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July 16th, 2020 6:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

Civil Aviation Ministry Allows SpiceJet to Handle Own Cargo Operations, Ticks Off Private Airport Operators

The Civil Aviation ministry has passed a new order which is not being well received by the private airport operating companies. As per this new order, private airline SpiceJet is being allowed to handle its cargo on its own from “off-airport facilities”. As per the ET report on the matter, this order has been issued in accordance with the regulations that control handling of cargo on an airport, named Ground... Read More

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IndiGo Adopts Eco-Friendly Initiatives to Save Fuel and Reduce Carbon Emission

IndiGo’s flight 6E 303 flying from Delhi to Hyderabad on April 29, 2019, flew using the concept of ‘Dispatch with no destination alternate’ saving fuel as well as the carbon emission, says a statement released by IndiGo Airlines. There is a regulation under the aviation laws that the airlines have to plan an alternate destination in addition to its actual destination, and carry additional fuel to fly to both the... Read More

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Vistara Losses Almost Double in FY19 Owing to High Fuel and Operational Costs

Last financial year wasn’t necessarily the best one for the Indian aviation industry. The sector saw some serious losses and hurt financials because of the fuel and operating costs. The situation was severe enough to push a major airline out of operations as well. The full-service carrier, which is the joint venture between Tata and Singapore Airlines, Vistara has also joined the the league in reporting slightly disappointing financials. Vistara... Read More

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Scoot Launches Services To Singapore From Visakhapatnam And Coimbatore

Scoot Tigerair Pte Ltd, operating as Scoot, has launched services on Visakhapatnam – Singapore and Coimbatore – Singapore routes. There are five weekly services on Visakhapatnam – Singapore route, and daily flights between Coimbatore and Singapore. The service between Coimbatore and Singapore commenced on October 27, 2019. Scoot deploys narrow-body aircraft Airbus A320 on the routes. Ticket fare lower than most full-service carriers Besides the newly launched routes, Scoot’s service... Read More

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AirAsia India Goa, Chennai Flights From Mumbai To Start From October 27

India’s budget carrier AirAsia India has announced flight services to Goa and Chennai from Mumbai, starting from October 27, 2019. The airline has also increased the frequency between Mumbai and Delhi to four times a day. Commenting on the new service, Sanjay Kumar, Chief Operating Officer of AirAsia India said, “We recently set up Mumbai as our fourth hub and have now increased frequency to Delhi from the city to... Read More

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GoAir Starts Deploying TaxiBots at IGI Airport New Delhi for Better Fuel Efficiency and Checking Sound Pollution

In order to save on fuels and also keep a check on sound pollution, more and more airlines are opting for TaxiBots as their choice of towing vehicle. In a new development in this regard, GoAir, the no frills carrier has decided to deploy the semi-robotic-pilot-operated TaxiBots as its choice of towing vehicle at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi. Currently, the conventional method dictates that the... Read More

July 16th, 2020 6:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Domestic Air Traffic Growth of India Decreased to 13.34% in October, Lowest in Last 14 Months: DGCA

According to the data unveiled by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India has reported 13.34% of domestic air traffic growth in October 2018. During October, around 1.18 crore passengers flew on domestic flights. The percentage is the lowest in the last 14 months. The Passenger Load Factor (PLF) that determines the airline’s occupancy too has reported a slowdown. The decrease is evident for most carriers, including IndiGo, AirAsia... Read More

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Government Looking Forward to Selling Entire Stake in Air India, Likely to Invite Bids in a Few Weeks

Thew news about Air India’s privatisation has been floating around in the industry for quite some time now. However, there has been no real development in the matter since last time when the government invited bids from the potential buyers to buy a partial stake in the airline, the investors had backed out. But this time, the government is all set to invite fresh bids for the sale of the... Read More

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Trade Tensions Affect Air Cargo Demand: IATA

Barriers to trade between countries have hit the air cargo demand, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Air freight demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) dropped by 4.7% in April compared to the same period last year. The fall in air freight demand started in January 2019. The uncertainty existing in Brexit-related trade in Europe and trade tensions between the United States of America (USA) and China... Read More

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Air Deccan Puts Employees On Sabbatical Without Pay

Air Deccan, one of the regional airlines of India announced on April 5, 2020, that it is stopping all of its operations. The employees of the airline are going to face the impact of this. Air Deccan has decided to put all of its employees on sabbatical without any pay at the moment. The airline started back in 2017 and is relatively new and thus doesn't have many resources to... Read More

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Vistara Likely to Have First-Mover Advantage as Nelco Launches In-Flight Connectivity Services

Nelco, a Tata Enterprise and India's leading VSAT solutions provider, announced the launch of Aero In-Flight Communication (IFC) services in India on 19 Feb 2020. It has entered into a partnership with Panasonic Avionics Corporation for offering these services. Nelco is the first Indian company to provide this service in the country, marking the beginning of a new era of WiFi on aircraft in Indian skies. Vistara Likely to Be... Read More

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Air France Flights To Resume Gradually In The Coming Months

The French flag carrier, Air France has announced that it is going to resume operations soon. Currently, the airline’s 80% of aircraft are grounded in short-term storages. This is because Air France flights are going to resume gradually in the next three months. The grounded flights are distributed in three airports across France. The airline has kept a force of 1000 employees to work and maintain its grounded fleet. At... Read More

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Jet Airways’ Kerala Routes See No Takers

The airlines refuse to occupy the vacant slots of grounded Jet Airways in Kerala, reports the New Indian Express. No major airlines have come forward to take the slots in Kerala. Besides, the airlines that already received the slots in Kerala chose to abandon the state and decided to deploy the aircraft in more profitable routes. The grounded Jet Airways had 13 daily flights to various destinations including some international... Read More

July 16th, 2020 5:59 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Adopts Steps to Make Its Grounded Planes Operational, Earmarks INR 500 Crore for the Purpose

To raise the market share and to take advantage of the holiday season, Air India has decided to make its grounded aircraft operational. For the purpose, the national air carrier has earmarked a total of INR 500 crores. Air India has around 19 aircraft grounded due to various reasons. Many of them require expensive spare parts and solving of technical glitches. About ten of the grounded aircraft are Airbus A320... Read More

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