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IndiGo to operate Boeing 777 aircraft on Delhi-Istanbul route from Feb 1

IndiGo on Tuesday said it will start operating wide-body Boeing 777 on Delhi-Istanbul route from February 1. IndiGo so far has been operating only narrow-body all-economy airbus planes.This is for the first time in its over 16 years of operations that the Gurugram-headquartered airline will have twin-aisle planes in its fleet. The Boeing 777 aircraft has a seating capacity of 400 passengers in a dual class configuration -- economy and business, the airline said in a statement. The wide-body operations will help the airline cater to the increasing air travel demand between India and Turkey, it said. The customers will now be able to pre-book meals and purchase alcohol for in-flight consumption, the airline said. According to IndiGo, Turkey has emerged as one of the most popular tourist destinations post pandemic and has been one of the top choices for outbound tourism from India in 2022. "We are inducting Boeing 777 aircraft to operate on one the most popular international routes

4 Jet Airways aircraft attached over non-payment of gratuity to employees

The issue is now pending before the Supreme Court following an appeal by the consortium

Fewer jumbo jets on domestic routes are better than lots of smaller planes

It's just that no govt so far has forced airlines to use bigger planes on Indian trunk routes

Won't cooperate if issues are not resolved, say Air India pilots

The unions represent pilots from both the narrow-body Airbus and wide-body Boeing fleets

European cargo airline moves NCLT to acquire 3 Jet Airways aircraft

Fresh challenge for reviving Jet as union opposes sale of assets until employees get provident fund and gratuity

Air India to spend $400 mn to refurbish Boeing 777s and 787 fleet

Carrier will add new seats and best in-flight entertainment across all classes

Air India announces to lease six Boeing 777 aircraft to expand its fleet

Air India on Monday said it is leasing six wide-body Boeing B777 aircraft to expand its existing fleet, which will be in addition to the leasing of 30 planes announced earlier this year. Earlier in the day, the Tata Group-owned full service carrier had announced that it has decided to lease 12 aircraft -- six wide-body B777-300ER and six narrow-body A320neo -- to augment its fleet for expanding its domestic and international flight services network. In a revised statement, Air India said it will lease six B777-300 ER aircraft to further augment its existing fleet. These aircraft are expected to be inducted in the first half of 2023, it added. Air India's B777-300 ER will have four class configuration -- first, business, premium economy and Economy -- and will be deployed to connect metro cities of the country with more international destinations, the airline said. In addition to leasing of aircraft, Air India has also brought back into operations 19 planes, which were grounded for

Air India gets first Boeing 777-200LR to fly on international route

The Boeing aircraft leased from Delta airlines has premium economy class along with standard classes

IndiGo can wet lease Turkish Boeing 777 planes for a yr as govt eases rule

Airline says aviation ministry has granted permission to all Indian carriers to wet lease aircraft for a period of six months, extendable by another six months

Emirates buys 5 Boeing 777 freighters in USD 1.7 billion-valued deal

Long-hauled carrier Emirates is buying five Boeing 777 freighters in a deal valued at more than USD 1.7 billion, further expanding its cargo flight capacity, the two companies announced on Tuesday. Emirates previously announced a USD 1 billion investment to its cargo flights, including buying two new Boeing 777s and converting 10 Boeing 700-300ER passenger planes into freighter aircraft. The two new aircraft joined Emirates' fleet in 2022, while the conversions are scheduled to begin in 2023. Emirates already operates 11 Boeing 777 freighters. The airline said this order put its total orders at 200 wide-body aircraft. This order reflects Emirates' confidence in air freight demand and overall aviation sector growth, said Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates chairman and CEO. "It lays the ground for our continued growth, which is driven by the reach of our diverse global network." Emirates, a state-owned airline based at Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for ...

Indian market is important to us, says Turkish Airlines CEO Bilal Eksi

Turkish Airlines and IndiGo have agreed to code-sharing on each other's flights between Turkey and India.

United Airlines cancels 18 flights, grounds 25 planes on missed inspection

United Airlines cancelled about 18 flights this week when it realised that some of its Boeing 777-200 planes had not undergone required inspections of the front edges of the wings. The airline cancelled flights on Monday night and Tuesday morning, and said it's trying to rebook stranded passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration said United grounded 25 of the jets after discovering it had failed to inspect slats on the wing edges that are used during takeoffs and landings. The FAA said United reported the issue, and the FAA is reviewing circumstances that led to the missed inspections. United said late on Tuesday afternoon that it had inspected 10 of the planes and was working with the FAA to return the others to flying in the next two weeks without causing additional flight cancellations. The matter was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. United's Boeing 777-200s had been grounded until earlier this year by the failure of a Pratt and Whitney engine on one that caused

IndiGo plane faces engine stall warning for few secs on 'wake turbulence'

An Airbus plane operated by IndiGo faced "engine stall" warning for a few seconds as it flew into wake turbulence caused by a Boeing 777 aircraft that flew from the opposite side. The mid-air incident happened for IndiGo's Guwahati-Mumbai flight that was operated with am Airbus 320 ceo plane on Monday. IndiGo's aircraft "came into the wake turbulence of opposite traffic Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft" on Monday, a source at aviation regulator DGCA said. According to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), every aircraft generates wake turbulence while in flight. The wake turbulence is a function of an aircraft producing lift, resulting in the formation of two counter-rotating vortices trailing behind the aircraft. Pressure differential over the wing surface generates lift, as per FAA website. "Due to the turbulence engine #1 stall warning came and disappeared. No abnormality was observed in any other parameter and aircraft safely continued to the destination," the source ...

Air India, Air India Express to get new jets ahead of holiday season

Tata Group is planning to get six Boeing 777-2000 aircraft and 25 Airbus A320 Neo aircraft on lease by the first quarter of 2023 to expand the capacity of Air India and Air India Express

Can your pilot go off to sleep in the cockpit midair? Yes, but...

Both pilots of Ethiopian Airlines dozed off, missing the landing and causing safety concern

Indigo flies ahead of rivals in May, has almost 58% of domestic market

Tata-led Air India has seen its market share continuously decline since March as around 30 of its 113 aircraft have been grounded for varying periods

Boeing posts $1.2 billion loss in first quarter on massive write-downs

The loss was bigger than Wall Street had forecast, and the company's quarterly revenue also fell short of expectations

GE bullish on growth of wide body aircraft in India as aviation revives

A growth in the number of wide body aircraft bodes well for the US aerospace giant as it manufactures the Boeing 777, 787 aircraft

Air India resumes US flights following Boeing clearance on 5G impact

Flight to New York departs Thursday morning, those to Chicago and San Francisco from Delhi in the afternoon

Air India resumes Boeing 777 operations to US amid 5G rollout

Amid 5G rollout by the US, Air India has resumed B777 operations to the country on Thursday after approval from the US authority