Page 10 - Aviation Sector

Delhi High Court allows lessor to inspect engine leased to Spicejet

Company tells court the low-cost carrier was 'cannibalising' parts of the engine

Fog delays: IndiGo passengers refuse to board coach, sit on tarmac

Many passengers rushed out of an IndiGo aircraft at the Mumbai airport, sat on the tarmac, and some were also seen having food there as soon as their diverted Goa-Delhi flight landed after a long delay on Sunday. A short video clipping of the incident was shared on social media, following which Mumbai airport claimed that the airport operators in coordination with the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the CISF "cordoned off the passengers into a safety zone". An IndiGo spokesperson said the airline was looking into the incident and "sincerely apologised" to its customers. The flight that took off from Goa could not land at the Delhi airport due to dense fog, and was diverted to the Mumbai airport on Sunday. A significant number of flights were impacted at the Delhi airport on Sunday due to dense fog and low visibility conditions. "IndiGo flight 6E 2195 (Goa to Delhi) was diverted due to unfavourable weather conditions. As the flight was already significantly delayed in Goa, passengers

Go First's lenders seek investor bids by January 31, says report

Go First filed for bankruptcy protection in May but lenders have more recently been considering liquidating the airline after failing to secure new investors

Boeing surpasses delivery goals, achieves 70% net order boost in 2023

The US planemaker delivered 528 aircraft in 2023 and booked 1,314 net new orders after allowing for cancellations

Indigo second in the world's top 20 airlines in growth of passenger seats

According to OAG, an aviation analytics company, IndiGo's seats per day rose by 29.7 per cent from 47,738 seats in December 2019 to 61,913 last month

DGCA increases rest time among other reforms to address pilot fatigue

The new reforms include weekly rest periods of 36-48 hours for flight crew, increasing the official "night period" by an hour, and limiting maximum flight time & duty periods to 8 hours and 10 hours

Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding goes global as carriers follow FAA order

The cascading grounding marks the most severe response since Boeing's entire fleet of Max aircraft was parked in 2019 after two deadly crashes

DGCA issues decade-high commercial pilot licenses for second time in a row

GCA said the number of CPLs given to women rose by 22.5 per cent year-on-year

Year Ender: 10 big events that shaped the Indian corporate world in 2023

From Hindenburg's report on the Adani Group to the signing of the biggest aircraft orders by Air India and Indigo, India saw several important corporate news in 2023. Here are the 10 most significant

5G near airports? DGCA to ask all airlines to upgrade radio altimeters

This precaution is due to the potential interference of 5G emissions with radio altimeters (RAs) on airplanes

Dense fog disrupts ops at Delhi airport, four flights diverted to Jaipur

According to flightradar24.com, approximately 130 flights were delayed at the airport between 6 am to 12:30 pm

Connecting India, connecting with India

IndiGo also understands the Indian psyche very well, and has shown how the Indian mentality of wanting the moon for six pence can be tackled

Almost normal: Consumer sentiment soared to near pre-pandemic levels in Nov

The World Bank reported that over 80 million Indians made their first digital transaction after the pandemic

164 planes lying idle at 15 airports in country, govt shares data in LS

As many as 164 planes are lying idle at 15 airports in the country, the government said on Thursday. Out of the total, the highest number of grounded aircraft is at Delhi airport at 64, followed by Bengaluru (27), Mumbai (24) and Chennai (20). As per data shared by civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in a written reply to Lok Sabha, 164 aircraft are lying idle at 15 airports. The airports are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Goa (Mopa), Hyderabad, Jaipur, Juhu, Kolkata, Kannur, Mumbai, Nagpur and Raipur. The grounded aircraft include those of IndiGo, SpiceJet, Go First, Air India, Zoom Air and Alliance Air. At the Delhi airport, IndiGo's 24 aircraft and Go First's 23 planes are lying idle. Other carriers whose planes are grounded there are SpiceJet (6), Air India (2), Zoom Air (5), Jet Airways (3) and Alliance Air (1). According to the data, 17 planes of IndiGo, nine aircraft of Go First and one plane of SpiceJet are lying idle at the Bengaluru

Analysts bet on IndiGo, SpiceJet on sustained pax growth, low oil prices

They, however, suggest staying mindful of supply chain issues, and P&W engine snags

Government may implement 2-month asset freeze of airlines under insolvency

To prevent immediate repossession of aircraft by lessors after default, the government is contemplating a two-month moratorium rule for the aviation sector

Up & down the job rollercoaster: Highs for aviation & pharma, lows for IT

The game flipped in the second half of 2022, and in 2023, it has decisively turned in the favour of employers - more talent is now chasing fewer active IT jobs

Air India starts rollout of new brand identity from Delhi, Mumbai airports

The new Air India livery will also feature on the A350 fleet and subsequently on other incoming aircraft

SpiceJet zooms 29% in two days on plans to acquire bankrupt Go First

As per reports, SpiceJet is among the three entities that have shown late interest in acquiring bankrupt carrier Go First. The other two are Sharjah-based Sky One and Africa-based Safrik Investments.

Delhi Airport saw highest-ever single-day passenger traffic on November 28

Delhi Airport also witnessed the highest-ever traffic in the first 8 months of a financial year at 47.8 million