Page 28 - Aviation

Qantas expects to start int'l flights in Oct post Aus vaccination drive

Qantas still expected a "material increase" in flights between Australia and New Zealand by July, Joyce said

Explainer: Why a plane's engine exploded over Denver in United States

The investigation into an engine explosion on a jetliner taking off from Denver is focusing on a fan blade that appeared to be weakened by wear and tear, a development reminiscent of a fatal failure on board another plane in 2018. These and other recent engine failures raise questions over long-held assumptions about how long fan blades last and whether they are being inspected often enough. A Boeing 777 operated by United Airlines had to make an emergency landing in Denver after one of its engines blew apart, spewing huge chunks of wreckage that landed in neighborhoods and sports fields. Passengers captured video of the crippled engine, wobbling and still on fire, as pilots made a safe return to the airport minutes after the plane bound for Hawaii took off. WHAT HAPPENED? Investigators said late Monday that two fan blades in the Pratt & Whitney engine broke off and one of them showed signs of metal fatigue, or hairline cracks from the stress of wear and tear. They believe the ...

Thai Airways cuts 240 exec positions as part of bankruptcy restructuring

"The number of executive positions has been reduced from 740 to about 500," the airline said in a statement

Dubai airport sees passenger traffic drop 70% amid Covid-19 pandemic

Airlines slashed their schedules and flights declined by more than 50 per cent with less than 80 per cent of seats filled

Air travel becomes expensive as govt announces 30% fare hike by Rs 5,600

The government has stated that the fare hike was necessitated due to the opening of the aviation market

Air-bubble arrangement between India, Russia to kick in from tomorrow

India and Russia have concluded an air-bubble arrangement and it will come into effect from Friday

Price bands in airfares to be discontinued: Hardeep Singh Puri

Puri said capping of airfares was an 'extraordinary measure'

International passenger traffic fell by 90.56% in March-Dec 2020: Govt

The pandemic continues to weigh on the airline sector

Air India to resume airbus services between Hubballi and Mumbai from Feb 16

The AI had commenced the flight services between the two cities from January 20, 2020 for four days a week

Covid-19 impact: Delta Air Lines to leave middle seats empty through April

The Atlanta-based airline announced Monday that it will limit capacity on flights through April 30

Top headlines: DFI likely to be setup; corporate air travel takes wing

From DFI likely to be set up with IIFCL's paid-up capital of Rs 10,000 crore to 4 hydropower units facing damage, other dams on alert in Uttarakhand, here are the top headlines this morning

Seeing positive signs, but aviation still in eye of storm: Airbus India

Indian airlines are currently carrying 60 per cent of the total pre-Covid domestic passengers and this is better than most countries in the world

Paras Aerospace, SpearUAV sign MoU to introduce micro-tactical UAV in India

SpearUAV provides unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) solutions for defence and homeland security applications

HAL's order book expected to cross Rs 1 trillion in the next year

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is a state-run aerospace behemoth

BEML, NAL sign MoU to jointly develop 2-seater trainer aircraft

BEML Limited has signed an MoU with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) for joint development in the areas of advanced composites and autoclaves, mini-unmanned aerial vehicles, design & analysis of aircraft structure and systems. BEML also teamed with NAL for joint development of two seater trainer aircraft through transfer of technology, according to a BEML statement. "This will help BEML increase its footprint in the aerospace sector," the statement said.

Airbus signs MoU with GMR Group to collaborate on aviation services

The MoU is to explore collaboration opportunities across aviation services, technologies and innovation

Covid impact: Airlines close books on rotten 2020 and so far, 2021 is grim

It was a disaster for airlines, worse than 9/11 or the global financial crisis - some very small carriers didn''t survive it - and the new year is off to a grim start

American Airlines lost $8.9 billion in a year of Covid-19 pandemic

American Airlines lost $2.2 billion in the fourth quarter

Boeing to delay 777X again as it posts record annual loss of $11.94 bn

The pandemic added to its troubles with the 737 MAX

Jet Airways engineers' body files NCLT application for quick resolution

The Jet Airways Aircraft Maintenance and Engineers Workers Association (JAMEWA) has filed an application with the NCLT to expedite the insolvency process of the airlines