Aviation

Domestic airline IndiGo is building a $1 billion war chest as it prepares to tide over a third wave of COVID-19. The airline's plans come amid receding daily cases in the country after a disastrous second wave.

IndiGo is hoping to reach pre-Covid level of overall traffic, both domestic and international, by the second quarter of next year, its CEO Ronojoy Dutta said on Wednesday.

Budget carrier IndiGo has instituted a compulsory leave without pay (LWP) policy for its senior employees for around 4 days per month till September since passenger traffic reduced due to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. This policy will be effective from June 1, 2021. "The second wave has been difficult for all of us and has also resulted...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday extended the suspension of passenger flights from India till June 30 to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The ban was initially imposed on April 25, after a surge in COVID-19 cases in India. In a statement posted on its website on Sunday, Emirates, the flag carrier of the UAE, said, it has...

Domestic air travel is set to become costlier as the Civil Aviation Ministry on Friday raised the lower limit on fares by 13 to 16 per cent, according to an official order. The increase in airfares will come into effect from June 1, it said. The upper limits on fares remain unchanged. The move is aimed at helping the airlines...

-By Sonit Jain, CEO of GajShield Infotech The recent breach of about 45 lakh customer information of Air India flyers, had become headlines across Indian and around the world. Along with personal information, passport and credit card were compromised too. Though this leak is not a first of its kind in India, and would not be the last, what is...

A video of an Indian couple tying the knot mid-flight in a SpiceJet aircraft had gone viral on social media. In the video, the passengers can be clearly seen flouting COVID-19 safety guidelines as several of them are not wearing masks and are standing very close to each other. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated on Monday...

Cyber criminals reportedly attacked Air India's servers and accessed the airline's passenger service system, including information related to passengers' credit card and passport details. News18 reported that the massive Air India data breach, involved personal data registered between August 26, 2011 and February 3, 2021. ANI said in a tweet that details including name, date of birth, contact info, passport information, ticket...

Top Aces Corp., a leading provider of advanced adversary training, today announced a ground breaking milestone as its newly-acquired F-16 fighter aircraft earned FAA certification and completed its first flight. In order to support the US Air Force (USAF) Contracted Air Support indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, Top Aces took delivery of its first four F-16s in January, becoming the...

As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in the country, Indian airlines have cut back on seat capacity in order to curb the spread of the virus. Several countries have banned flights from India. Domestic flights have also witnessed a drop in passengers in the last few weeks. The daily domestic passenger count has fallen below...