Air mobility

BBC Journalist Claims He Was Forced To 'Crawl' To Toilet Aboard LOT Polish Airlines Flight

A journalist claimed he was forced to "crawl along the airline's floor" to access the plane's toilet due to lack of in-flight wheelchair access.

Oct 03, 2024, 12:49 PM IST

Pune Helicopter Crash: 2 Pilots Among 3 Killed As Chopper Bursts Into Flames

Pune Helicopter Crash: Two pilots and an engineer were killed after a helicopter crashed and caught fire in Maharashtra's Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said.

Oct 02, 2024, 13:47 PM IST

China-Bound Flight Lands In Kolkata Due To Medical Emergency, Iraqi Teenager Dies

China-Bound Flight Lands In Kolkata: An Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Guangzhou in China made a medical emergency landing at the Kolkata airport.

Sep 26, 2024, 20:15 PM IST

Hyderabad: CM Asks Officials To Prepare Report On Metro Rail Connectivity From Airport To 'Future City'

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday asked officials to prepare a comprehensive report on metro rail connectivity between the RGI airport in Hyderabad and the 'future city' being planned on the outskirts.

Sep 25, 2024, 16:26 PM IST

Planning A Trip? IRCTC Offering Massive Flight Discounts – Book Before It’s Too Late!

IRCTC Massive Discount Offers On Flights: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd., a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, is celebrating its 25th anniversary and to commemorate this milestone, IRCTC has announced an exclusive, limited-time promotional discount on flights in partnership with Indigo Airlines.

Sep 25, 2024, 07:44 AM IST

Lebanon Blast: Qatar Airways Bans Passengers From Carrying Pagers, Walkie-Talkies On Lebanon Flights

Lebanon Pager Explosion: Qatar Airways has prohibited all passengers flying from Beirut Rafic Harirl International Airport (BEY) from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on board flights.

Sep 20, 2024, 08:24 AM IST

Faster Immigration Clearance Programme To Be Launched At 7 More Airports Soon

Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme: A special programme to fast-track the immigration process for pre-verified Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders will soon be rolled out in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and four other major airports in the country.

Sep 19, 2024, 15:40 PM IST

Air India Expects To Complete Upgradation Of A320 Neo Planes By Mid-2025

Air India on Tuesday said it expects to complete the upgradation of its 27 legacy A320 neo aircraft by mid-2025, following which all its narrow body planes will have the three-class configuration of business, premium economy and economy seats.

Sep 18, 2024, 17:02 PM IST

Airfare Hike Not Linked To Rise In Airport Charges: Airports Council International

Airport charges are an important element of the commercial aviation ecosystem for infrastructure development and increase in airfares is not linked to a rise in the charges, according to the Airports Council International (ACI).

Sep 17, 2024, 19:06 PM IST

DGCA Orders Special Safety Audits Of FTOs To Ensure Compliance, Enhance Safety Standards

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated a comprehensive Special Safety Audit of all Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) across India on Thursday.

Sep 13, 2024, 11:31 AM IST

India-China Direct Flights To Resume Soon? Here's What Aviation Minister Says

India-China Direct Flights: Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday took to social media platform X to say India and China discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the civil aviation sector but deleted the post hours later without offering an explanation or a revised post.

Sep 12, 2024, 21:21 PM IST

Government Monitoring Airfare For Any Exorbitant Hike During Festivals: Aviation Minister

Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu said on Monday that his ministry is monitoring airfares daily and asking air operators not to exploit passengers during festival season when demand tends to escalate.

Sep 09, 2024, 18:18 PM IST

Vistara To Operate Last Flight Under Its Brand On Nov 11 - What's Next?

Vistara: Vistara will operate the last flight under its brand on November 11 and the full-service carrier's operations will be unified with Air India from November 12.

Aug 30, 2024, 15:44 PM IST

Jamshedpur Aircraft Accident: DGCA Suspends Approval For Alchemist Aviation After Audit

Alchemist Aviation: Following the accident on August 20, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted a special safety audit of Alchemist Aviation on August 23 and 24.

Aug 29, 2024, 15:23 PM IST

Flight Services Disrupted For 3 Hours At Amritsar Airport After Drone-Like Objects Spotted

Amritsar Airport: Flight services at the Amritsar airport were disrupted for about three hours after the air traffic control (ATC) tower spotted a sudden movement of three objects resembling drones in the airspace.

Aug 28, 2024, 16:16 PM IST

MH370 Mystery Solved! Scientist Claims He's Found "Perfect Hiding Place" Of Missing Aircraft

MH370 Mystery: A Tasmanian researcher Vincent Lyne has claimed that he has solved the mystery of the MH370 plane, a Malaysian Airlines flight that vanished from radar in 2014, with 239 people on board.

Aug 27, 2024, 16:12 PM IST

Himachal To Launch New Flight Routes Connecting Chandigarh, Kullu, Dharamshala

New Flight Routes In Himachal: In a bid to further boost tourism in the state, the Himachal Pradesh government is set to introduce new flight routes connecting Chandigarh, Kullu and Dharamsala, officials said on Friday.

Aug 23, 2024, 17:52 PM IST

DGCA Fines Air India For Operating Flight With Non-Qualified Crew Members

Air India: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Friday imposed a financial penalty of Ninety Lakh rupees on Air India Limited for operating a flight with non-qualified crew members.

Aug 23, 2024, 14:30 PM IST

Bodies Of Trainee, Instructor Found In Dam As Search Continues For Missing Aircraft In Jharkhand

Jharkhand Missing Aircraft: Alchemist Aviation, which owned and operated the aircraft registered as VT-TAJ, in a statement said it was too early to comment about the reasons for the crash.

Aug 22, 2024, 17:24 PM IST

Good News: More Flights To Kolkata Ahead Of Durga Puja - Details

Additional Flights To Kolkata: Air India announced on Thursday that it will operate additional flights to Kolkata from four major cities to accommodate the increased travel demand during Durga Puja.

Aug 22, 2024, 16:07 PM IST