Jet Airways has provided an update on how far it has progressed in resuming operations. After a new group of promoters, the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium, injected capital into the insolvent airline, the carrier’s second stint is anticipated to begin this year. […]
According to Airport Director Rakesh Ranjan Sahay, the Swami Vivekananda Airport will provide another amenity for travellers after a third aero-bridge was tested on Thursday. The facility was authorised following the testing by officials from the Airports Authority of India, […]
According to the latest directive issued by the aviation watchdog, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the airlines operating in India have to install a child restraint system in the aircraft. The restraint system comprises a harness and […]
Meghalaya High Court has asked India’s aviation regulatory authorities, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), to file affidavits indicating the possibility of expanding the Shillong Airport (a.k.a. Umroi airport) to accommodate long-haul […]
In a reply given in Lok Sabha, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia assured that there is no plan to shorten the length of the tabletop runway of Calicut International Airport to expand the Runway End Safety Area (RESA), to resume […]
On Wednesday, a four-year-old ATR72-600 turboprop aircraft operated by Alliance Air flight took off without engine cover. The Mumbai-Bhuj flight carried 70 passengers, including one aircraft maintenance engineer and four crew members on board, while the incident occurred. India’s aviation […]
Jet Airways is preparing for a strong comeback by the first half of 2022 after being grounded for three years, shows the airline’s recent hiring ad. In a tweet on its official handle, Jet Airways has called the applicants to […]
The body representing Indian pilots, the India Pilots’ Guild, has approached the Delhi High Court against a notice issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), instituting random drug testing on flight crews and air traffic controllers, which is […]
In what can be termed a considerable feat, Jammu airport’s 8000ft long runway was made operational on Friday. IndiGo flight 6E-137 became the first aircraft to take off the new runway. Indian Air Force celebrated its opening by a water […]
The Calicut International Airport’s Advisory Committee has requested the Ministry of Civil Aviation to pace up the process to resume wide-body aircraft operations, suspended since the Air India Express flight accident held at the airport on August 7, 2020. The […]
India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, for not adhering to the safety norms of runway maintenance. DGCA was conducting an […]
Nearly 1.12 crores passengers travelled by air in December 2021, an increase of 6.7% compared to November 2021, India’s aviation regulatory authority the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), revealed in its monthly statement. In November, the count of domestic […]
