Page 17 - Civil Aviation Sector

IndiGo stock may reach for the skies soon if fuel prices cool off: Analysts

InterGlobe Aviation Q1: A strong revival in air passenger traffic going ahead, coupled with better cost management, and network (route) expansion may support IndiGo's profitability in the medium term

Frequent mid-air 'technical glitches' add to Spicejet's financial woes

Once an investor darling, SpiceJet is now the worst-performing airline stock in Asia, fighting a run of negative publicity triggered by a slew of seemingly innocuous but frequent technical glitches

Udan spreads wings, Delhi-Shimla and Kolkata-Deoghar among new routes

Delhi-Shimla route is among nine that airlines plan to launch in the next 50 days under the civil aviation ministry's Udan scheme

Fight for cabin crew, firm ATF prices to aggravate airlines' pain: Analysts

The Indian aviation sector is seeing headwinds like the Information Technology (IT) sector, where higher attrition rates have forced the management to dole out benefits like double-digit pay hikes

India, Canada discuss expansion of bilateral air service agreement

Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is on a nine-day visit to the US and Canada, met Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra on Wednesday

India's March domestic air passenger traffic increases over 36% YoY

Pent-up demand and accelerated economic recovery also pushed the air passenger numbers higher during the month under review

Terrific Thursday as airlines fly over 398,000 passengers over long weekend

This is the highest single day passenger traffic since resumption of air travel in May 2020

Cheap tickets to stay as India's airlines squabble on fare hikes

IndiGo is unperturbed by criticism as well as calls from smaller rival SpiceJet for airlines to work together to raise fares, even if that causes a slight dip in bookings

AAI received Rs 13k cr revenue from Delhi, Mumbai airports in 5 yrs: Govt

Under Public Private Partnership (PPP), Delhi and Mumbai airports were handed over to the private partners in 2006

Airlines line up new flights as govt allows regular international ops

Airline executives said the increase in flights in summer will be based on market demand

Regular international passenger flights from Mar 27 after two-year gap

The move is expected to boost international capacity and will help soften airfares, which have been soaring due to increased demand and rise in crude oil prices

IndiGo to start flights between Kadapa in AP and five cities from Mar 27

Kadapa will be the 73rd city in the country to be connected with IndiGo flights, the airline said in a release

Domestic air traffic to cross pre-Covid levels in next 2 months: Scindia

The country's civil aviation sector was significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and the sector's loss was around Rs 19,000 crore in the last fiscal ended March 2021

Wear little jewellery, shun duty-free shop before flight: Air India to crew

Late last month, the Tatas took over the airline from govt and are now putting in place various steps to enhance customer service, improve meals and operate flights with minimum delays

Passengers' Gain: Competition to soar as new players enter aviation sector

Competition is expected to soar in India's aviation sector during 2022, as new players enter the industry along with deeper penetration of air transport in hinterland

Airports sector to see Rs 90,000 cr investments in 5 years: Official

The civil aviation sector, which was battered by the coronavirus pandemic that had also resulted in the suspension of domestic and international flight services, is slowly on the recovery path

Jyotiraditya Scindia urges states, UTs to cut tax on jet fuel

Scindia has been urging states and UTs to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF)

India extends ban on international commercial flights till Nov 30

This restriction does not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the DGCA

Air India sale: The pangs ahead of the eventual deal with the Tata group

A revamped Alternative Mechanism, the option of closing down the airline and removal of aviation ministry helped seal a deal that had found no takers for years

How 9/11 attack and coronavirus pandemic hit civil aviation industry

In late 2001, after the Twin Towers fell, the aviation industry experienced many of the problems it is seeing now. Airlines bled