In a strategic move to optimize its fleet amidst a slow recovery of long-haul international routes following the COVID-19 pandemic, China Southern Airlines has announced plans to sell its entire fleet of 10 Boeing 787-8 aircraft. This decision made public on November 19, 2024, includes the sale of two GE Aerospace GEnx-1B engines and marks
Airlines are issuing a flurry of travel waivers allowing travelers to change their travel plans amid a winter storm in the Midwest. A major winter storm blanketed parts of the middle of the country with snow that was forecast into late Tuesday in some areas, disrupting traffic and closing some coronavirus testing sites. The National Weather
Two new airlines have begun flights to Sri Lanka while five others await approval, Manager Air Services and Traffic Rights at the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) Ishara Gunawardana said. He said Ethiopian Airlines and Maldivian Airlines started operations to Sri Lanka last month. Ethiopian Airlines mainly carry cargo and will also bring
Mumbai: From March-end, the Seychelles archipelago is set to be reconnected with India with airline flights flying non-stop between Mumbai and Mahe twice a week, said an Air Seychelles official, adding that an air travel bubble between the two countries has been signed. That would add another outbound destination to the teeny list of foreign
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
New Delhi: Though the Indian drug regulator DCGI is yet to give an emergency-use authorisation for any COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s largest airport in Delhi is gearing up to handle distribution of lakhs of vials under Project Sanjivani as early as next month. On Tuesday, Delhi Airport Chief Executive Officer Videh Kumar Jaipuriya said they
The Centre on Monday denied asking airlines not to fly in Chinese nationals. According to Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri, the government has not issued such order and that reports suggesting airlines have been asked to stop flying Chinese nationals are wrong. “It is wrong to make suggestions as to citizen of which country
If Covid is conquered and normalcy returns, the sector should see a lot of action, from the Air India and airport privatisation, to the Tatas’ interests in the sector, to Jet Airways trying a phoenix act. What could be in store in the year ahead? Read on to find out There probably has never been
The Covid-19 pandemic had a massive impact on the Indian aviation sector in 2020 and major airlines facing losses and challenging times laid off employees, sent them on leave without pay, or cut their salaries. The government also had to extend the deadline for submitting bids for Air India five times during the year. When
Air India Sale Process Modi Govt plan to sell off India’s flagship airline is facing opposition before it even gets started. Narendra Modi’s boldest asset sale yet is the proposed divestment of Air India, the nation’s money-losing flag carrier, has run into rough weather after some of the potential bidders opted out upset with the
