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HC directs DGCA, Aviation Ministry to probe into 'optional safety features'

The Division Bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice C Harishankar has directed the DGCA and the Ministry of Civil Aviation to consider the PIL as a representation and decide the same expeditiously

SpiceJet mulls buying 100 Airbus jets after Boeing 737 MAX fallout

The Max has been grounded worldwide since March after a pair of crashes killed 346 people

Vistara signs agreement with Airbus for parts, engineering support

Under the agreement, Airbus will offer its expertise in the areas of maintenance, engineering and supply chain management

Explained: Why safety standards in Indian aviation need urgent attention

Too many 'incidents' have been marring airlines' record of late in the country. Is safety being taken seriously enough, asks Anjuli Bhargava

Vistara loss doubles to Rs 831 crore amid tough operating environment

Vistara will deploy 50% of its capacity on international routes in the next five years

Time to buckle up: Climate change could make your next flight a bumpier one

A research shows climate change is creating more turbulent air for planes because changes in wind speed at different altitudes are becoming more extreme

SpiceJet posts highest Q1 profit at Rs 262 cr on compensation from Boeing

Airline's auditor has disputed the compensation amount, saying there's no certainty to recognise such other income

Despite Jet crisis, domestic air traffic set for double-digit growth again

The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of an overall economic slowdown

India's annual air passenger traffic to touch 1 billion: Hardeep Puri

Currently, the number of air passengers on an annual basis is around 345 million and growth indicates that it would reach 1 billion, Puri said

Why campaigns like #flightshame will not work with Asian flight passengers

Sometime in the next decade, China will surpass the U.S. as the world's biggest aviation market

Is Jet Airways heading for a crash-landing?

et Airways Thursday grounded services across the Eastern and Northeastern markers and also suspended its international operations for a day

Financial stress in aviation sector hits in-flight connectivity plans

Not even a single licence-holder has started the service yet due to aviation stress

In India, most complaints by flyers are about harassment by airline staff

In its report, a Standing Committee said that it 'feels that the role of the Ministry should be more than being a transmitter of passenger grievances to the respective airlines'

This Gurugram-based institute trains pilots to aim for the sky

Flight Simulation Training Center (FSTC) in Gurugram hopes to be the first private hub for pilot training in the subcontinent

Like flying, piloting is also becoming the preserve of the rich

Today, the cost of training as a pilot in India has reached stratospheric levels

Long-haul flights can cut cost, but there's a good chance they'll run late

Discounters find it tougher to cope when things go wrong: OAG

Indian passengers can fly to Poland, Philippines without stopovers in 2019

In 2017, around 60 million passengers flew on international routes to/from India

Airlines get a flying start in 2019 as jet fuel price is slashed by 14%

This is the second consecutive drop in jet fuel price and the sharpest cut since November 2008

Airfares in Indian market 10 to 15% lower than breakeven levels: Boeing

Major Indian carriers Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet were all in the red in the September quarter as high oil prices, a weak rupee and intense price competition eroded their margins

India gets 'Category 1' rating in international aviation safety assessment

The FAA conducted an audit of the DGCA in July 2018 to confirm India's adherence to the standards laid down by ICAO and oversight of Indian airlines