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Will be more careful, increase aircraft inspection before flights: SpiceJet

'A lot of these incidents that are being reported are relatively minor in nature and happen to every airline. This is nothing unique,' says SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh

SpiceJet shares bounce back amid value-buying; settle over 2% higher

Shares of SpiceJet bounced back on Wednesday, rising more than 2 per cent amid value-buying at lower levels in tandem with a positive trend in the equity market

Third SpiceJet plane hit by snag in 24 hrs; cargo plane returned to Kolkata

A SpiceJet cargo plane on Tuesday flying to China returned to Kolkata as the weather radar was not working, the company said

Flights to India will return to pre-pandemic levels by October: SIA

Singapore's flag carrier will progressively operate 17 weekly flights to Chennai, up from the current 10 flights per week, it said on Tuesday

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air unveils first look of its crew uniform

Akasa Air on Monday unveiled the first look of its crew uniform as the startup carrier prepares for take-off in the coming weeks. The airline, backed by ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, is likely to start services by the end of this month. It had taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 max aircraft in India on June 21 and plans to conduct proving flights this week, following which it will get the Air Operator Permit for launching commercial operations. In a statement on Monday, Akasa Air said the uniform fit focuses on providing the best possible stretch to ensure their comfort over their busy flight schedules. The company said it is the first Indian airline to have introduced custom trousers and jackets, with their fabric specially made for Akasa Air (using recycled polyester fabric which is made from pet bottle plastic salvaged from marine waste) and comfortable sneakers for its airline in-flight crew keeping in mind ergonomics, aesthetics and comfort. "We have desi

Our expansion plans will take a hit due to ATF duty, say airlines

ATF accounts for around 40 per cent of an airline's operating expenses

Thousands of flights are delayed or cancelled as holiday travel kicks off

As of Saturday night, nearly 650 flights in the United States had been cancelled and more than 5,200 flights within, into or out of the country had been delayed

Air India writes to AIASL over continued deterioration of ground services

An Air India's top official wrote a letter to Air India Assets Holding Limited over the continued deterioration of ground handling services by Air India Airport Services Limited (AIASL)

Direct Bhubaneswar-Dubai flights very soon, says Odisha CM Patnaik

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said that direct flights will be operated between Bhubaneswar to Dubai very soon. Patnaik made this announcement while addressing the Odia diaspora in Dubai on Wednesday. Nearly one lakh people of Odisha live in the United Arab Emirates. Direct air connectivity between Dubai and Bhubaneswar has been their long-pending demand. The chief minister's private secretary VK Pandian, who is accompanying Patnaik in the foreign tour, said that the Odisha government has already proceeded with a viability gap funding (VGF) plan for direct flight services between Dubai and Bhubaneswar. VGF is a grant provided to support infrastructure projects that are economically justified but fall short of financial viability. While attending the programme, Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra said that the Odisha government will give subsidies to airlines willing to operate direct flights from Dubai to Bhubaneswar under the VGF scheme. In that arrangement, the government .

Jet Airways in talks with aircraft makers, lessors to lease 6-8 planes

Jet Airways is in discussions with aircraft manufacturers and lessors to lease 6-8 planes, including some of those which were to be delivered to Russian carriers prior to the Ukraine war

IndiGo to operate additional flights on three routes starting July 1

IndiGo on Wednesday said it will operate additional flights on Delhi-Leh, Delhi-Srinagar and Lucknow-Pantnagar routes from July 1 onwards due to increased demand. "We are pleased to strengthen our network by adding frequencies on Delhi-Leh, Delhi-Srinagar and Lucknow-Pantnagar routes, catering to increased demand for travel to Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Kashmir," Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, IndiGo, said in a statement. IndiGo has been witnessing high demand on Delhi-Leh route and with this new service, we will have three daily flights from Delhi to Leh, he noted. "We are getting a good response to our Lucknow- Pantnagar flight and with the increase in frequency, this flight would now operate five days a week," he mentioned.

Air India unions file pleas against proposed eviction of employees

The unions argue that the airline's letter asking employees to vacate office accommodation by July 26 amounts to a change in service condition.

Fuselage door warnings light up on 2 SpiceJet planes; DGCA begins probe

There have been a total of four incidents -- including the aforementioned two -- on SpiceJet flights during the last one week. The DGCA is investigating all the four incidents, officials stated.

SpiceJet's Dubai flight diverted to Goa due to medical emergency

There were 132 passengers and three infants on board; the plane later proceeded to its destination after deplaning the ailing person

DGCA audits 30 flying training organisations, finds safety violations

The regulator found in the audit that 'the facilities at the airfield/training organization are not being maintained as per the requirements'

Regulator cracks whip on flying schools after audit finds violations

Thirty of the 32 schools in the country have been inspected in the audit beginning March.

Germany's Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights due to staff shortages

The canceled flights, which were due to take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, represent about 5% of the airline's typical weekend capacity.

Abu Dhabi-bound Air Arabia flight lands in Ahmedabad due to engine failure

The flight landed at the Ahmedabad airport at approximately 9.25 pm on Monday after one of the engines "stalled" mid-air and the engine failure warning came on, the officials added.

SpiceJet says 90 barred pilots to undergo re-training after DGCA slaps fine

The DGCA had barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and those pilots were subjected to retraining on 737 Max simulators.

State-owned Alliance Air launches flight on Bilaspur-Bhopal route

The Centre-run Alliance Air on Sunday started a flight between Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, which will operate four days in a week. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, who was in Kanker district, virtually launched the inaugural flight which took off from the Bilasa Devi Kevat Airport in Bilaspur, located nearly 125 km from the state capital Raipur. The ATR 72-seater aircraft of the Alliance Air took off from Bilaspur at 11.35 am on Sunday for Bhopal with 50 passengers onboard. It will be operated four days a week (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday)," Bilaspur Collector Saransh Mittar said. The aviation services at the Bilaspur airport started on March 1 last year, with two flights connecting the city to Delhi via Jabalpur and Prayagraj, he said. On the occasion, CM Baghel said three-and-a-half-years ago, only Raipur was the destination for flight services, but now such services are also available in Jagdalpur (Bastar district) and Bilaspur. Th