Tag: AVIATION BUSINESS

Aviation Regulator Amends Breath Test Rules To Check Coronavirus Spread

New Delhi: 

Amid the outbreak of the infectious novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, in the country, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said employees of airlines or the Airport Authority of India (AAI) must be examined by a medical personal for symptoms before they are subject to breath analyser (BA) tests that involve blowing into a machine. Continue reading Aviation Regulator Amends Breath Test Rules To Check Coronavirus Spread

IATA Updates COVID-19 Financial Impacts -Relief Measures Needed

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) updated its analysis of the financial impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency on the global air transport industry. IATA now sees 2020 global revenue losses for the passenger business of between $63 billion (in a scenario where COVID-19 is contained in current markets with over 100 cases as of 2 March) and $113 billion (in a scenario with a broader spreading of COVID-19). No estimates are yet available for the impact on cargo operations. Continue reading IATA Updates COVID-19 Financial Impacts -Relief Measures Needed

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 takes delivery of its first B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft

Vistara took the delivery of its first wide-body Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner plane on Friday, making it the first Indian airline to fly this aircraft. Continue reading Vistara takes delivery of its first B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft

Boeing hires CIO from its airline customer Qantas for digital transformation

Boeing said Wednesday it has hired Susan Doniz from Australian airline Qantas as the company’s chief information officer and senior vice president of information technology and data analytics.

Doniz, 50, starts in May and will succeed Vishwa Uddanwadiker, who has served Boeing an interim capacity since October 2019 and continues with the company, Boeing said.

“Susan is a proven, customer-focused technology leader with extensive global experience across multiple industries, including commercial aviation,” Boeing CEO David Calhoun said in a statement.

 

Doniz will oversee all aspects of information technology, information security, data and analytics for Boeing. She’ll be based in Chicago and report to Calhoun.

Boeing’s former CIO Ted Colbert was promoted to president and CEO of Boeing General Services unit last fall.

Continue reading Boeing hires CIO from its airline customer Qantas for digital transformation

Spicejet aircraft makes emergency landing at Kolkata airport

KOLKATA: A Spicejet aircraft with 183 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday morning after the pilot suspected a leakage in the fuel tank, airport sources said. Continue reading Spicejet aircraft makes emergency landing at Kolkata airport

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