On Sunday, an Air Asia aircraft was “grounded” at a runway in Pune by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after one of the flight’s tyres was found to be “cracked”. The flight regulator said that pieces of the tread of the tyre had been found on the Bengaluru runway, from which the plane
On Friday, IndiGo flight 6E 291, which was scheduled to take off from Delhi to Leh at 8.20 am, was delayed and eventually cancelled. The plane, which had around 180 passengers, eventually took off at 1.30 pm, but couldn’t land at its destination. Instead, it flew over Leh and then returned to Delhi. According to
Noida International Airport (NIA) has announced that Air India SATS (AISATS) will be developing a multi-modal cargo hub (MMCH) on 80 acres of land. This cargo hub will provide a quick, convenient and intermodal connection to and from manufacturing hubs in India. This cargo and logistics infrastructure and ecosystem will enable a differentiated catchment and
On Thursday, IndiGo Airlines had a major blunder when it inadvertently left behind 37 bags of passengers who were taking a flight from Hyderabad to Vishakhapatnam. In a statement, IndiGo apologized for the inconvenience caused to the passengers. Also, ensure that the bags deliver safely to the customers’ addresses in Visakhapatnam. This incident is a
Vistara, the full-service airline, is proud to announce the launch of its flight services to Mauritius from Mumbai, starting March 26. The flights will take place five times a week with a recently inducted long range A321 aircraft, with a three class configuration (business, premium economy and economy). This marks the 12th international destination that
Indian airlines are expected to place orders for 1,500-1,700 aircraft over the next 12-24+ months, according to aviation consultancy CAPA. This is driven by the immense potential of the Indian market, which is considered to be one of the most promising aviation markets post-COVID. Air India is expected to make the first move, with reports
Domestic air passenger traffic in India touche 1.25 crore in January this year, an increase of 96 per cent compared to the year-ago period, according to rating agency Icra. Although the traffic remained around 2 per cent lower compared to the pre-Covid levels in January 2020, Icra maintained a negative outlook on the Indian aviation
Air India and AirAsia India are merging their route networks in an effort to create a low-cost airline. AirAsia India will be taking over flights to and from three local destinations – Bhubaneswar, Bagdogra and Surat – while Air India will be operating exclusively on Delhi-Visakhapatnam and Mumbai-Lucknow routes. Flight frequency will remain the same.
Passenger traffic at Bangalore International Airport surged 71 per cent to 27.5 million in CY2022, due to a strong recovery in domestic passenger volume. This figure reached 85 per cent of the 2019 (pre-pandemic) level and stood at 24.36-million during the year. A host of factors including relaunching of key routes, introduction of new routes
Indian engineers at GE’s largest R&D facility in Bengaluru are at the forefront of a global effort to design an aircraft engine that could reduce fuel consumption by up to 20 per cent. The project, Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE), is a joint effort between GE Aviation and the French firm Safran and includes
