Aviation & Tourism

In calendar year 2022, IndiGo carried 78 million passengers on board (slightly above pre-Covid19 levels).

The new uniform designs were developed in close consultation with its cabin crew representatives and the airline's in-flight team, who conducted extensive testing

The board of SpiceJet has approved the issuance of equity shares/equity warrants under a private placement basis to various investors, subject to requisite approvals.

Air India is projected to have 25-30 grounded planes while SpiceJet's number of grounded aircraft will be around 27, said Capa in its report.

DGCA found Air India did not provide hotel accommodation for passengers affected by delayed flights, and did not pay compensation to passengers who were made to travel on "unserviceable seats".

JPL had last month put in an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the bankrupt airline. It had sought details about the airline’s assets and other documents.

Flight operations resumed at 6.20 pm after the Air Force scanned the airspace and gave a clearance. A clearance was also received from the DGCA.

Groundings will be incremental to the current AOGs. The airline had recently informed out of its fleet of 334 planes, grounded PW-powered aircraft stands at over 40.

For four consecutive quarters, IndiGo has delivered profitable growth demonstrating effective execution of its plans and strategy coupled with strong demand.

Since airfares are deregulated it gives airlines the liberty to cash on such events as they can literally milch passengers.

Air India Express is in the process of merging AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) with itself and the entity will be the low cost carrier of the Tata Group.

"We would like to extend our gratitude to the local authorities at Karachi airport for their immediate response and help," AI Express said.

The news of Gangwal investing in SpiceJet comes as the airline is grappling with financial challenges and is actively looking at fresh funding to support its growth plans.

Pilot Prakash Sedhai, who was the only person in it, sustained injuries.

Besides, the combined entity of Air India Express, also the country's first international budget carrier, and AIX Connect, formerly known as AirAsia India, will be launching its new brand on October 1

The visit of the Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to the Dominican Republic comes close on the heels of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's trip in April 2023

The 13-month-old Akasa’s operations met with a major blow after more than 40 pilots resigned in quick succession without serving the mandatory notice period.