Page 17 - Aviation

Full service Vistara decides to junk premium class on low income routes

The airline will have an all-economy cabin for Tier B and Tier C cities

India's domestic air passenger traffic hits 11.3% growth in November: IATA

Domestic traffic in India rose the most in the world

Delta, United challenge Air India, Gulf carriers on US-India routes

Delta to begin New York-Mumbai route on December 24

UK group to invest Rs 950 crore in Turbo Aviation's new airline TruStar

Founded by V Umesh, Turbo Aviation is planning to launch a new airline called TruStar to run the commuter air services under UDAN scheme starting next year

Turbo Aviation to launch low-cost airline, fly on Udan routes by mid-2020

The company has already signed a partnership deal with a UK business group for a $100-million funding support to speed up the launch process

A day after facing tech issue, GoAir flight leaves Singapore for Bengaluru

"There were 158 passengers on board. The aircraft is currently being attended to by the GoAir engineering team," he added

UDAN 4.0: Govt invites bids for airports in Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep

The civil aviation ministry on Monday said it has invited bids for three unserved airports/ airstrips in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and one underserved airport in Lakshadweep Island under the fourth round of the regional air connectivity scheme. The list of unserved airports/ airstrips are Campbell Bay and Car Nicobar and Shibpur in Andaman & Nicobar. In Lakshadweep Island, it is at Agatti, as per an official release. The list of water aerodromes up for bidding in Andaman & Nicobar are Hutbay, Long Island, Neil Island and Havelock, while Minicoy and Kavaratti are in Lakshadweep. "The route connecting Cochin Agatti is currently operated by Alliance Air. The Ministry of Home Affairs aiming to promote the route Cochin-Agatti-Cochin further, intends more airlines to operate this route," the release said. The fourth round of bidding under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) or the regional air connectivity scheme commenced on December 3. UDAN seeks to connect unserved and ...

Indonesia's Garuda fined after firing CEO for smuggling Harley Davidson

A day earlier, State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir said CEO Ari Askhara would be dismissed over the allegations.

GKN Aerospace to open facility in Pune, focus on assembly of wiring systems

It would operate alongside the existing joint venture for wiring systems in Bengaluru, which is serving the defence market

Did full thrust revving of engines lead to grounding of Indigo's Airbuses?

Climbing at full thrust can help planes burn less fuel, two of the people said

Swiss firm Zurich Airport beats Adani, DIAL bids to build Jewar airport

Jewar Airport or the Noida International Greenfield Airport will come up in 5,000 hectare area when fully constructed

GoAir flight faces technical glitch, manages to land safely in Mumbai

GoAir said the flight did a 'precautionary' air turn back shortly after takeoff owing to a technical glitch with one of its CFM engines

SpiceJet inks codeshare flight agreement with Gulf Air to expand reach

The scope of MoU also includes collaboration in the field of pilot training, coordinated cargo and engineering services

Start of aviation's third era? Zero-emission seaplane may soon be a reality

Canada's Harbour Air will test-fly a prototype electric aircraft in December

More flights for Saudi Arabia as govt hikes seat quota by 78% to 50,000

Indian carriers don't oppose proposal to hike the quota as there is limited onward traffic over Saudi Arabia

IAG signs deal to buy Air Europa for $1.2 bn amid aviation sector upheaval

The debt-funded transaction seeks to generate "significant" cost savings and complete in the second half of next year, subject to regulatory approvals.

HC directs DGCA, Aviation Ministry to probe into 'optional safety features'

The Division Bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice C Harishankar has directed the DGCA and the Ministry of Civil Aviation to consider the PIL as a representation and decide the same expeditiously

SpiceJet mulls buying 100 Airbus jets after Boeing 737 MAX fallout

The Max has been grounded worldwide since March after a pair of crashes killed 346 people

Vistara signs agreement with Airbus for parts, engineering support

Under the agreement, Airbus will offer its expertise in the areas of maintenance, engineering and supply chain management

Explained: Why safety standards in Indian aviation need urgent attention

Too many 'incidents' have been marring airlines' record of late in the country. Is safety being taken seriously enough, asks Anjuli Bhargava