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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

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

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

Rising dues to foreign aircraft lessors choking SpiceJet's finances

At the end of FY21, SpiceJet had Rs 8,446 crore in lease liabilities primarily to offshore lessors

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

Airline glitches: Aircraft maintenance sector in dire need of maintenance

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

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

SpiceJet flights to be reinstated gradually if...: DGCA chief explains how

Arun Kumar said SpiceJet will be permitted to reinstate its capacity but in a gradual manner and once it demonstrates it has fixed the manpower and spare part shortages

DGCA deregisters three SpiceJet aircraft after lessor puts in request

The DGCA deregistered three SpiceJet aircraft on Thursday, five days after their lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) asked the aviation regulator for it, sources said. Moreover, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is expected to deregister another SpiceJet aircraft on Friday, acceding to the request put forward by Irish lessor company Alterna aircraft on August 1, they added. DAE and Alterna had put in the Irrevocable Deregistration and Export Request Authorisation (IDERA) requests to deregister the aforementioned four planes. The IDERA request is usually filed by a lessor when its negotiation with the airline regarding payment of dues fails. While SpiceJet did not issue any fresh statement on Thursday, it had issued a communiqu on the DAE's action earlier this week. "SpiceJet plans to replace all its older Boeing aircraft with the new Max model in a phased manner. Between now and next calendar year, SpiceJet will induct around 20 new Max planes into its fleet. As

SpiceJet clears all dues with AAI, to revert to advance payment mechanism

The Centre-run AAI had in 2020 put SpiceJet on a 'cash and carry' basis as the carrier was unable to clear its previous dues

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

Boost engg capabilities: Govt to airlines amid series of safety incidents

Indian airlines reported 478 technical snags in the year to June 30, 2022, but dozens of mid-air safety incidents in recent weeks have prompted special spot checks and safety audits by DGCA

Flight operations, load factor remain absolutely normal, says SpiceJet

Aircraft occupancy of SpiceJet on July 30 and 31 was 81% and 82.4% respectively. The airline said that all its flights have departed on time, as per schedule and there have been no cancellations.

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

'Indian aviation sector absolutely safe,' says DGCA chief amid recent snags

All the snags experienced are routine and happen with all airlines and all types of fleet, says Arun Kumar

SpiceJet lessor asks DGCA to de-register three planes amid high costs

A Dubai-based lessor of SpiceJet Ltd has asked India's aviation regulator to deregister three of the budget airline's planes as SpiceJet struggles with high costs and maintenance challenges

Lessor pushes to repossess SpiceJet aircraft as payment negotiations fail

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

SpiceJet says flight operations remain normal; shares gain over 3%

The scrip rose 3.65 per cent to end the day at Rs 38.30 apiece on BSE and during intra-day trade, it jumped 4.73 per cent to Rs 38.70.

Once mighty Jet Airways to fly only domestic initially as it resumes ops

The airline has told the government it plans to have 40 aircraft by December 2024 and 150 by December 2030

SpiceJet says airplane aborted Mumbai takeoff due to caution alert

A SpiceJet Q400 aircraft scheduled to fly from Mumbai to Kandla aborted take off 'owing to illumination of a caution alert', the airline said in a statement