Category: Aviation

SpiceJet has entered into a $ 12.5 billion contract with Safran for LEAP-1B engines to power its fleet of 155 Boeing 737 Max planes. The agreement, which covers ten-year rate per flight hour agreement and spare engines, was signed yesterday on the sidelines of French president Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India. The LEAP-1B engines are manufactured by CFM International, a part of Safran group of France and are the sole engine variant for the 737 Max planes. Under the terms of the agreement, CFM guarantees maintenance costs for all SpiceJet’s LEAP-1B engines on a pay by hour basis. SpiceJet ordered Boeing 737 Max ... Read more

Pal-V Liberty, manufactured by PAL-V International a Dutch Company, would become the first flying production car in the world. The three-wheeled car acts as a gyrocopter with two separate engines for flight as well as for the roads. The car currently is being certified by European Aviation Safety Agency and the US Federal Aviation Administration and requires a pilot license to fly it. Additionally, the car also required a small strip of land for take-off and landing. The car further adds safety features in case of emergency engine failure, that it claims to land even on a small area like that ... Read more

Honda Aircraft Company announced that it has expanded sales of the HondaJet to India with the appointment of Arrow Aircraft Sales and Charters Pvt., Ltd. as an authorized sales representative based in New Delhi, India. Honda Aircraft made the announcement at Begumpet Airport during Wings India, where the HondaJet is making its first-ever appearance. “We are confident that the addition of Arrow Aircraft as an authorized sales representative will allow for the HondaJet to be successful in the fast-growing business aviation market of India. We are looking forward to their strong sales and promotion of the most advanced light jet ... Read more

Lufthansa Group is present at the International Tourism Fair Berlin (ITB) with the motto “Welcome to an open world,” and offers visitors numerous interactive travel experiences. Thanks to augmented reality, you can travel to the world’s metropolises New York, Mumbai or Shanghai in just a few seconds. Visitors can dive into virtual worlds and experience a street band in New York, a Holi festival in India or see Shaolin monks in Shanghai. A special feature of this experience is that guests can interact directly with their surroundings, for example, drum with the street musicians in New York. Every vacationer participant ... Read more

It was a proud moment for Airports Authority of India (AAI), as the 6 airports under the government have been selected upon Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards 2017, by Airport Council International (ACI). Airports of Lucknow, Indore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Pune were the winners chosen from different categories. Airport Authority on a statement responded to the achievement as. “It was for the first time that 6 airports bags the title together”. Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, also known as Lucknow Airport has been chosen as the world’s top-notch airport in terms of size that transits 2 to 5 million passengers. ... Read more

Air India to conduct direct flight from Delhi to Tel Aviv in Israel from 22nd March onwards. “The flight schedule would be extended to three times a week,” said the airline authorities. Air India had planned to execute the service earlier, but later got abandoned, as other neighbouring counties refused to share their airspace for flying to Israel. Meanwhile, decisions changed officially after Israel Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu told the reporters that Saudi Arabia had issued their acceptance for the national carrier to fly over their airspace while en-routing to Israel. Air Indian flights in general needs the airspace of ... Read more

The Emirates A380 aircraft was piloted by Captain Patricia Bischoff from Canada and First Officer Rebecca Lougheed from the UK with cabin crew led by the purser Weronica Formela from Poland. In addition to the flight crew, an all-woman team worked on all ‘above wing’ and ‘below wing’ activities in the lead up to flight departure. This included women in roles spanning customer service in the airport such as the Passenger Duty Service Manager; ramp operations monitored by the Ramp Duty Controller and Ramp Operations Team Leader; technical services carried out by Licensed Aircraft Engineers and Technicians; and a myriad ... Read more

Dubai Airports concluded the Month of Innovation on a high note by winning two awards at the Aeronnovation Summit, which was organised by the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) as part of its strategy to support innovation in the country’s aviation sector. Dubai Airports won the awards under two categories – Improving Aviation Security for its security related platform AMIN, and Improving Passenger Experience for its Airport Community App. AMIN helps maintain security of the airport by using software and systems to centralise all security data to assist airport security professionals in analysing and processes information. The Airport Community ... Read more

Ahead of Women’s Day, Air India has operated a flight on the Kolkata-Dimapur-Kolkata sector today with an all-women cockpit and cabin crew as part of its celebration of International Women’s Day. The flight AI709, an Airbus 319, was operated by Captain Akanksha Verma and Captain Satovisa Banerjee in the cockpit while the cabin crew comprised D Bhutia, MG Mohanraj, T Ghosh and Yatili Kath. The flight was flagged off by Air India’s General Manager, Personnel, Navneet Sidhu along with other senior officials at the city airport — rolling out the events planned by Air India Eastern Region to commemorate the ... Read more

Emirates has unveiled a brand new Business Class cabin and configuration on its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, with new wider seats laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration for the first time. The airline has invested over US$150 million to refurbish the 10 existing 777-200LR aircraft in its fleet. The newly refurbished Emirates 777-200LR aircraft is set in a two-class configuration which offers 38 Business Class seats and 264 seats in Economy Class. While the Business Class seats are in the same design and shape of Emirates’ latest lie-flat seats, they are now two inches wider for a more comfortable journey. The seats ... Read more

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), along with Ministry of Civil Aviation has is planning to conduct, “Wings India 2018” aviation event from 8th to 11th March at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad. The forum consists of discussions and policy-making, related to distinct international business conditions. The main areas of focus would be related to different aviation field that host tourism, cargo and logistics. Eminent dignitaries of the event include CEO’s from different airline companies, aviation experts, and government chiefs followed by other executive officers. The main attraction of the event would be the showcase of Boeing’s latest ... Read more

Dubai Airports welcomed the inaugural flight of SaudiGulf Airlines at Dubai International’s (DXB) Terminal 1 with a traditional water salute followed by a cake cutting ceremony. SaudiGulf will operate double daily flights between the Saudi capital of Riyadh and Dubai. Riyadh is among the top ten city destinations for DXB in terms of traffic with more than 1.85 million passengers flying between the two cities in 2017.  

Spirit AeroSystems, one of the world’s largest Aero structure manufacturer, guided by CEO Tom Gentile has been selected for the award in Aerospace Leadership 2018. The company has a legacy of building most of the important airline components namely the fuselage, for leading airline manufacturers like Boeing. Finalisation of the award has been granted by a panel of judges, with long-term analysis of the service, provided by the company towards the nation. “I’m proud to accept this honour, on behalf of the people of Spirit who work so hard every day to be a trusted partner to our customers and ... Read more

Fiji Airways and Alaska Airlines have expanded their current partnership by signing a codeshare agreement on flights from San Francisco to two popular US cities. The codeshare agreement enables Fiji Airways to place its “FJ” code on Alaska Airlines’ flights from SFO to Seattle (SEA) and Portland (PDX), offering Fiji Airways guests seamless connections to these cities via San Francisco, and vice-versa for Alaska Airlines’ guests. The codeshare flights will be available for sale from March 5th 2018. Both airlines have an existing frequent flyer partnership, where members of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan program earn and redeem miles for travel ... Read more

Your drink on the Sounthwest Airline would cost more from March 2018 onwards. The price of alcoholic beverages on Southwest Airlines flights increased $1 and $2, depending on the drink. It’s the first time the carrier has changed alcohol prices since 2009. Beer will now be  charged $6 to $7, wine $6 and liquor $7. The good thing is that passengers with drink coupons won’t have to pay extra money. Travellers who fly business select or purchase higher-priced tickets will get a free drink coupon on the day of their flight. Complimentary drink days on Southwest are Valentine’s Day (Feb 14), St. ... Read more