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A video surfaced on social media, showing the commotion in the Air India flight with passengers on-board crowding one section of the plane

'We apologize for the inconvenience caused. Please be rest assured that we are looking into this matter carefully to prevent any such occurrences in the future', the airline said

The airline will bolster its operations across the United Kingdom, Europe, Far East Asia, and Africa to enhance connectivity for travellers

As many as 268 instances of aircraft malfunctioning were reported by private airlines in the 13 months ended January this year, according to official data. Data presented to the Lok Sabha as part of a written reply by the civil aviation ministry on Thursday showed that in 2023, the number of such instances stood at 384. During the period, including 2024 and till January 2025, there were 268 instances of aircraft malfunctioning. The total number of flights operated by private carriers in the given period was 10,42,593. The ministry said the percentage of faults per flights was 0.025 compared to 0.033 in 2023. IndiGo reported 118 aircraft technical faults while Air India had 66 such faults. The data also showed that SpiceJet planes had 23 technical faults and that of Air India Express stood at 26 during the given period. While Akasa Air had 5 aircraft snags, that of FlyBig and Blue Dart Aviation were at 3 and 1, respectively. The snags reported by erstwhile Vistara and AirAsia sto

JetSetGo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SkyDrive, a Japan-based company, to explore deployment opportunities for its three-seat fully electric multicopter, SD05

Regional air connectivity will continue to be a priority for the government and air passenger traffic is projected to touch 40 crore by 2029, Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam said on Monday. Speaking at a conference in the national capital, he also said the ecosystem is being developed for operations of seaplanes. Emphasising that there is "huge potential" for growth of the country's aviation sector, he said that 10 years ago, passenger traffic was at 11 crore and the count has doubled to 22 crore. By 2029, the number is expected to touch 40 crore, he said and added that there is aspiration among people for air travel. The Regional Air Connectivity (RCS) scheme or UDAN aims to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and underserved airports as well as make air travel more affordable. Vualnam said RCS will remain a priority for the government and efforts are also on to push operations of helicopters and seaplanes. Under UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik), which was .

Rostec, whose subsidiary United Aircraft Corporation controls almost all of Russia's major aircraft producers, appears still far from making that dream a reality

Airlines Writer Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Spirit, the biggest US budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1 billion over the next year. Spirit said it expects to operate as normal as it works its way through a prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy process and that customers can continue to book and fly without interruption. Shares of Miramar, Florida-based Spirit dropped 25% on Friday, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the airline was discussing terms of a possible bankruptcy filing with its bondholders. It was just the latest in a series of blows that have sent the stock crashing down by 97% since late 2018 - when Spirit was still making money. CEO Ted Christie confirmed in August that Spirit was talkin

The third quarter, which includes the busy summer months for travellers, is usually the strongest for European airlines. But rising costs, unpredictability tied to the crisis in the Middle East

SpiceJet will aim for 100 aircraft by 2026, announced following a Rs 3,000 crore QIP. The airline is facing financial crisis that arose due to Covid-19 driven operational challenges and other factors

Shankh Air, India's newest airline has got approval from the Aviation Ministry to start its operation. UP's first scheduled airline has planned its base at the Noida International Airport in Jewar

Completing two years of flying, Akasa Air on Wednesday said it is on a "successful trajectory" towards profitability and expects seat capacity to rise 50 per cent on an annual basis. Akasa Air, which commenced operations on the same day two years ago, flies to 22 domestic and five international cities, and has carried over 11 million passengers in India since its inception. It operates more than 900 weekly flights. Airline's CEO Vinay Dube said it has registered a triple-digit growth and continues to be the fastest-growing airline in the global aviation history. In a release, Akasa Air said its "unwavering commitment to cost leadership, supported by operational and financial discipline, has set the airline on a successful trajectory toward profitability". Last fiscal, the airline recorded a 300 per cent growth in Available Seat Kilometres (ASKM), a measure of a flight's seat capacity. "With the strong financial foundation the airline has built, it anticipates a year-on-year increa

The show cause notices, sent over the last three days, pertain to unpaid taxes on services imported by Indian branches from their respective head offices

The company will issue shares to institutional investors, it said in an exchange filing, without disclosing the price at which they would be sold

Responding to the alleged allegations of the woman, founder of Jindal Steel, Naveen Jindal, thanked her for reaching out and speaking up and said that strictest and necessary action will be taken

The Boeing situation is rippling through the industry, compelling airlines to adjust their fleet plans at a time travel demand is projected to hit record levels

The panel's report was directed by Congress after fatal 737 MAX crashes in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019 that killed 346 people, including panel member De Luis' sister in the Ethiopian crash

Boeing is reeling from a sprawling crisis that erupted after the January 5 Alaska Airlines blowout.

Jayaraj Shanmugam has previously worked with renowned companies such as Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Jet Airways

After facing significant flight disruptions due to the non-availability of crew, Vistara chief Vinod Kannan said the airline will look to review the current rostering system after discussions with pilots and emphasised that there has been no unusual spike in attrition. The Tata Group airline, which is in the process of getting merged with Air India, has temporarily reduced flight operations to ensure the availability of adequate pilot buffer and expects the situation to normalise by May. A stretched roster on account of the high utilisation of pilots is the key reason for the recent disruptions, according to the airline while there are also concerns among a section of pilots about the new contract that will also result in pay revision. In an interview with PTI on Friday, Kannan said that during a town hall with pilots, some concerns were raised around rostering, and pilots were told that the airline would look at how the rostering process can be reviewed. Out of the airline's total