Category: Aviation

An IndiGo flight 6e559, heading from Srinagar to Jammu has initiated emergency landing, after finding a fuel leak from one of the engines by the pilot. The shocking highlight of the story is that it is the 6th incident, faced by the company with their Airbus 320 neon fleet. Earlier this week, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had grounded over 11 Airbus A320 neo aircraft due to recurring malfunctions in their engines. Picture Courtesy: IndiGo   Perhaps the current situation is just a technical glitch and is not associated with the PW engine on-going controversy, said Indigo in ... Read more

Owning to poor visibility as many as ten flights were diverted and four cancelled at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. Of the four flights cancelled was a Muscat-bound international flight scheduled to depart at 3.30pm. Airlines, including Jet Airways, Indigo, Spice-Jet and Air India, were forced to divert and delay flights due to poor visibility on the runway. The recent flight cancellations by IndiGo and GoAir because of engine failure and the high surge in ticket rates have turned the passengers violent as most of them started venting out their anger through the social media channels.  

Russian fan can visit the country visa-free for the World Cup this summer. To encourage attendance, organizers have created a special Fan ID pass that will allow foreign soccer fans to visit Russia between June 4 and July 15 without having to apply for a separate tourist visa. Along with access to the stadiums, the card also entitles the holder to free public transport on match days in host cities. Those who have purchased a ticket to a World Cup match can obtain the pass. The ticket holders have to register on the website and fill in their personal details to ... Read more

As part of its new promotional offer, GoAir is offering domestic flight tickets starting at an all-inclusive price of Rs 991 on select routes. The new offer is available till March 20, 2018. If you are booking the tickets via SBI Bank credit cards by using promo code GOSBI10, you can avail an extra 10 per cent discount. GoAir is offering domestic flight tickets starting from Rs. 991 from Bagdogra to Guwahati. The airline is also offering discounts on domestic flight tickets from Chennai to Kochi (starting at Rs 1,120), from Lucknow to Delhi (starting at Rs 1,205), from Chandigarh to Delhi ... Read more

To give guests more of what they love, Alaska Airlines is investing in the First Class experience with West Coast-inspired upgrades. A flavorful new First Class menu will start flying this week, while new thoughtful product extras will be introduced throughout 2018, the airlines said in a statement. The new menu features fresh, local ingredients paired with seasonal favorites. Think strawberry-lime smoothie shots, an avocado bacon omelet, or a flank steak salad with green papaya, mint and lime wedges. All menus will have a vegetarian option available. “We’re always looking to create warm, welcoming experiences for our guests. By drawing inspiration ... Read more

IndiGo and GoAir are planning to cancel around 620 flights this month due to engine malfunction. The airlines will give passengers an option to choose an alternate flight or get a full refund. Of which 480 belongs to IndiGo will cancel 480; the rest are of GoAir. Earlier this week, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had grounded 11 Airbus A320 neo aircraft due to recurring malfunctions in their engines. The malfunction has occurred with sub-population of engines manufactured by Pratt and Whitney (PW). Of the 11, eight belongs to IndiGo and three to GoAir. IndiGo has cancelled almost 488 ... Read more

In a shocking incident, National Carrier Air India’s official Twitter account has been hacked by Turkish cyber crime army “IayyAldAzt” on Thursday midnight. Hackers posted misleading messages in Turkish language that contained flight cancellation tweets. A detailed inquiry was ordered by the senior airline officials in the wake of the current circumstances. “Last minute important announcement. All our flights have been cancelled. From now on, we will fly with Turkish Airlines,” tweeted the hackers. Within no matter of time, the account was restored to normal, said Air India. Over 1,46,000 are following the official twitter handle of the national carrier. ... Read more

For the first time, India and Vietnam would be linked through direct flights by Vietjet by the third quarter of 2018. The announcement was made during the Vietnam – India Business Forum held recently. Vietjet will begin four-times-weekly services between Ho Chi Minh City and New Delhi on April 5. Travellers from India will be able to fly directly to Vietnam and vice versa, which is going to give a big boost to tourism activities between the two countries. Currently, Indian travellers have to connect through Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok to get to Vietnam. The lack of direct connectivity prompts Indians prefer other regional destinations ... Read more

In what we can call as one of the proud moments in the history of aviation, the American multinational airline manufacturer Boeing is all set to handover its 10,000th 737 jet to Southwest airlines. Boeing 737 is said to be the short and medium ranged narrow body airliner manufacturing since 1964. Within a short period of time the 737 marks as the best-selling commercial jet ever in the history of aviation. Guinness World Records have witnessed the 10,000th launch of 737 and marked it for the official recognition. Meanwhile, back in 2006, the “most produced” title was tagged by the ... Read more

World airline trade association IATA (International Air Transport Association) joins hands with Ministry of Civil Aviation and Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University(RGNAU), to strengthen human resource possibility over India’s aviation industry. On Tuesday, a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between IATA, Civil Aviation Ministry and RGNAU. “Formalised this partnership in the presence of Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on the sidelines of Wings India 2018 in Hyderabad”, said IATA in a statement. “India is expected to be the third largest aviation market in the world behind China and the US by 2024, and is forecast to ... Read more

A new flight route between Dubai and Slovenia is being considered. Discussions about the new air route were conducted by Deputy Director of the Ministry of Infrastructure of the Republic of Slovenia, Arish Kantaruti; Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economic and Technological Development, Bernard Schrainer; Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Slovenia, and Janez Krasnaya, Head of Aviation Administration, Faraport. A number of topics were discussed, including the Dubai-Slovenia airline. The meeting was part of a series of ongoing meetings conducted by the Authority with all sectors to strengthen the bonds of cooperation and to strengthen relations locally, regionally and ... Read more

It was a dark day in the history of aviation, as the Bangla flight from Dhaka to Kathmandu crash landed killing over 49 people on board. According to reports and eyewitness, the plane was found unstable and crashed with nose hitting the ground. No mechanical failure was detected by the authorities. Some even predict that the communication between the Air Traffic Control room, and the pilot went chaotic, which lead to the disaster. “Out of the total passengers, 33 were Nepali’s and 32 from Bangladesh 1 each from China and Maldives,” said the Airline spokesperson Kamrul Islam. “Our pilot is an ... Read more

IndiGo has cancelled as many as 47 flights today after aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded eight A320Neo planes of IndiGo with faulty Pratt & Whitney engines, along with three such aircraft of GoAir. IndiGo has cancelled 47 flights across its domestic network, the airline announced on its website. The flights that have been cancelled are from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Patna, Srinagar, Bhubaneswar, Amritsar, Srinagar and Guwahati, among others. The DGCA came into action after an IndiGo flight bound for Lucknow returned to Ahmedabad within 40 minutes of it getting airborne due to a mid-air ... Read more

In a shocking incident after the US-Bangla flight crash at Nepal, an Indigo Airbus A-320 initiated emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport, after finding an engine failure shortly after taking off. All the 186 passengers on board the fight A-320 landed safely after the incident. The flight 6E 244 was on its way to Lucknow from Ahmedabad. According to Indigo authorities, “The flight 6E 244 from Ahmedabad to Lucknow found a technical glitch with engine 2. The flight crew suddenly took adequate measures for the safe landing. Subsequently, the technical error is under investigation by Indigo safety authorities as well as DGCA ... Read more

Russia, as part of strengthening their military power, had successfully tested the hypersonic missile that travels 10 times the speed of sound. The missile named ‘Kinzhal’ was deployed from a MiG-31 fighter jet that can hit the target more precisely. “The launch was normal; the hypersonic missile hit the preset target on the test site,” said the defence ministry. The missile got the name Kinzhal for its double-edged dragger design. According to President Vladimir Putin, the missile is unstoppable for any defence system around the world with its tremendous speed. ‘Kinzhal’ got the capability to carry nuclear bombs to a ... Read more