Airlines
- Jul- 2022 -30 July
Indians can travel visa-free to these foreign destinations
India has earned the 87th spot in the category of the world’s powerful passports, according to Henley Passport Index’s most…
Read More » - 29 July
Passenger safety is paramount to the Govt: says Union minister Scindia
Hyderabad: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia asserted on Friday that passenger safety is paramount to the government and that…
Read More » - 28 July
Wikipedia user spent years writing fake Russian history; Read on…
In one of the most egregious forgeries on the open-source platform, a Chinese lady posing as a historian spent years…
Read More » - 28 July
‘Unruly passenger’ diverts London-Los Angeles flight
An ‘unruly passenger’ forced the cancellation of a Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Los Angeles. On Tuesday, flight VS141 from…
Read More » - 27 July
Lufthansa Airlines goes on 24-hour strike ; Get the details here…
On July 27, more than 1,000 Lufthansa flights were cancelled due to a one-day strike by the airline’s German ground…
Read More » - 27 July
Jet Airways begins recruiting pilots for commercial operations; Read on…
After a lengthy hiatus, India’s defunct airline Jet Airways is set to resume commercial operations in September of this year.…
Read More » - 23 July
Are airfares going to increase? Fuel costs will drive up airline ticket prices
Oil prices have risen dramatically since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and they have been exacerbated by the Ukraine-Russia…
Read More » - 23 July
60 pilots, 150 cabin crew failed preflight alcohol tests; Report
In the last two and a half years, 60 pilots and 150 cabin crew members tested positive following a breath…
Read More » - 22 July
‘All set to fly’; India’s newest airline Akasa Air opens ticket sales
Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, has begun selling tickets for 28 weekly flights between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, as well as…
Read More » - 21 July
Against the rules; Airlines charge an extra fee for issuing ‘boarding passes’ at check-in counters
NEW DELHI: Air travellers will no longer have to pay a fee to check in at airport counters. Following a…
Read More » - 20 July
Time to count down: New Saudi airline to launch ‘very soon’
Saudi Arabia is planning to launch a new national airline ‘very soon,’ establishing a key pillar of the kingdom’s Vision 2030,…
Read More » - 19 July
Sparrow spotted in Kochi bound Air India Express flight cockpit; DGCA orders probe
Nedumbassery: A sparrow was spotted in the cockpit of an Air India Express flight while flying at a height…
Read More » - 18 July
Customer support helpline suspended by airport to ‘protect staff’ from angry passengers!
A major airport in Scotland has suspended its customer service helpline due to the volume of verbal abuse received from…
Read More » - 18 July
Airline regulator ‘cracks whip’ after repeated incidents of ‘technical failures’; Report
Following repeated incidents of technical malfunctions in aircraft, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) tightened regulations for airlines on…
Read More » - 17 July
‘Burning smell’: Calicut to Dubai Air India Express flight diverted to Muscat
New Delhi: An Air India Express aircraft while operating from Calicut to Dubai was diverted to Muscat after a…
Read More » - 14 July
Staff mass sick leave: Airlines to resolve remuneration issues
IndiGo, India’s low-cost carrier, is working to address employee compensation difficulties after a large number of cabin staff and technicians…
Read More » - 12 July
SpiceJet aircraft develops nose wheel snag, recovery aircraft sent to Dubai; DGCA orders probe
New Delhi: A recovery aircraft was sent to Dubai on Monday after a SpiceJet aircraft could not operate a…
Read More » - 11 July
‘No surprise audits, windshield crack’: SpiceJet denies reports
New Delhi: Indian budget airline SpiceJet on Monday refuted reports claiming the windshield of an aircraft cracked minutes after…
Read More » - 7 July
DGCA declares India’s first trans-pilot unfit to fly; Forced to become a food delivery agent, Why?
The Director-General Civil Aviation (DGCA) has deemed India’s first transgender pilot, Adam Harry, 23, unable to fly an aircraft, despite…
Read More » - 7 July
Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, creating waves with ‘eco-friendly crew uniforms’!
Even before its maiden flight, India’s newest airline, Akasa Air, has made headlines. The airline, which is sponsored by tycoon…
Read More » - 6 July
DGCA probes after smoke detected in IndiGo’s Raipur-Indore flight
Chhattisgarh ; The cabin crew of an IndiGo Raipur-Indore flight saw smoke in the plane after it landed on Tuesday,…
Read More » - 6 July
Weather radar fails on SpiceJet flight to China; returns to Kolkata
New Delhi: A SpiceJet cargo jet heading for China returned to Kolkata on Tuesday owing to a defective weather radar,…
Read More » - 4 July
Air India’s crew goes on ‘mass leave’, while IndiGo’s holds walk-in interviews; Report
In pre-independence India, the word ‘indigo’ was possibly a source of resentment, if not open mutiny, against the East India…
Read More » - 1 July
Continued deterioration of ground handling services: Air India writes letter to AIASL
New Delhi: An Air India’s top official wrote a letter to Air India Assets Holding Limited over the continued…
Read More » - Jun- 2022 -29 June
Indian women, trying to smuggle 109 live animals, arrested at Bangkok airport
Bangkok: Thailand officials arrested two Indian women at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on Monday for allegedly trying to smuggle…
Read More » - 24 June
Military cargo plane crash lands, catches fire in Russia; 3 killed
Moscow: An Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo plane crashed and caught fire while landing near Russia’s western city of Ryazan…
Read More » - 24 June
Air India comes up with new offer to re-hire pilots post retirement
Mumbai: Tata Group-owned Air India has offered to re-hire pilots post their retirement for a five-year period as the…
Read More » - 21 June
A ‘history-making aircraft deal’ is set to be made by Tata-owned Air India!
According to Bloomberg, Tata-owned Air India is considering acquiring over 300 narrowbody planes, which may become one of the most…
Read More » - 21 June
‘Paint peels off planes’; Qatar Airways files a $1 billion lawsuit
Doha: Qatar Airways’ CEO accused Airbus of acting like a ‘bully’ on Tuesday, as their billion-dollar dispute over peeling paint appeared…
Read More » - 20 June
India-Maldives Air Service Marks 46 Years With Water Salute in Male; See Video…
When Air India flight AI-267 landed at Male Airport in the Maldives on February 21, it was greeted with a…
Read More » - 20 June
Emergency landing in Patna: SpiceJet claims to be ‘proud’ of its pilots, appeals to passengers to have ‘faith’
New Delhi: A day after the Patna-Delhi SpiceJet plane with around 185 passengers on board made an emergency landing…
Read More » - 19 June
SpiceJet flight to Delhi catches fire mid air; Emergency landing in Patna | Watch
Patna: A Delhi-bound Spicejet aircraft, carrying 185 passengers, made an emergency landing in Patna right after take-off as its…
Read More » - 19 June
Flights are delayed or cancelled as labor shortages trigger more ‘travel chaos’!
Thousands of flights have been cancelled this weekend as people prepare to travel for the Juneteenth holiday on Monday. The…
Read More » - 16 June
Amid hike in fuel prices, depreciation of rupee, SpiceJet calls for 10-15 % hike in airfares
New Delhi: In the wake of rising prices of jet fuel and the depreciation of the Indian Rupee, India’s…
Read More » - 15 June
The crew escaped Kabul with Afghans and was released ‘without charges’!
The US Air Force has opted not to discipline the C-17 airplane crew that flew out of Kabul airport in…
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