Page 24 - Aviation News

RAT deployed on Air India's Birmingham-bound plane, aircraft lands safely

Ram Air Turbine (RAT) deploys automatically in the eventuality of a dual engine failure or total electronic or hydraulic failure. It uses wind speed to generate emergency power

PM Modi to inaugurate Navi Mumbai International Airport on October 8

The airport received its aerodrome licence from the aviation safety regulator DGCA on September 30

India, China airlines to vie for bigger market share as skies open

In September 2019, IndiGo entered the fray with a Delhi-Chengdu flight, and then added another from Kolkata to Guangzhou the next month, soon grabbing 16.8 per cent of the overall market

A-I 171 crash probe agency denies pilots' body request for representation

Representatives of the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) India on Friday held a meeting with Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Director General GVG Yugandhar in the national capital

IndiGo to start Manchester, Bali, Krabi flights from Delhi this month

The Manchester service will be operated with wide-body Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft and marks the start of IndiGo's long-haul operations from Delhi

Air India to shift 60 domestic flights to Delhi T2 from October 26

Air India will move select domestic flights to Terminal 2 and Air India Express will shift all domestic services to Terminal 1 from October 26 amid T3 expansion works

Domestic air traffic at 12 mn in Aug; flight delays hit 74,381 people: DGCA

In August, the passenger number stood at 12 million, lower than 13.1 million recorded in the same period a year ago

DGCA releases first ranking of flying schools, none achieve top grade

Out of the 35 Flying Training Organisations (FTOs), 13 got 'B' and 22 received 'C' rankings, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

DGCA proposes easing aircraft leasing conditions in boost for IndiGo

The new draft proposal replaces the word "only" with "normally", making processing of such requests potentially easier

Air India, Airbus set up joint venture pilot training facility in Haryana

The equal joint venture facility, spread over 12,000 square metres, will have 10 full flight simulators along with advanced classrooms and briefing rooms

Delhi airport to introduce E-Arrival Card for foreign travellers from Oct 1

The facility, under the Bureau of Immigration, will be launched like similar ones in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, and Malaysia

Airport passenger traffic likely to hit post-Covid low in FY26: Icra

The ratings agency revised its full-year projection to 5-7 per cent year-on-year from its earlier estimate of 7-9 per cent

Airport operators, AAI flag concerns over proposed service quality norms

It started with Aera issuing a draft consultation paper on August 18, seeking to create a national framework for quality, continuity, and reliability of services across Indian airports

Mumbai airport sees over 5 million international arrivals in Jan-Aug: MIAL

The facility has witnessed the international arrivals at the airport clocking a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21 per cent in the past three years

FAA restores Boeing's ability to certify Max jets over 6 yrs after crashes

Federal regulators took full control over 737 Max approvals in 2019, after the second of two crashes that were later blamed on a new software system Boeing developed for the aircraft

Icra cuts FY26 domestic air growth to 4-6%, August traffic stagnates

Icra lowered FY26 domestic air growth forecast to 4-6 per cent from 7-10 per cent, citing global tensions, accident-related hesitancy, and weak demand, as August passenger traffic stagnated

Airbus directors to visit Delhi as govt pushes for Make in India plans

The Airbus board will hold its first meeting in Delhi, reflecting India's growing role in aerospace as the Centre urges global firms to manufacture locally under Make in India

Air India Express set to operate 20 daily flights from Navi Mumbai airport

The plan does not include flights by Air India itself at this stage, with all operations earmarked for Air India Express

No adverse impact on Indian airports amid Europe cyberattack: Report

London Heathrow, Berlin and some other airports in Europe are grappling with operational disruptions due to the cyber attack incident at systems of Collins Aerospace that are used at the airports

Air India issues advisory after cyberattack hits Heathrow airport check-ins

This disruption may cause delays in the check-in process, but Air India's ground teams in London are working hard to minimise the inconvenience