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Mumbai: A disturbing video has surfaced showing a man slapping a fellow passenger onboard a Mumbai-Kolkata IndiGo flight, reportedly because the latter was experiencing anxiety during the flight. The incident occurred aboard an Airbus A321 aircraft shortly after its departure from Mumbai at 2:45 AM. According to reports, the assaulted passenger was suffering from a panic attack when another traveler slapped him. The act has drawn widespread criticism, with many calling for strict action agains ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) President CS Randhawa on Thursday condemned a media report that claimed that the captain of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad last month deliberately cut off fuel to the engines. Captain Randhawa dismissed the claims as baseless and vowed to take action against the publication. Captain CS Randhawa emphasised that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report makes no mention of the pilots turning off the switch ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Digi Yatra has crossed 15 million application downloads, underscoring the platform's potential to revolutionise the airport experience for millions of passengers through biometric-enabled, contactless airport journeys, it was announced on Friday. With soaring adoption, Digi Yatra which is a a self-sovereign identity (SSI) based ecosystem utilising facial authentication technology, continues to redefine the future of air travel by ensuring privacy-first, effic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): India's aviation sector holds strong untapped potential, as the country accounts for only about 4 per cent of global air traffic despite having nearly 18 per cent of the world's population, according to a recent report by Jefferies. The report highlighted that India is already the third-largest aviation market in the world by passenger volume, behind the United States and China. Also Read | 'Saiyaara': Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan Shares Joy Over Industry's ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Monday said that that Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) preliminary report on AI-171 plane crash in Ahmedabad has not found mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircraft or engines and urged people not to draw any premature conclusions before the investigation is completed. Addressing Air India employees in a mail, Campbell Wilson emphasised that the report did not identify cause nor make a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Monday said that that Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) preliminary report on AI-171 plane crash in Ahmedabad has not found "mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircraft or engines" and urged people not to draw any "premature conclusions" before the investigation is completed. Addressing Air India's employees in a mail, Campbell Wilson emphasised that the report did not identify cause nor ...Read More >
Ahmedabad plane crash: Fuel switches cut off before AI plane crash, reveals first investigation report The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report on AI 171's fatal crash has identified no cause, nor has it made any recommendations to the airline, Air India's chief executive officer (CEO) Campbell Wilson said on July 14, urging people to avoid drawing premature conclusions while pointing that no mechanical or maintenance issues were found with either the Boeing aircra ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's aviation industry is projected to record a net loss in the range of Rs 20-30 billion in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), broadly in line with the estimated losses for FY2024-25 (FY25), according to credit rating firm ICRA. In its report, the firm stated that these losses are expected to persist compared to the net profit of around Rs 16 billion recorded in FY2024, due to anticipated pressure on yields as airlines strive to maintain adequate passenger load factors (PLF) amid ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): India aviation industry is projected to record a net loss in the range of Rs 20-30 billion in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), broadly in line with the estimated losses for FY2024-25 (FY25), according to the credit rating firm ICRA. The firm said in a report that these losses are expected to continue compared to a net profit of around Rs 16 billion in FY2024 due to the anticipated pressure on yields as airlines strive to maintain adequate passenger load facto ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing Marathi-non-Marathi row, a group of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly stormed a man's residence in the Vanaz area of the city on Thursday and threatened to assault him over an objectionable social media post targeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray. The man, identified as Kedar Soman, had reportedly posted a comment on Facebook that MNS workers found offensive and disrespectful to their leader. Enraged by the post, a group o ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has appointed former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on its board. The airline's board of directors met Thursday to approve Kant's appointment. His appointment will be "effective from the date of receipt of security clearance from the ministry of civil aviation," IndiGo said in a regulatory filing.Kant said, "I am delighted to join the board of InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo). In under two decades, IndiGo has transformed air travel in India, emerging as a global benchmark for operational ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a major move that promises to make air travel more accessible for the common man in India, Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal has announced his entry into the aviation industry. According to a report by CNBC TV18, Surbhi Das, co-founder of LAT Aerospace, in her Linkedin post said that the two have been quietly working on a new aviation startup for some time. The motive behind the move is to provide affordable and high-frequency air services to people in smaller cities across the co ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) Airport security and adminstration authorities are mulling integration of facial recognition technology and CCTV for staffers apart from deploying other technology tools for faster security checks and reducing queues at these facilities. These measures along with synchronising automatic number plate recognition and FASTag for vehicles was discussed during a "functional workshop of airport sector" organised by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Delhi on June ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, June 3 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-profile attendance at a global airlines conference this week underscores how much India is banking on a boom in aviation to support wider development goals, but headwinds to its ambitions are gathering force. Undeterred by the uncertainty gripping the aviation sector globally due to trade tensions and shaky consumer confidence, India's biggest airlines are ploughing ahead with orders for new planes, following record deals two yea ...Read More >
Air Canada has been named World's Leading Airline to North America at the 2024 World Travel Awards, cementing its reputation for excellence in global aviation. At the 2024 World Travel Awards held in Madeira, Portugal, Air Canada was named the World's Leading Airline to North America, a prestigious recognition that underscores the airline's consistent commitment to delivering world-class service to its passengers. The award further solidifies Air Canada's position as one of the industry leaders ...Read More >
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