Page 31 - Aviation

Aviation turbine fuel price rises marginally, rates at record high

Meanwhile, petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for the 10th straight day after rising by a record Rs 10 per litre each.

Airports clogged with queues as travel rebound strains resources

Passengers checking in at Sydney Airport this week have waited for hours in queues snaking outside terminals.

Drunk plane maintenance workers of airline, oil firm caught in crackdown

India in December revised guidelines to expand the universe of airport workers who would be subjected to breath-analyzer checks.

Jet Airways plans to return with a mix of premium, no-frills services

The consortium infused Rs 500 million into Jet Airways 2.0 -- as it is dubbed by the new owners -- in January, and lenders have said they don't object to an extension of 60 days.

'Working closely with SpiceJet on aircraft deliveries': Boeing India head

Latest outlook shows the global forecast is playing out largely as Boeing projected last year, says Salil Gupte.

Cheap tickets to stay as India's airlines squabble on fare hikes

IndiGo is unperturbed by criticism as well as calls from smaller rival SpiceJet for airlines to work together to raise fares, even if that causes a slight dip in bookings

Boeing develops 10-year roadmap for AAI to modernise air traffic management

The AAI manages the commercial traffic in the Indian airspace. It also runs more than 100 airports across the country.

DGCA monitors airfares on certain routes to ensure reasonable airfares

Airlines are free to fix reasonable tariffs by taking into account all relevant factors: Ministry of Civil Aviation

400 mn fliers by FY24, airports to get Rs 1-trn investment, says Scindia

The number of air passengers was 145 million in 2018-19. The traffic fell to 83.8 million in 2021 due to the pandemic.

Committed to revival of Jet Airways, says Kalrock-Jalan consortium

The firm has to obtain the air operator certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation by March 22

Domestic aviation close to reaching 'pre-Covid' level: Aviation min Scindia

Airline industry that suffered heavy losses during Covi is returning to pre-Covid levels, and has recorded a traffic of 3.8 lakh passengers per day, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said

BCAS allows Sikh aviation sector employees to carry kirpan within airports

Aviation security regulator BCAS has permitted Sikh aviation sector employees to carry kirpan on person within the airport premises, a document stated

India to resume regular international flights from March 27: Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said that regular international flights will resume from March 27 as the coronavirus situation in India has improved now.

Domestic airlines plan to operate 4% more flights in summer schedule 2022

Among the large airlines, Air India will see largest capacity addition

Aviation stocks rise as regular intl flights to resume, but crude a concern

Airlines currently face a challenging time ahead on account of record high ATF prices, which are likely to increase further on the back of Russia-Ukraine conflict, says an analyst

Qantas expects airfares to rise if oil price stays high due to Ukraine war

Qantas has hedged 90% of its fuel needs through the end of June and 50% in the following quarter, Chief Executive Alan Joyce says.

Ukraine crisis: United suspends Newark-Mumbai, San Francisco-Delhi flights

Airline has stopped flying over Russian airspace, continues to operate flights from Chicago and Newark to Delhi

US bans Russian flights from airspace, setting stage for retaliation

Airlines already face potentially lengthy blockages of key east-west flight corridors after the EU and Moscow issued tit-for-tat airspace bans.

Turkey's Ilker Ayci declines Air India CEO role in setback for Tata Group

RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch had last Friday said the government should not give clearance to the appointment of Ilker Ayci 'keeping in view national security'

Drones, laser beams prohibited near Delhi airport for 2 more months

Air Traffic Control of IGI Airport has reported incidents of vision distraction of the pilots by laser beam especially while landing the aircraft: Official