A UAE-bound Air India plane slid off the runway at Kozhikode's Karipur International Airport in Kerala, on Monday, reports said. A huge tragedy was averted after the plane skidded off the runway, which is under maintenance, Manorama Online reported. All the passengers and crew members are reportedly safe. The incident took place just before the Sharjah-bound flight took off Karipur...
An award to two consortia to design, construct, finance, develop, operate and maintain FBOs at Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport for 20 years and upgrade the present facility in phases is being called a monopolistic move by the general aviation industry. Airport management company Delhi International Airport Ltd. (Dial) would not comment about the award. Following two earlier...
Aviation regulator DGCA has now allowed domestic carriers to roll out "zero bag" fares and charge penalty against check-in baggage for tickets booked under such an offer. At present all domestic private airlines except national carrier Air India allow a flyer to carry up to 15 kgs of check-in baggage without any cost. Air India allows its passengers to carry up to 23 kgs of ch...
Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems have announced a joint venture to produce aerostructures for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in India. The joint venture will also compete for additional work on other Boeing plaftorms, says Boeing. “This partnership will capitalise on India’s industrial capability, innovation and talent to contribute to Boeing’s long-term competitiveness...
India's Jet Airways has been identified as the customer behind a previously unattributed order for Boeing 737 Max 8s. Boeing says the deal with Jet, announced at the Dubai air show, comprises conversions of 25 Next-Generation 737s to the re-engined variant plus options and purchase rights spanning an additional 50 Max 8s. Jet will be the first Indian airline to take delivery of...
GoAir, the leading Indian low-cost carrier based in Mumbai, has substantially expanded its business relationship with Lufthansa Technik. In April 2014 GoAir had already signed an initial Total Engine Support TES® contract, covering a total of 16 CFM56-5B engine overhaul events. The airline has now extended the contract by additional 18 engine overhaul events to acc...
IndiGo has made Udaipur (UDR) the 39th airport on its network with the launch on 1 November of double-daily flights from both Delhi (DEL) and Mumbai (BOM) using its A320s. The 541-kilometre route from Delhi is also served by Jet Airways (14 weekly flights), SpiceJet (13 weekly flights) and Air India (daily flights). The 623-kilometre route from Mumbai is...
National carrier Air India would lease 15 Airbus A320s as it seeks to enhance capacity on the rapidly growing domestic market, which has seen over 20 percent growth in the recent months. The carrier is expected to invite global tenders for the dry-leasing of these aircraft shortly, airline sources said. The induction of these aircraft, which is likely to commence from the second quarter...
If the Draft Civil Aviation Policy, 2015, takes off in its original form, then fliers on major domestic routes will have to start paying 2% more on their fares as regional connectivity fund (RCF) charge from January 1, 2016. The smaller regional and underserved routes, known as Category IIA and Category III sectors, will be exempt from this levy. Another major highlight for the domestic air...
India plans to impose a 2 percent levy on most domestic and international airline tickets, raising funds to improve regional air travel infrastructure as part of a proposal to get more Indians flying. Releasing the government's draft aviation policy, civil aviation secretary R.N. Choubey said the tax may raise about INR15 billion rupees (USD$230 million). Funds will go towards reopening hun...
The civil aviation ministry on Friday will announce India's new civil aviation policy, which has been under discussion for over a year and aims to provide wings to the country's 300 million-strong middle-class, officials said. "The focus of the policy is going to be on reducing the cost of operations for airlines and providing affordable regional connectivity across the countr...
A woman passenger was not allowed to board an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to New Delhi on Monday morning as staff members of the private airline found her "inappropriately dressed". According to co-passengers, the woman, who was wearing a dress, missed her flight, though she was accommodated on a later flight after she reportedly changed into trousers. While IndiGo confirmed t...
