Aviation

Norms issued for expeditious vaccination of aviation personnel

May 7, 2021 5:23:43 am

At last count, nearly one in every five air traffic controllers at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport was out of action, either directly or indirectly affected by Covid-19, The Indian Express had reported on May 3.

Air India pilots say vaccinate or won’t fly; airline assures jabs for all by May-end

May 4, 2021 11:54:15 pm

The airline said late on Tuesday all its employees will be vaccinated by the end of this month.

Covid infects ATC, power grid ops as staff, kin fall sick

May 3, 2021 1:28:23 am

Officials at POSOCO — India’s electricity grid manager — have alluded to a “worrying shortage” of operators, including those manning some control rooms.

Where can you fly right now? India’s outbreak stalls global travel rebound

April 29, 2021 11:11:51 am

“It looks as though things will get worse for the Indian aviation industry before they get better,’’ said Rob Morris, the head of consultancy at UK aviation advisory firm Cirium.

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Rising cases slowing recovery: Falling air flyer count, Google Mobility Index show

April 28, 2021 4:40:53 am

Domestic air passenger numbers on Monday were at 1.29 lakh — less than half of the peak 3.03 lakh seen on February 15, and only 30 per cent of the pre-Covid average of 4.25 lakh passengers per day.

Steep hike in fares on India-US flights after US govt’s ‘do not travel’ advisory

April 25, 2021 5:05:10 pm

The US government on Thursday had put India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives on its Level 4 travel advisory, which implies asking Americans not to travel to these countries.

Kuwait, Iran join list of nations restricting flights from India

April 25, 2021 1:26:45 am

With Saturday’s move, the two west Asian countries joined as many as 10 others, including the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, Oman and the United Arab Emirates to restrict travel from India.

Hong Kong bans flights from India, Philippines, Pakistan

April 19, 2021 2:19:05 am

It also said that passengers who have stayed in these three countries for more than two hours in transit for a flight to Hong Kong cannot enter for 14 days.

Delhi govt files complaint against 4 airlines over passengers from Maharashtra

April 18, 2021 10:25:40 pm

Earlier this month, as the upward climb of cases continued, the government had ordered that a negative RT-PCR report (not older than 72 hours) was mandatory for patients travelling from Maharashtra to Delhi.

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Govt begins process for inviting financial bids for Air India sale, deal to conclude by Sep

April 13, 2021 5:11:38 pm

The government is selling its entire 100 per cent stake in Air India that has been in losses ever since its merger with domestic operator Indian Airlines in 2007.

No meal services on domestic flights under two hours

April 13, 2021 5:08:50 am

In an office memorandum Monday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said, “The Ministry of Civil Aviation, considering the increasing threat of Covid-19 and its variants, has decided to review onboard meal services in domestic flight operations”.

IndiGo launches door-to-door baggage transfer service called 6EBagport

April 2, 2021 4:44:18 pm

IndiGo said that the baggage delivery service commenced on April 1 in New Delhi and Hyderabad and will subsequently launch in Mumbai and Bengaluru.

US FAA approves design of 737 MAX 8200 variant

April 1, 2021 8:52:53 am

The FAA said the 737-8200 incorporates all of the design improvements that were part the 20-month review of the 737 MAX that led to the ungrounding of the MAX in November, more than a year after two fatal crashes killed 346 people.

Vistara to roll back pay cut for select staff categories

March 30, 2021 2:18:21 pm

Vistara will not be paying any annual increment in April this year but will review it in October based on the airline's financial position in the first two quarters of the new fiscal year

Passenger on SpiceJet flight tries to open emergency door mid-air

March 28, 2021 10:12:56 pm

A passenger travelling on SpiceJet's Delhi-Varanasi flight tried to open the emergency door of the aircraft when it was mid-air, but was restrained by the flight crew and co-passengers, the airline said on Sunday.

Almost a third of all Canada-bound flights with Covid positive flyers from Delhi

March 23, 2021 1:01:50 am

Of these 30 flights from Delhi, 21 landed in Toronto and nine landed in Vancouver. As of February 14, Canadian authorities compel flyers over the age of five to provide a Covid-19 negative molecular test certificate before boarding a Canada-bound flight.

Christian Scherer: ‘Time for renaissance of international air travel solutions in & out of India’

March 22, 2021 4:07:48 am

India presents many opportunities — both on the institutional and defence side as well as on the commercial aviation side.

Airfares to get dearer as lower limit hiked by 5 per cent

March 20, 2021 4:48:21 am

Just a month back, the Centre had increased the lower and upper limits on domestic airfares by 10-30 per cent due to rising ATF prices.

Boeing 787s come under added scrutiny from US regulator

March 18, 2021 10:22:44 am

The Federal Aviation Administration wrote to Boeing on Jan. 11, telling the company it was going to conduct Certificates of Airworthiness inspections on four 787s, according to a letter reviewed by Bloomberg News.

Violation of DGCA norms: Alliance Air apprehends four for not wearing masks

March 18, 2021 4:13:53 am

The passengers were repeatedly requested to wear masks during the flight. However, when they did not adhere to the norms, they were handed over to the security agencies upon landing.

Bundled for privatisation: 7 airports making losses

March 17, 2021 4:05:29 am

After leasing out Ahmedabad, Mangalore, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports on public-private partnership mode, the AAI had selected Bhubaneswar, Varanasi, Amritsar, Raipur, Indore and Trichy airports for the second round.

Govt to shed AAI stake in Delhi, Mumbai airports

March 15, 2021 8:15:04 am

Once approval comes through, the Government is likely to sell the remaining shareholding of AAI in these four key airports.

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Govt to sell remaining stake in Delhi, Mumbai, B’lore, Hyderabad airports

March 14, 2021 1:12:41 pm

The Ministry of Civil Aviation will obtain requisite approvals for divestment of equity stake of AAI in the respective joint ventures running Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports, they said adding the issue is likely to go to the Cabinet for approval in the next few days.

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British Airways calls for vaccinated people to travel without restrictions

March 14, 2021 9:05:52 am

Sean Doyle, appointed BA’s chief executive last October, called on Britain to work with other governments to allow vaccines and health apps to open up travel, after a year when minimal flying has left many airlines on life support.

Boeing nears 737 MAX order from Southwest worth billions: Report

March 11, 2021 8:21:46 am

If confirmed, the deal would head off a partial defection to Airbus SE by one of Boeing’s largest customers and provide Boeing much-needed support after the nearly two-year grounding of the 737 MAX family, following fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019.