June 21st, 2022 7:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

International Airlines Including United Airlines Resumes Services From Bengaluru Airport

United Airlines aims to commence daily flights from Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco in the fourth quarter of 2022. According to a statement provided by the airport as part of an update on foreign flight operations, Qantas, Australia's national carrier, will restart four weekly flights to Sydney on September 14. According to the corporation, Air India is planning two weekly flights to Tel Aviv, and American Airlines is... Read More

June 16th, 2022 1:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sri Lankan Airlines Praises Pilots for Averting a Mid-Air Collision With British Airways Flight

Srilankan Airlines applauded its pilots on Wednesday for safely commandeering a flight from London to Colombo on Monday, following claims that a national carrier plane narrowly avoided colliding with a British Airways flight over Turkey. "Vigilance of the pilots and the state-of-the-art communication and surveillance system onboard the aircraft enabled safe passage for UL 504 on June 13. Further, SriLankan Airlines commends the timely action of the pilots operating UL 504, which... Read More

June 15th, 2022 2:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Aviation Regulator Told Airlines to Ensure Their Summer Timetables “Deliverable”

On Tuesday, the government and the aviation authority sent letters to airlines advising them to make sure their summer schedules were "deliverable." They went on to say that cancelling flights in advance was "better" than cancelling flights at the last minute. It comes after tens of thousands of travellers were inconvenienced by airport cancellations and delays. The problem was particularly bad during Easter and last month's half-term school holiday, and... Read More

Australia’s Airlines Record Low On-Time Performance Figures

The airlines in Australia have just recorded their worst on-time performance since records began in November 2003. The Australian Government's Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) has released on-time and cancellation data for April, revealing that the country's major airlines - Jetstar, Qantas, QantasLink, Rex Airlines, Virgin Australia, and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - averaged 63.6 % on-time arrivals and 62.2 % on-time departures. Easter, school holidays, and... Read More

May 21st, 2022 10:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India A320neo Plane Returns To Mumbai As Engine Shuts Down Mid-Air

A Tata Group-run Air India plane to Bengaluru, an A320neo, returned to Mumbai airport a mere 27 minutes after takeoff as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical error. The passengers were flown to their destination after a change of aircraft on Thursday, Air India spokesperson said.  The pilots of the aircraft received a warning about high exhaust gas temperatures just minutes after takeoff at 9:43... Read More

Delhi ATC Denies Clearance to SpiceJet Flights Due to Non-Payment of Airport Fees

SpiceJet passengers departing New Delhi this morning were to wait a bit longer than normal. However, the delay was not caused by a malfunctioning aircraft or a lack of staff. Instead, due to non-payment of airport fees, the airline's planes were denied clearance by Delhi Airport's Air Traffic Control. SpiceJet's morning departures from New Delhi were disrupted on Friday because the ATC at Indira Gandhi International Airport had been told... Read More

May 18th, 2022 10:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Singapore Airlines Benefits From Competitor Carrier Service Reductions

In just over a year, Singapore Airlines has over twice its monthly available seat kilometres and more than tenfold increased the number of passengers it flies. The airline recently revealed its April 2022 traffic stats, and the figures show that the carrier is on the comeback. Singapore Airlines carried 1,146.200 passengers in April 2022, up from 95,900 in April 2021. The Singapore Airlines Group's passenger load factor for the month... Read More

Mumbai Airport to Close Runways for 6 Hours for Pre- Monsoon Maintenance

On May 10th, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), one of India's busiest airports, will be closed for six hours. The airport's runways must be prepared for the considerable rains that Mumbai experiences every year as the monsoon season approaches. Mumbai airport will close its runways from 11:00 to 17:00 on May 10th, in keeping with its annual tradition of pre-monsoon repairs and maintenance. "All operations will resume as usual... Read More

April 25th, 2022 8:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

Singapore Airlines to Focus on Its Largest Market India as COVID Restrictions Eased

From Tuesday, the majority of Singapore's COVID restrictions will be lifted, including travel restrictions for vaccinated passengers. Singapore Airlines is currently focusing on its largest market, India, as no further testing is required. Singapore Airlines has been redeploying the A380 in two key markets, New Delhi and Mumbai to Singapore, since mid-March. On March 14th, the aircraft arrived in Mumbai after a two-year wait, and on April 16th, the first superjumbo... Read More

April 9th, 2022 7:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta addresses salary concerns in a letter to employees

IndiGo's chief executive officer Ronojoy Dutta wrote to the airline's staff in a letter to address the growing concerns of its pilots, cabin crew, and commanders, saying that the airline is constantly reviewing its staff salaries and will adjust salaries based on the competitive environment and IndiGo's bottom line.  The CEO issued the email to employees on April 8 in response to several media stories claiming that the airline's senior... Read More

April 4th, 2022 7:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

US Airlines Are Cancelling Hundreds of Weekend Flights as Thunderstorms Sweep Through Florida

Thousands of airline passengers were stranded at airports around the United States this weekend due to major carriers' flight schedules being severely disrupted. According to the flight-tracking website FlightAware, 6,049 flights inside, into, or out of the United States were delayed on Saturday, while 1,934 were cancelled. As of Sunday afternoon, 3,013 additional US planes had been delayed and 1,517 had been cancelled. The delays occur during the busiest travel... Read More

March 23rd, 2022 4:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

China Launches Two Week Inspection, Hunt for Flight Crash Victims Continues

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) launched a sector-wide two-week inspection for any safety failures on Tuesday night, according to Reuters, as the hunt for China flight crash victims continues. To ensure the utmost safety of aviation operations and people's lives, the inspection will encompass examinations at all regional air traffic control bureaus, as well as airline firms and flight training institutions. The investigation is difficult, according to Chinese... Read More

March 23rd, 2022 3:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bagdogra Airport Was Shut for 5.5 Hours Because of a Runway Crack

Bagdogra Airport in the Indian state of West Bengal was closed for about five hours today as a precautionary measure after a crack was spotted on the runway. Bagdogra Airport lies in the northeastern part of the country and has only one runway, which is roughly 9,000 feet (2,743 metres) long. The Indian Air Force manages the lone runway at Bagdogra Airport as well as all air traffic control activities... Read More

February 25th, 2022 10:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Russia-Ukraine War: Airlines From Across the World Cease Flight Operations

Airlines find it challenging to deal with the conflict in Europe as Ukraine closed its airspace, fuel prices increased, and the carriers are asked to take caution to deal with Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. With Russia declaring operation in the dawn, several airlines have ceased their operations, even the civil flights. The region in the southwest of Ukraine, Moldova, is the latest to stop the flight operations over the... Read More

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