The Tata Group took control of Air India on January 27 after successfully winning the bid for the airline on October 8 last year.
The company generated more cash than in the first quarter by delivering more planes than it has since the start of the pandemic, and it sold more services to airlines and other airplane operators.
New Delhi, Jul 26 Jet Airways on Tuesday started the process for hiring pilots for Airbus' A320 aircraft as well as Boeing's 737NG and 737Max plane..
Boeing Co. shares rose 6% in morning trading.
At the moment Jet Airways has not made a final decision on the type of aircraft it wants to procure and the contract is mostly going to depend on the manufacturer’s ability to deliver planes in a timely manner.
The first aircraft of airline Akasa Air, Boeing 737 MAX, arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on June 21. The airline received ceremonial keys for the aircraft at Seattle on June 15, Akasa Air said.
While Air India has zeroed in on Airbus's A350 wide-bodied aircraft for the procurement, the talks with Airbus and Boeing for narrow-bodied aircraft is still on, they said. A wide-bodied plane like Airbus A350 has a bigger fuel tank that allows it to travel longer distances such as the India-US routes.
Three months after Indian aviation regulator DGCA gave the green light to Max planes, Akasa Air had on November 26 last year signed a deal with Boeing to purchase 72 Max aircraft.
The so-called commanded in-flight shutdowns -- when pilots intentionally turn off one of the two engines after encountering problems -- may have stemmed from different issues
The gumdrop-shaped CST-100 Starliner blasted off shortly before 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) from the Cape Canaveral U.S. Space Force Station in Florida, soaring aloft atop an Atlas V rocket furnished by the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA).
The big US aerospace company now expects first deliveries of the 777X in 2025, resulting in a $1.5 billion hit to earnings.
The Finance Minister is visiting the US to attend IMF-WB Spring Meetings 2022.
Boeing is planning to fly two Super Hornet fighter jets to Goa this summer for operational demonstrations before its potential buyer the Indian Navy, according to a senior company executive.
DGCA officials said that they will take strict action against those found responsible for the lapse in training.
The March summary report gives an indication that the B747s have been transferred to Air India and do not remain with Alliance Air. It is a given that the group will have to pump in a lot of money for fleet improvement. But the A319s and A321s are old. Will the group retire them and look for a simplified fleet of all A320neos eventually?
Rajnath Singh along with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in the US capital on Sunday to attend the India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue in Washington on Monday - the first under the Biden administration.
"The roadmap aims to drive operational excellence and offer enhanced air traffic capacity for our flying public, and improved navigation, communication and surveillance for our users, making Indian skies seamless and safer to operate in,” AAI Chairman Sanjeev Kumar said.
The new owner of the airline is considering various factors, including the efficiency of its existing fleet and a possible merger with Vistara, before deciding on purchasing new planes
The coordination is part of their commitment to help reduce carbon emissions to achieve environmental goals, a press release from the three firms said.
Airbus on Thursday said it expects Indian airlines to order 2,210 planes over the next 20 years, up from a previous forecast of 1,900, citing growth in the country's aviation sector.
Air India needs to look at potential replacements for its Boeing B777 planes, a fleet that’s a generation older. The 787 Dreamliner, while not that old, will also come up for replacement a decade down the line.
Officials in China have dispatched nearly 1,000 firefighters and 100 members of a local militia on a rescue mission to the site. According to Guangxi’s fire department, 117 emergency workers with about two dozen fire trucks have arrived on the scene.
Fares may remain elevated as the aviation industry worldwide continues to struggle with high fuel prices, closure of airspace over Ukraine and Russia, and muted demand for international travel.
These travellers had to make alternate arrangements themselves as these airlines did not make arrangements to accommodate them on other flights or offer to reschedule tickets. Instead, passengers were given a refund of the tickets.
Mumbai-Delhi fares may go up by 15-20% as soon as mid-March, experts said, adding that increases are inevitable given the rise in global oil prices.