KAL Airways, Kalanithi Maran to seek Rs 1,323 cr in damages from SpiceJet, Ajay SinghAgainst this backdrop, Maran and his firm KAL Airways have decided to challenge the ruling after consultation with their legal counsel. The...
27 May, 2024, 02.49 PM IST
The dangerous flight path that Go First tookKingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways, and now Go First. Are there things common in their blazing flight path followed by a crash landing?Runnin...
08 May, 2023, 11.09 PM IST
SpiceJet reportedly sees another glitch, airline says no safety scareThe plane, an eight-year-old Boeing 737 next generation jet, had flown from India to Dubai on Monday and after landing was reportedly found...
12 Jul, 2022, 08.19 AM IST
Boeing's 737 Max software outsourced to Rs 620-an-hour engineersBased on resumes posted on social media, HCL engineers helped test the Max software.
29 Jun, 2019, 04.14 PM IST
Air India waives ticket cancellation charges for Male flightsAir India operates daily service on Delhi- Thiruvananthapuram-Male route. It also flies from Bengaluru to Male six days a week except for T...
08 Feb, 2018, 07.16 PM IST
Air safety violations skyrocketed last year: DGCAThe data from India’s civil aviation regulator showed that it had taken 275 enforcement actions in 2015, which jumped to 422 in 2016.
04 Feb, 2017, 01.17 AM IST
Violations in Indian skies increase by over 50% in 2016The data shows that the DGCA took 275 enforcement actions in 2015, which increased to 422 in 2016 calendar year. Enforcement actions during...
03 Feb, 2017, 04.06 PM IST
Apply same rule for all players: Spicejet on OTP system reviewOTP is one of the several measures to determine an airline's operational efficiency. It indicates whether an airline is operating its fligh...
30 Jan, 2017, 07.40 PM IST
SpiceJet focus on profitability; not crazy on market share: Ajay SinghReferring to SpiceJet's precarious financial position before he took over the reins in January 2015, Singh claimed that the airline now mak...
13 Jan, 2017, 07.22 PM IST
DGCA to form committee to inquire into the mechanism to calculate On-Time PerformanceThe DGCA had last week formed a panel headed by joint DG Lalit Gupta after IndiGo had pointed out irregularities in OTP calculation at airp...
10 Jan, 2017, 09.41 PM IST
SpiceJet's Re 1 fare was not predatory: ExpertsDGCA’s ruling that the fares were malpractice & fooled customers is not true if one compares discounts SpiceJet’s offered earlier in the ye...
02 Apr, 2014, 01.06 PM IST
- Would have been nice if Tatas set up own airline: Ajit Singh on AirAsia deal
Ajit Singh indicated he would have preferred the country's pre-eminent conglomerate to start its own airline.
22 Feb, 2013, 06.58 AM IST
Directorate General of Civil Aviation raps IndiGo, Air India Express for lax safety recordDGCA report has unearthed flaws in all carriers, including Jet, SpiceJet & GoAir, but problems at AI Express & IndiGo are among the more se...
09 Jan, 2012, 08.36 AM IST
- Kingfisher lost the plot: Mallya found running a low-cost carrier embarrassing, says Captain Gopinath
In my opinion, the Kingfisher model is inherently flawed - a complete mismatch in the Indian context. It is not just a full service, it's a...
21 Nov, 2011, 10.27 AM IST