During his virtual speech at the two-day EU-India aviation summit, Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that 100% green energy is being used in 25 airports across the country, and an additional 121 airports will become carbon neutral by 2025. Scindia has unveils the plan and was unable to attend the event in person after
Air India’s management recently introduced a new compensation structure for its flight and cockpit crew, which includes a salary hike for over 2,700 pilots across Air India and AIX Connect, including Air Asia India and Air India Express. The revised terms and conditions also offer a higher guaranteed flying allowance of 40 hours, double the
An airline source has disclosed that Go First, owned by the Wadia Group, is open to partnerships but not planning to divest from the loss-making aviation business. The sources believe that the airline’s engine issues have caused a loss of Rs 1,800 crore in 2022-23. A source closely associated with the carrier’s management revealed that
A full emergency was declared at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday, April 18, for an AI flight bound for Delhi from Pune. The flight, AI858, had 180 passengers on board. Air India According to sources, the emergency was declared due to a glitch in the aircraft. This led to a minor crack on
Media reports stated that an Air India flight from Pune to New Delhi had to make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday. The reason for the landing was due to the pilot discovered a crack in the windshield of the aircraft. The flight ultimately touched down at 5:50 pm. Air India
According to the private airport operator, passenger traffic at Bangalore airport surged by 96% to 31.91 million in FY2022-23 from the previous year’s 16.28 million. BIAL disclosed that domestic traffic grew by 85.2% to 28.12 million in FY23 compared to 15.18 million in FY22, while international traffic increased more than three-fold to 3.78 million from
Go First Airlines has refuted recent reports claiming that the Wadia Group, the owners of the Indian low-cost airline, was seeking to leave the aviation industry in order to cease its financial losses. An official from the company has stated that there are no plans to sell any shares or leave the aviation business. The
SpiceJet flight SG-8373, traveling from Delhi to Srinagar, had to return to the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Tuesday due to a false warning in the cockpit. The AFT cargo fire light in the cockpit illuminated, prompting the pilot to take necessary action, the airline said in a statement on the same day.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken action against crew members and IndiGo Airlines following three tail strike incidents in the past three months. According to a senior DGCA official, IndiGo aircraft experienced three tail strikes in the last three months. One incident occurred on February 2, while the other two occurred on
KSU Aviation and Air India have joined forces to launch TaxiBot operations at Delhi and Bengaluru airports, aimed at reducing carbon footprint and saving jet fuel for its Airbus A320 family of aircraft. According to the company’s statement, the adoption of TaxiBots has the potential to save approximately 15,000 tonnes in fuel consumption over the
