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Software updates completed for 80% of affected A320 planes in India: DGCA

The software upgrades are being undertaken at the bases of the airlines in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Kolkata

AIESL providing all support to airlines on upgrade to A320 planes: CEO

Airbus has flagged a potential issue related to the flight controls of the A320 family planes due to intense solar radiation and airlines are carrying out software upgrades

All about the Airbus A320 software glitch that sparked major recall

Airbus has instructed airlines to quickly update software on nearly 6,000 A320 aircraft after a JetBlue incident linked to data errors caused by solar radiation

Global flights in chaos as top-selling Airbus A320 planes hit by recall

Airlines rushed to implement the updates for affected A320 jetliners, grounding flights and upending plans for thousands of travellers, in a rare global recall of Airbus's top-selling je

Airbus software glitch: IndiGo, AI to ground 350 A320 jets for the weekend

Over 350 A320 aircraft of IndiGo and Air India to be grounded for mandatory software upgrade after a JetBlue A320 flight suffered a sudden pitch-down incident on October 30 in US

Flight delays, cancellations likely as over 200 A320 jets face safety fix

Indian operators have about 560 A320 family aircraft and 200-250 of them will need software changes or hardware realignment, they added

Intense solar radiation may affect many A320 family jets in India: Airbus

Airbus said intense solar radiation might corrupt data critical to flight controls in a significant number of A320 family aircraft and that the software changes required would lead to disruptions

Ahmedabad-bound Air India flight returns to Delhi after false smoke alert

The Delhi-Ahmedabad flight AI2939, operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft, had around 170 people onboard

41 flights delayed as dense fog disrupts operations at Bengaluru airport

According to IMD reports, the sky had remained partly cloudy on Wednesday, but Thursday's dense fog worsened visibility around the airport precincts

Air India Express cancels Guwahati-Hyderabad flight after Siraj's complaint

The explanation came after Indian cricketer Mohammed Siraj publicly called out the airline for the delay in departure from Guwahati and the lack of communication regarding it

May open engine unit in India if more Rafales ordered: Safran CEO

Safran says it could establish an M88 engine assembly line in India if large Rafale orders are placed, as the firm expands Leap and M88 MRO facilities and triples India revenue by 2030

India's MRO sector to be worth $4 bn by 2031: Civil Aviation minister

Naidu also noted that carrying out aircraft MRO activities within the country will help save up to $15 billion in foreign exchange in the coming years

Ethiopia volcano ash disrupts many flights, govt says no cause for concern

An aviation industry source said Delhi airport saw seven international flight cancellations and twelve delays between 1 am and 6 pm on Tuesday owing to the ash cloud drifting eastward

Adani gets environmental nod for luxury airport hotel in Thiruvananthapuram

The approval followed a detailed review by the Expert Appraisal Committee (Infra-2) during its August meeting, sources said on Tuesday

DGCA issues new guidelines to manage pilot and cabin crew fatigue

The new rules were released after DGCA met with airlines and pilot associations in New Delhi to discuss duty hours and rest hours

Air India, Akasa, IndiGo cancel flights after Ethiopia volcano erupts

Air India has cancelled at least 11 flights since Monday and is conducting precautionary inspections on aircraft that flew over areas affected by ash plumes from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia

DGCA tells airlines to avoid ash-affected altitudes after Ethiopia eruption

The regulator has asked airlines to strictly avoid ash-affected airspace, revise flight planning and enhance monitoring after the Hayli Gubbi volcano eruption sent a plume drifting toward Indian skies

Collision averted as Afghan airline flight lands on wrong runway at Delhi

Ariana Afghan Airlines A310 aircraft operating flight FG-311 (Kabul-Delhi) was given clearance to land on runway 29L. However, the aircraft landed on runway 29R

Hindustan Aeronautics calls Tejas jet crash an 'isolated occurrence'

Hindustan Aeronautics, which manufactures the aircraft powered by General Electric engines, said it does not expect the incident to impact its business operations

Air India reinstates codeshare partnership with Air Canada after 5 years

The codeshare agreement will enable Air India to offer passengers access to six points across Canada beyond its gateways at Vancouver and London (Heathrow)