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June 12th, 2019 8:40 AM 0 COMMENTS

Government may remove the landing charges of aircraft with less than 80 seats

According to a report by The Economic Times, the government may waive the landing charges at 15 defence airports for aircraft having less than 80 seats. The smaller aircraft help in establishing air connectivity to the regional parts of the country and waiving landing charges may boost the regional connectivity, says the report. Landing charges is a fee collected by the airports from the airlines depending on the weight of... Read More

June 7th, 2019 4:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara to Commence International Operations by the Second Half of 2019: CEO

Vistara has confirmed its plans to commence international services in the second half of 2019. It might consider medium and long-haul flights, depending on the authority approvals. During the annual general meeting of airlines’ grouping IATA on Sunday, Vistara CEO Leslie Thng said, “We see India as a growing market. We are here for the long term.” "If we do get the necessary rights, we do have a plan in... Read More

June 4th, 2019 1:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

India’s Air Traffic Falls for the First Time in Five Years: IATA

India’s domestic aviation traffic has recorded its first negative growth rate in April since January 2014, according to The International Air Transport Association (IATA). The domestic traffic has fallen 0.5% year-on-year. The demise of Jet Airways is cited as a possible reason for this drop. Over the past five years, annual growth has averaged a pace close to 20%. The main explanation for this dramatic slowing is the exit of... 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

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 29th, 2019 8:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi Airport to Become the First to Use Taxibot for Commercial Operations in the Global Aviation Industry

Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) plans to deploy taxibot, a semi-robotic aircraft tractor capable of towing an aircraft from a terminal gate to the take-off point and return to the gate after launching.  This will reduce the fuel consumption of the plane, besides improving apron usage and reducing the emission of harmful gases. DIAL's Chief Executive Officer Videh Kumar Jaipuriar expressed his excitement in launching an advanced solution that is... 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 22nd, 2019 2:23 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Receives a Dominant Share of Jet Airways’ Unused International Traffic Rights

The Government has decided to allocate 5700 weekly seats on India-Dubai route to Air India from Jet Airways’ unused quota. Similarly, Air India will also receive 5000 seats on India-Qatar routes and 4600 seats on India-London routes from Jet Airways’ quota. The allocation is for the ongoing summer and is temporary. If Jet Airways successfully revives from the current crisis and is back to operation, Air India will have to... Read More

May 18th, 2019 6:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

New Jetliner Airbus A350-900 Begins to Fly From Bengaluru

Singapore Airlines has deployed the new jetliner Airbus A350-900 between Singapore and Bengaluru from Friday. Airbus A350-900 can accommodate up to 325 passengers with a range of 15,000km, making it bigger than the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Airbus A350-900 comes with wider fuselage resulting in better legroom. It also has better amenities like sophisticated inflight entertainment system and auto-mechanical shades. Cabin air will contain more moisture that will reduce fatigue. Singapore... Read More

May 17th, 2019 3:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

IndiGo Plans to Launch Services to Europe, Promises Business Seats and Premium Services

Budget carrier IndiGo is all set to begin its first service to Europe. The one-stop flight service will launch in six months. According to Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer of IndiGo, its flight to Europe will focus on providing comfort to the flyers during the long eight hours journey. Extra snacks, new business class, and enough food at affordable cost is the airline’s promise. Although there is no information available... Read More

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