Page 24 - Civil Aviation

PM Narendra Modi reviews performance of various ministries of 6 months

Secretaries to the civil aviation, agriculture, and transport ministries made presentations at the meeting

Govt to sell 100% stake in Air India as part of disinvestment: Puri

The national carrier, which has a debt burden of more than Rs 50,000 crore, has been making loss for long and as part of revival efforts, the government has decided on disinvestment

Vietjet begins direct flights connecting Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi

The Hanoi-headquartered airline had announced these flights in August and had been planning to connect India first in 2017 and then in 2018

Bengaluru-bound IndiGo plane forced to return to Mumbai on mid-air trouble

An IndiGo A320 neo plane flying to Bengaluru on Thursday experienced high engine vibrations mid-air and returned to Mumbai airport, according to a senior official. There were 180 passengers on board the aircraft. Many A320 neo aircraft of the no-frills carrier that are powered by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines have been facing engine woes. The aircraft, flying from Mumbai to Bengaluru, was involved in an air turnback due to high vibrations in one of its engines. The plane has been grounded at Mumbai, the regulatory official told PTI. The official also said the plane made a safe landing and that the incident would be investigated. An IndiGo spokesperson said that during the flight, the pilot observed a caution message. "Standard operating procedures were followed and the aircraft returned to Mumbai as a precaution. The aircraft is currently under inspection at Mumbai," the spokesperson said. In the wake of persisting P&W engine problems, the Directorate General of Civil ...

Order to ground A320neo planes with faulty engines may stall IndiGo growth

The DGCA also questioned IndiGo's ability of meeting a Jan. 31 deadline to fix the engine issue, saying in a statement Monday that the target doesn't "instill enough confidence."

DGCA asks IndiGo to replace old faulty A320neo plane with new ones

Efforts undertaken by IndiGo to replace all unmodified PW engines on A320neo family aircraft by January 31 next year

SpiceJet flight with 175 passengers makes precautionary landing at Raipur

The flight, bound for Mumbai from Guwahati, made a precautionary landing at the airport after a passenger complained of heart problems

Officers not to engage in spot checks in case of conflict of interest: DGCA

The authority also said that the non-complying officer will be dealt with under the central civil services law

Domestic air passenger traffic grows by 4% in Oct owing to festive season

The domestic air traffic last month consisted of 12.31 million passengers compared to 11.84 million passengers in the same month last year

Emirates announces $16-billion deal to buy 50 Airbus 350s; delivery in 2023

Emirates serves a global network spanning over 158 destinations in 84 countries

Replacing Pratt engines in IndiGo fleet by January 31 a challenge: CEO

DUBAI (Reuters) - Replacing all Pratt & Whitney engines on IndiGo's fleet of almost 100 Airbus planes by Jan. 31, as ordered by India's aviation watchdog, will be challenging but the airline aims to complete the work, its chief executive officer said on Monday.

'Golden age' for aviation sector; huge opportunities ahead: IndiGo chief

Bringing ATF under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been a long pending demand of the airline industry

Promoters' feud had zero impact, there's agreement on strategy: IndiGo CEO

About the feud, Dutta said as far as the airline is concerned, it was only directly involved in the Related Party Transactions

Mumbai-bound Air India flight grounded in Dubai due to technical snag

The Air India flight was airborne on time around 4 am early in the morning today but some errors were detected in the air pressure maintenance system after an hour

Adani Enterprises, DIAL among 4 bidders for Rs 29,560 cr Jewar airport

The first phase of the airport would be spread over 1,334 hectare and cost Rs 4,588 crore as it is expected to be completed by 2023

Hindujas not planning to invest in India's aviation sector: Dheeraj Hinduja

Hinduja is a diversified group present across 38 countries, with interests in automobiles, power, chemicals, finance and other sectors

DGCA finds safety lapses in airline ground handling after nationwide audit

Inspections at major airports reveal unsecured containers and foreign object debris in apron area of airports

IndiGo says systems back to normal after outage hits flyers across network

Hassled travellers affected by IndiGo's outage posted pictures on Twitter of long lines at check-in counters at major airports

More flights to take to the skies this winter despite economic slowdown

The number of weekly flights in the upcoming winter schedule is 1.2 per cent higher than the 23,117 operated during the previous winter schedule

DGCA orders check for cracks in 23 SpiceJet Boeing 737-NG aircrafts

Nineteen passenger aircraft above 26,000 flight cycles and four freighters having above 36,000 cycles of SpiceJet will be affected by the order