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2 in 3 travellers want pre-pandemic govt fare caps back as air-fares soar

A recent survey by LocalCircles reveals that soaring airfares have worried travellers and two out of three fliers want the government to bring back an upper and lower limit on air-fares

Precision Air plane crashes into lake Victoria in Tanzania: Reports

Tanzanian media are reporting that a Precision Air plane has crashed into Lake Victoria on approach to Bukoba Airport. It is not immediately clear how many people were on board or whether anyone died in Sunday's crash. The news reports show photos of the plane mostly submerged in the lake and say rescue work has begun. Precision Air is a Tanzanian company.

Delhi-bound Akasa Air flight hit by bird, suffers radome damage: DGCA

A Delhi-bound Akasa Air flight was hit by a bird during the climb on Thursday, due to which the aircraft suffered a radome damage

Russian warplane falls on residential building in Siberia; 2 pilots die

A Russian warplane slammed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday, killing both crewmembers, authorities said. It was the second time in less than a week that a combat jet crashed in a residential area in Russia. The Irkutsk region's governor, Igor Kobzev, said the Su-30 fighter jet came down on a private, two-story building housing two families. He said that there were no casualties on the ground as the building's five residents were out at the moment of the crash. He said the residents would be offered temporary accommodation and compensation. The cause of the crash wasn't immediately known and an official probe has started. On Oct. 17, an Su-34 bomber crashed near an apartment building in the Sea of Azov port of Yeysk and exploded in a giant fireball, killing 15 and injuring another 19. The crashes might reflect the growing strain that the fighting in Ukraine has put on the Russian air force. The United Aircraft Corporation, a state-controlled .

Aeroplanes will be manufactured in Gujarat soon, says PM Modi in Rajkot

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed confidence that aeroplanes will soon be manufactured in Gujarat and their spare parts will be made at Rajkot in the state. He was addressing a gathering in the Race Course area of Rajkot city after launching a host of projects, including houses for the economically weaker sections. Modi is on a two-day visit to his home state Gujarat, where Assembly elections are due by December end. Praising the engineering industry in Rajkot district during his address, Modi said, "Aeroplanes will be manufactured in Gujarat soon and their spare parts will be made in Rajkot." Some leaders built bungalows for themselves after coming into politics, but did not do anything for the poor, he said without mentioning anyone. "They came into politics and built their bungalows, but never thought of improving the conditions of those living in slums. I have taken up the work of building houses for the poor" he said. On the occasion, he handed over the ...

Hyderabad incident: DGCA orders engine inspection of SpiceJet 14 Q400 plane

On October 12, a SpiceJet Q400 plane with 86 passengers on board conducted an emergency landing in Hyderabad as smoke was detected in the cabin when it was mid-air

The real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly is frequency band

Here's the real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly

Akasa Air filled 53% seats in August, accounting for 0.2% market share

Top-6 carriers posted much higher seat occupancy; experts say not much can be read into Akasa's load factor as airline is at a very nascent stage

Five-year transformation goal: Air India eyes 30% domestic share

Air India, as it operates wide-body planes with bigger fuel tanks, is the market leader on long international routes that reach as far as the US

Mumbai-bound flight grounded after take-off in Bhopal due to technical snag

A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh was grounded after take-off on Monday due to a technical snag, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said here. The flight returned to Bhopal's Raja Bhoj International Airport after take-off due to the snag in the morning, he said. It was carrying 183 passengers, 117 of whom were adjusted in another aircraft in the evening by cancelling a Delhi-bound flight, the official informed. "The remaining passengers were adjusted on other flights and also by arranging accommodation," he added.

Vistara assures corrective measure in response to Irfan Pathan's complaints

I was made to wait one and half an hour at the counter for a resolution. Along with me, my wife, my eight month old in fact and five years old child also had to go through this, tweeted Irfan

Akasa Air has strong financials to place order for more planes: CEO

The Jhunjhunwala family holds stakes in the airline through three discretionary trusts

Boeing deliveries slip to five-month low of 26 airplanes in July

July's Boeing data does, however, underscore industrial snags testing the aerospace industry after Airbus reported lower July deliveries on Monday

478 technical snag-related incidences reported in planes in one year: Govt

A total of 177 surveillance, 497 spot checks and 169 night surveillance have been carried out by DGCA on engineering and maintenance aspects of scheduled operators during the last one year

Vistara aircraft engine fails after landing at Delhi, passengers safe

The airline said one of the engines had developed a "minor" electrical malfunction after the aircraft landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday

Jet claims rights on livery, objects to SpiceJet using it on some planes

Jet Airways aims to restart operations in September after takeover by the Kalrock Jalan consortium

Boeing Co says 141 jet orders in limbo amid conflict in Ukraine

Boeing unveiled the adjustment to its order backlog in monthly orders and deliveries data that also showed it had delivered 41 jets to customers in March.

Air India to enhance in-flight service as ownership changes hands

Cabin crew are being trained on procedures, focus on service with finesse

Boeing sinks to loss on $4.5-billion charge due to 787 delivery delay

The mixed quarterly results underscore the challenges Boeing faces

Lufthansa looks to buy 40% stake in Italy's state-owned air carrier ITA

Lufthansa and ITA were in talks over a 40% stake sale, but it could take longer than a few days to reach a comprehensive deal