Aviation News

» GoAir in talks with Lufthansa, Emirates and Qatar Airways for 49 percent stake sale

The Wadia family owns 100% of GoAir & has been trying to raise money as it rapidly expanded its fleet and connected more destinations ... Read more

» Air India launches test flights of Dreamliners

The national carrier has already announced that it would launch Dreamliner flights from next week on the domestic sector and start international operations by the third week of May ... Read more

» India may soon allow airlines to operate Airbus A380 at its airports

A committee will do a time study at airports to ascertain how the aircraft can be allowed without stretching the infrastructure ... Read more

» Ajit Singh orders stopping of Air India's Companion Free Scheme due to irregularities

The Vigilance Department of Air India earlier discovered serious irregularities and misuse of Companion Free Scheme (CFS) in Air India while scrutinizing the CFS data ... Read more

» More airports being built in North-East to improve air-connectivity

Lilabari, Shillong and Tezpur are also operational airports but scheduled flights are not operating from these airports at present ... Read more

» Work Commences on Six Greenfield Airports

Work has already commenced at Gulbarga, Hassan, Shimoga in Karnataka, Durgapur in West Bengal, Pakyong in Sikkim and Shirdi in Maharashtra,  ... Read more

» Kingfisher Airlines assets worth Rs 1,000 crore sold: SBI

The consortium of 17 banks, led by SBI, has an outstanding of over Rs 7,000 crore from the carrier ... Read more

» DGCA mulls ordering cameras in cockpits

DGCA officials anticipate opposition from both pilot and airline lobbies to the plan ... Read more

» Pawan Hans plans to enter commercial airline business

Plans are in line for the regional connectivity policy, which envisages providing regional air connectivity to support traffic at larger airports ... Read more

» Government Envisages Investment of USD 12.1 Billion in the Airport Sector in 12th Plan

The Indian airport system is poised to handle 336 million domestic and 85 million international passengers by 2020, making India the third largest aviation market ... Read more

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