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When will the employee unrest in Indian aviation end?

Salaries have become a thorny issue in the Indian aviation sector. Employees remain dissatisfied as the wait for normalisation of wages continues to be uncertain. What is the reason for this delay?

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

9th incident in 24 days: SpiceJet flight delayed as nose wheel malfunctions

SpiceJet's Dubai-Madurai flight was delayed on Monday after the Boeing B737 Max aircraft's nose wheel malfunctioned, Directorate General of Civil Aviation officials said. Monday's incident is at least the ninth incident of technical malfunction in a SpiceJet aircraft in 24 days. On July 6, the DGCA issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet following eight incidents of technical malfunction in its aircraft since June 19. The aviation regulator said the budget carrier had "failed" to establish safe, efficient and reliable air services. On Monday, the Boeing B737 Max aircraft with registration number VT-SZK operated the Mangaluru-Dubai flight, DGCA officials noted. After the aircraft landed, an engineer did a walk around inspection and found the nose wheel strut was compressed more than usual, they said. The engineer therefore decided to ground the aircraft, the officials noted. The airline sent another aircraft from Mumbai to Dubai to operate the return Dubai-Madurai flight, they ...

Udan spreads wings, Delhi-Shimla and Kolkata-Deoghar among new routes

Delhi-Shimla route is among nine that airlines plan to launch in the next 50 days under the civil aviation ministry's Udan scheme

SpiceJet's occupancy rate remains high in July amid malfunction incidents

SpiceJet's occupancy rate has remained high in July despite multiple technical malfunction incidents reported in its aircraft during the last 24 days. The airline's occupancy rate, also called passenger load factor (PLF), was above 80 per cent between July 1 and July 11, SpiceJet said in statement. I am grateful for the faith and trust that our passengers have shown," Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, said. The numbers speak for themselves and are a testimony to the fact that SpiceJet is and has been the most loved airline in India, he added. The PLFs of other airlines have been around 70-80 per cent between July 1 and July 11, aviation industry sources said. SpiceJet's statement said: "The airline's load factor for the last eleven days continues to be extremely impressive with a PLF of 83.1 per cent on July 1, 88.2 per cent on July 2, 90.1 per cent on July 3, 86.5 per cent on July 4, 86.2 per cent on July 5, 85.8 per cent on July 6, 84.1 per cent on July 7, 84.2 per cen

Govt issues corrigendum to withdraw excise on ATF for international flights

Indian Oil had begun levying 11% duty following a govt notification; ATF accounts for 40% of an airline's operating expenses

Boeing delivers 150th Poseidon maritime recce aircraft after first in 2013

In the 450,000 mishap-free hours the Poseidon has flown, it has been acknowledged as the world's most fearsome submarine hunter

Passengers start avoiding SpiceJet after mid-air safety failures: Survey

Passengers are starting to avoid SpiceJet Ltd. after a series of mid-air safety failures, according to a survey, dealing a blow to the cash-strapped airline

Can incidents involving SpiceJet be brushed aside as blip?

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?

Top headlines: EVs brace for trial by fire, ATF duty hits airlines and more

The Indian economy was slightly smaller than the United Kingdom's (UK's), which deprived the former the rank of the fifth-largest economy in the world in 2021. Read more on this in our top headlines

IndiGo, SpiceJet's fight for cabin crew to add to margin woes

IndiGo posted its worst on-time performance recently. Reports suggest, the cabin crews were missing. They went for interviews at rival airlines. Is another storm set to hit Indian aviation sector?

Fight for cabin crew, firm ATF prices to aggravate airlines' pain: Analysts

The Indian aviation sector is seeing headwinds like the Information Technology (IT) sector, where higher attrition rates have forced the management to dole out benefits like double-digit pay hikes

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

Cabin crew, guards among 1,600 Air India employees opting for VRS

Airline says it will reskill employees as expands terms of the scheme

TMSEp198: Bird strike on planes, ex-servicemen jobs, markets, IPO vs FPO

What can be done to prevent bird hits on planes? How have ex-servicemen fared in finding govt jobs? Is there a silver lining for the markets? How is an IPO different from FPO? All answers here

As air traffic increases, what can be done to prevent bird hits?

Recent freak incidents mid-air offered a moment of reckoning to the aviation sector in India, which is seeing steady rise in traffic. Find out why they happen and what can be done to avert recurrence?

Will be happy if fare caps are increased: Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan

The civil aviation ministry had imposed lower and upper limits on domestic airfares based on flight duration on May 25, 2020

Not easy for airline to turn profitable in India, says IATA official

Philip Goh, Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific of International Air Transport Association, made the remarks during a press conference at the 78th annual general of the global airlines meet

Why India should have an informal ceiling on number of domestic airlines

India already has six airlines which is one too many if not two and economics suggests that either all will make losses or, even if some make profits, these will be low in relation to the investment

Air India to restore grounded planes for capacity ramp up amid competition

Capacity expansion would be crucial in wake of increase in competition in domestic market, revival in international traffic