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Central Asia gives India's largest budget carrier IndiGo its wings

Just over a three-hour flight from Delhi, these four countries have seen a big jump in visitors

Boeing partners AI Engineering Services to support Navy's P-8I fleet

These aircraft are integral to the Indian Navy's maritime surveillance missions to pick up enemy submarines in the Indian Ocean

Attack on aviation: GPS spoofers 'hack time' on commercial airlines

Recently, an aircraft operated by a major Western airline had its onboard clocks suddenly sent forward by years, causing the plane to lose access to its digitally-encrypted communication systems

Delta Airlines faces lawsuit over tech outage, customers demand refunds

Delta Air Lines is facing a class action lawsuit, which claims the airline refused to give refunds following a global technology outage last month. Among airlines, Delta was by far the hardest hit hard by the outage, having to cancel thousands of flights, because key systems were crippled by the incident. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the US District Court Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division on behalf of Delta customers impacted by the outage. In it, the customers allege that Delta refused or ignored their requests for prompt refunds for their cancelled or delayed flights. The complaint also claims Delta didn't provide all impacted passengers with meal, hotel, and ground transportation vouchers and continues to refuse or ignore requests for reimbursements of those unexpected expenses. These unfair, unlawful, and unconscionable practices resulted in Delta unjustly enriching itself at the expense of its customers, the lawsuit states. The complaint states the plaintiffs

India needs more than 2 major airlines, says IndiGo's Rahul Bhatia

IndiGo will never be found guilty of gouging customers, he added

CrowdStrike rejects Delta Air Lines' claims for July 19 flight disruptions

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said last week the outage had cost the US airline $500 million

Lenders vote to liquidate defunct airline Go First due to low bids

A senior executive of a private bank, which has a small exposure to the airline, said voting for the proposal is through and the airline will be recommended for liquidation soon

Airlines avoid Mideast airspace, cancel Israel flights as tensions rise

Singapore Airlines on Friday appeared to no longer be using Iranian airspace for any of its routes

After months' search Boeing names Kelly Ortberg as President, CEO

Ortberg will face pressure to help revive production of the company's strong-selling 737 jets from about 25 in June and July to 38 by year's end

Lufthansa forecasts lower earnings in Q3 as yields slump, costs rise

Lufthansa shares are down around 25 per cent over the last six months as it continues to struggle to recover its balance sheet

Amid US scrutiny Alaska extends period for Hawaiian Airlines acquisition

Shortages of new planes, jet engines and pilots have spurred US airlines to pursue growth through acquisitions, putting them in the crosshairs of anti-trust regulators

Airlines sensitised to exercise moderation in pricing of air tickets: Govt

Airlines have been advised to self-regulate as well as sensitised to exercise moderation in pricing of air tickets, the civil aviation ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. There have been persisting concerns over high airfares, especially during peak and festival seasons. Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said the ministry holds consultation with airlines and the representatives are advised to self-regulate and keep passengers' interest in mind while fixing the airfares. "Airlines have also been sensitised to exercise moderation in pricing and to keep passengers' interest in mind. The airlines have committed to ensure that airfares do not surge during events such as natural disasters, calamities, etc," he said in a written reply. Under current regulations, airfares are neither established nor regulated by the government after the repeal of the Air Corporation Act in March 1994. "Globally, most countries have deregulated their aviation sector, i.e., removing

After Air India, Vistara announces VRS scheme for permanent ground staff

In a message sent to employees on Monday, Vistara stated that all permanent ground staff -- who had worked at the airline for five continuous years -- can take part in the VRS scheme

Domestic airlines reported 427 technical faults in aircraft this year: Govt

Eight scheduled passenger airlines witnessed 427 incidents of technical faults in their planes this year till July 19, according to official data. During the period from January 2024 till July 19, as many as 268 flights of scheduled passenger airlines were cancelled. The data was provided by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol as part of a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Monday. In 2024 till July 19, IndiGo saw 46 incidents of technical faults in its aircraft while the count stood at 51 in the case of Alliance Air. SpiceJet and Vistara had 23 and 44 such incidents, respectively. Air India's Fleet A saw 152 such incidents while Fleet B witnessed 101 such incidents during the January-July 19, 2024 period, as per the data. Fleet A refers to Airbus planes and Fleet B refers to Boeing aircraft. Fly Big and Akasa Air had 6 and 4 such incidents during the given period. Together, the total number of incidents of technical faults in planes of these carriers touched

Singapore Airlines recycled more in-flight waste than previously reported

Recycling and a broader focus on the environment, including sustainable aviation fuel, has become a much bigger focus for airlines

IndiGo Q1 FY25 results: Net profit declines 11.7% on higher expenses

India's largest airline by market share posted a profit of Rs 2,727 crore ($326 million) for the three months ending June 30, compared with Rs 3,087 crore a year earlier

Airlines add 51 new passengers to no-fly list for unruly behaviour in 2024

The civil aviation ministry on Monday said 51 passengers have been placed under the no-fly list of airlines for unruly behaviour this year till July 1. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has norms in place for handling unruly/disruptive passengers, including procedures for placing unruly passengers on the no-fly list. A total of 300 passengers have been placed on the no-fly list in the last five years, including 51 people this year till July 1, according to data provided by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol to the Rajya Sabha. In 2023, as many as 110 passengers were placed on the no-fly list while the count stood at 63 and 66 in 2022 and 2021, respectively. As per the data, 10 passengers were placed on the list in 2020. Adequate regulatory frameworks are in place to ensure safety of the aircraft/ persons/ property/ good order and discipline on board the aircraft and to handle the unlawful/disruptive behaviour on-board the aircraft, the minister sai

Indian carriers should be strengthened for long-haul flights: Eco Survey

"A large proportion of Indian international traffic for the long haul goes through connectivity hubs in the Middle East and Southeast Asia"

Manual check-ins, flight delays: Chaos reigns supreme at Indian airports

Hundreds of flights delayed at Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru airports after issue with Microsoft's Azure Could platform

Microsoft outage: IndiGo cancels 93 flights; systems limp back to recovery

Air India, on the other hand, said its systems have been working just fine but a few of its flights have been delayed due to the outage of airport systems