Licences of two SpiceJet pilots who overshot Mumbai runway suspended for a year: Reports

The DGCA said that preliminary investigation revealed that the final approach of the plane was ‘unstabilised’ and the aircraft touched down with high speed.

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· Jul 29, 2019 · 10:28 pm

Airport privatisation: Panel ignored advice of finance ministry and NITI Aayog, says report

A recommendation that the same bidder not be awarded more than two projects was not followed, helping Adani Enterprises win the contracts for six airports.

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· Jul 28, 2019 · 12:58 pm

DGCA suspends one Vistara pilot, one Air India pilot and two from SpiceJet: Reports

The Vistara pilot was de-rostered for issuing a Mayday distress call due to low-fuel near Lucknow airport on Monday.

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· Jul 16, 2019 · 10:38 pm

Aircraft fumigation: Supreme Court asks Centre to submit expert panel’s report by October 31

The Centre said a notification on the modalities and working of the high-powered panel will be issued during the week.

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· Jul 16, 2019 · 09:08 pm

DGCA orders six major airports to deploy disabled aircraft recovery kit by March 2020

The directive came a week after a SpiceJet aircraft veered off the main runway at the Mumbai airport and got stuck.

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· Jul 15, 2019 · 09:18 pm

Rerouting 20 flights to avoid Iran airspace raised costs for Indian airlines, says Centre

The rerouting has resulted in an increase in the operating cost of Air India Express by approximately Rs 22 lakh per day and Rs 2 lakh per day for IndiGo.

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· Jul 11, 2019 · 11:03 pm

IndiGo CEO assures staff that feud between promoters has nothing to do with company

In a letter, Ronojoy Dutta told the employees to remain focused on running a ‘high-performance airline’.

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· Jul 10, 2019 · 03:24 pm

Delhi HC asks Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal to deposit Rs 18,000 crore if he wants to fly abroad

The court issued a notice to the Centre on his plea challenging the lookout notice against him.

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· Jul 09, 2019 · 12:38 pm

Mumbai airport’s main runway becomes operational after stranded plane is pulled out

A SpiceJet aircraft got stuck on the runway on Monday while attempting to land amid heavy rainfall. It was towed away on Thursday night.

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· Jul 05, 2019 · 06:40 pm

Mumbai airport operations likely to return to normal as SpiceJet plane pulled off runway

The aircraft, which had gotten stuck while landing, blocked the main runway and limited operations to a secondary runway.

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· Jul 05, 2019 · 10:05 am

Jet Airways crisis: Ministry of Corporate Affairs orders probe into debt-ridden airline, says report

Meanwhile, the airline’s founder, Naresh Goyal, moved the Delhi High Court seeking that the lookout notice against him be quashed.

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· Jul 04, 2019 · 10:54 pm

Indian airlines lost Rs 549 crore due to Pakistan’s airspace closure, says Centre

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that closing the airspace was a ‘unilateral measure’ and that it was up to Islamabad to lift the ban.

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· Jul 04, 2019 · 12:49 pm