Government plans hiring professionals for Air India top positions through global search
NEW DELHI: The government of India plans to rope in professionals for top positions at Air India through a global search process, as part of...
Fake e-ticket cases at airports in 2018 highest in four years
NEW DELHI: Incidents of fake e-tickets usage to gain illegal entry into Indian airports were highest in 2018 in past four years, prompting security agencies...
IndiGo gets its first longer range A321neo plane
MUMBAI: Budget carrier IndiGo has become the first domestic airline to have longer range Airbus A321neo plane in its fleet with the first aircraft arriving...
Jet Airways in talks with SBI for Rs 1,500 crore loan
NEW DELHI: Loss-making carrier Jet Airways is in discussions with the State Bank of India for raising Rs 1,500 crore short-term loan to meet its...
Traffic soared on low fares as airlines bled on high fuel prices
NEW DELHI: Even as strong headwinds -- soaring jet fuel prices and low yields -- induced financial turbulence, the country's civil aviation sector maintained robust...
Multiple warnings, ATC help avert mid-air collision of three planes
NEW DELHI:In a rare incident, three planes of three foreign airlines, carrying hundreds of passengers, came perilously close in the Delhi flight information region and...
In-flight announcements in local language may be done ‘to extent feasible’: DGCA
NEW DELHI: Indian aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday issued an advisory stating that airlines may consider using local language for...
Another IndiGo A320 neo plane suffers mid-air Pratt Whitney engine shutdown
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has grounded an A320 neo aircraft after mid-air shut down of a Pratt & Whitney engine this week, a source said Thursday....
Kerala government can bid for Thiruvananthapuram airport: Jayant Sinha
NEW DELHI: The Kerala government can bid for operating and managing the Thiruvananthapuram airport at the time of leasing out the aerodrome, the Civil Aviation...
Government has prepared revival plan for Air India
NEW DELHI: The government of India has prepared a revival plan for Air India that provides for a comprehensive financial package, differentiated strategies for each...