India’s aviation sector is having its own mid-life crisisAir India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad has put focus on India's aviation sector. The sector faces challenges like grounded planes and faul...
16 Jun, 2025, 03.54 PM IST
Air India’s worst crash in a decade also hits Singapore Airlines; can the aviation giant recover in the Indian market?Following the Air India Flight 171 crash in Gujarat, Singapore Airlines' shares declined due to its stake in the airline. The Boeing 787-8 ...
14 Jun, 2025, 09.58 AM IST
India gears up for a new airline as Shankh Air gets aviation ministry's nodIndia's newest airline, Shankh Air, has received approval from the Civil Aviation Ministry to operate in the country. The airline will be b...
24 Sep, 2024, 10.38 PM IST
GoAir 'temporarily' loses rights and slots to operate international flights to IndiGo and other companiesGoAir has temporarily lost its slots and foreign bilateral rights to other airlines like Air India and IndiGo amidst diminishing chances of...
27 May, 2024, 09.35 AM IST
Vistara flight to Kolkata suffers technical snag; returns to Delhi"Shortly after take-off, a technical snag was detected on Vistara flight UK 707 operating from Delhi to Kolkata on 7 July 2023. As a precau...
07 Jul, 2023, 08.50 PM IST
ETMarkets Smart Talk: Policy reforms and infra spending will pick up if Modi govt is back to power in 2024: Rajesh Kumar JainThe US & Europe which is 42% of the Global GDP and if they would go through a recession in this year as projected by most of analysts, then...
18 May, 2023, 08.15 AM IST
Vistara Mumbai flight returns to Singapore due to engine snagHe said a technical snag was detected in one of the engines of the aircraft shortly after take-off from here, the spokesman said, adding th...
18 Jan, 2023, 06.02 PM IST
Vistara aircraft engine fails after landing at Delhi airport, passengers safeIn a statement, a Vistara spokesperson said: "After landing in Delhi, while taxing to the parking bay, our flight UK122 (BKK-DEL) had a min...
06 Jul, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Rough weather for those boarding Vande BharatAir India’s special international service is getting flak for "exorbitant and arbitrary pricing".
08 Jun, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
DGCA to issue additional safety protocol for airlines using P&W enginesIn a three-hour meeting Tuesday evening, the civil aviation ministry sat with senior executives of P&W, Airbus, Indigo and GoAir to review ...
09 Jan, 2019, 05.28 PM IST
DGCA orders engine change for 7 Airbus 320 (neos)The directives are for Airbus 320 (neo) planes fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines, which are operated by IndiGo and GoAir in India.
10 Nov, 2018, 07.22 AM IST
GoAir grounds 4 Airbus 320neo aircraft in DelhiAnother of the Mumbai-based airline’s aircraft has been pulled out of operations owing to airframe related issue, said the person, who did ...
15 Oct, 2018, 11.22 PM IST
Number of Airbus A320neo planes crosses 100-mark in IndiaAt present, four domestic carriers -- Government-run Air India and private airlines IndiGo, GoAir and Vistara -- have A320neo planes in the...
02 Oct, 2018, 09.00 PM IST
Jet Airways, Vistara, SpiceJet question snag dataAccording to DGCA guidelines, airlines have to report all snags, which could range from the air-conditioner not working to engine failure, ...
31 Mar, 2018, 08.25 AM IST
Air India defers delivery of A320 neo plane on CFM engine issuesAirbus 320 neo -- the new engine option -- are more fuel efficient and Indian carriers have placed orders for more than 500 such planes.
10 Sep, 2017, 04.55 PM IST
New airlines, policy changes and accidents mark a taxing year for aviationFliers might have to shell out more from next year with the government proposing two per cent levy on all tickets to fund regional connecti...
23 Dec, 2015, 10.31 AM IST
For business in aviation sector, biggest obstacle is regulatorThe office of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the body that regulates aviation in India, is housed in a bunch of stark ol...
05 Nov, 2015, 03.41 AM IST