiGo and GoAir to modify a number of their Airbus A320neo aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines, which are prone to in-flight... Read More

October 18th, 2019 6:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara Enters Into $ 2.4 Billion Engine And Maintenance Deal With CFM

CFM International is a joint-venture company between two giant corporates, GE Aviation and Safran Aircraft Engines. Vistara recently cracked a deal with CFM International which is worth $2.4 billion U.S dollars. The deal is for an order that Vistara placed with CFM International for purchasing 26 aircraft engines for powering 13 new Airbus A320 and also for a contract which is for long term engine maintenance for the airline’s Airbus... Read More

October 9th, 2019 9:33 AM 0 COMMENTS

GoAir Announces Flights to Singapore and Aizawl, Expands Network operations

India’s low-cost privatised airline GoAir today announced it’s network expansion. With this announcement, the company will merge two new A320neos delivered from the European aviation major Airbus Hamburg and Toulouse plant. On the announcement of this inclusion, GoAir managing director Jeh Wadia said the new seasonals would help the company launch flights to Singapore and Aizawl in addition to increasing demand. He also added that they plan to add at... Read More

August 6th, 2019 4:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara To Commence Delhi-Bangkok Flights From August 27

India’s full-service carrier Vistara will launch its third international flight to Bangkok, Thailand, from August 27, 2019. The daily flight UK121 that starts from Delhi will depart from Delhi IGI airport at 8.25 am and will arrive in Bangkok at 2.15 pm. The return flight UK 122 will leave Bangkok at 3.15 pm and will land in Delhi at 5.55 pm. Vistara has been known to be rapidly expanding its... Read More

July 28th, 2019 7:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indigo To Flag Off Its Operations To Hanoi And Chengdu From September Quarter

India’s largest airline IndiGo will commence the services to Hanoi and Chengdu from September quarter onwards. The airline has received the clearance for the same from Vietnamese authorities. Besides Hanoi, IndiGo will also begin services to Ho Chi Min City. [caption id="attachment_2163" align="alignnone" width="300"] India's first A321neo[/caption] IndiGo to Hasten Europe Strategy  William Boulter, IndiGo’s Chief Commercial Officer, told IANS that IndiGo will "soon putting the flight out for sale”.... Read More

July 17th, 2019 11:16 AM 0 COMMENTS

Total Line of Credit Secured by IndiGo Surpasses Rs 2,500 Crores in April-June Period

Interglobe Aviation, which owns India’s largest airline, IndiGo has secured a line of credit since April worth Rs 2,577.75 crore This credit facility would help the airline in covering its working capital needs while also helping it to focus on expansion. Back in June, the IndiGo had signed a $20 billion agreement with CFM International, the popular aircraft engine manufacturer and as part of this agreement, IndiGo has agreed to... Read More

July 4th, 2019 9:43 AM 0 COMMENTS

India Has a Total of 404 Foreign Pilots Working in the Country: Aviation Minister

India has a total of 404 foreign pilots working in the country, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in Rajya Sabha. Among the 404 foreign pilots, IndiGo employs 199 of them. There is a shortage of type rated commanders/pilot-in-command due to growth in the aviation sector and induction of new type of aircraft in the fleet of Indian airline operators, Puri said in his written response to a question... Read More

June 27th, 2019 5:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India to Commence Services to Dubai From Kolkata After 15 Years

Air India has announced that it will operate a direct service between Kolkata and Dubai for four times a week. Precisely, there will be two flights to Dubai every day, except on Mondays. Air India will deploy Airbus A320neo extended range aircraft on the route. The seating configuration will be 12 business class and 150 economy class. The one-way ticket fare starts at nearly INR 12000, and return fare costs... Read More

June 19th, 2019 8:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara Adds 62 New Flights to and From Mumbai and Delhi

Vistara has newly added 62 flights to and from Mumbai and Delhi. With the new addition, Vistara now operates direct flights from Mumbai to 10 cities -- Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Varanasi, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Besides, Vistara has increased the frequency of flights between Mumbai and Kolkata to three times a day. The airline also has increased the daily services on Mumbai – Goa route (twice a... Read More

June 7th, 2019 4:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara to Commence International Operations by the Second Half of 2019: CEO

Vistara has confirmed its plans to commence international services in the second half of 2019. It might consider medium and long-haul flights, depending on the authority approvals. During the annual general meeting of airlines’ grouping IATA on Sunday, Vistara CEO Leslie Thng said, “We see India as a growing market. We are here for the long term.” "If we do get the necessary rights, we do have a plan in... Read More

May 28th, 2019 4:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo’s Profit Soars Five Times, Records INR 590 Crore in Q4

India’s biggest airline by market share IndiGo has reported a five-fold profit jump in the quarter ended in March 31. The airline’s net profit rose to INR 5,896 million, an increase of 401.2% compared to the same period last year. Jet Airways’ closure was IndiGo’s gain; the financial result clearly shows. Other factors that might have influenced IndiGo’s performance could be the decline in Brent crude prices and also the... Read More

January 9th, 2019 2:11 AM 1 COMMENTS

GoAir Faces Similar Engine Issues Like IndiGo, Grounds 7 Planes

The news about the frequently recurring glitches in the Pratt and Whitney engines in the A320neos inducted by the Indian domestic carriers in the 2016 have come into the limelight lately for all the wrong reasons. First the reports were from the low-cost carrier IndiGo, and now GoAir has also come up with updates informing about the same. The Wadia-Group owned no-frills carrier has also reportedly grounded as much as... Read More

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