October 14th, 2019 10:59 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Announces Start of New Amritsar-Stansted Route With First Flight on October 31, 2019

Air India currently is on the line for divestment by the government wherein, the government is looking to sell its entire stake in the airline. During this period, all the promotions, fleet expansion and appointments for the airline have been halted. However, the retrieved aircrafts of Air India are what allowing the national carrier to expand its routes internationally. Recently we have seen Air India start flights to Doha and... Read More

October 11th, 2019 7:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

Spicejet Adds Rajkot As Its 54th Domestic Destination, Announces 46 New Services

SpiceJet Airlines has announced the launch of 46 new non-stop flights on domestic network, starting from October 27, 2019. Among the new services, SpiceJet has added Rajkot as its 54th destination. Daily non-stop flights will be available on Mumbai-Rajkot route. The airline has also added first non-stop services on Pune-Jodhpur and Chennai-Durgapur routes. Services on Chennai-Jaipur, Bengaluru-Guwahati, Chennai-Vishakhapatnam, Chennai - Patna, Vijayawada-Vishakhapatnam, Surat-Udaipur, Hyderabad-Aurangabad, Ahmedabad-Jodhpur routes are other few. Commenting... Read More

August 10th, 2019 7:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara To Fly To Europe And More Countries In Asia By 2020: CEO

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

July 30th, 2019 5:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India To Launch Lucknow-Jeddah Flight From October

The national carrier Air India has announced a plan to launch a direct flight between Lucknow and Jeddah beginning from the winter schedule, commencing in October 2019. The airline intends to link the two cities via New Delhi. The service will reduce the journey time by three hours. Air India to Deploy Airbus A320 Air India will deploy an Airbus 320 aircraft on the first leg of the journey between... Read More

July 30th, 2019 2:38 PM 0 COMMENTS

Two Spicejet Pilots Lose Licenses For Runway Overshoot

After investigating a runway overshoot incident occurred in Mumbai airport earlier this month, the aviation regulatory authority the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended the licenses of two SpiceJet pilots. The pilots -- Ajinkya Hanchate and Tushar Dasgupta – adopted a wrong approach in landing the flight, leading to instability of the plane. The approach ‘endangered the safety of the aircraft and the passengers on board’, according to DGCA... Read More

July 24th, 2019 9:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Planning to Bring Back 17 Grounded Aircraft on Runway Before October End

As per Air India chief, Ashwani Lohani, the Air India plans to bring all its 17 grounded aircraft back on the runway before October-end. It is notable that Air India’s 17 aircraft have been grounded for a “prolonged” period ranging from four months to a year because of lack of funds for repair and maintenance. As per a PTI report, Ashwani Lohani, Air India Chairman and Managing Director said that... Read More

July 23rd, 2019 11:52 AM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet’s Direct Flights to New Delhi from Mangaluru to Resume from August 4

SpiceJet will resume its Mangaluru-Delhi direct flights from August 4, 2019. The flight will leave Mangaluru International Airport at 6.15 am and arrive in Delhi at 8.55 am. On its return journey, it will leave New Delhi at 8.30 pm and will arrive at 11.15 pm. Meanwhile, SpiceJet captured its highest domestic market share in five years at 15.6% this June. IndiGo continued to maintain its top market share by... Read More

July 3rd, 2019 11:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA to Conduct an Audit of Airlines Involved in Runway Overshoots

In the wake of a series of runway incidents, occurred in last five days, the aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is likely to conduct audits of the airlines involved in the incidents of runway veer off. The regulator has also issued an advisory to the airlines. We are going to audit the operations of some airlines. The advisory for all airlines is also released, a DGCA official... Read More

July 2nd, 2019 6:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kerala-Saudi Arabia Flight Takes an Additional 30 Minutes for the Flight Due to Tehran Airspace Ban

The restriction to fly over Iran Airspace has added another 30 minutes to the trip duration of Kerala – Saudi Arabia flights, making it difficult for the airlines. The airlines are asked to avoid flying over the water area of Tehran airspace with the Strait of Hormuz which connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The detour to avoid Iran airspace is leading to extra usage of fuel... Read More

July 1st, 2019 1:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

AAI Spends INR 4 Crores in 2018-19 to Maintain Airports That Have No Flight Operations

An official document stated that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) spent around INR 4 crores in 2018-19 to maintain 26 airports that have no flight operations. The maintenance cost has increased INR 1.36 crore from the previous financial year (2017-18), which was INR 2.66 crores. The 26 non-operational airports are located in places such as Donakonda in Andhra Pradesh; Daparizo in Arunachal Pradesh; Rupsi and Shella in Assam; Jogbani,... Read More

July 1st, 2019 1:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Express Aircraft Slips From the Runway and Lands on the Grass at Mangalore Airport

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

June 24th, 2019 7:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

2.9% Increase in Domestic Air Traffic Passenger, 93.9% Passenger Load Factor for SpiceJet: DGCA Report May 2019

The domestic air traffic passenger in the country has increased by 2.9% in May, according to the latest report released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The aviation regulator attributes the growth to the ongoing tourist season. All domestic airlines together flew 1.22 crores passenger in May. Among the airlines, IndiGo flew 59.80 lakhs of passengers, followed by SpiceJet that flew 18.03 lakhs of people. Air India took... Read More

June 20th, 2019 7:48 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airbus Unveils Longest-Range A32neo Jet Variant A321XLR at Paris Air Show

Paris Air Show has always been a venue of surprises for the aviation industry. This year, the event witnessed the unveiling of the longest-range version of A321neo jets, the A321XLR. According to Airbus, the new model A321XLR is fuel efficient than its counterparts, burning 30% less fuel. Its range is about 4700 nautical miles, which is 15% more than its lower version A321LR. The plane can also accommodate more fuel... 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

Recent Comments

  • No Most discussed posts - 1 week ago....!