Page 25 - Aviation

United States airline disruptions cast a pall over holiday travel

A spate of high-profile flight cancellations has put a spotlight on worker shortages at U.S. airlines

Lufthansa returns to profit as coronavirus travel restrictions ease

The group reported adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 17 million euros ($19.69 million) in the quarter, versus a loss of 1.262 billion euros in the year-ago period

Scindia flags off IndiGo's Bhopal-Raipur and Bhubaneswar-Jaipur flights

Both the flights will operate three times a week

Section of SpiceJet employees go on strike at Delhi airport over salaries

On Monday, employees, most of whom work at the aircraft maintenance department, went on strike outside Terminal 3 of the Delhi airport: Report

Global air carriers getting ready to fly into an uncertain future

Emirates, the biggest carrier by international traffic, is planning to hire 6,000 people over the coming six months

DGCA to conduct on-demand license exams for pilots, aircraft engineers

Aviation regulator DGCA will conduct on-demand online exams to grant licenses to pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers from the next month onwards, the regulator said in a statement on Wednesday. The Online On-Demand Exam (OLODE) will be in addition to the existing regular online exams that are taken four times a year by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). "The first session of the monthly OLODE is initially planned at Delhi which will be extended to the metro cities subsequently," the DGCA said in the statement. During the first OLODE session, 720 seats for aircraft maintenance engineers and 1200 seats for pilots were being made available to the candidates on first-come-first-serve basis, it said. The candidates while applying for the OLODE could select date and time among the available slots of the examinations days to appear as per his or her choice, it said. The DGCA expressed hope that the introduction of OLODE will increase the frequency of the required ..

IndiGo cautions candidates against fake employment offers

IndiGo "strictly" advises to report the matter to the police if someone asks for money and promises a job at the airline.

IndiGo sees Tata as 'formidable competition' after Air India deal

Tata also owns a majority stake in Vistara, a premium joint venture with Singapore Airlines Ltd, as well as budget airline AirAsia India.

Mumbai airport to reopen domestic passenger terminal T1 from Oct 20

The city's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Monday announced the reopening of its domestic passenger terminal T1 from the midnight of October 20. GoFirst, AirAsia India, Star Air and TruJet will resume all their domestic operations from Terminal 1 from October 20 midnight, the private airport operator said in a release. However, IndiGo's select flights will resume from October 31 with most of its flights operating from T2 and base flights will operate out of Terminal 1, it added. The Mumbai airport authorities had suspended flight services from T1 in mid-April after the deadly second wave of the pandemic hit the country and moved all operations to T2, which is largely used for international connectivity. With the nationwide vaccination drive and increase in passenger confidence in air travel, the CSMIA is re-opening its Terminal 1 for domestic flight operations, starting October 20, the private airport operator said in a statement. Terminal 1 will cate

Flight crew, air traffic controllers to be tested for drugs from January

If a personnel is found positive in a drug test for the second time during work, his or her licence will be suspended for three years

Afghanistan flag carrier resumes domestic flights after Taliban takeover

A technical team of Qatar, according to the media outlet, is ready to help resume flights at the Kabul airport.

Rahul shares his love for flying; says piloting planes helps being mindful

Recalling his passion for flying planes just like his father Rajiv Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi has said he believes that being a pilot helps a lot in public life to be mindful of greater details

Domestic air passenger traffic recovery continued in July, says ICRA

According to the ratings agency, the growth on YoY basis was 132 per cent.

AAI earned Rs 30,069 cr from joint venture and PPP airports till FY21: Govt

The AAI, which works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, owns more than 100 airports across the country.

Boeing posts first profit in about 2 years, propelled by 737 MAX deliveries

Boeing shares were up 3.8% in premarket trading following the results

Indian aviation mkt's recovery impacted by cap on fares, capacity: IATA DG

The Indian aviation market's recovery has been significantly impacted by caps on fare and capacity which have been placed by the government since May last year

Naresh Goyal, Prashant Ruia among potential Pegasus targets: Report

The government has been denying all Opposition allegations in the matter.

Analysts see up to Rs 2,700 crore loss for IndiGo in June 2021 quarter

High oil prices and weaker rupee is likely to hit financial performance in Q1FY22

HPCL Aviation wing commissions fuel station at Assam's Rupsi Airport

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) Aviation wing has commissioned its aviation fuel station at Rupsi Airport in Assam's Kokrajhar district

Global air cargo up 9.4% compared to pre-Covid levels in May: IATA

Global demand measured in cargo tonne kilometres was up 9.4 per cent compared to May 2019, the International Air Transport Association has said