Chennai, Dec 28 (PTI) A software engineer working at the Chennai airport and a passenger who arrived from Dubai were apprehended on Monday for allegedly smuggling gold bars worth Rs 1.5 crore, the CISF said. They said the security personnel found that the passenger, Niyamatullah Hadi, was behaving in a suspicious manner as he entered a
When 50% passengers book their air tickets over two weeks in advance, when one in every two booking involves a return flight, and when flights to metros like Chennai and Hyderabad regain their ranking among the top five domestic routes out of Mumbai, then it could be concluded that domestic air travel in India has
VASCO: Stating that part of the G-20 Summit will be held in Goa, former union minister for railways Suresh Prabhu on Monday said the government plans to turn the State into a logistics hub of India. Speaking to reporters at the Dabolim Airport, Prabhu said he will be meeting Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will hand over Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports to the Adani Group next month. Apart from the above three, the group had won bids to operate three more AAI airports including Mangaluru, Lucknow and Ahmedabad for 50 years on PPP basis. While it has taken over Mangaluru, Lucknow and
Trichy: Bharathidasan University (BDU) signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Madras Flying Club Aviation Academy (MFCAA) to offer collaborative programmes on aviation industry. P Manisankar, BDU vice chancellor, exchanged the copy of MoU with Captain Jacob Selvaraj, secretary of the Madras Flying Club and CEO / authorised signatory of Madras Flying Club Aviation Academy. There
A seaplane from the country’s national airline had travelled to Maliku islands on Monday India’s Spice Jet had chartered their seaplane for the duration of one month India launched its first seaplane operations with assistance from Maldives’ national carrier, back in October A seaplane of the country’s national carrier, Maldivian, landed in Minicoy island as
Hyderabad: SpiceJet signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC), the cargo division of GMR Air Cargo & Aerospace Engineering (GACAEL), for providing a seamless service to all vaccine manufacturers in the region. As part of this association, SpiceXpress–the cargo arm of SpiceJet envisions providing a solution for vaccine delivery, while
Dubai: A 12-year-old Indian boy in the UAE has entered into the Guinness Book of World Records by identifying the most aeroplane tails in a minute, media reports said on Thursday. Siddhant Gumber, an Abu Dhabi-based homeschooled boy who identified 39 aeroplane tails in 60 seconds, is also the youngest Indian to identify top 100
In a letter to Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Air India Employees Union (AIEU) has demanded that medical scheme, leave encashment and provident fund benefits must continue even after the successful disinvestment or privatisation of the airline. The union said the existing medical scheme in Air India should be continued as it is for serving
Bengaluru: Star Air, after running successful operations in Ahmedabad, has now expanded its wings further, by launching its services to one more city of Gujarat. This airline vertical of prominent Indian business conglomerate – Sanjay Ghodawat Group recently commenced its operations in the Silk City of India i.e. Surat from 21st December 2020. The company
