COVID-19 has hurt the Indian economy. An already struggling aviation sector is going to lose a lot more business. It is expected that the domestic air traffic is going to fall to 80 to 90 million passengers only this fiscal year. With this, the delivery of more than 200 planes is also going to be put on hold at the moment. This is because the airlines have a severe cash... Read More
No frills carrier, IndiGo, a subsidiary of InterGlobe aviation, has said that it would increase the number of aircraft in its fleet. IndiGo will be buying new aircraft thus pushing the aircraft count on its fleet from 181 to 200. The airline has been making rapid growth in the Indian domestic flying sector and has gained significant market share in the past few years only. IndiGo CEO Gregory Taylor informed... Read More
Government of India has allowed private jets and charter flights to fly on domestic routes. As the Indian Aviation Industry was banned to stop the spread of Covid-19, the government lifted the ban and allowed domestic operations from May 25, 2020. A day after, the government also allowed non-scheduled and private operators to fly on domestic routes. However, passengers are flying in skies have to take care of all the... Read More
The entire Indian Aviation Industry is facing massive financial distress because of the deadly virus. Since the government has imposed lockdown until 17 May 2020, all commercial operations have been banned except cargo and rescue flights. Both Airlines and Airports are following the safety protocols directed by the government. Since the Airlines might have to leave the middle seat vacant to encourage social distancing, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri... Read More
The government has increased the lockdown period for two more weeks until May 17, 2020. DGCA after hearing the government’s decision has issued a circular stating that the domestic and international flight operations will be banned until May 17, 2020. However, cargo and select flights approved by DGCA will function with all the safety measures. Also, DGCA will lift the restriction on May 17 if the government will lift the... Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation today and extended the lockdown period until May 03, 2020, to combat coronavirus. After the statement was released, Civil Aviation Minister of India Hardeep Singh Puri marked that ban on Indian airlines might end on May 03, 2020. The ban if lifted, will be applied in both domestic and international operations. Though, All the airlines who are operating cargo and rescue flights will... Read More
The global pandemic caused due to the quick spread of Coronavirus has caused much instability in the travel and tourism industry. Aviation sector throughout the world has taken a massive hit due to the ban of air travel by the countries to combat Covid-19. Notably, the Indian aviation industry, which is already facing issues has to stop its operations all of a sudden. On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi... Read More
Covid-19 is almost affecting every industry in the entire world. More than 1,20,000 cases have been registered in which nearly 62 cases have been recorded in India. Domestic aviation is also facing massive distress due to the virus outbreak. In order to cope with the situation, Air India lifted Indian students who were studying in Wuhan Universities. Also, other airlines such as IndiGo, SpiceJet, Vistara and many others are taking... Read More
The British satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat plc has signed an agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the Indian state-owned telecommunications company to offer onboard Wi-Fi to the passengers flying to, from, and over India. As per the deal, Inmarsat will provide its solution ‘Global Xpress’ in Indian skies from 2020. With this, both foreign and domestic airlines who choose to offer onboard connectivity can begin offering the service to... Read More
India’s aviation sector has new signs of hope as the Government plans to open 100 additional airports by 2024, according to people with knowledge of the matter. According to various reports surfacing online, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to improve the infrastructural projects of the country. The plan to open 100 airports is a part of this infrastructural revival. Government has reportedly committed an investment of 1 trillion rupees... Read More
In a relief to passengers travelling to the west, Pakistan has opened the airspace after 140 days. The re-opening drops the travel times and reduces the operating expenses for the airlines. It is worth noting that after the closure of the Pakistani airspace, the flights had to be diverted to a different route which was costing the airlines more fuel. Pakistan closed the airspace after India’s strike on Balakot terror... Read More
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
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
According to a report released by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), the three airlines IndiGo, SpiceJet, and GoAir, will register record profits in FY 2019-20. The report titled ‘CAPA India Quarterly Market Insights’ predicted that the reduced domestic capacity would revive by the end of September. The domestic air traffic growth is expected to be 5% year-on-year, but international traffic growth is likely to remain flat or may... Read More
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