Tag: Airlines

Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight declares emergency, returns midway

A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight 6E 453 operated by an Airbus A320neo aircraft that departed from Coimbatore airport at around 7.50am declared emergency and returned to its origin airport within minutes after its departure. Continue reading Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight declares emergency, returns midway

Disinfect aircraft coming from Japan, South Korea, Italy before starting boarding for next flight: DGCA

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has made it mandatory for aircraft flying in from Italy, South Korea and Japan to India to be disinfected thoroughly. All incoming passengers on these flights to India will need to be screened and if any flyer shows symptoms of coronavirus, then the aircraft will have to undergo a more stringent disinfection process. Continue reading Disinfect aircraft coming from Japan, South Korea, Italy before starting boarding for next flight: DGCA

GoAir appoints former Jet Airways exec Praveen Iyer as Chief Commercial Officer.

Mumbai: GoAir on Feb 17 2020, Monday said it has appointed Praveen Iyer former Jet Airways executive as is chief commercial officer. Continue reading GoAir appoints former Jet Airways exec Praveen Iyer as Chief Commercial Officer.

Coronavirus will have short-term impact, airlines need to be flexible: Vistara CEO

EVERETT (US): As Vistara took delivery of its first wide-body Dreamliner 787-9 aircraft at the Boeing facility in the US to start long haul operations, the airline’s chief executive Leslie Thng said the recent coronavirus outbreak would have a short term impact on the aviation industry and that airlines need to remain flexible and nimble while dealing with the situation. Continue reading Coronavirus will have short-term impact, airlines need to be flexible: Vistara CEO

Vistara to Become India’s First Airline to Feature In-flight Internet

A partnership agreement between Panasonic Avionics and Tata Group subsidiary Nelco Limited is set to make Vistara India’s first domestic airline to offer in-flight Internet access to passengers.

The agreement between Panasonic, its subsidiary ITC Global allows the company to begin offering in-flight connectivity services in India through Nelco’s Department of Telecommunications license for In-flight Maritime Connectivity in accordance with the Flight and Maritime Connectivity regulations first established by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in 2018. Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, Continue reading Vistara to Become India’s First Airline to Feature In-flight Internet

DGCA issues Draft for CAR Section 5 Series F Part V

DGCA issues Draft  for CAR Section 5 Series F Part V – Procedure for examination of the aviation personnel for detection for consumption of Psychoactive Substances. Continue reading DGCA issues Draft for CAR Section 5 Series F Part V

DGCA Begins Audit of AI’s Airbus 319s

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated an audit of all 20 Airbus 319 aircraft in Air India’s fleet after the regulator found that one of the planes had a broken panel that blocked the access to the emergency exit. Continue reading DGCA Begins Audit of AI’s Airbus 319s