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Apr 14, 2021 01:24 PM IST Is it the virus or is it the expensive floor price? It could well be a mix of both. With the govt making it clear that the cap on capacity for airlines will be increased only when the numbers cross 3.5 lakh per day - three times a month, it’s going to be tougher days ahead for carriers.
Apr 12, 2021 03:32 PM IST While much has been achieved, a closer look at the numbers and destinations of flights listed under the Vande Bharat Mission shows that many of the destinations are in fact part of air bubbles. Such a mismatch makes one wonder if the Vande Bharat Mission passenger count is indeed is as high as the lakhs announced by the government
Apr 10, 2021 11:16 AM IST Shares in Boeing fell around 1.4 percent as most analysts told investors the issue was unlikely to cause lengthy disruption.
Apr 06, 2021 07:54 PM IST During the financial year 2010-11, all domestic air operators together had flown a total of 53.8 million passengers on local routes, according to ratings agency ICRA.
Apr 02, 2021 02:02 PM IST Alliance Air, a unit of Air India, leads the charge of keeping previously underserved routes on the aviation map. IndiGo, SpiceJet and Truejet too will enjoy monopoly in some airports.
Mar 31, 2021 11:58 AM IST The MoU sets out the conditions on which New York-based Avenue Capital will assist SpiceJet with its new aircraft portfolio, SpiceJet said in a statement.
Mar 30, 2021 06:43 PM IST The aviation regulator has also asked all airports to increase their surveillance and to ensure COVID-19 protocols are being adhered to as it believes the compliance at some airports is not satisfactory.
Mar 30, 2021 05:00 PM IST Sunday marked the beginning of the Northern Summer Schedule 2021 -- the longer of the two IATA schedules. In India, 108 airports will become active if all operations start as planned. Puducherry, Nanded and Bhatinda lose connectivity this season.
Mar 26, 2021 09:54 AM IST SpiceJet Chairman Ajay Singh and Bird Group promoter Ankur Bhatia have expressed interest in buying Air India, the debt-laden national carrier.
Mar 24, 2021 04:02 PM IST The lockdown and pandemic-related travel restrictions badly hit the Indian airlines. Revenues of major Indian scheduled carriers fell from Rs 46,711 crore during April-September 2019 to about Rs 11,810 crore during the same period in 2020, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told the Rajya Sabha last month.
Mar 22, 2021 06:06 PM IST The aviation minister has said the government may allow 100% operations if daily airline passenger traffic crosses the 3.5 lakh mark a month. That seems a tall order given the tepid demand so far in March. Still, there is a chance that airlines could hit the target.
Mar 22, 2021 10:06 AM IST The Boeing 737 Max has been barred from flying in India since March 2019 after two fatal plane crashes.
Mar 18, 2021 02:38 PM IST While the small airline may not be strictly comparable to its much larger peers, the development reiterates the shift towards regional connectivity in Indian aviation
Mar 18, 2021 09:48 AM IST Dube has held discussions with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation as well as the civil aviation ministry.
Mar 17, 2021 08:54 PM IST Cumulatively, a total of 155.61 lakh passengers travelled through domestic air routes in the last two months, lower than 251.50 lakh in January-February 2020.
Mar 12, 2021 02:37 PM IST Domestic air traffic in February 2021 saw marginal improvement when compared with January.
Mar 10, 2021 05:53 PM IST IndiGo’s OTP was highest among the three airlines in November and December last year too, stated data presented by Hardeep Singh Puri in his written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
Mar 10, 2021 04:29 PM IST While many of the airports in smaller towns have reported passenger traffic higher than pre-COVID-19 levels, passenger loads on UDAN routes are at 80 percent. Now the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Usha Padhee said in an interview with Moneycontrol, will soon start a 'special round of bidding' for UDAN routes.
Mar 10, 2021 11:46 AM IST Various groups and countries are working on developing so-called vaccine passports aimed at allowing more travel. But airlines fear that a smattering of regional credentials will cause confusion and none will be widely accepted.
Mar 09, 2021 02:40 PM IST If, after 48 hours, the pilot experiences any symptoms, he or she will be reviewed by the treating physician or his or her authorized medical attendant, the DGCA said.
Mar 09, 2021 12:48 PM IST The Murari Lal Jalan-Kalrock Capital alliance won the bid to get Jet Airways back in the skie. But finding a suitor is just one of the many hurdles which the airline has to cross.
Mar 09, 2021 09:06 AM IST Resumption of services from T1 will help maintain social distancing measures, uphold passenger safety, and ensure a seamless transit, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport said in a statement
Mar 07, 2021 04:38 PM IST While it is worth investing in multiple fleet types so that the right aircraft can be deployed on the right market, the critical thing here is the timing.
Mar 07, 2021 09:10 AM IST Fernandes also announced the airlines’ partnership with state-run Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre for an urban drone delivery service.
Mar 05, 2021 11:12 AM IST The aircraft maintenance-repair-overhaul (MRO) industry is labour-intensive and requires skilled technicians. Like Information Technology, where India has become the back-office of the world, certain tweaks in taxation could see aircraft fly to India for MRO visits.
