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Limited special international passenger flights have been operating since July 2020 under the air bubble arrangements formed with 28 countries, including the UK. (PTI Photo)

DGCA advices passengers planning to travel abroad to check fares on airline's website

Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23 last year amid the coronavirus pandemic

10 Aug 2021 1:09 PM

IndiGo reinstates pay cut for senior employees from May. (PTI Photo)

IndiGo to cut salaries of senior employees from May

IndiGo announced pay cuts for its senior employees on 19 March, it had rolled them back on 23 April in deference to government's wishes

08 May 2020 1:29 PM

SpiceJet to pay part salary to all employees based on work hours.(PTI Photo)

SpiceJet to pay part salaries to over 92% employees, based on work hours contributed

In a press release, the budget carrier said it has decided that there would be no job cuts at this time

30 Apr 2020 3:13 PM

AirAsia cuts staff salaries by up to 20 pc for April. (AFP Photo)

AirAsia cuts staff salaries by up to 20% for April amid lockdown

Those drawing Rs 50,000 per month or less have been spared from the wage cut

20 Apr 2020 2:31 PM

RavnAir Alaska later announced that it will operate a normal afternoon schedule on its Dash-8 flights.

Cyber-attack forces airline to cancel flights

The cancellations affected around 260 passengers.

24 Dec 2019 4:00 PM

The flight arrives from Bengaluru at 11.30 am and leaves at 1 pm, airline sources said.

IndiGo airline introduces new flight to Bengaluru

IndiGo has already been operating four flights on this route on a daily basis.

04 Dec 2019 5:08 PM

Both Airbus and Boeing have pitched aircraft for the Qantas ultra long-haul routes. (Photo: AFP)

Ultra long haul flight ready to take off

Longest non-stop flight to take off from New York to Sydney.

18 Oct 2019 10:21 AM

The recent collapse of Thomas Cook demonstrated not only the impact of the collapse of a major airline on both staff and passengers.

Thomas Cook failure spurs UK to act on airlifting tourists home

The government was unable to use Thomas Cook aeroplanes and instead had to build what was in effect a temporary airline.

12 Oct 2019 10:26 AM

The airline said in a statement Thursday morning that operations had resumed as per the schedule.

30 flights cancelled at Mumbai airport, 118 delayed

IndiGo suspended operations due to paucity of manpower on Wednesday night, a source said.

05 Sep 2019 1:02 PM

A Vistara aircraft flying to Hyderabad on Friday was safely landed back in Mumbai after a technical snag was detected after take-off. (Photo: File)

After take-off, Vistara flight landed back in Mumbai due to technical snag

Soon after the aircraft was safely landed back in Mumbai, the airline arranged another aircraft for the passengers.

31 Aug 2019 10:31 AM

Lenders to Jet Airways agreed on Friday to provide some interim financing to the bankrupt airline to help it cover legal and other costs, as resolution experts look to find a potential buyer. (Photo: File)

Jet Airways’ lenders approve interim finance plan of USD 10 million: report

Apart from this, about 2,400 operational creditors have made claims worth some 123.72 billion rupees, according to reports.

20 Jul 2019 8:51 AM

Former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here for the second consecutive day in connection with the multi-crore airline slot allocation scam case. (Photo: File)

Praful Patel appears before ED for second day of questioning in airline seat scam

On Monday, Patel was questioned for nearly eight hours by the ED. He refused to answer media queries on what transpired at the probe office.

11 Jun 2019 12:09 PM

Domestic air traffic is forecast to rise by 14 to 16 per cent in financial year 2020, CAPA India said.

Indian airline sector to shrink losses by two-thirds next year: CAPA India

Indian carriers to lose a collective USD 550 million to USD 700 million for financial year 2020.

12 Feb 2019 12:53 PM

More test runs like these will see plastic containers and cutlery replaced with more natural bamboo cutlery.

World's first single-use plastic free passenger flight takes off

The flight took off on Wednesday from Lisbon to Natale, Brazil, without a single piece of single-use plastic on board.

30 Dec 2018 5:53 PM

The Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha also said that Air India has planned to monetise its unutilised and surplus immovable real estate assets over next few years. (Photo: PTI | File)

Govt has prepared revival plan for Air India: Jayant Sinha

Air India is estimated to have a debt worth over Rs 55,000 crore.

27 Dec 2018 1:38 PM

Boeing is "concerned" over Jet Airways which is grappling with financial woes, a senior official of the leading aircraft maker said on Friday.

Aircraft maker Boeing 'concerned' about Jet Airways, says official

The full service carrier, which has been flying for over 25 years, is a key customer of Boeing.

12 Oct 2018 6:22 PM

SpiceJet will look at flying to new international destinations as well as provide free wi-fi onboard its more fuel-efficient Boeing 737-8 MAX planes, according to the airline.

SpiceJet plans to fly new overseas destinations with Boeing 737-8 MAX planes

Ajay Singh said the airline plans to give complimentary internet onboard the MAX flights and the details are being worked out.

12 Oct 2018 4:58 PM

With lukewarm response from lenders, debt-laden Air India has extended the deadline for submitting bids for loans worth Rs 500 crore to meet "urgent working capital requirements". (Photo: AFP)

Air India awaits Rs 500 crore loans, extends deadline for bids

The initial deadline for submission of bids was October 10.

09 Oct 2018 5:34 PM

National carrier Air India on Monday sought bids for the sale of 14 properties, through which the debt-laden airline aims to raise Rs 250 crore, a senior airline official said.

Air India to sell 14 properties; eyes Rs 250 crore

The move is, however, being opposed by its employees' union.

01 Oct 2018 7:36 PM

An Air India pilot has come under the lens of the airline's flight safety department for allegedly making a steep 10,000 feet descend while flying from Kuwait to Goa earlier this month, sources said.

Air India pilot under scanner for making steep 10,000 ft descend

The pilot himself had reported the matter to the airline.

23 Sep 2018 5:51 PM

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