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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

June 2nd, 2019 4:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara May Receive DGCA Approval to Fly 10 Grounded Boeing 737 Aircraft: Report

Vistara, the joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, will soon get approval to fly the grounded Boeing 737 aircraft, reports CNBC TV18. These Boeing 737 aircraft previously belonged to the now suspended Jet Airways. “Vistara is an all Airbus fleet as of now. So certain formalities and checks were needed before we permit them to operate Boeing 737 fleet. That should happen in a week or so,” the... Read More

May 28th, 2019 3:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport Turns 11

Bengaluru International Airport, popularly known as Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) completed 11 years of its operations. It started the services in May 2008 with Air India’s AI 609 flight landed at the airport. It witnessed a count of 33.3 million passengers transited through it in 2018-19, which is 23.8% growth compared to the previous year. The authorities estimate passenger count to rise to 65 million per annum by 2024-25. It... Read More

May 25th, 2019 7:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara Leases Six Aircraft From BOC Aviation Ahead of Its International Launch

Vistara has leased six aircraft from BOC Aviation, global aircraft operating leasing company. In a statement released to the media, Vistara said that it hired four Boeing 737-800 NG and two Airbus A320 Neo aircraft. While the four Boeing planes will be delivered this month, the Airbus models will be provided later this year. Besides leasing aircraft, Vistara has also hired 500 employees from Jet Airways, including pilots, cabin crew,... Read More

May 25th, 2019 7:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara to Get a New Strategy Officer From June

Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has appointed Vinod Kannan as Chief Strategy Officer, says a statement released by the airline. He will take charge from June 2019. Vinod Kannan is currently the Chief Commercial Officer of Scoot, a no-frills carrier operated by Singapore Airlines. Vistara’s current Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer is the former SpiceJet Executive Sanjiv Kapoor. Even after Kannan’s induction, Kapoor will remain... Read More

May 25th, 2019 6:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet Adds 20 New Domestic Services on Routes Vacated by Jet Airways

SpiceJet has announced the launch of 20 new daily domestic flights, most of them connecting Mumbai with metro and non-metro cities. There are new services to destinations such as Trivandrum, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, Patna, etc. The new services will be launched from May 26-30. SpiceJet’s new services are said to be open for booking from its official website. SpiceJet has taken the slots vacated by the grounding of... Read More

May 25th, 2019 6:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Gains a Lion’s Share of the Domestic Market at 49.9% in April

IndiGo Airlines’ market share touched 49.9% in April 2019, the highest ever since its inception. It flew a record of 54.81 lakhs of passengers in the month, according to the latest report released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Air India, on the other hand, flew 15.4 lakhs passengers and recorded a market share of 13.9%. SpiceJet comes the third on the list with 13.1% market share flying... Read More

May 15th, 2019 2:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kempegowda International Airport to Roll Out Paperless Biometric Self-Boarding by Q3 2019

Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru will hopefully be the first airport in the country to roll out face detection technology to replace manual check-in practice. The airport has completed the trial run at the end of March and is now in the process of developing the hardware. The Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) is hoping to do a phased rollout of the new system from the third quarter of... 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

January 23rd, 2019 9:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Reports After Tax Profits of Rs 7,620 million for the October-December 2018 Quarter

IndiGo, the no-frills carrier has posted its latest quarterly earnings report for the quarter ending in December 2018 and despite rising costs in the industry, the airline has managed to post a profit as opposed to many other airlines. The carrier has been making constant inclusion in its fleet to expand its international and domestic operations. Recently, IndiGo posted its quarterly results for the quarter ending on December 28, 2018,... Read More

January 18th, 2019 1:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara Fares Starting at Rs 899 as Part of 4th Anniversary 24hr Sale

Vistara, the full-service airline operated jointly by Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines has completed its four years of service. As such to celebrate its fourth anniversary, the airline has introduced a special 24hr sale for the flyers. The special fares in this 24-hour sale which will only be live till 11:59 PM Jan 17, 2019, will be available across three classes of travel including Economy, Premium Economy, and Business Class.... Read More

January 9th, 2019 2:11 AM 1 COMMENTS

GoAir Faces Similar Engine Issues Like IndiGo, Grounds 7 Planes

The news about the frequently recurring glitches in the Pratt and Whitney engines in the A320neos inducted by the Indian domestic carriers in the 2016 have come into the limelight lately for all the wrong reasons. First the reports were from the low-cost carrier IndiGo, and now GoAir has also come up with updates informing about the same. The Wadia-Group owned no-frills carrier has also reportedly grounded as much as... Read More

January 7th, 2019 1:37 AM 0 COMMENTS

India’s Women Pilot Average Stands at 12.4%, Double That of Global Average: ISA+21

According International Society of Women Airline Pilots a.k.a. ISA+21, India employs 12.4% of women pilots, which is double the global average that stands at 5.4%. Among 8,797 pilots in India, 1,092 pilots ate women, and 385 of these women pilots work as female captains. In the world, there are 1.5 lakh pilots in the total, of which only 8,061 are women, and 2,190 of these are female captains. Among the... Read More

December 26th, 2018 3:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo to Receive Its First A321Neo Aircraft for Medium Haul Flights

As per a PTI source who reported the new development relating to IndiGo, the low-cost Indian carrier, might be looking forward to inducting a new A321Neo aircraft in its fleet. After almost a month’s delay, the airline will be receiving the delivery of this new aircraft with a new engine option which will allow it to begin its medium-haul international services. The source also added that IndiGo is likely to... Read More

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