Akasa signs agreement with GMR Aero Technic for base maintenance of its Boeing 737 MAX fleetAkasa Air has entered a three-year agreement with GMR Aero Technic for base maintenance support of its Boeing 737 MAX fleet. GMR Aero Techn...
07 Jul, 2025, 01.10 PM IST
Akasa Air expands fleet with 29th aircraftAkasa Air has expanded its fleet with a new Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 aircraft. The aircraft arrived in Bengaluru. This addition marks the 29th ...
09 Jun, 2025, 03.07 PM IST
Akasa Air crosses 17 million passengers and 100,000 departures in under 3 yearsAkasa Air has demonstrated remarkable growth in its nearly three years of operation, flying over 17 million passengers and operating more t...
22 Apr, 2025, 05.26 PM IST
Akasa Air to expand fleet to 30 planes by July: CEO Vinay DubeAkasa Air aims to expand its fleet to 30 aircraft by July, with its 28th Boeing 737 MAX arriving this month, despite delivery delays. Passe...
11 Apr, 2025, 09.10 AM IST
Boeing deliveries on track as Akasa goes international, CEO saysIndia's newest airline in January announced an order for 150 Boeing 737s, as it bets big on its international operations. The order announc...
20 Mar, 2024, 08.51 PM IST
Boeing removes head of 737 MAX programme amid safety concernsBoeing removed the head of its troubled 737 MAX programme amid scrutiny around production and safety measures following a mid-air blowout. ...
22 Feb, 2024, 06.30 AM IST
Boeing picks a retired admiral to lead a team that will review safety in manufacturing planesBoeing CEO David Calhoun said he asked Kirkland Donald to a team that will make recommendations to improve oversight of quality in the comp...
17 Jan, 2024, 09.37 AM IST
Hope to start broadband internet service on SpiceJet aircraft soon: CMD Ajay SinghIn his email to employees on the 17th anniversary of the airline, Singh said the carrier continues to fly with the highest loads month afte...
23 May, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
2 of 6 Boeing Max test fraud counts against pilot droppedForkner was Boeing's chief technical pilot on the Max programme. Prosecutors said that Forkner learned about an important change to the Man...
10 Feb, 2022, 01.23 PM IST
Boeing considers temporarily halting production of 737 Max airplanesWhile the board is also studying another slowdown in output for its best-selling jet, executives are convinced a temporary pause would be l...
16 Dec, 2019, 11.46 PM IST
Airlines won’t get cover for grounding of 737 Max 8 planesSpiceJet on Wednesday announced that it was grounding its Max fleet of about a dozen aircraft, which would result in the cancellation of 14...
14 Mar, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
China orders its airlines to suspend use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraftAn Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board.
11 Mar, 2019, 08.57 AM IST
Wipro’s infra engineering arm begins supplies to Boeing from aerospace unitWIN said Boeing has contracted Wipro Aerospace to manufacture strut assemblies for the 737 MAZ and Next-Generation 737 airplane programmes.
10 Jan, 2019, 06.02 PM IST
Jet Airways trims staff, operations to chart away out of financial crisisThe airline told ET that it continuously evaluates fleet requirements but didn’t comment on workforce reductions.
22 Oct, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
Jet Airways gets $300 million as lease incentives & debt from banksThe airline could sell and lease back some of the 16 planes which are owned by the airline to mop up funds.
29 Aug, 2018, 08.45 AM IST
Boeing keen to make F/A-18 fighters in India: CEO Dennis A MuilenburgBoeing’s latest offer to help govt create an industrial ecosystem to build its fighter planes signals it sees an opportunity in delays over...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.33 PM IST
Need to make commercial planes in India, says SpiceJet chiefSpiceJet got a shout-out from US President Donald Trump, as he stood along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the White House Rose Garden...
27 Jun, 2017, 10.02 PM IST