Govt weighs new pilot training system to meet soaring demandIndia is contemplating the introduction of the Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) system alongside the existing Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) ...
06 Aug, 2025, 11.49 AM IST
What to know about Boeing's 737 Max 9 and the FAA groundingTwo crashes involving Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft killed a total of 346 people in less than five months in 2018 and 2019. Both crashes were l...
07 Jan, 2024, 07.07 AM IST
Dubai International Airport, world's busiest, on track to beat 2019 pre-pandemic passenger figuresThe airport, the world's busiest for international travel and home of the long-haul carrier Emirates, has had 64.5 million passengers pass ...
15 Nov, 2023, 09.29 AM IST
Emirates may hold off big Airbus dealEmirates president Tim Clark's comments to journalists at the show came the day after his airline announced a $52 billion purchase with Air...
15 Nov, 2023, 12.46 AM IST
Dubai-bound aircraft catches fire after taking off from Nepal; disaster avertedCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal later informed that Fly Dubai flight 576 (Boeing 737-800) Kathmandu to Dubai came back to normal after so...
26 Apr, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
Nepal bans 2 FlyDubai managers from entering TIA for spreading bird-hit rumourThe Kathmandu-Dubai flight of FlyDubai encountered a problem while taking off at 9.20 PM on Monday. The aircraft made a round in the sky of...
25 Apr, 2023, 07.00 PM IST
FlyDubai aircraft lands safely in Dubai airportIt hovered over the skies in Dharke for sometime. The pilots later told the control tower they will continue with the flight after finding ...
25 Apr, 2023, 06.45 AM IST
FlyDubai denies being in talks with SpiceJet for partnershipMedia reports suggested that SpiceJet that has expansion plans to acquire about 150 aircraft is evaluating possible partnership with Gulf's...
01 Dec, 2015, 01.29 PM IST
FlyDubai eyes partnership with SpiceJetSpiceJet, which is firming up its ambitious fleet expansion plans, is evaluating possible partnership with Gulf's low cost airline FlyDubai.
30 Nov, 2015, 05.53 PM IST
Air India Express to lease 8 planes, to up capacity 4% by winterAir India's budget arm Air India Express plans to increase capacity and induct more aircraft to take on the competition.
18 Aug, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
flydubai starts operations from Kerala, to tap more marketsDubai-based airline flydubai, which commenced operations from Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Delhi, is aiming to tap into more markets in In...
11 Jun, 2014, 06.39 PM IST
Qatar Airways says it’s keen on buying a stake in IndiGoIndiGo, which flew nearly one-third of India’s domestic air passengers in the year ended March, is the country’s best-performing carrier.
06 May, 2014, 08.56 AM IST
Jet Airways-Etihad deal to threaten Air India's survivalAccording to a consultancy firm, one of the critical impact of the deal is liberalisation of India-UAE bilateral, which will benefit not on...
14 Feb, 2013, 11.16 PM IST
- Airfare war to hot up in global low-cost segment
Budget travellers can now look forward to low cost carriers (LCC) competing with each other, through attractive deals, to fly them abroad, ...
15 Jun, 2011, 07.19 AM IST
- Gulf airlines need 1,700 pilots every year
Industry bodies fear a global shortage of pilots could affect airline safety as squeezed carriers fill slots with less experienced pilots.
08 Jun, 2011, 02.04 PM IST
- Middle Eastern airlines spice up Farnborough airshow with $25 bn orders
The biggest deal came from Etihad Airways, which split an order for 100 aircraft between Airbus and Boeing worth $20 bn at list prices. In ...
14 Jul, 2008, 11.40 PM IST
- FlyDubai places order for 50 B737s worth $3.7 bn
Dubai-based low-cost airline FlyDubai placed an order for 50 Boeing single-aisle planes in a deal worth 3.74 billion dollars.
14 Jul, 2008, 06.41 PM IST