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IndiGo starts priority boarding facility for passengers to avoid long lines

IndiGo's chief strategy and revenue officer Sanjay Kumar said the airline is always striving to enhance the travel experience for its customers.

Lift capacity, fare caps: Operators of India's largest airports to govt

They have also urged the government to resume international air travel without limiting capacity

India requires nearly 1,000 pilots annually to meet traffic growth

New pilot training schools will come up at the Airports Authority of India (AAI)-run airports at Belagavi, Jalgaon, Kalaburagi, Khajurao, and Lilabari

GMR, Groupe ADP likely to jointly bid for future airport projects

Two companies have finalised a business agreement under which both will collaborate on multiple sectors

American airlines cite concerns about fuel shortages at some airports

The fuel needle is moving closer to empty at some U.S. airports. American Airlines says it's running into fuel shortages at some smaller and mid-size airports, and in some cases the airline will add refueling stops or fly fuel into locations where the supply is tight. The airline said that the shortages showed up first in the West, where they could affect efforts to fight wildfires. They are now being reported in other parts of the country and will last through mid-August, according to a company memo to pilots on Monday. It asked pilots to conserve fuel by, for example, leaving one engine off while taxiing. American said fuel supplies are being squeezed at several airports, which it didn't name, mostly because of a shortage of tanker trucks or drivers. Delta Air Lines, meanwhile, said Reno, Nevada, is the most affected location. Delta said pipelines have been devoting more space to gasoline and diesel and less to jet fuel during the pandemic. Nevada politicians worry that the ...

Jyotiraditya Scindia forms committees to advise on civil aviation sector

With Scindia himself chairing the committees, the group will meet once every month to sort out issues

'Undervalued': Sydney Airport Holdings rejects $17-bn takeover bid

The operator of Australia's largest airport said directors had unanimously concluded the proposal undervalued the airport and was not in the best interest of shareholders.

Adani takes over Mumbai airport, becomes India's largest airport operator

Construction of Navi Mumbai airport to start next month

Sydney Airport target of $16.7 bn bid from infrastructure investors

The proposal comes as record-low interest rates prompt pension funds and their investment managers to chase higher yields.

Making sense of crisis-hit Jet Airways' juggle for key airport slots

The Kalrock-Jalan consortium, whose proposal got the NCLT nod, hopes to restart Jet Airways as a full service airline with 25-30 aircraft

Covid-19 impact: Passenger traffic at Bengaluru airport dips 66%

The passenger traffic at Kempegowda International Airport here (KIAB/BLR Airport) nosedived 66 per cent in the financial year 2020-21, with the COVID-19 pandemic dealing a major blow.

Air traveller numbers treble from May low as states get into unlock mode

But the grim reality is that the average daily passengers for June from the second week is still around 40 per cent of the levels reached in March when it rose to 313,000 passengers a day

These are the most punctual airlines and airports in the world

Japan Airlines and Tokyo's Haneda Airport climbs to the top for punctuality as aviation starts picking up.

Private airport operators send SOS to govt, say operations unsustainable

Airport apex body says aeronautical revenues down 75-80%, cites severe cash crunch; Over 85% of total costs incurred by airport operators are fixed

Air travellers show 2x rise in June first week over May as Covid cases fall

Rise in passenger uptake expected to be swifter than it was after 1st wave

Super-sniffing dogs could shorten Covid testing lines in airports: Study

Two dogs could accurately scan 300 plane passengers in about half an hour as part of a screening strategy, scientists found.

Covid, ATF prices to push airlines into Rs 10,000 cr loss in FY22: Crisil

The loss is however expected to be 35-40% lower than the projected loss in FY21

Covid resurgence to delay Indian airports' passenger recovery: Moody's

The rapid increase in new coronavirus cases is credit negative for Indian airports: report

How the second Covid-19 wave could mar the summer of recovery for airlines

Occupancy in airlines is down to 60 per cent as number of cases rises and states impose travel curbs

BS READS: Rs 10,000-cr hit behind govt plan to sell Delhi, Mumbai airports

With the golden geese laying golden eggs no more, the Modi government's decision to sell Delhi and Mumbai airports could well save it from flogging a dead horse in the coming years