Delhi’s IGI and Mumbai Airport are two of the busiest airports in the country. The number of passengers at these airports is so much that the government has to construct two new airports at these cities, one in Jewar near Delhi and the other one in Navi Mumbai to ease the traffic of these two airports. However, the year 2019 was different for both of these airports as they saw... Read More
Air India has come into a lot of controversies recently, but amidst all the problems, the airline has been able to continue its services smoothly. Air India was also successful in capturing growth in revenue rate in their international flight services, all thanks to Jet Airways. The airline gained a 20% revenue hike in the first eight months of Jet Airways exit. But still, it is not enough to compensate... Read More
IndiGo, which is currently the go-to domestic airline, today announced that it's operating 1,500 flights every day. IndiGo becomes the first airline in the country to achieve this feat. Right now, IndiGo has a fleet of 249 planes and the airline operates to 83 destinations across the globe. Furthermore, a release from IndiGo also stated that the airline is flying over 2.5 lakh passengers per day. The 1,500 flights per... Read More
Air India is bound for disinvestment in the matter of a few months, however, this is not cutting the wings of the national carrier from reaching out to new destinations and expanding its network internationally. It is worth noting that Air India has recently started new flights to Nairobi and other international destinations connecting major Indian cities. The national carrier also started a flight to Toronto a few weeks back.... Read More
Amidst the process of disinvestment, Air India now faces a new hurdle of mass resignation from its pilots. Around 120 pilots of Airbus A320 have tendered their resignation after their salary and promotion demands were not heard. “Air India management should listen to our grievances. Our demand regarding salary hike and promotion is long pending before them, but they have failed to give a strong assurance,” ANI quoted an unnamed... Read More
India’s full-service carrier Vistara plans to focus on Europe and Asia as its ‘Phase One’ expansion, according to Leslie Thng, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Vistara. Mr. Thng was speaking at a media event following Vistara’s first flight to Singapore. Vistara intends to make 50% of the airline’s capacity on international routes within the next five years. Australia and the United States will be considered only in Phase Two of its... Read More
AirAsia India is all set to commence daily direct services on New Delhi – Chandigarh route from August 1, 2019. The flight would leave Delhi airport at 10.40 am every day and would arrive at Chandigarh airport at 11.50 am. The return flight would depart from Chandigarh every day at 12.50 pm and arrive in Delhi at 1.55 pm. AirAsia India also plans to introduce an additional flight on New... Read More
The airfare and revenues will drop in July-September season, revealed IndiGo in an analyst call to press after the release of the quarter result. The airline also added that it does not anticipate making any more benefits from the grounding of Jet Airways. IndiGo has declared a profit of Rs 1,203 crores in the quarter ended in June. The airline has registered a 42 fold increase in its net profit,... Read More
Air India Express IX384 aircraft coming from Dubai to Mangalore veered off the runway and ended up on grass while arriving in Mangalore. The incident happened at 6 pm on Sunday. No casualties are reported, and all 183 passengers inside the flight are said to have a safe landing. AI Express aircraft VT-AYA, operating IX 384, Dubai to Mangalore on June 30, after landing on runway 24 while vacating the... Read More
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
The unexpected growth of three budget airlines – IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir – creates market distortion, analyses Business Insider. According to a report published by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), the three low-cost airlines – IndiGo, SpiceJet, and GoAir – will make a record profit in FY 2019-20. Among the three, IndiGo alone will register a profit of USD 400-500 million, the report stated. Such profit is more... Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the governmental civil aviation body of the United States, has issued a warning to Air India about the potential malfunction in braking system and steering functions of specific models of Boeing 787 aircraft. The advice primarily applies to 23 Dreamliner aircraft (B787s) of Air India. According to a senior Air India official who spoke to Times of India, FAA has given a list of components... Read More
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport is inaugurating the new state-of-the-art air traffic control (ATC) tower on June 15. The transition from the two-decade-old ATC tower to this new 103-meter tall tower will start from the said date. The transition will occur in multiple phases. All flights will be handled from the new facility from September 15. Currently, the final site acceptance test is underway for the new tower. The... Read More
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
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