Page 20 - Civil Aviation

No cap on airfare from now, ticket prices may go up during festive season

There will be no cap on air ticket prices from August 31, and airlines will have flexibility in fixing the airfares

New pricing model aiming to prune jet fuel cost by 15% likely in two months

OMCs to shift to single uniform system instead of the prevailing dual pricing mechanism for domestic and overseas airlines

Personal info of Akasa Air's passengers leaked, airline informs CERT-In

Akasa Air had on August 7 launched commercial flight operations by operating its first service on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route using B737 Max aircraft

1,900 private guards to take up non-core security roles at airports

Their functions will include segregating passengers at departure/arrival gates, checking documents in security hold areas

Why Capt Zoya Agarwal's flight into US aviation museum is significant

Becomes first female Indian pilot to join those who've contributed to advancement of commercial aviation

Can your pilot go off to sleep in the cockpit midair? Yes, but...

Both pilots of Ethiopian Airlines dozed off, missing the landing and causing safety concern

Why pilot samples that fail drug test have to be sent to labs abroad

DGCA rules highlight limited capabilities among private labs in India to confirm drug tests

Domestic air traffic drops 7.7% in July on the back of higher fares

Despite adverse reports regarding safety and DGCA curbs, SpiceJet reported the highest seat occupancy (84.7 per cent). AirAsia India had the highest on-time performance (95.5 per cent )

What DGCA's new medical guidelines prescribe for transgender persons

Though regulator revised rules after government intervention, transgender applicants still have a long road ahead

Complaints over flight cancellations, denial of boarding dip in FY22

DGCA data shows that airlines had to shell out Rs 3 crore to settle claims arising from such complaints

Microsoft, govt plan to train 2.5 mn civil servants in computer skills

Programme will help officials in providing last-mile services to underprivileged sections of society

AirAsia India, Vistara FY22 losses widen on rise in costs, pandemic impact

AirAsia India has been shrinking its operations and operates only 27 aircraft

Govt will re-evaluate airfare cap depending on ATF price movement: Scindia

Scindia said that as it stands today, the fares of airlines are not close enough to the low portion of the fare cap and are very far away from the high portion of the fare cap.

To improve surveillance, airlines asked to share PNR details with Customs

National Customs Targeting Centre-Passenger has been established by CBIC to process PNR info for risk analysis of passengers

478 glitches faced by Indian airlines in a year; Air India alone faced 184

Indigo followed Air India with 98 glitches. Spicejet faced 77 such glitches and stood third on the list

India's air passenger traffic likely to increase to 827 mn by 2032-33

With the rise in the number of flyers, the government has been taking multiple steps for corresponding growth in the airport infrastructure

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

New dawn for aviation: The Akasa Air experience as it takes to the skies

Founder-CEO Vinay Dube thanked all passengers and took their feedback as they deplaned on arrival in Mumbai

Will bring 10 grounded wide-body aircraft to service by 2023: Air India

Air India on Sunday said it will bring back its 10 grounded wide-body aircraft to service by early 2023

SpiceJet flyers walk on Delhi airport's tarmac after waiting for bus

A significant number of passengers who disembarked from Hyderabad-Delhi flight night walked on airport's tarmac as airline could not provide a bus for around 45 minutes to take them to the terminal