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Five-year transformation goal: Air India eyes 30% domestic share
Air India, as it operates wide-body planes with bigger fuel tanks, is the market leader on long international routes that reach as far as the US
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Mumbai-bound flight grounded after take-off in Bhopal due to technical snag
A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh was grounded after take-off on Monday due to a technical snag, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said here. The flight returned to Bhopal's Raja Bhoj International Airport after take-off due to the snag in the morning, he said. It was carrying 183 passengers, 117 of whom were adjusted in another aircraft in the evening by cancelling a Delhi-bound flight, the official informed. "The remaining passengers were adjusted on other flights and also by arranging accommodation," he added.
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Vistara assures corrective measure in response to Irfan Pathan's complaints
I was made to wait one and half an hour at the counter for a resolution. Along with me, my wife, my eight month old in fact and five years old child also had to go through this, tweeted Irfan
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Akasa Air has strong financials to place order for more planes: CEO
The Jhunjhunwala family holds stakes in the airline through three discretionary trusts
Boeing deliveries slip to five-month low of 26 airplanes in July
July's Boeing data does, however, underscore industrial snags testing the aerospace industry after Airbus reported lower July deliveries on Monday
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478 technical snag-related incidences reported in planes in one year: Govt
A total of 177 surveillance, 497 spot checks and 169 night surveillance have been carried out by DGCA on engineering and maintenance aspects of scheduled operators during the last one year
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Vistara aircraft engine fails after landing at Delhi, passengers safe
The airline said one of the engines had developed a "minor" electrical malfunction after the aircraft landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday
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Jet claims rights on livery, objects to SpiceJet using it on some planes
Jet Airways aims to restart operations in September after takeover by the Kalrock Jalan consortium
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Boeing Co says 141 jet orders in limbo amid conflict in Ukraine
Boeing unveiled the adjustment to its order backlog in monthly orders and deliveries data that also showed it had delivered 41 jets to customers in March.
Air India to enhance in-flight service as ownership changes hands
Cabin crew are being trained on procedures, focus on service with finesse
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Boeing sinks to loss on $4.5-billion charge due to 787 delivery delay
The mixed quarterly results underscore the challenges Boeing faces
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Lufthansa looks to buy 40% stake in Italy's state-owned air carrier ITA
Lufthansa and ITA were in talks over a 40% stake sale, but it could take longer than a few days to reach a comprehensive deal
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State polls: Plane charters lose out to FB, Google as campaigns go digital
Flight charter companies have been badly hit by bans on physical rallies even as Big Tech eyes greater footfalls from digital political campaigns
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FAA cites progress on 5G restrictions before January 19 roll-out
The Federal Aviation Administration expects to provide information soon on what percentage of aircraft will be subject to the restrictions
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Man arrested for damaging American jet in Honduras released
The man was from the coastal city of La Ceiba and had no prior criminal history
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Boeing airliner sales jump but deliveries lag rival Airbus
Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 38 commercial planes in December and 340 for all of 2021
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Airbus says deliveries of new airline jets are nosing higher
The company said it ended last year with a backlog of 7,082 aircraft on order
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British Airways plane windscreen cracked by block of ice at 35,000 feet
The Boeing 777 aircraft cruising at 35,000 feet was making the journey from London Gatwick to San Jose in Costa Rica on Christmas Day
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Seven aircraft of IAF crashed in last two years, says govt
Every aircraft accident in the IAF is investigated by a Court of Inquiry (CoI) to ascertain the cause of the accident, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said
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Boeing wants to build its next airplane in 'metaverse': How will it work?
It is a snapshot of an ambitious new Boeing strategy to unify sprawling design, production and airline services operations under a single digital ecosystem
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