Page 16 - Civil Aviation

Airlines get ready for Covid-19 vaccine journey ahead of inoculation drive

Government has asked airlines to get ready to transport 30 tonnes of vaccines immediately

DGCA turns paperless, will offer all licences online by February-end

Civil aviation regulator to launch mobile app for pilots

Increased ownership in AirAsia to help Tata group extends its wingspan

The plan to take ownership of AirAsia would give it a presence in both the full-service and low-cost carrier markets

Suspension of scheduled international flights extended till 31 December

Country's aviation safety regulator DGCA on Thursday extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights to December 31.

Singapore Airline's India venture Vistara eyes direct flights to U.S.

Flag carrier Air India is the only Indian airline currently offering direct flights to the US

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific axes flights to New York, London, Washington

Cathay Pacific has axed seven loss-making international routes, including New York, Washington, Brussels and London, as they were all losing money in the wake of flight suspensions due to the Covid-19

Recovery in domestic air passenger traffic continues in October: Icra

Domestic air travel demand continued on an upward trajectory month-on-month, with the October volume witnessing a 33% growth to 5.2 million passengers over September, Icra said

IndiGo Q2: Loss up to Rs 1,610 crore seen despite cost cutting measures

Prabhudas Lilladher expects yields to remain strong during the recently concluded quarter, growing 10 per cent YoY, on the back of pricing disciple, charter and Vande Bharat flights

IndiGo, SpiceJet: Lower costs, higher capacity utilisation to boost Q2 nos

Analysts at Centrum Broking note that Brent crude prices declined sharply by 30 per cent YoY, while domestic ATF prices declined 32 per cent YoY, leading to lower fuel costs

12,983 departures per week finalised covering 95 airport, says DGCA

As many as 12,983 departures per week have been finalised covering 95 airports for the domestic winter schedule effective from 25 October 2020 to 27 March 2021

Qantas says Australia virus travel curbs cost it $71 mn in quarterly profit

The airline is running less than 30% of its normal domestic capacity due to border closures

Vistara to operate more flights from Delhi, Mumbai to Goa as demand rises

Vistara will operate more flights to Goa from Delhi and Mumbai from Sunday as there has been a "positive response and demand" on these sectors, said a senior airline official on Wednesday

BS READS: Behind crashes at top flying schools - old planes or bad pilots?

There are doubts about the state of affairs at central govt-led Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy, with red flags over its ageing aircraft, 40% of which had completed their technical life by 2019

Light at the end of the tunnel: Jet Airways staff after nod to revival plan

The airline's employees have admitted claims of Rs 1,265 crore

Air India facing a very challenging financial situation: Hardeep Puri

Hardeep Puri has called Air India's LWP scheme a "win-win for employees and management", and pointed out that Air India has not laid off a single employee like international and domestic carriers

The worst for aviation industry is probably ahead of it, rather than behind

As the first chills of winter arrive, it's increasingly clear that the industry is as deep in the hole as it ever was

Air India to operate additional flights from Delhi to Sydney from Oct 10

Air India on Wednesday announced that it will start operating additional flights from New Delhi to Sydney between October 10 and 14, amid the central government's 'Unlock 5' phase."Air India will operate additional flights from Delhi to Sydney between 10th & 14th October 2020," tweeted Air India.The airline mentioned that limited seats would be available due to the COVID-19 restrictions enforced by the Australian authorities."Limited seats available due to quarantine restrictions by Australian Authorities. Booking will open today at 1600 hrs (IST) through AI Website, Booking Offices and Call Centre," it said in the tweet.All scheduled commercial passenger flights were suspended in India on March 25 after the central government imposed a lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19.Domestic flights in the country resumed operations from May 25 in a gradual manner.

SpiceJet gains 3% as airline to start flights to London from December 4

Addressing media via video conferencing, CMD Ajay Singh said the airline would start flights between Delhi and Mumbai to London within two months

Blow to airlines as SC approves DGCA's recommendations for airfare refund

A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, clarified that if tickets were purchased through agents, then the refund will also be done to the agents

American Airlines starting 19,000 furloughs as bailout hopes fade

American Airlines Chief Executive Doug Parker told employees in a letter that he stood ready to reverse the furloughs if a deal was reached