Page 21 - Aviation Sector

Bad weather causes diversion of Air India Delhi-Port Blair flight

More than 150 Air India passengers travelling from Delhi to Port Blair spent a night in the city after their flight was diverted on Sunday due to inclement weather. Air India on Monday said it sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to the passengers. There were 152 passengers in the flight. "Air India flight AI 485 from Delhi to Port Blair (of June 25) was diverted to Vizag due to the inclement weather at Port Blair... all the passengers were provided with food and accommodation," Air India said in a statement on Monday. According to the airline, the flight with all the passengers took off for its destination at 2.15 pm on Monday and landed in Port Blair at 4 pm. "We sincerely regret the delay and inconvenience caused to our guests due to the reasons beyond our control," it added.

Go First seeks up to $122 mn in additional funds: Banking sources

Go First, the Indian airline under bankruptcy protection, has asked for between $122mn in additional funds from lenders to resume operations in July

Aviation emissions targets, net-zero goal in focus at Paris Airshow

Airlines are trying to purchase more SAF, which produces up to 80% fewer carbon emissions on a lifecycle basis than traditional jet fuel

World's largest commercial jet purchase orders by number of aircraft

IndiGo on Monday placed an order for 500 Airbus narrowbody jets, the largest ever plane deal by number of aircraft, overtaking an earlier deal by rival Air India that was firmed up on Tuesday

Aircraft mega-deals prompt bubble warning from aviation industry veterans

The 500-jet Airbus purchase unveiled by IndiGo extends the backlog at India's largest carrier to about 1,000 undelivered aircraft

Largest Indian order: Indigo likely to place an order for 500 planes today

The value of IndiGo's order, at the list price of the A320Neo family aircraft, will be around $500 billion

Jettwings, new regional airline for northeast states, plans takeoff in Oct

In India, the first E175 jet with 12 business class and 64 economy seats was inducted by regional airline StarAir in May

Emirates flying premium economy to India on A380: What it means for flyers

The launch on these popular routes is timed to coincide with the upcoming Diwali season.

Overall average airfares on a downward trend on various domestic routes

The overall average airfares on ten domestic routes, including Delhi-Srinagar, are on the decline, and the trend is likely to continue in the coming weeks also, according to an analysis based on data compiled by aviation regulator DGCA. In recent weeks, there has been a surge in airfares on certain routes, mainly due to a capacity crunch and suspension of operations by crisis-hit Go First. Against this backdrop, concerns have been expressed in various quarters, and the civil aviation ministry on June 6 asked airlines to devise a mechanism to ensure reasonable pricing of air tickets. An analysis of airfares based on a select week-on-week comparison for a period till July 13 showed that the average ticket prices are on the decline. The data has been compiled by the tariff monitoring unit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The ten routes are Delhi-Srinagar, Srinagar-Delhi, Delhi-Leh, Leh-Delhi, Mumbai-Delhi, Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Pune, Pune-Delhi, Ahmedabad-Delhi and

Ramco Systems secures new order from Australian company Skytek Pty

Ramco's aviation suite will integrate and automate various operations at Skytek, empowering them with a modern solution to support their business growth

Why are airfares in India soaring and is there a way to beat it?

Airlines look at affordability, demand, availability and lots of other factors when pricing their flights

India's aviation market offers diverse opportunities: Star Alliance CEO

India is a critical aviation market for growth with all kinds of opportunities and Air India is on a strong mission to overhaul its business, according to airlines' grouping Star Alliance's CEO Theo Panagiotoulias. Star Alliance, which has been in existence for more than 25 years, is a global grouping of 26 airlines, including Air India, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and South African Airlines. Sounding bullish about the revival of Air India, a long time member of the alliance, Panagiotoulias said the airline is on a "very strong mission" and has embarked on a major overhaul of its business. "India is a critical growth market and offers all kinds of opportunities," he told PTI in an interview here this week. He also emphasised that having Air India in the alliance is a huge piece of the puzzle of the global network. His comments also come against the backdrop of Air India group taking various measures to strengthen its operations, including placing a historic order for 470 planes

'India's the new China' as airlines more than double profit outlook

Bullish on the Indian market, Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr has said the airline group is working closer with Air India as well as expanding its own operations into the country

Go First insolvency: NCLT issues notice in plea by Jackson Aviation

The tribunal directed the insolvency resolution professional (IRP) to file the response within a week

Lufthansa seeks deeper partnership with Air India, plans to expand flights

Lufthansa's CEO, Carsten Spohr speaks about the expansion plans of the airline and partnership with Air India that could make it the largest airline group connecting India and Europe

UDF asks govt to curb rising airfares to Kerala from Gulf during festivals

The Congress-led UDF opposition in Kerala has appealed to the Civil Aviation Ministry to take steps to curb the "skyrocketing" air fares of flights from the Gulf countries to Kerala during the festive season. The UDF has also sought the Centre's intervention to make provisions for direct flights from the Gulf countries to the four international airports in Kerala. These requests have been made by Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan in a letter sent to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia. "I am writing this letter to elicit your urgent action on the legitimate request of expatriates to make provisions for direct flights to Trivandrum, Kochi (Nedumbassery), Kannur, and Kozhikode International Airports from the Middle East and other foreign countries," he said. Satheesan, in his letter, has said that expatriates from Kerala working in Gulf countries have raised concerns about the rising airfares during festive seasons and lack of direct flights to

India deserves to have more non-stop overseas flights: Air India CEO

Asserting that India deserves to have international non-stop connectivity to more destinations, Air India chief Campbell Wilson has said the country has in some respect not been able to control its own destiny as a consequence of not having a healthy domestic airline industry. Wilson, who is piloting Air India's massive expansion plans in terms of fleet as well as routes, also said that IndiGo succeeding well and Tata airlines coming together provides a good competitor to the strength of IndiGo. "It should hopefully allow for a market that is more sustainable, ideally profitable that will allow airlines to invest in new products, expand network and also lead India to assume its place on the world aviation stage...," he told PTI in a recent interview. Tata Group took over Air India and Air India Express from the government in January last year. Currently, the group has four carriers under its fold -- Air India, Air India Express, AIX Connect (earlier known as AirAsia India) and ...

Upcoming ATC tower to equip Bhopal's Raja Bhoj airport for flights 24 hours

The only airport in Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal, Raja Bhoj Airport is getting ready for round-the-clock air services. The induction of several new generation technologies is in the process

Amid surge in airfares, govt analyses routes impacted by Go First crisis

Amid a surge in airfares on certain routes, the civil aviation ministry is doing an analysis of routes that have been affected by the suspension of flights by Go First. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said there is an unusual situation due to the Go First crisis and there has been an excess demand on the routes the airline had been operating. Go First, which is undergoing an insolvency resolution process, has not been flying since May 3. "We have given additional routes to other airlines but it is a piquant situation... I doubt any other sector has seen the vicissitudes that civil aviation has seen in the last three years," he said while speaking at the India Economic Conclave here. "... I have put together a group in the last couple of days and we are doing an analysis of a lot of those routes... that have been affected by this unusual event (Go First crisis). "One is Srinagar, Pune, slightly Ahmedabad, we are doing a full analysis on that... we will spea

Go First extends flight cancellations till May 28, promises full refund

This comes a day after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted 30 days to cash-strapped airline to submit a restructuring or revival plan