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Tata Group airlines to be top on 10 busiest routes, shows data

On the top 100 routes in terms of departures, Tata Group is ahead of its chief rival IndiGo on 30 of them

Singapore Airlines' website crash amid surge in flight demand: Report

Singapore Airlines said it had seen "very high demand" for flights and may take longer to respond to queries from customers

Air India privatisation: Rs 16,000 cr unpaid bills to go to govt's AIAHL

As on August 31, Air India had a total debt of Rs 61,562 crore

Air India to boost Tatas' aviation ambitions

The acquisition will give the Tatas a firm footing on international routes and generate economies of scale

Alliance Air to operate flights in Mizoram from October 18: Official

Mizoram will get an additional flight service as Alliance Air will start operating on the Kolkata-Guwahati-Aizawl-Shillong sector from October 18, an official of the state claimed on Thursday

Domestic air passenger traffic grows 2-3% to about 6.9 mn in Sept: Icra

Compared y-o-y, air passenger traffic growth stood at around 74 per cent in the month under review over September 2020

Low-fare carrier SpiceJet joins hands with travel portal EaseMyTrip

Low-cost carrier SpiceJet has joined hands with online travel platform EaseMyTrip for holiday bookings, a release said on Wednesday.

Suspension of scheduled int'l passenger flights extended till Oct 31

The suspension does not affect the operation of international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the aviation regulator

American Airlines, IndiGo sign codeshare agreement

The agreement allows the US airline to sell seats on the Indian carrier's flights operating on 29 routes

Demand for Lufthansa flights to United States soars on re-opening

Lufthansa said bookings for December flights to the United States reached pre-crisis levels last week

Flaring crude oil price, entry of new players to hit IndiGo: Analysts

In the last one week alone, Brent crude oil prices have surged over 6 per cent to around $79 per barrel mark

C-295 aircraft project great step in opening up aviation sector: Ratan Tata

His comments came hours after the deal to procure the aircraft to replace the Avro-748 planes of the IAF was sealed.

More confident now of hydrogen-based zero-emission planes by 2035: Airbus

Exactly one year back, Airbus had revealed concepts of new hydrogen-powered zero-emission commercial aircraft that could enter service by 2035.

State Bank of India prepared to support Tata group's bid for Air India

Holding company's 'AAA' rating will make it a formidable player: Bankers

SpiceJet looks to save Rs 1K cr on commercial settlement with MAX lessors

The commercial settlement finalised by SpiceJet with two major lessors of MAX aircraft will result in savings of roughly around Rs 300 crore for the Ajay Singh-led carrier.

Lufthansa launches $2.5 billion capital increase to repay state bailout

The airline will use the net proceeds to repay a chunk of the 9 billion euro government bailout it received last year to stay afloat throughout the Covid pandemic

6.7 mn domestic air passengers in Aug, 33.83% higher than July: DGCA

Around 67.01 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in August, 33.83 per cent higher than 50.07 lakh who travelled in July, the country's aviation regulator said on Thursday.

Jet Airways to have over 100 aircraft in 5 years; HQ will shift to Gurugram

First flight between Delhi & Mumbai in Q1 of 2022

Budget carrier IndiGo to start 38 domestic flights in September

This is aimed at improving accessibility between metros and tier-2 or tier-3 cities.

HC asks govt to consider in-flight security announcements in local language

The court was responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) stating that the safety of the passengers cannot be ensured if they can't understand the language