US tells air carriers to avoid Pakistan airspace, cites ‘extremist, militant activity’

The Federal Aviation Administration said the advisory will be re-evaluated on January 1 next year.

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· Jan 03, 2020 · 07:52 am

Expression of interest for Air India expected within next few weeks, says Aviation Minister Puri

In November, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said that the airline was expected to be sold by March 2020.

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· Dec 31, 2019 · 03:31 pm

Pragya Thakur refused to move to non-emergency seat, says SpiceJet after BJP MP files complaint

The statement added that as the flight was getting delayed other passengers requested Thakur to switch seats, but the BJP MP refused.

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· Dec 22, 2019 · 07:11 pm

‘Air India needs to survive till it is sold’, says airline’s chairman Ashwani Lohani

Lohani said the expectation for a ‘radical improvement bordering on a turnaround’ of the airline was an impractical thought.

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· Dec 15, 2019 · 01:02 pm

Air India will have to be closed if it is not privatised, says civil aviation minister

Hardeep Singh Puri told the Rajya Sabha that the government was committed to providing the carrier’s employees a fair deal.

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· Nov 27, 2019 · 07:02 pm

IndiGo planes with Pratt & Whitney engines could face catastrophic situation, warns DGCA

The aviation regulator said deliveries of new planes taken by the airline must be used to replace the aircrafts that are fitted with the problematic engines.

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· Nov 26, 2019 · 07:52 am

‘Historic moment’: Qantas completes world’s longest commercial flight from New York to Sydney

The Boeing 787-9 with 49 people on board took 19 hours and 16 minutes to cover a distance of 16,200 km.

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· Oct 21, 2019 · 10:51 am

Oil firms tell Air India to make monthly payment by October 18; threaten to stop supply otherwise

On Thursday, Air India wrote to the public sector firms, asking them not to halt fuel supply.

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· Oct 10, 2019 · 10:02 pm

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