IndiGo and GoAir are two of the most popular low cost carriers in India right now. IndiGo is of course the market leader and boasts of having the most market share right now, but there is one thing in which GoAir beats IndiGo and that is in the maintenance of its engine if a new report is to be believed. Both of these budget carriers use the same Pratt and... Read More
Budget airline GoAir today announced 22 new flights within the domestic circuit. As per the information revealed officially, GoAir is looking to boost connectivity between tier-II and metro cities, and the launch of 22 new flights also means the company will end the year on a high note. GoAir confirmed the new flights would be operational between six new routes from December 20. Right now, GoAir runs over 325 daily... Read More
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
India’s full-service airline, Vistara has set new standards in the aviation industry in India. The airline operates in 34 destinations, flies more than 200 flights a day with a fleet of 23 Airbus A320s and 9 Boeing 737-800NG aircraft, and has already flown more than 18 million customers since starting operations. Today the airline has announced Colombo as its 4th international destination in their rapidly growing operations. As part of... Read More
The only private service carrier in India, Vistara, which is jointly owned by Singapore International Airlines (SIA) and Tata Sons might be gearing up to give a competition to the Gulf-based carriers Etihad and Emirates. According to a report by straitstimes, Vistara might be looking to induct more Boeing 787 Dreamliners, wide-body long haul planes into its fleet for an increased frequency to international destinations which are primarily being serviced... Read More
For the first time in the Indian aviation industry, the carriers took delivery of more than 100 aircraft in the year 2018. The budget carrier, IndiGo accounted for more than half of these deliveries. The carriers that reached these figures are the nine domestic carriers in India, who in total inducted over 120 planes last year. In 2017, these carriers had inducted only 88 aircraft. As per the industry experts,... Read More
The low cost carrier, GoAir might have to cancel some of its flights in the coming days because of the Pratt & Whitney engine issues. The carrier is facing some technical glitches with its Airbus A320neos’ engines which are provided by Pratt & Whitney. However, P&W has said that it would be unable to provide expected products before March 9. It is worth noting that in the past month, GoAir... 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
The budget carrier has said that they won’t be leaving the middle seats of the plane unoccupied. GoAir has decided that they will be offering all the seats to the customers. The airline believes that leaving the middle seats empty doesn’t make any difference. The goal of keeping passengers at least one meter away can’t be reached anyway; the two seats are closer than a distance of one meter. GoAir... Read More
India’s largest airline, IndiGo recently said that it is not in a position to pay out its dues of lease rentals. The airline said that it needs to defer its lease payments by six months because of the tough cash flow position. Commercial flights have been stopped since March 24, 2020, and IndiGo is the only airline which has sustainable cash reserve to meet most of its costs for the... Read More
Vistara, which is one of the two full-service carriers operating in India, and the only private full-service carrier in the Indian aviation industry, has decided to drop the Premium Economy and the Business class seats on some of its routes. Vistara has announced that it would be doing away with Premium Economy and Business class seats in some of its aircraft which will be flying on low-income routes, as per... Read More
IndiGo has received a deadline extension of up to May 31 for replacing all the unmodified Pratt and Whitney (P&W) engines. The DGCA or Directorate General of Civil Aviation had earlier ordered IndiGo to replace all the engines on A320neo aircraft by January 31. The deadline extension comes on the backing of new plan submission by IndiGo in which it confirmed to replace all 135 flight engines by June-end. The... Read More
Vistara has been expanding on its international flight operations since the time it was permitted to fly to international destinations. The airline commenced its international operations back in August 2019. Since then it has been continuously adding flights to new destinations. The international flight baggage policies from the airline are something that you must once look at. The mere fact that the airline has already signed 5 codeshare agreements with... Read More
It is well known that IndiGo remains the top airline in the country by capacity and market share owing to its massive fleet of 200+ aircrafts. The IndiGo fleet is majorly comprised of Airbus A320s and A320neos. Up until now, the airline was growing its capacity at the rate of 25% by adding a new aircraft every week. However, recently IndiGo has told analysts that it will cut its capacity... Read More
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