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New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Indian Army has received the remaining three Boeing Apache attack helicopters, which will soon join the Army's 451 Army Aviation Squadron based in Jodhpur. According to the Army, the helicopters will be deployed in Jodhpur after assembly, joint inspections and completion of other formalities in the coming days. The helicopters were brought to India aboard an Antonov An-124 aircraft. India had earlier received the initial three Apache helicopters in Jul ...Read More >
IndiGo cancelled flights December 17: IndiGo flight cancellations continued on Wednesday at the Chennai Airport due to dense fog conditions and bad weather. A total of 11 flights, including arrival and departure, were cancelled at the Chennai Airport today. IndiGo has also issued an advisory for passengers that flight operations will be affected today. Due to the adverse weather conditions, reduced visibility and slower flight movements expected today as misty winter skies blanket North and Eas ...Read More >
New Delhi The Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), a union of Air India pilots deployed on wide-bodied aircraft (Boeing 777 and 787), has moved the Delhi high court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Union government for granting exemptions to airline operators, including Air India, from implementing the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms. In its petition, filed through advocates Prerna Kohli and Neetika Bajaj, the IPG has as ...Read More >
Visakapatnam, Dec 16 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday announced establishing an integrated Aviation, Aerospace and Defence EduCity near the upcoming Bhogapuram International Airport in Vizianagaram district. The GMR-MANSAS Aviation EduCity, spread over about 136 acres, is aimed at addressing the global and domestic shortage of skilled aviation professionals while positioning the state as a major hub for aviation education, research and training. "The Andhra Pradesh government has sig ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to direct the Centre and Indigo airline to pay four times the compensation of the full ticket price to all passengers whose tickets were cancelled during November and December after the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rollout. The public interest litigation, which will come up for hearing on Wednesday before a bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, also sought an enquiry b ...Read More >
This new data highlights the impact of urban transport on air quality across the nation. Mumbai recorded the highest road traffic carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per kilometre of road length among major Indian cities, driven by high vehicle density, according to a new high-resolution emissions dataset published in Scientific Data. Other large metros such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune also showed high levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from road ...Read More >
US Aviation Attorney Mike Andrews met with families of the Air India crash victims in Vadodara, updating them on the case and emphasizing the need for truth, transparency, and accountability to provide closure and justice. US Aviation Attorney Mike Andrews, who is fighting the case in the US on behalf of the families of those killed in the Air India plane crash, arrived in Vadodara and met with the victims' families. He updated them on the progress of the case. Add Asianet Newsable as a Prefer ...Read More >
Global airlines are facing a growing concern as GPS spoofing and jamming incidents rise, demanding increased pilot vigilance. IATA data shows a significant increase in GPS loss rates, with projections indicating a continued upward trend. These interferences, often a byproduct of military activities, are impacting major airports worldwide, including in India. Rising incidents of flights facing GPS spoofing and jamming have become a growing concern, with pilots required to stay more alert, accord ...Read More >
New Delhi: At least 300 flights were cancelled and hundreds more delayed across north India after dense winter fog engulfed the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) on Monday, said aviation industry executives. At the Delhi airport alone, at least 228 flights - 131 departures and 97 arrivals - were cancelled due to low visibility, the executives added. The airport handles around 1,360 flights a day. At least five flights were diverted from Delhi to other airports in the region, said people in t ...Read More >
Meet 7 Uncapped Stars From SMAT Who May Fetch Big Bucks From RCB, CSK, MI, KKR, PBKS, GT, LSG, DC, RR, SRH In IPL 2026 Auction - In Pics The IndiGo Airlines experienced a serious safety incident on Friday night when the flight experienced a 'tail strike' upon landing at the Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi. Despite the fact that all the passengers on board were safe, there was a nervous reaction on the aircraft, with the plane being grounded for a check, which led to the cancelation of the follow- ...Read More >
New Delhi: With a sharp drop in visibility and haze-obscured skyline on Monday paired with the Air Quality Index touching 498 in the morning, and settling at 427 by the evening, in the hazardous "severe" zone, the national capital Delhi choked under a thick blanket of smog leading to cancellation of over 60 flights and five diverted at Delhi airport due to poor visibility conditions. Delhi airport operator DIAL said in a post on X shortly after 10 am that flight operations are still impacted due ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government is taking the high airfares issue seriously and wants to prevent opportunistic pricing situation and is strengthening the tariff monitoring unit of DGCA, Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Responding to supplementaries during Question Hour, the minister said the government is taking the issue seriously, while noting that the surge in airfares is generally because it is a deregulated sector. He said in air travel, many ...Read More >
New Delhi: Flight operations across north India were disrupted on Monday morning (December 15), after dense fog and smog reduced visibility, with Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport being among the worst affected. Several flights faced delays, cancellations and diversions as airlines adjusted schedules to ensure safety amid deteriorating weather conditions. Flights delayed and cancelled as visibility drops At Delhi airport alone, more than 75 flights were impacted, including around 40 ...Read More >
IndiGo has said operations will return to full normalcy only by 10 February, and has sought temporary relief on the new rules that call for more rest hours and restricted night-duty. The airline has also said it will reduce its flight operations to minimise disruptions from 8 December. The government has said it is closely monitoring the situation with the federal aviation minister expressing "clear displeasure" with how the airline had handled the situation. In a separate statement, India's ...Read More >
Tiwari pointed out that many members had booked flights to return home on Friday and come back on Monday, but are now facing difficulties The cancellation of approximately 500 flights by IndiGo over the last two days came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, with Congress member Pramod Tiwari expressing concern over the airline's monopoly and its impact on parliamentarians and common citizens. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Tiwari said the flight cancellations had affected sev ...Read More >
Civil Aviation Minister chaired a high-level review meeting with IndiGo's senior management. New Delhi: The government is closely monitoring IndiGo's operational recovery and passenger support measures until full stability is achieved, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The ministry has taken a serious note of the recent operational disruptions and cancellations of flights across IndiGo's network. Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has chaired a high-level review meeting with ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 5 (PTI) Once a minister in Mamata Banerjee's first cabinet and today one of TMC's most controversial dissidents, MLA Humayun Kabir has again seized Bengal's political spotlight, this time by planning to lay the foundation of a "Babri Masjid-style" mosque on December 6, the anniversary of the shrine's demolition. For the TMC, his suspension on Thursday was less an act of discipline and more an inevitability. For Kabir, it was the cue he had been rehearsing for months. At 62, Kabir ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued a statement assuring that all flight schedules will stabilize tonight and full normalcy of flight operations is expected in the next couple of days. In a statement, the Civil Aviation Ministry said, "It is expected that all flight schedules would stabilize and begin returning to normal by midnight tonight and full services and stability should return over the next couple of days." The ministry also said that IndiGo Airlines, which is respons ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's aviation watchdog has rolled back its new policy of weekly rest for pilots, reports said Friday (Dec 5), after chaos caused by hundreds of flight cancellations by the country's biggest airline, IndiGo. Airports across India have been in disarray since Monday, with the private carrier blaming the disruption on "unforeseen operational challenges". On Thursday, IndiGo admitted to aviation regulators that "misjudgment and planning gaps" in adapting to new rules led to the operat ...Read More >
"There were no effects on movements of flights, on other runway ends having conventional navigational aids being operational," the government said. The Centre on Monday confirmed that some flights experienced GPS spoofing near the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi while approaching runway no. 10. In a reply in the Lok Sabha, Union minister Ram Mohan Naidu said that the incident did no effect the movements of the flights. "Some flights reported GPS spoofing in the vicinity of IG ...Read More >
Flight operations at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will remain suspended for six hours on Thursday due to scheduled runway maintenance as part of annual post-monsoon infrastructure upkeep. According to a report by News18, the airport had confirmed in a statement that both runways -- the primary (09/27) and secondary (14/32) -- will remain temporarily closed from 11 am to 5 pm. No flights will take off or land at the airport during the shutdown. The CSMIA is ...Read More >
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 19th Nov, 2025) SkyGrid, an advanced air mobility (AAM) third-party service provider, and High Lander, a global provider of UAS traffic management and drone fleet management solutions, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the 2025 Dubai Airshow in the UAE. This collaboration will explore the development of a cutting-edge airspace management ecosystem to support the safe integration of crewed and uncrewed aerial vehicles, including cargo d ...Read More >
IT major Infosys has launched an AI-first model to accelerate the establishment and transformation of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) into AI-driven hubs. This solution aims to redefine GCCs as strategic assets, fostering innovation and growth by providing end-to-end support from setup to operational readiness with AI-led transformation. New Delhi, IT major Infosys on Monday introduced an AI-first model aimed at speeding up the establishment and transformation of global capability centres into ...Read More >
New Delhi: Varun Berry, chief executive, managing director and vice-chairman of Britannia Industries, stepped down on Monday after over a decade of helming the company, a sudden exit at one of India's most prominent consumer goods companies. The Nusli Wadia-owned biscuits and dairy maker said in a regulatory filing on Monday that Berry's resignation has been accepted with immediate effect. The development is sudden, even more so as Britannia had announced Rakshit Hargave, formerly chief execut ...Read More >
In an e-mail sent to civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu, secretary Samir Kumar Sinha and Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman Vipin Kumar on Sunday, the Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Association (ATSEPA-India) said the disruption was a result of "technology failure, not manpower shortage," pointing to the obsolete Aeronautical Message Switching System (AMSS) that "lacks redundancy and modern capability." "The recent operational disruptions at Delhi Airport have once again ...Read More >
The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Friday sealed a major deal with US-based General Electric Aerospace to procure 113 jet engines for its Tejas light combat aircraft programme. Under the deal, the delivery of the F404-GE-IN20 engines and support package for the execution of 97 Tejas MK-1A light combat aircraft (LCA) will begin from 2027, and the supplies will have to be completed by 2032. HAL said it has entered into an agreement with General Electric to acquire the engines and support pac ...Read More >
Flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport are returning to normal. A technical glitch in the Automatic Message Switching System caused significant delays and some cancellations. The system is now functional. While backlogs may cause minor temporary delays, normal automated operations will resume shortly. Over 800 flights were impacted by the fault. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) informed on Friday that the technical malfunction in the Automatic Message Switching Sy ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 7 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday met sugarcane factory owners and farmers at Vidhana Soudha to discuss sugarcane pricing, ethanol production, and exports. Responding to their concerns, he said, "We will stand with the farmers. You too must be ready to help solve their problems," and assured the State Government would act on issues within its control. During the meetings with CM factory owners, it was pointed out that "Production an ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant development for India's indigenous fighter jet programme, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Friday inked a deal with US-based General Electric (GE) for the supply of more than 100 jet engines to power the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark-1A. In a post on X, HAL said the agreement covers the delivery of 113 F404-GE-IN20 engines, along with a comprehensive support package, to meet the requirements of the follow-on order for 97 Tejas Mk ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), the flagship company of the Adani Group, on Tuesday reported robust results for the July-September quarter and the first six months of the current fiscal (FY26), clocking an impressive 84 per cent increase in Q2 net profit at Rs 3,199 crore. The AEL Board approved a partly paid-up rights issue of Rs 25,000 crore for strengthening its balance sheet further to support the next phase of incubation. Consolidated EBITDA stood at Rs 7,68 ...Read More >
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