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July 16th, 2020 3:53 AM 0 COMMENTS

Four Senior Officials of SpiceJet Receive Show-Cause Notice From DGCA

The Civil Aviation authority the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued show cause notice to four senior officials of SpiceJet. DGCA recently investigated multiple incidents of aircraft veering off the runway and found some lapses on the officials’ part. The show-cause notices are issued to four main heads -- GP Gupta, Accountable Executive; Capt. GPS Grewal, Chief of Flight Safety; Capt. SPS Suri, Senior Vice President - Operations;... Read More

July 16th, 2020 3:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

GoAir, IndiGo and SpiceJet to Start Services From Kannur Airport

Besides Air India, the airlines GoAir, IndiGo and SpiceJet are expected to start services to and from the Kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL) in January, announces KIAL. At a press conference, KIAL Managing Director V. Thulasidas said that the airlines are waiting to receive the clearance from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for commencing the services. Once the permission is obtained, GoAir will begin the operation on December... Read More

July 2nd, 2020 6:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

Etihad Baggage Policy: Everything You Should Know

Etihad is one of the most premium and luxurious airlines in the world. That is naturally followed by expensive flight tickets from the airline. On top of expensive flight tickets, no one would want to pay more for extra baggage right? To ensure that you don’t carry excess baggage, you must know the limits. Along with that, you don’t want to lose out on your stuff at the airport because... Read More

April 23rd, 2020 9:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Deployed for Transporting Essential Cargo

The entire aviation industry is doing its part to combat the deadly Covid-19 by operating rescue and cargo flights around the globe. Since the government has banned commercial domestic and international flights, only cargo flights and rescue flights are exempted from the travel ban. Vistara has come forward to aid the government in its Mission Lifeline UDAN initiative by deploying its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for the transportation of medical and... Read More

January 14th, 2020 9:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Adds Agra as Fifth Destination in UP, Announces Bangalore-Agra Flight

The Interglobe Aviation owned airline in India, IndiGo, happens to be the biggest low-cost carrier and also the biggest airline in India owing to its massive market share which is close to half of the total flights in India. In a new update, IndiGo has announced that it would be adding Agra as its 63rd domestic destination. Agra would be 86th destination in IndiGo’s network that it would start servicing.... Read More

November 1st, 2019 1:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

Signs Of Prosperity For Indian Aviation Sector As Government Mulls To Open 100 Airports By 2024

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

October 17th, 2019 4:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet Removes Dhaka And Guwahati Route From Its Map

Three months ago, SpiceJet announced their service of direct flights for Guwahati and Dhaka. But in such a short time, it has decided that they will not carry on with the direct flight service for the route anymore. SpiceJet has not been seeing the appropriate amount of passengers on the route and hence has decided to suspend the service on this route. The Reason Might Be the Poor Business of... Read More

October 14th, 2019 7:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

DGCA Expects Healthy Rise in Air Passenger Traffic Despite Economic Slowdown

Even with an economic slowdown underway and with a major domestic carrier grounded, the Indian Civil Aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) expects a healthy rise in the air passenger traffic in 2019. Arun Kumar, Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), spoke to IANS in an interview and remarked that the reason why the industry will see a rise in passenger traffic is... 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

June 4th, 2019 12:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Commercial Flight Service Likely to Begin From Hindon Airport From June End

Hindon, Delhi’s second airport, is all set to begin its commercial operations from June end. Flights from Hindon airport will fly under UDAN scheme, giving passengers affordable flying options. Hindon airport was formed to ease the congestion at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. Hindon airport is located at a distance of 40 kms from Delhi IGI. The Ministry of Defence has approved the proposal of Ghodawat Enterprises for the... Read More

March 13th, 2019 4:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

India bans Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, SpiceJet cancels many services

After the recent Ethiopian crash that killed 157 passengers onboard, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has decided to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in India. From 4 pm today (Wednesday), the country has put a strict ban on operating the plane and also has banned any overflying of it in the country’s airspace. “DGCA has decided to ground the Boeing 737-MAX planes immediately. These planes will be... Read More

February 1st, 2019 3:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

AAI to Finish Hindon Air Base Work By March 2019, Enclave to Handle Regional RCS Flights

The subsidised regional connectivity rolled out by the government with the name of UDAN seeks to connect the unserved or underserved airports of India with various routes to tier I and tier II cities. As part of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) the government is also building a civil aviation enclave called the Hindon air base near Delhi from which planes up to 80-seater will be able to take... Read More

January 26th, 2019 10:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Civil Aviation Ministry Charts Out 235 Routes for Airlines Including 18 Seaplane Routes

On Friday, in line with Government’s ambitious regional connectivity scheme, UDAN, the centre awarded 235 routes over which seaplanes will fly on 18 air routes, reported ET. The connectivity scheme will connect 16 unserved airports and six water aerodromes. The scheme which is popularly known as UDAN aims at regionally connecting cities via air. In its third round, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu announced that as many as 69.30 lakh... Read More

December 5th, 2018 5:44 PM 2 COMMENTS

GoAir to Start Services From Kannur International Airport on December 9

Domestic airline service will begin from Kannur International Airport on the inaugural day itself, says an exclusive report by a Malayalam news channel Media One. GoAir will launch the service to Trivandrum on the day. The flight that departs Kannur airport at 3 pm will arrive in Trivandrum at 4 pm. On the day, the airline will reach the airport at 12.20 pm from Bengaluru. The fare from Bengaluru to... Read More

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