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Flight bound for Jaffna carrying 44 passengers cancelled due to bad weather

Due to persistent bad weather in Jaffna, the flight was delayed for over three hours before airline officials decided to cancel the journey

India, China drive Asia-Pacific need for nearly 20,000 new planes: Airbus

Asia-Pacific will need nearly 20,000 new planes in the next 20 years, with India and China driving most of the demand as passenger traffic grows and airlines expand their fleets

IndiGo, Akasa Air to begin flights from Navi Mumbai airport on Dec 25

IndiGo also said it plans to expand its operations, progressively from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region's second airport by adding direct routes to more destinations in due course

Airlines need to be properly rewarded, says IATA chief amid supply woes

The International Airport Transport Association (IATA) represents nearly 350 airlines that account for around 85 per cent of the global air traffic

Upcoming Vizag international airport to house largest MRO: GMR founder

Addressing the 30th edition of the two-day CII Partnership Summit 2025 here, Rao said the airport will be ready by June 2026, six months ahead of schedule

Every 50 days new airport coming up in India: Aviation Minister Naidu

The minister further said the state is expected to expand the drone sector by creating a drone city, and aerospace and aircraft manufacturing also

Aviation security body orders mandatory ladder-points checks for flights

Secondary ladder point checking for all flights has been made compulsory at airports as part of enhanced security measures following the blast in the national capital on Monday.

Airlines and ATCs must report GPS spoofing within 10 minutes: DGCA

Reporting such incidents was already mandatory under a DGCA circular issued in November 2023, but this is the first time the regulator has set a specific deadline for doing so

IndiGo commences direct flights from New Delhi to China's Guangzhou

The carrier commenced daily, non-stop flights between Delhi and Guangzhou from November 10 and the services will be operated with narrow-body A320 neo aircraft, according to a release on Tuesday

Akasa Air plans flights to Singapore, Vietnam, Kazakhstan: Airline CCO

The more than three-year-old airline, which is loss-making, currently has a fleet of 30 planes and flies to 24 domestic and 6 international destinations

Private jet take-off from Kolkata airport delayed after smoke spotted

According to airport sources, the non-scheduled aircraft with six passengers on board was taxing towards the runway for take-off when the pilot of another plane noticed smoke emanating from its engine

Akasa Air to start international flights from Delhi in coming weeks

The airline, which started flying in August 2022, currently has a fleet of 30 planes and flies to 24 domestic and six international destinations

AAI to take charge of Naini Saini airport; MoU signed in Modi's presence

According to officials, the 'historic' agreement is a step towards providing smooth, safe, and sustainable air connectivity to the mountainous region of Uttarakhand

Ops normal at Delhi airport; govt to carry out analysis of ATC glitch

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu has directed officials to carry out a detailed root-cause analysis of the technical glitch and also have more system advancements

All flight operations return to normal after glitch: Delhi airport operator

The Indira Gandhi International Airport said that the technical issue that affected the AMSS, which supports the ATC flight planning process, is gradually improving

Pilot-in-command not to be blamed for Air India crash, observes SC

The Supreme Court observed that no fault could be attributed to the Air India pilot in the June Ahmedabad crash as it heard a plea for an independent, court-monitored probe into the tragedy

Delhi airport's air traffic control faces glitch, about 300 flights delayed

IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet and Akasa Air said there are delays in their flights at the Delhi airport due to the issues with the air traffic control system

Govt to soon launch sustainable aviation fuel policy: Aviation Minister

It can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 80% compared to conventional ATF, he says

Govt to soon come out with sustainable aviation fuel policy: Rammohan Naidu

The minister stressed that adoption of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) demands more innovation, investment and a collective international collaboration

Airbus India chief urges govt to include voluntary SAF spend under CSR

He said that the voluntary corporate SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) programmes launched by airlines represent a direct, measurable investment in climate change mitigation