Aviation

The government has permitted the airlines to serve pre-packed snacks, meals and beverages on domestic flights and hot meals on international flights, according to an official order. Moreover, any passenger who refuses to wear a face mask in a flight can be put on the no-fly list by the airline, said a senior official of the aviation regulator DGCA....

Israeli flag carrier, El Al has reported a $244 million loss in the first half of this year in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.According to its second quarter financial report, the company's loss in April-June reached about $105 million, compared to the $100 million profit in the second quarter of 2019, reports Xinhua news agency. The report...

Australian flag carrier Qantas on Tuesday announced another 2,500 job cuts as it plans to outsource ground handling services at major airports.Qantas said it is proposing to outsource various ground operations roles, including baggage handlers, aircraft cleaners and bus drivers, impacting nearly 2,500 roles in total, reports Xinhua news agency.The airline has already flagged 6,000 job losses in June...

Budget carrier SpiceJet has operated its maiden long-haul cargo flight with a widebody Airbus A340 freighter aircraft to the city from the Dutch capital Amsterdam, making it the first and only Indian carrier to operate non-stop cargo services from Europe on a dedicated freighter. The Gurugram-based airline, in a release on Saturday, also said that the...

Captain Amol Yadav had started the project 19 years ago and now the six-seater passenger aircraft which he built on the terrace of his house has completed the first phase of its test flight. The aircraft would now have to prove flight at a height of 2000 feet in the next phase, Captain Amol Yadav, said. Yadav...

(New Delhi, August, 2020)- The new-age carrier Vietjet has launched a special luggage promotion allowing travelers to carry up to 15kgs of check-in baggage free of charge in all flights across Vietnam. The passengers travelling with Vietjet’s flights on all domestic routes in Vietnam from August 14 to October 24, 2020, will receive a "special gift" in...

The first batch of new combat-proven fighter aircraft in two decades with the arrival of five Rafale jets which landed at the Ambala Air Force base at around 3:10 PM after covering a distance of 7,000 km from the Merignac airbase in French port city of Bordeaux. Each jet was given a special water cannon salute at the strategically-located...

New Delhi: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) chief Aurobindo Handa has said that evidence is being collected for carrying out a formal probe into the Air India Express plane crash and it was too premature to make an initial assessment of the incident. At least 18 people, including two pilots, died in the Air India Express aircraft crash...

(New Delhi, August, 2020) – Thai Vietjet has inaugurated its maiden flight VZ330 from capital city of Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) to Nakhon Si Thammarat, an administrative center of southern Thailand and one of the most ancient cities of the country. The debut flight took off with guests of honor onboard - Mr. Siripat Phatthakun, Governor of Nakhon...

New Delhi, August 3, 2020 – Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HOSE: VJC) reported its business result of 2020’s second quarter, the period that saw the most impact by Covid-19 pandemic. The carrier operated a flight network of 52 domestic routes with 14,000 flights and transported more than two million passengers during the quarter. With its proactive measures,...