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Flyers with special needs share ordeal: Airlines ensure enough wheelchairs

The number of people with disability and reduced mobility travelling by air has gone up over the years

SUVs power best ever car sales for February; two-wheeler sales rise

During February alone, the share of SUVs in sales was around 51.5 per cent. Rural growth cumulatively in 2023-24 was 11.7 per cent against urban growth of 8 per cent

DGCA changes rules, mandates alcohol test for 25% airport employees

A total of 189 people working at 59 Indian airports were found drunk on duty in the first half of 2023, marking a 32 percent year-on-year increase, as per the data from DGCA

DGCA fines Air India Rs 30 lakh over failure to provide wheelchair

The 80-year-old passenger died of heart attack after he walked from plane to the terminal in Mumbai airport

Flight delays reduce at Mumbai airport post congestion driven cancellations

The airlines have cancelled about 200 flights per week to and from the Mumbai airport from February 15 onwards

India expected to become centre of world aviation in 15 years, says Airbus

The world's two largest aircraft orders were placed by IndiGo and Air India in the last year. In June 2023, IndiGo had placed an order for 500 A320neo family planes with Airbus

SpiceJet settles $30 mn dispute with Celestial Aviation outside tribunal

SpiceJet had announced on February 22 that it had raised a second tranche of Rs 316 crore under the preferential issue of equity and warrants

DGCA unlikely to extend June 1 deadline to implement new FDTL rules

In a bid to ensure better fatigue management, the DGCA on January 8 revamped the FDTL regulations

Carriers between a rock and a hard place amid govt notification: Air India

In 2008, India signed the Cape Town Convention, an international treaty providing time-bound remedies for lessors to repossess planes, mitigating their risks

'Scarred' and 'egregious': Global lessors frustrated by Go First case

Lombardi noted that the process of reclaiming planes has shown gradual improvement since the bankruptcy of Kingfisher Airlines, through Jet Airways' insolvency, and onward

SUV share in total PV sales may rev up to 62% by FY25, says CRISIL

PV sales to grow by 5-7 % in 2024-25: Crisil

Airlines cancel 12 Mumbai routes due to congestion; airfares rise 193%

IndiGo, India's largest carrier, has been the most severely affected by the congestion-induced cancellations

SpiceJet raises second tranche of Rs 316 crore under preferential issue

On January 26, the first tranche of Rs 744 crore was infused into the airline. On January 11, the beleaguered airline's shareholders gave their approval to raise a total of Rs 2,241.5 crore

Hero MotoCorp losing rural 2-wheeler market share to other companies

A noticeable shift in customers' preferences from the 100cc to the 125cc segment, due to a rise in purchasing power, has also benefited HMSI, he explained

ATR sees India as its biggest market in 10 years as air travel demand soars

ATR, a joint venture between Airbus and Leonardo, currently has around 1,400 aircraft operating globally

Flying high: Big spike in airfares, demand for hotels during Holi week

Holi falls on March 25 this year, whereas it was celebrated on March 8 last year

40% consumers want EV range to be above 400 kms per charge: Deloitte survey

The preference for an internal combustion engine-run vehicle fell to 49 per cent in 2024 from 53 per cent in 2023. In India, the survey polled 1,000 consumers

Collision of 2 IndiGo planes averted in November; AAIB probing incident

The two planes came dangerously close shortly after departing from Delhi airport

Deliver baggage within 30 minutes of landing, BCAS tells airlines

The aviation security regulator gives February 26 deadline for compliance

SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh and Busy Bee Airways jointly bid for Go First

Sharjah-Based Sky One Also Bids for the Insolvent Airline