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Airfare pain eases as pricing power swings back to passengers after Covid

Passengers around the world are winning some respite from the fare madness that followed the pandemic - and further price declines are coming

Plane with 19 onboard crashes in Kathmandu, only pilot survives: Updates

Kathmandu plane crash: The plane, owned by local operator Saurya Airlines, crashed at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu at around 11 am.

CrowdStrike CEO called to testify to Congress over global tech outage

US House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify to Congress about the cybersecurity company's role in sparking the widespread tech outage that grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and affected services around the world. CrowdStrike said this week a significant number of the millions of computers that crashed on Friday, causing global disruptions, are back in operation as its customers and regulators await a more detailed explanation of what went wrong. Republicans who lead the House Homeland Security committee said Monday they want those answers soon. While we appreciate CrowdStrike's response and coordination with stakeholders, we cannot ignore the magnitude of this incident, which some have claimed is the largest IT outage in history, said a letter to Kurtz from Rep. Mark E. Green of Tennessee and Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York. They added that Americans "deserve to know in detail how this incident happened and the mitigation ste

Aviation summit opens amid aircraft shortages, supply chain turbulence

Aviation was hit hard by the pandemic which saw air travel collapse only to bounce back sharply. That has left many firms scrambling to resolve labour and parts shortages

Delta Air Lines faces widespread flight cancellations after IT outage

Delta has offered no timetable for when normal operations would resume and has already canceled another 137 flights for Monday, according to FlightAware

Manual check-ins, flight delays: Chaos reigns supreme at Indian airports

Hundreds of flights delayed at Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru airports after issue with Microsoft's Azure Could platform

Boeing sees 20-yr jetliner market doubling as industry fights disruptions

The company expects the global freighter fleet to increase by two-thirds by 2043 to support similar growth in air cargo growth

Boeing guilty plea in crash case delayed as US Justice Dept finalises deal

The plea agreement will allow Boeing to avoid a criminal trial after the Justice Department determined that the company breached a 2021 deferred-prosecution agreement over two fatal crashes

India gears up for seaplane charter flights amid growing industry support

Several companies such as SpiceJet, Mehair, and Heritage Aviation, along with international OEMs, have expressed interest in commercial charter operations for seaplanes

Planning to travel by air during festivals? Your tickets may be costlier

Certain routes have witnessed a jump in airline ticket (year-on-year) prices during the month of September as the demand for air travel remains high amid the festival season

Boeing plea deal: Manufacturer has long road ahead to regain public trust

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a fraud charge resulting from failing to disclose critical design elements to regulators responsible for certifying the 737 MAX aircraft

Airbus launches cost cutting measures to 'save 2024' after output troubles

An Airbus spokesperson declined to comment on internal memos but confirmed the existence of a performance-improvement plan

DGCA issues safety rules for ground handling service providers at airports

Aviation watchdog DGCA has come out with safety standards for ground handling service providers at airports, including the compulsory safety clearance requirement, as part of efforts to ensure safe ground operations amid rising air traffic. The norms also come against the backdrop of ground incidents at some airports that have resulted in damage to aircraft. The new Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR), prepared after detailed consultations, will strengthen the oversight mechanism, DGCA said in a release on Wednesday. It also specifies the training and competency requirements of ground personnel who are part of ground operations at the airports. Ground Handling Service Providers (GHSPs) are required to obtain safety clearance within six months from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The six-month time period is from July 8, when the CAR was issued by the regulator. "The robust safety mechanism to be implemented prospectively by GHSPs would help in prevention and mitig

Cebu Air signs $24 billion preliminary pact with Airbus for over 150 Jets

The order by Philippines low-cost carrier will be the biggest jet purchase in the country's history, the airline said in a stock exchange filing

Airbus delivers 67 planes in first half of June, up 2% from last year

On a quarterly basis, the preliminary figure implies a 4 per cent drop since the second quarter of last year

Air India to set up flying training organisation in Maharashtra's Amravati

To meet the growing demand in the country's air travel market, Indian carriers have made four significant aircraft orders since last year

Paris Olympics likely to impact Air France KLM ticket sales this summer

France will host the Olympic Games from July 26 to Aug. 11, which has caused some people to rethink their travel plans, the company said in a statement

Canada's WestJet's union ends strike after reaching deal with carrier

Canadian labour minister had urged the union and the airline to resolve their differences and reach an agreement

Boeing agrees to purchase Spirit Aero for $4.7 billion in stock deal

Boeing plans to take control of the Spirit's manufacturing that supports its commercial jet line-up, including building frames for its cash-cow 737 Max

US justice dept wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes

The US Justice Department plans to propose that Boeing plead guilty to fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to two people who heard prosecutors detail the offer Sunday. Boeing will have until the end of the coming week to accept or reject the offer, which includes the giant aerospace company agreeing to an independent monitor who would oversee its compliance with anti-fraud laws, they said. The Justice Department told families of some of the 346 people who died in the 2018 and 2019 crashes about the plea offer during a video meeting, according to Mark Lindquist, one of the lawyers representing families who are suing Boeing, and another person who heard the call with prosecutors. Prosecutors told the families that if Boeing rejects the plea offer, the Justice Department would seek a trial in the matter, they said. Boeing declined to comment. The meeting came weeks after prosecutors told a federal judge that the American aerosp