Page 31 - Aviation Sector

Civil aviation sector to employ 100,000 more people by 2024: Ministry

During 2019, 2020 and 2021, at least 2,368, 400 and 296 pilots were recruited, the aviation ministry stated

Aviation majors in fray to operate copter taxis in Uttar Pradesh

After expressways, Yogi 2.0 is betting on airports, heliports

India's civil aviation to see phenomenal, healthy growth: Scindia

The country's civil aviation sector is poised for a phenomenal and healthy growth in terms of passengers, aircraft and airports, with the number of air travellers projected to touch 400 mn by 2027

Airline glitches: Aircraft maintenance sector in dire need of maintenance

Pool of engineers increasing every year, though jobs have failed to keep pace

IndiGo Q1 results: Net loss narrows to Rs 1,064 cr; revenue surges 328%

'While our financial performance in the second quarter will be challenged by weak seasonality, the long-term revenue trend remains strong,' says airline's CEO

Air India's load factor improves to 80% under Tata group management

It has risen to 80% in February-June period, compared with 60%; but market share is lower than in January

With fleet expansion on mind, Air India to let pilots fly till they are 65

'To meet our requirement, it is proposed to retain our current trained pilots at Air India post-retirement on a contractual basis for five years extendable to 65 year,' says the airline

Air India CMD asks its operations control centre to cut flight delays

Air India's newly appointed CMD Campbell Wilson has asked the airline's integrated operations control centre (IOCC), which is the "nerve centre" of any carrier, to report directly to him

SpiceJet says all flight ops normal after DGCA slashes fleet to 50%

SpiceJet said on Monday its flight operations remained normal and on schedule, days after the aviation regulator ordered to slash its approved fleet to 50% for eight weeks citing safety snags

Lessor pushes to repossess SpiceJet aircraft as payment negotiations fail

Aircraft lessor DAE has approached aviation regulator DGCA to deregister three SpiceJet 737 planes

Review guidelines on face masks on flights, says Delhi HC to DGCA

The Delhi High Court on Monday said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) should review its guidelines for face masks on flights in compliance with the Centre's instructions

Delhi HC rejects plea to stop SpiceJet flights after seven mishaps

Referring to three incidents in May, two in June, and another two in July, the petition said the lives were at risk due to the SpiceJet's poor management

Frequent mid-air 'technical glitches' add to Spicejet's financial woes

Once an investor darling, SpiceJet is now the worst-performing airline stock in Asia, fighting a run of negative publicity triggered by a slew of seemingly innocuous but frequent technical glitches

Top headlines: FM Sitharaman at G20, hiring in India's aviation, and more

PSU giant Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has released some key data points. Its embedded value (EV) for 2021-22 has worked out to be Rs 5.41 trillion

Mopa airport successfully completes Instrument Land System calibration

The upcoming international airport at Mopa in North Goa has successfully completed calibration of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) for the newly built runway, achieving a significant milestone

Airlines cancel, reschedule London flights as Heathrow restrictions kick in

The move to limit passengers comes as Heathrow Airport struggles to cope with a surge in passenger traffic

IndiGo hikes pilot salaries by a further 8%, restores overtime allowance

The airline has made changes to its HR policies to reinstate the work pattern of crew under which they will earn more, but there will be fewer leaves

How the Ukraine war may give wings to Jet airways' international plans

Jet Airways plans to lease 20 Airbus A320s by 2024

When flying over Indian skies, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a bane

Birds and sundry animals pose a permanent safety hazard at Indian airports built near densely populated areas

Air India unions file pleas against proposed eviction of employees

The unions argue that the airline's letter asking employees to vacate office accommodation by July 26 amounts to a change in service condition.