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Delhi-bound IndiGo flight grounded at Patna airport after bomb threat

A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight (6e 2126) reportedly grounded at Patna airport after a passenger claimed that he had a bomb in his bag

DGCA grounds two Go First Airbus A320neo aircraft after engine snag

Both aircraft, with P&W engines, will fly only when cleared by aviation regulator

Field day for netizens as CPI-M leader bans IndiGo from travel plans

Social media was abuzz with memes and comments as CPI-M leader E.P.Jayarajan annouced to 'drop' IndiGo from his travel plans after the airlines banned him for three weeks

IndiGo imposes travel ban on Kerala's LDF convenor, 2 Youth Cong workers

IndiGo has imposed a flying ban on Kerala ruling front LDF's Convenor EP Jayarajan and two Youth Congress workers in connection with the scuffle onboard the plane carrying CM Pinarayi Vijayan

IndiGo's Hyderabad-Sharjah flight diverted to Karachi due to technical snag

The technical snag in the aircraft was reported by the pilot and is currently being examined at the Karachi airport. IndiGo will be sending another aircraft to Karachi to take passengers to Sharjah

Vadodara-bound IndiGo flight diverted to Jaipur after vibrations in engine

'There was a caution message indicated to the pilot en route. As a precaution, the pilot diverted the aircraft to Jaipur for further checks'

IndiGo says in constant dialogue with employees to take care of grievances

The airline's statement comes after a sizeable number of the airline's aircraft maintenance technicians went on sick leave to protest against their low salaries and demand restoration of salaries

DGCA hopes 'sick leave protest' at IndiGo, Go First will end soon

"We are closely monitoring the situation. As of now operations are normal. Hopefully, it will be resolved shortly," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement.

IndiGo starts proceedings against technicians who went on mass sick leave

The airline has asked the technicians concerned to report to the airline's doctor, along with necessary medical documents, so that the carrier can verify if they were actually sick, sources mentioned.

IndiGo to 'rationalise' salaries of technicians following mass sick leaves

A sizeable number of the airline's aircraft maintenance technicians went on sick leave on Saturday and Sunday in Hyderabad and Delhi to protest against their salaries

IndiGo's aircraft technicians go on sick leave to seek salary revision

Across the sector, technician salaries are low and Covid-19 pandemic worsened the problem as some airlines resorted to pay cuts

IndiGo's technicians go on sick leave in Hyderabad, Delhi over low wages

IndiGo had cut salaries of a large section of its employees when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak

IndiGo says no smoke was detected on Raipur-Indore flight on Tuesday

The statement comes a day DGCA officials said the cabin crew of the IndiGo Raipur-Indore flight observed smoke in the plane after it landed at its destination on Tuesday

IndiGo hikes pilot salaries by a further 8%, restores overtime allowance

The airline has made changes to its HR policies to reinstate the work pattern of crew under which they will earn more, but there will be fewer leaves

Smoke detected in cabin of IndiGo's Raipur-Indore flight; DGCA begins probe

All the passengers were able to disembark from the aircraft safely, DGCA officials said.

Along with SpiceJet, malfunction incidents seen on IndiGo, Vistara flights

An engine of a Vistara aircraft on way from Bangkok failed after it landed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday but all passengers disembarked safely, officials of the aviation regulator DGCA said

Mass leave by the cabin crew an aberration, ready for growth: IndiGo

IndiGo is hiring for replacement and expansion. Around 1,500 in the cabin crew are under training and will join operations over the next few weeks

Stocks to Watch Today: Adani Power, Biocon, Tata Steel, NTPC, PSU Banks

Stocks to Watch Today: Among airline shares, SpiceJet has reported seven aircraft related incidents in the last two months; while IndiGo said has hired over 1,500 cabin crew staff to counter likely at

TMS Ep208: Talent crunch, startup slowdown, Indian aviation, MPC of RBI

What's the impact of talent crunch on services sector? Can startups manoeuvre the funding slowdown? What's worrying about cabin crew woes of IndiGo, SpiceJet? What is the MPC of RBI? All answers here

When flying over Indian skies, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a bane

Birds and sundry animals pose a permanent safety hazard at Indian airports built near densely populated areas