Airlines
- Aug- 2022 -2 August
Singapore Airlines to restore, increase flight frequency to Indian cities to pre-pandemic levels
Singapore: The Singapore Airlines Group (SIA), co-owner of Indian carrier Vistara, has planned to restore all flights in India…
Read More » - Jul- 2022 -30 July
Scindia inaugurates IndiGo’s new direct flight service between Delhi and Deoghar
New Delhi: IndiGo on Saturday started a direct flight service between Delhi and the newly inaugurated airport at Deoghar…
Read More » - 30 July
‘Toxic culture and excessive workloads’ are causing safety concerns; Emirates pilot reveals shocking facts!
An Emirates pilot told CNBC that heavy workloads and toxic cultures were causing safety concerns. An anonymous Emirates pilot told…
Read More » - 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…
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