AIRLINES

DGCA Grounds More Than 20 Pilots in July Over Aircraft Related Incidents and Violation of Norms

Reports quoted officials saying that the number of suspensions may go up later in the month. According to reports, sources in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) informed that the 20 pilots were taken off duty for violating norms and series of incidents.

Pakistan Opens Air Space Closed Since Balakot Strike, Brings Huge Relief For Indian Airlines

After a gap of 5 months, the Pakistan air space is now open for all type of civil traffic on published ATS (air traffic service) routes. This brings huge relief for Indian airlines who have suffered huge losses amounting to Rs 550 crore till the middle of June due to this airspace closure.

Nepal Airport Closed After Yeti Airlines Skids Off Runway, 2 People Injured

Authorities took 11 hours to remove a domestic aircraft that suffered a similar runway excursion in September last year, months after a Malaysian jet with 139 people on board had aborted its takeoff and skidded off the runway.

DGCA Issues 'Air Safety Circular' For Airlines For Monsoon Operations, Check List of Instructions And Precautions Here

The DGCA issued the 'Air Safety Circular' for airlines in the wake of multiple incidents of planes overshooting runways while operating amidst heavy rains and bad weather conditions.

Blind Woman Gets Paid USD 2.30 per Hour for Untangling Airline's Earphone Cords

She has been employed with the organisation for the past 50 years now.

Jet Airways Crisis: Employees Hold Protest Outside Civil Aviation Ministry, Demand Revival of Airline

After the first round of bids, private equity firms IndiGo Partners and TPG, Etihad Airways and the sovereign fund NIIF were shortlisted.

Jet Airways Crisis: Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Airlines on Plea for Refund Airfare to Passengers

The need to seek alternative modes of travel, or seats, on other airlines urgently was resulting in chaos as other airlines were profiteering out of the crisis, he said.

Jet Airways Crisis: Bollywood Celebs Stand in Solidarity With Airlines and its Laid-Off Employees - Read Tweets

Jet shut operations on Wednesday night as it failed to secure interim funding for maintaining even bare minimum operations.

Jet Airways Pilots, Engineers Joining SpiceJet at 30-50% Pay Cut

Not long ago, many airlines including SpiceJet were luring the same pilots and engineers with joining bonuses and better perks.

Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Raps Safety Instructions As Passengers Beatbox! (Watch Video)

If you are flying with this air hostess in Southwest Airlines, there is hardly any way you may miss the safety rules.

International Women’s Day 2019: Vistara to Provide Free ‘Sanitary Pads’ to Women on Request From March 8

The airline had recently announced the launch of services to Raipur and Dibrugarh (Assam), taking its destinations served to 24 with a fleet of 22 Airbus A320 aircraft operating over 800 flights a week.

IndiGo Cancels 30 More Flights Due to Pilot Shortage

Response to the queries sent to IndiGo and Directorate General of Civil Aviation on this issue was awaited. In a statement on Sunday, the airline had blamed on weather for disruption in operations across its network.

Jet Airways Says Actively Engaged With Aircraft Lessors to Improve Liquidity

"The company is actively engaged with all its aircraft lessors and has been regularly providing updates on the efforts undertaken by the company to improve its liquidity," a Jet Airways spokesperson said in a statement.

Scoot Air, Singapore Based Budget Airline, to Soon Expand in 3 Indian Cities

As of now, Scoot has operations in seven Indian cities like Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Lucknow, and Tiruchirappalli–from Singapore.

UDAN Scheme Auction: 15 Airlines Bid for 111 Routes in Third Round

The central government has received bids for 111 routes from 15 airlines under the third round of auction for the UDAN scheme, a senior Civil Aviation Ministry official said Monday.

IndiGo 'Worst' Airline Service, Ranks Parliamentary Committee, Cites 'Rude Staff, High Fares' Among Reasons

IndiGo was red-flagged by the parliamentary panel earlier as well, when a report submitted by the Committee on January 17 reprimanded the carrier for rude staff of its behaviour, inadequate training and high fares.

Flight Ticket Rates May go Down as Jet Fuel Prices Slashed by 11 Per Cent For December

Following the reduction in prices of jet fuel, airlines may cut rates on tickets of some flights.

Air India Fights Cash Crunch: Plans to Raise Rs 500-Cr As Short-Term Loans; Sell Aircrafts and Mop Up Rs 6,100-Cr

In early September, the airline had invited bids for raising Rs 500 crore through STL to meet its working capital requirements with September 10 as the deadline for submission of bids.