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IndiGo to experiment with new revenue model to tide over Covid-19 crisis

InterGlobe Aviation, the parent firm of IndiGo, on Tuesday reported a net loss of Rs 871 crore in the March quarter and would not be doling out any dividend

Intl airlines initiate probe against Pak pilots, staff over fake licences

Last week, PIA grounded 150 pilots with "dubious licenses" after the preliminary probe report of the Karachi plane crash on May 22 blamed pilots and and air traffic control for the tragedy

First-person account: What it takes to make it home in the time of Covid-19

After being stranded in the US for over two months, he finally came back to India under the government's national repatriation scheme. Abhishek Waghmare gives a first-person account of the experience

Covid-19: Airlines don't have to keep the middle seat vacant, says SC

The apex court dismissed a plea against a Bombay High Court order that allowed middle-seat occupancy on domestic flights

Air freight rates return to earth as virus-driven boom cools; airlines fret

About half of the air cargo carried worldwide normally flies in the belly of passenger jets rather than in dedicated freighters

Covid-19 crisis: $30-billion deal renewal headache for IT companies

Outsourcing deals are either going to be renewed at a lower price or they will be delayed, say experts.

World coronavirus dispatch: Fresh outbreak in Beijing gathering momentum

Hundreds of flights in and out of Beijing were cancelled on Wednesday as authorities stepped up measures to rein in a sudden outbreak of coronavirus in the Chinese capital

Empty skies, emptier flights: Flying on coronavirus-clipped wings

Domestic air passenger traffic declined 43.39 year-on-year during the January-May period

Govt asks airlines to expand capacity to 50% from current cap of 33%

The ministry has sought suggestions from airlines on whether this is feasible

'Crisis after crisis': Why govt won't bail out Indian aviation

Other countries have pumped in $123 billion in relief for their airlines

Airlines must extend credit period for two years: SC on cancelled tickets

The bench asked the Centre and airlines to sit together and devise modalities on the ways to refund the passengers for cancellation of their tickets during the lockdown.

Over 70,000 returned to India, 17k flew out on Vande Mission flights: Puri

'Vande Bharat' mission is a Government of India's initiative to bring home Indian nationals stranded in various parts of the world due to restrictions over air travel to contain Covid-19 spread

Covid-19 impact: Airlines expected to lose $84.3 bn in 2020, says IATA

Even as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise globally, various countries have restarted domestic and international air travel, albeit with precautions

America will allow Chinese passenger carriers to fly two flights per week

On Wednesday, Washington said it planned to bar all Chinese passenger airlines from flying to the United States by June 16 due to Beijing's curbs on US carriers.

US to revise ban on Chinese passenger airlines in coming days: Report

The announcement should allow US carriers to resume once-a-week flights into a city of their choosing starting on June

Get, set, fly: Here's how airlines ensured safe travel as services resumed

The first step was identifying the touch points to reduce contact and go for sanitisation wherever that is not possible

Aviation regulator says locusts a threat to flight ops, issues guidelines

India is battling the worst desert locust invasion in more than 21 years

Lufthansa refuses to accept EU conditions on $10-billion bailout

Airlines including Air France-KLM and the main U.S. carriers have all sought government aid to ride out the coronavirus crisis, which has brought air travel to a near-halt.

Latin America's LATAM Airlines files for bankruptcy protection in US

LATAM is the latest corporate victim of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought a virtual halt to air travel, joining Colombia's Avianca Holdings SA and Australia's Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd

Day 1 of flights resumption: Airlines walk an extra mile to ensure safe ops

Domestic operations were suspended on March 24. While cargo and relief operations are underway, a majority of aircraft had to be maintained in proper condition.