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
Interglobe Aviation Ltd, which runs India’s biggest airline IndiGo, reported its fourth straight quarterly loss on Thursday, as the COVID-19 pandemic kept air travel well below normal levels. The company reported a net loss of 6.27 billion Indian rupees ($85.9 million) in the three months ended Dec. 31, compared with a profit of 4.9 billion
New Delhi: IndiGo, India’s biggest aviation firm by market share, is set to report its December quarter (Q3FY21) results on Thursday, January 28. Amid improved traffic and cost saving measures, analysts are baking in a strong sequential growth in the airline’s earnings even as the figures may be half of the previous year. In the
New York: Boeing Co. set a target of designing and certifying its jetliners to fly on 100 per cent sustainable fuels by 2030 amid rising pressure on planemakers to get serious about climate change. Regulators currently allow a 50-50 blend of sustainable and conventional fuels, and Boeing said Friday it would work with authorities to raise
Dubai: One route at a time – that’s how the UAE’s latest budget airline intends to build a network. “We base the decision on the prospect of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi over the long run,” said Jozsef Varadi, Wizz Air’s CEO during an interview with Gulf News. “The pandemic is obviously a disturbing factor –
