Page 28 - Aviation Sector

American Airlines, IndiGo sign codeshare agreement

The agreement allows the US airline to sell seats on the Indian carrier's flights operating on 29 routes

Demand for Lufthansa flights to United States soars on re-opening

Lufthansa said bookings for December flights to the United States reached pre-crisis levels last week

Flaring crude oil price, entry of new players to hit IndiGo: Analysts

In the last one week alone, Brent crude oil prices have surged over 6 per cent to around $79 per barrel mark

C-295 aircraft project great step in opening up aviation sector: Ratan Tata

His comments came hours after the deal to procure the aircraft to replace the Avro-748 planes of the IAF was sealed.

More confident now of hydrogen-based zero-emission planes by 2035: Airbus

Exactly one year back, Airbus had revealed concepts of new hydrogen-powered zero-emission commercial aircraft that could enter service by 2035.

State Bank of India prepared to support Tata group's bid for Air India

Holding company's 'AAA' rating will make it a formidable player: Bankers

SpiceJet looks to save Rs 1K cr on commercial settlement with MAX lessors

The commercial settlement finalised by SpiceJet with two major lessors of MAX aircraft will result in savings of roughly around Rs 300 crore for the Ajay Singh-led carrier.

Lufthansa launches $2.5 billion capital increase to repay state bailout

The airline will use the net proceeds to repay a chunk of the 9 billion euro government bailout it received last year to stay afloat throughout the Covid pandemic

6.7 mn domestic air passengers in Aug, 33.83% higher than July: DGCA

Around 67.01 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in August, 33.83 per cent higher than 50.07 lakh who travelled in July, the country's aviation regulator said on Thursday.

Jet Airways to have over 100 aircraft in 5 years; HQ will shift to Gurugram

First flight between Delhi & Mumbai in Q1 of 2022

Budget carrier IndiGo to start 38 domestic flights in September

This is aimed at improving accessibility between metros and tier-2 or tier-3 cities.

HC asks govt to consider in-flight security announcements in local language

The court was responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) stating that the safety of the passengers cannot be ensured if they can't understand the language

Travel agents seek cash refund from bankrupt Italian airline Alitalia

The 74-year-old Italian airline Alitalia announced it will cease to fly from October 15

Amid heavy rains, Delhi airport's forecourt waterlogged, 5 flights diverted

Parts of Delhi Airport were also waterlogged following heavy rainfall in the national capital.

Govt sticks to Sep 15 deadline for putting financial bids for Air India

The government will stick to the September 15 deadline for investors to put in bids for buying national carrier Air India, an official said.

IndiGo board appoints Director Gregg Saretsky as Special Advisor

The Board of Directors of IndiGo on Sunday announced the appointment of Gregg Saretsky, Member of the Board, to the position of Special Advisor with immediate effect

Delhi Airport sees gradual growth in passenger traffic numbers: Report

Delhi Airport has seen a gradual growth in passenger numbers in line with the recovery in air travel demand

AirAsia, IndiGo flights came as close as 8 km on Jan 29: Probe report

AirAsia India's Ahmedabad-Chennai flight and IndiGo's Bengaluru-Vadodara flight came within 8 km of each other with 300 ft vertical separation between them over Mumbai airspace on Jan 29, report said

Aizawl, Surat, Rajahmundry: Traffic from small cities gives IndiGo wings

Smaller markets have seen sharper growth of traffic, reaching almost 80-90 per cent of pre-Covid levels when other metros were still at 75-80 per cent, according to IndiGo CEO Rono Dutta

SpiceJet kicks off cargo business sale; valuation at Rs 2,500 crore

It is in talks with multiple private equity investors as it tries to sell shares in the logistics arm to raise money