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Vistara to fly for last time on before merger with Air India
New Delhi: The merger between Vistara and Air India is likely to be finalized on November 12 as the former will fly for the final flight on November 11. On Friday it was informed that customers will no longer be able to book Vistara flights…
झेवर अंतरराष्ट्रीय एयरपोर्ट से अप्रैल 2025 में शुरू होंगी उड़ानें, प्रदेश की सांस्कृतिक झलक दिखेगी…
बनारस घाट के तर्ज पर तैयार किया जायेगा टर्मिनल, बनारस घाट और यूपी हेरिटेज की झलक दिखेगी
Rakesh Gangwal sells 5.24% stake in parent company IndiGo
Mumbai: Rakesh Gangwal, the billionaire co-founder of India’s largest airline IndiGo, sold a 5.24% stake in InterGlobe Aviation on Thursday for Rs 9,549 crore. More than 2.02 crore shares of InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of…
SpiceJet PAT at Rs 150 cr, to raise Rs 3K cr via QIP
SpiceJet plans to raise ₹3,000 crore through a qualified institutional placement by September 2024 to strengthen its financial position, expand its fleet, and settle liabilities.
Air India cancels flights to Dhaka
NEW DELHI: Air India has cancelled its scheduled flights to and from Dhaka, with immediate effect on Monday due to the emerging situation in the wake of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigning amid unprecedented anti-government…
Rising Middle East tensions force Air India to suspend Tel Aviv flights.
New Delhi: Due to the escalating tensions in the Middle East qwing to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Air India has announced the suspension of all flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 8.
“In view of the ongoing situation in…
Boeing names new CEO as it reports hefty loss
NEW YORK: Boeing named former Rockwell Collins chief Robert "Kelly" Ortberg its next CEO Wednesday, as the aviation giant reported a hefty loss on continued operational problems.
Ortberg, 64, helped lead Rockwell Collins and integrate it…
Lufthansa, Air France halt Beirut flights as Israel tensions rise
BERLIN: Air France and the German airline group Lufthansa said Monday they were suspending flights to Beirut after Israel threatened reprisals for a deadly rocket strike launched from Lebanon.
Lufthansa services would be halted up to and…
Consecutive night flights, long duty hours among factors for pilot fatigue
The study also said that 40 per cent of the pilots feared reporting fatigue, and 30 per cent considered the fear of reporting fatigue a significant factor.
Tourism boom brings Spain’s unemployment rate down
MADRID: Spain's unemployment rate dropped in the second quarter, official data showed Friday, as a continued tourism boom added jobs in the services sector.
The jobless rate fell to 11.3 per cent between March and June in the eurozone's…
Airlines placed 51 passengers in no-fly list for unruly behaviour this year
NEW DELHI: The civil aviation ministry on Monday said 51 passengers have been placed under the no-fly list of airlines for unruly behaviour this year till July 1.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has norms in place for…
Air India to operate flagship A350-900 on US routes starting November 2024
NEW DELHI: Air India will be operating its flagship A350-900 aircraft on Delhi-New York JFK flights from November 1, 2024, and Delhi-Newark flights from January 2, 2025.
The A350 deployment will introduce Air India’s Premium Economy…
Flight operations back to normal after technical glitch
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Saturday that flight operations in the country are back to normal a day after a global outage at Microsoft had a severe impact on the functioning of airlines and airports.
“Since 3 AM in…
Air India announces voluntary retirement scheme for ground staff
The merger of Vistara, a 51:49 joint venture of the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, with Air India is expected to get clear by the end of this year. The merged entity would need fewer staff to manage day-to-day operations.
SpiceJet reports net profit to Rs 119 crore in Q4 of FY24
On an EBITDA basis, the airline said that its profit for the reported quarter was Rs 386 crore, up from Rs 344 crore in Q4 of FY23.
AirAsia to bring ‘cinematic in-flight’ experience for movie-goers in selected theatres
AirAsia will also be collaborating with more than 130 local travel content creators to showcase its destinations to Asia, Australia and beyond.
SpiceJet has not deposited EPF for 2.5 years
As per a report, SpiceJet has not deposited the Employees’ Provident Fund contributions of its 11,581 staff since January 2022.
IndiGo to double frequency of Mumbai-Jeddah flights
New Delhi: Leading low-cost airline IndiGo on Monday announced the launch of additional daily, non-stop flights between Mumbai and Jeddah from August 15 this year.
The airline said it would double the frequency of flights between…
IndiGo ties up with Garuda to train fresh pilots
New Delhi: Leading low-cost carrier IndiGo has partnered with Garuda Aviation Academy to train fresh pilots as future junior first officers, under the airline's Cadet Pilot Program.
This is the eighth partnership for cadet pilot…
First-ever direct flight between India and Cambodia launched
Phnom Penh: Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Neth Savoeun and Indian Ambassador to the country Devyani Khobragade launched the first-ever direct flight between Phnom Penh and New Delhi on Sunday.
The flight between the two capitals…