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Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) Domestic carrier IndiGo on Friday announced it will deploy its long-range narrow-body A321XLR aircraft on the Delhi-"Istanbul route, which is currently being serviced with an Airbus A320neo with a technical halt at Jeddah, starting from April 19. The strategically important route enables the airline to offer seamless onward connections to over 50 international destinations through its codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines, it said. The Airbus A321XLR operating IndiGo' ...Read More >
The flight was travelling from Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam to Delhi. (File Photo) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * IndiGo flight 6E 579 made an emergency landing at Delhi Airport on Saturday morning * The flight was traveling from Visakhapatnam to Delhi * All 161 passengers aboard the Boeing 737 are safe with no reported damage Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: An IndiGo flight carrying 161 passengers made an emergency l ...Read More >
Mumbai, Nov 19 (PTI Domestic carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday said it has completed allotment of equity shares to global aircraft leasing and financing firm Carlyle Aviation Partners in a move that has helped it shave off Rs 442.25 crore (USD 50 million) liabilities from its balance sheet, besides providing long-term financial stability. On September 11, the company announced reaching a settlement with the firm for the restructuring of its certain lease dues to the tune of USD 121.18 million, and ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has waited a long time for new mid-air refuelling aircraft, and the process has now reached a decisive point. Defence sources reveal that a government-owned aviation firm from Israel is moving into the position of the preferred supplier for six aerial tankers under an acquisition valued at around Rs 8,000 crore. The sources indicate that the Israel Aircraft Industries has presented a proposal that consists of six Boeing 767 commercial aircraft drawn from existing ...Read More >
Mumbai: BEST will get 150 new wet lease buses in it's fleet and the new buses are likely to be launched by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at Colaba bus depot Oct 28 afternoon.Sources said that while 115 buses belong to one contractor, 35 belongs to another wet lease operator, sources said.The BEST had faced acute shortage of buses with it's fleet depleting to it's lowest at 2,703 buses lately.The wait time at some bus stops is also as high as 30-45 minutes for the second bus to arrive. There h ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 29 (ANI): SpiceJet has announced the launch of daily non-stop flights to Phuket, Thailand largest and most popular island, from Delhi and Mumbai, marking its second destination in Thailand after Bangkok. Flights from Delhi to Phuket are set to commence on October 31, 2025, while services from Mumbai will begin on November 6, 2025. The move strengthens SpiceJet growing international network and offers Indian travellers more direct access to Thailand renowned ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 29 (ANI): SpiceJet has announced the launch of daily non-stop flights to Phuket, Thailand's largest and most popular island, from Delhi and Mumbai, marking its second destination in Thailand after Bangkok. Flights from Delhi to Phuket are set to commence on October 31, 2025, while services from Mumbai will begin on November 6, 2025. The move strengthens SpiceJet's growing international network and offers Indian travellers more direct access to Thailand's re ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 29 (ANI): SpiceJet has announced the launch of daily non-stop flights to Phuket, Thailand's largest and most popular island, from Delhi and Mumbai, marking its second destination in Thailand after Bangkok. Flights from Delhi to Phuket are set to commence on October 31, 2025, while services from Mumbai will begin on November 6, 2025. The move strengthens SpiceJet's growing international network and offers Indian travellers more direct access to Thailand's re ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 26 (ANI): SpiceJet on Friday announced that it has signed a lease agreement to induct a wide-body Airbus A340 aircraft into its fleet by the end of September, marking a major step in the airline's expansion strategy. According to the airline, the aircraft is expected to arrive in India later this month and begin operations in the first week of October, subject to regulatory approvals. Initially, the A340 will operate on a wet lease model before transitionin ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and its workers were detained by the police as they were protesting at Lalbazar against the alleged gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College. Claiming links between the accused in the gangrape of a law student in Kolkata and top TMC leaders, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata. Also Read | Bhopal's Aishbagh Railway Overbridg ...Read More >
Mumbai: A comparison of BEST buses with bus systems globally reveals several potential lessons from successful bus operations in other world cities. Activists say that the wet-lease system of hiring buses from contractors is a 'complete failure' in the city. Globally, however, such systems have seen notable success, leading to increased service efficiency. London, for instance, introduced the wet-lease model in 1985 to tackle financial challenges in publicly owned entities. This facilitated reli ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Airline bosses are tentatively voicing greater confidence in Boeing's ability to deliver jets at the right quality in a step towards ending years of reputational damage for the embattled planemaker. An annual summit of airline leaders in New Delhi this week struck a more optimistic tone about Boeing's recovery from overlapping safety, regulatory and industrial crises, though executives stressed Boeing still had much work left to do. "What we've seen quarter to quarter is a ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI) Domestic carrier SpiceJet on Friday announced plans to bring back into operations 10 of its grounded aircraft, including four Boeing B737 Max, by mid-April. The airline said it has added 10 planes to its fleet since October 2024 -- three grounded aircraft that were brought back into service and seven inducted on lease. The move comes close on the heels of SpiceJet signing a pact with US-based engine MRO StandardAero Inc last month for the restoration of its grounded MAX fl ...Read More >
Mumbai: The driver of the BEST bus Sanjay More on Tuesday was sent to police custody till December 21. The bus that rammed into pedestrians and multiple vehicles in Kurla West on Monday evening, claimed seven lives and left 42 others injured, As many as 22 vehicles were damaged in the incident at around 9.30 pm on Monday on the SG Barve Marg in Kurla (West). The bus operated by the civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking hit several vehicles and pedestrians fol ...Read More >
Mumbai: The death toll in the BEST bus accident in Mumbai has risen to seven, officials on Tuesday said as experts inspected the wet leased vehicle to ascertain if it had any mechanical fault. As many as 42 other persons were also rushed to various hospitals after being injured in the incident on the SG Barve Marg in Kurla (West) at around 9.30 pm on Monday when the bus dashed into pedestrians and some vehicles after its driver lost control over the wheels, they said. Maharashtra Chief Ministe ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA will soon come out with streamlined regulations for wet-leasing of planes by Indian airlines that will also entail enhanced oversight of the aircraft, amid airlines looking to operate more planes to meet rising travel demand. With persisting supply chain woes, there is a delay in aircraft deliveries and to meet the near-term needs, carriers are opting for planes on dry and wet leases. A senior official in the know told PTI that the efforts are on to streamline ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Aviation watchdog DGCA will soon come out with streamlined regulations for wet-leasing of planes by Indian airlines that will also entail enhanced oversight of the aircraft, amid airlines looking to operate more planes to meet rising travel demand. With persisting supply chain woes, there is a delay in aircraft deliveries and to meet the near-term needs, carriers are opting for planes on dry and wet leases. Also Read | ISRO PROBA-3 Mission Launch Delayed: Indian Space Ag ...Read More >
TrueNoord, a leading regional aircraft leasing specialist, has successfully acquired seven ATR 72-600 aircraft from the German asset management firm, GOAL Aircraft Leasing, acting on behalf of KGAL. This strategic acquisition boosts TrueNoord's fleet to over 100 aircraft and adds three new European lessee airlines to its portfolio, further solidifying its presence across the continent. The full integration of these aircraft was completed last week. The seven ATR 72-600s are currently leased to ...Read More >
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