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Sweden keen to cooperate with India on sustainability solutions in aviation

Keen for stronger ties with India, Sweden is looking for cooperation with the country on sustainability solutions in the aviation sector as well as on electrification efforts in the auto space. Besides, Sweden is hoping for the resumption of direct flight services with India, Johan Davidson, Sweden's State Secretary for Infrastructure and Housing, said. In an interview to PTI, he said India is an important partner as it is also the world's fastest growing aviation market. While noting that he is impressed by the country's extensive investments being made in airports and aviation for expansion, he said, "there is a lot of interest in Indian growth and new business opportunities for Swedish companies". Sweden is a leading player in sustainable aviation. More than 80 Swedish companies are active in the sector, with expertise across the value chain and experience in implementing their solutions globally. Davidson, who was on a brief visit to India last week, also said the country is "

542 enforcement actions in 2023 for various violations, says DGCA

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday said it took 542 enforcement actions, including against airlines and personnel, last year, which was 77 per cent higher than similar actions taken in 2022. As many as 5,745 surveillance activities were carried out by the regulator last year which was also an all-time high as part of enhanced oversight efforts. "Significant enforcement actions for the year 2023 included suspension of Approved Training Organisation of Air India and financial penalties on airlines like Air India, Air Asia, IndiGo and SpiceJet for various non-compliances. "Enforcement Actions were also taken on erring pilots/cabin crew, ATCOs, non-scheduled airlines, flying training organisations and aerodrome operators," the regulator said in a release. According to the release, DGCA conducted 5,745 surveillance activities -- 4,039 planned surveillance activities, 1,706 spot checks and night surveillance -- which was an all-time high. "This marked a notabl

DGCA slaps Rs 1.10 crore penalty on Air India for safety violations

The safety violations took place on certain long-range terrain critical routes, the DGCA said

Ready to invest in India to accelerate, push SAF production: Airbus

Qantas Airways, Airbus, and the Queensland government had in March 2023 announced a collaboration to invest in a biofuel production facility, which is being developed by Jet Zero Australia, LanzaJet

Boeing sees no delays to plane deliveries to India because of MAX 9 issues

Boeing earlier this week named Kirkland Donald to advise the planemaker's CEO on improving quality control after the incident

Hisar airport in Haryana to be operational by April, says official

Maharaja Agrasen Airport in Hisar, Haryana will be open for commercial operations from April this year, a senior bureaucrat of the state government said here on Friday. At a media briefing, Additional Chief Secretary (Civil Aviation department) Sudhir Rajpal said that the state government held talks with Alliance Air to start flights from Hisar to cities like Chandigarh, Jaipur and Ahmedabad and that the carrier has already obtained necessary licences from DGCA (Director General of Civil Aviation) for the operations from the airport. "Now we are in the process of obtaining licences for the airport and we hope that we will be able to start commercial operations as early as April this year. This airport is situated just about 230 km to the west of New Delhi and therefore it is very advantageously located," he told reporters. According to him, it will be a greenfield airport conceived in an area over 7,000 acres which will be implemented in three different phases. Phase 1 was already

Work on closed runway at Delhi airport to be completed by Jan 19

Airlines are grappling with fog-induced flight disruptions since Sunday

IndiGo schedules system upgrade on website, app amid travel disruptions

Passengers from other IndiGo flights have complained about mismanagement, long queues and lack of support from the airlines as flights face major delays due to weather conditions in Delhi

Delhi High Court allows lessor to inspect engine leased to Spicejet

Company tells court the low-cost carrier was 'cannibalising' parts of the engine

Fog delays: IndiGo passengers refuse to board coach, sit on tarmac

Many passengers rushed out of an IndiGo aircraft at the Mumbai airport, sat on the tarmac, and some were also seen having food there as soon as their diverted Goa-Delhi flight landed after a long delay on Sunday. A short video clipping of the incident was shared on social media, following which Mumbai airport claimed that the airport operators in coordination with the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the CISF "cordoned off the passengers into a safety zone". An IndiGo spokesperson said the airline was looking into the incident and "sincerely apologised" to its customers. The flight that took off from Goa could not land at the Delhi airport due to dense fog, and was diverted to the Mumbai airport on Sunday. A significant number of flights were impacted at the Delhi airport on Sunday due to dense fog and low visibility conditions. "IndiGo flight 6E 2195 (Goa to Delhi) was diverted due to unfavourable weather conditions. As the flight was already significantly delayed in Goa, passengers

Go First's lenders seek investor bids by January 31, says report

Go First filed for bankruptcy protection in May but lenders have more recently been considering liquidating the airline after failing to secure new investors

Boeing surpasses delivery goals, achieves 70% net order boost in 2023

The US planemaker delivered 528 aircraft in 2023 and booked 1,314 net new orders after allowing for cancellations

Indigo second in the world's top 20 airlines in growth of passenger seats

According to OAG, an aviation analytics company, IndiGo's seats per day rose by 29.7 per cent from 47,738 seats in December 2019 to 61,913 last month

DGCA increases rest time among other reforms to address pilot fatigue

The new reforms include weekly rest periods of 36-48 hours for flight crew, increasing the official "night period" by an hour, and limiting maximum flight time & duty periods to 8 hours and 10 hours

Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding goes global as carriers follow FAA order

The cascading grounding marks the most severe response since Boeing's entire fleet of Max aircraft was parked in 2019 after two deadly crashes

DGCA issues decade-high commercial pilot licenses for second time in a row

GCA said the number of CPLs given to women rose by 22.5 per cent year-on-year

Year Ender: 10 big events that shaped the Indian corporate world in 2023

From Hindenburg's report on the Adani Group to the signing of the biggest aircraft orders by Air India and Indigo, India saw several important corporate news in 2023. Here are the 10 most significant

5G near airports? DGCA to ask all airlines to upgrade radio altimeters

This precaution is due to the potential interference of 5G emissions with radio altimeters (RAs) on airplanes

Dense fog disrupts ops at Delhi airport, four flights diverted to Jaipur

According to flightradar24.com, approximately 130 flights were delayed at the airport between 6 am to 12:30 pm

Connecting India, connecting with India

IndiGo also understands the Indian psyche very well, and has shown how the Indian mentality of wanting the moon for six pence can be tackled