Air India, the Indian flag carrier, is the latest in a series of international airlines that are looking to expand their fleets in anticipation of a post-pandemic recovery. According to AirLease Corp executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy, the Tata-owned airline is planning to order close to 500 aircraft. Also, 400 of them are narrow-body planes, and
The merger of Air India and Vistara will create India’s second-largest airline, behind IndiGo. The new Air India will have a much greater presence in major cities, doubling capacity in Delhi, its main hub. With a combined capacity of 16.8%, the new Air India will be three times larger than Go First, presently fourth. Air
Tata-owned Air India has accelerated its expansion pace with the announcement of leasing an additional six Boeing 777-300ERs to its fleet. The move is a part of the airline’s “aggressive expansion” which will see a ramp-up in flights to European and North American cities. The aircraft with four class configurations will join the fleet by
Airbus A-350 has landed in India on 20th March 2022. Airbus is currently on the hunt for more A-350 clients, sending a ‘demonstration model’ out on tour on March 18th. The European planemaker is hoping to convince airlines in India and Bangladesh to choose its flagship widebody for their next high-capacity long-haul aircraft. But will
Ban on Russian Airlines has been extended with USA joining the list. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the invasion of Ukraine a “special operation” and justified it by saying “neo-Nazis” rule the country and threaten Russia’s security – a charge Kyiv and Western governments say is baseless propaganda. Due this invasion, all the Western
The Airbus A330 was the backbone of Jet Airways’ widebody fleet, with the airline operating 16 planes in total. However, the airline slowly began giving up its A330s after 2012, only flying six when it went bankrupt in April 2019. So what happened to Jet Airways’ A330 fleet? Big step The Airbus A330 was a
Kochi: At least about 250 Indians, most of them women from Kerala, are stuck in Israel after the country suspended international flights from January 25 to slow the spread of Covid-19. Many women, who were working as caregivers in Israel, are stuck after their job contracts expired in January. Some others want to return for
Jaisalmer: Spicejet on Saturday announced the launch of air services between Jaisalmer, Delhi and Ahmedabad after the pact between tourism businessmen of Jaisalmer and Spicejet was inked with the mediation of district collector Ashish Modi. While Delhi-Jaisalmer flight will start from February 12, Ahmedabad-Jaisalmer services will start a day later from February 13. There will
American Airlines was working Thursday to rebook customers as one of its regional carriers grounded most of its planes. American subsidiary PSA Airlines had canceled 194 flights as of Thursday afternoon, according to flight tracker FlightAware, under the American Eagle name. “Out of an abundance of caution, PSA Airlines has temporarily removed most of its aircraft from service in
AirAsia India commenced Bhubaneswar to Pune direct flight operation from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA). Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera flagged off the flight operation. The minister said it would boost the tourism sector and help in growing economy in the state. The flight will operate every day except Saturday. Air Asia flight will
