Page 66 - Deepak Patel

IndiGo asks MoCA to extend wet lease period for wide body aircraft

A wide body plane like B777 has a bigger fuel tank than narrow body aircraft like A320, which allows the former to traverse longer distances

Go First takes two ECLGS loans totaling Rs 203.5 crore amid cash crunch

Go First's loss more than doubled to Rs 1,807.91 crore in FY22 due to US-based Pratt and Whitney's delay in supplying engines and multiple waves of Covid-19 that affected air travel

Aircraft bird strike incidents rise by 49.3% in January-July period

DGCA official says all airport operators advised to conduct awareness campaigns in schools and localities around airports regarding proper garbage disposal

Vistara cancels 14 int'l flights due to delay in delivery of B787 aircraft

Vistara had bought six Dreamliners from Boeing in 2018 but has received only two from the American plane-maker

Railways redesigning wagons, overhauling infra to transport more SUVs

Among cars, UVs have seen the highest growth during the past few years

IPO delayed due to Ukraine-Russia war and Omicron wave: Go First

The firm's DRHP expired in August this year and it will need to refile its papers with Sebi to reinitiate the IPO process

Go First blames Covid-19, Pratt & Whitney as losses double in FY22

Go First said it has been sanctioned additional loans of Rs 1,142 crore in FY22 from its bankers

DGCA removes 50% capacity cap on SpiceJet flights from October 30

The DGCA on Friday also approved Indian carriers' winter schedule. Indian carriers will operate 21,941 weekly flights, 1.55% less during the season compared to the previous winter season, it noted.

Air India gets 72,000 job applications for cabin crew; 1,752 for pilots

The airline's aggressive expansion plan, which has already seen 17 long-grounded aircraft return to the skies with 12 more to follow, necessitates a significant expansion in flying crew

Ahmedabad airport plan: Adani to invest Rs 10k cr to triple flier capacity

The Adani group wants premium brands to open more outlets at the Ahmedabad airport to ensure higher average transaction value

Running airline in JV a challenge, says Air India CEO Campbell Wilson

'Air India already has scale... we are not doing this from scratch. We are doing this from a running start', said Wilson

Nissan lines up three SUVs for India entry; X-Trail launch confirmed

Juke, which was also showcased on Tuesday, is currently being evaluated for the Indian market

Hyderabad incident: DGCA orders engine inspection of SpiceJet 14 Q400 plane

On October 12, a SpiceJet Q400 plane with 86 passengers on board conducted an emergency landing in Hyderabad as smoke was detected in the cabin when it was mid-air

Adani aviation plan: A top airline may be shifted to Navi Mumbai airport

The commercial area at Mumbai airport is proposed to be increased from 28,000 square metres to 47,000 square metres

Sunil Bhaskaran may pilot Air India's arm after AirAsia India merger

Bhaskaran - a Tata Group veteran -- joined AirAsia India as its CEO and MD on November 15, 2018

Automobile sales in entry level segments remain lukewarm, says SIAM

The sales of two wheelers in Q2 in FY23 at 4,674,000 units still remained below its FY17 levels. But, when compared to Q2 of FY22, it was 13 per cent high

Toyota marks turnaround in India, reports highest profit in four years

The company has worked towards meeting the mobility needs of consumers

IndiGo to operate wide body planes for first time ever in next few months

Sources said that the wide-body planes, which are going to be wet leased, are likely to be used primarily on India-Istanbul routes

172 workers at 56 airports found drunk on duty between Jan-July: DGCA

However, Bengaluru airport's operator BIAL gave a different set of data to Business Standard

Chinese carmaker BYD drives into Indian e-SUV segment with Atto 3

Atto 3 can be charged from 0 per cent to 80 per cent within 50 minutes, and it has a range of 521 km. It can reach 0 to 100 km/h acceleration in 7.3 seconds