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CIAL, SpiceJet trade charges over weather-linked flight disruption in Kochi

CIAL said it had made every effort, as a responsible airport operator, to assist affected passengers and provide them with necessary support

International flyers won't need physical boarding passes from Sep 1: Report

International passengers flying out of India can use e-boarding passes at immigration counters from September 1, while physical boarding passes will remain accepted but will no longer be stamped

Centre okays RGNAU expansion plan, directs UP govt to allot 500 acres

The proposed expansion will include state-of-the-art laboratories, research centres and other infrastructure aimed at promoting higher education, research and innovation in aviation

Bengaluru airport to levy UDF on arrivals, cut fee for departures

The new tariff structure introduces a user development fee for arriving passengers while reducing the fee for departing passengers

IndiGo website faces glitch during booking, second disruption this week

An official said the issues have been resolved and the system is functioning normally now

Domestic air traffic falls 4.8% to 12 million in July as demand weakens

Domestic air passenger traffic fell 4.8% year-on-year to 12 million in July, weighed down by high airfares and seasonal slowdown after a 15.39-million peak in May

NCLT to rehear bankruptcy petitions against SpiceJet after settlement

The move is setback to aircraft leasing firms that have waged long battle against airline to recover debts, but is reprieve for SpiceJet as its existing management will remain in control of airline

35 years of liberalisation: How aviation reforms gave wings to pvt sector

The reforms of 1991 triggered the first wave of private airlines, yet most entered a sector that demanded far deeper financial resources than anticipated

Air New Zealand appoints former Air India CEO Campbell Wilson as director

The appointments come as the airline, New Zealand's national carrier, navigates delayed aircraft deliveries, persistent engine problems and elevated fuel costs stemming from the West Asia conflict

Fire breaks out in old ATC building of Kolkata Airport, no injury reported

The fire was brought under control and did not spread to other parts of the building, Airport director Vikram Singh said

Two more Air India pilots test positive for psychoactive substances

The pilots have been removed from the duty roster and their samples sent for confirmatory tests as Air India continues its one-time mandatory screening exercise

Plea concerning airfares: Fast-tracked framing of rules, Centre tells SC

The Centre told it has fast-tracked the framing of rules under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, aimed at modernising India's aviation sector, and that the same would be finalised within 3 weeks

NCLT chides SpiceJet as last-minute lessor deal forces judgement delay

The hearing took place as years of legal disputes between SpiceJet and the firms that lease it aircraft appeared set to culminate in rulings on eight bankruptcy petitions

Two Air India Group pilots test non-negative in initial drug screening

On August 13, Air India and Air India Express started mandatory psychoactive substance testing of all their pilots, expanding checks beyond regulatory requirements

Air India shifts all Vizag flights to Bhogapuram airport: Check details

All scheduled flights shift to Bhogapuram from August 17 as Visakhapatnam Airport ends commercial operations; old VTZ code now represents new airport

Bhogapuram airport begins commercial operations with first IndiGo flight

Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport in Bhogapuram began commercial operations with an IndiGo flight from Hyderabad, replacing Visakhapatnam Airport as the region's main commercial aviation hub

Delhi airport plans to raise annual passenger handling capacity to 125 mn

As part of the expansion under the master plan, DIAL also proposes to build Pier E at Terminal 3 (T3) with a capacity of 10 million by April 2030

Air India Phuket-Delhi flight logged multiple hydraulic failures: Report

Failure messages on the report further flagged issues with the hydraulic system, an elevator computer, and a high-pressure indication linked to the nose landing gear door/engine anti-ice valve system

Air India A320 briefly lost key flight controls, Airbus analysis shows

Airbus' initial analysis showed the plane ​registered losses in all three hydraulic systems, which use pressurised fluid to power flight controls and other equipment, in quick succession.

TCS & Rolls-Royce achieve milestone in hydrogen propulsion programme

The companies demonstrated the operation of a modern aero gas turbine across a fully simulated flight cycle using 100 per cent hydrogen, including take-off and landing