Nine technical glitches in the last two months in SpiceJet are not only unusual, but alarming too. Find out if the incidents can be brushed aside as aberrations? Or does it call for a reality check?
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
The airline hopes to have 18 aircrafts by the end of financial year (FY) 2023
A settlement with Boeing on 737 Max on outstanding claims last November was a positive trigger for the stock
DGCA needs more rigorous response to safety
According to the airline, it will commence commercial operations later this month with two aircraft and subsequently add planes to its fleet every month
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that 30 incidents daily take place but these hardly have any safety implications
All the passengers were able to disembark from the aircraft safely, DGCA officials said.
SpiceJet has denied any violations on its part and said it is committed to safe operations
An engine of a Vistara aircraft on way from Bangkok failed after it landed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday but all passengers disembarked safely, officials of the aviation regulator DGCA said
'A lot of these incidents that are being reported are relatively minor in nature and happen to every airline. This is nothing unique,' says SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh
Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and R C P Singh submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a day before the completion of their Rajya Sabha term, sources said.
Three incidents on Tuesday alone; airline is operating on cash-and-carry basis and vendors aren't being paid regularly, leading to shortage of spares and frequent invocation of minimum equipment list
A SpiceJet cargo plane on Tuesday flying to China returned to Kolkata as the weather radar was not working, the company said
Delhi-Dubai flight diverted to Karachi over faulty indicator light; another plane from Kandla makes priority landing in Mumbai as windshield cracks
Birds and sundry animals pose a permanent safety hazard at Indian airports built near densely populated areas
According to a Business Standard report the staff went for job interviews but reported sick at the last moment
As per sources, the non-availability of crew members was cited as the primary reason for the hindrance
Jet Airways aims to restart operations in September after takeover by the Kalrock Jalan consortium