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India’s aviation policy has created a gap between airport operators and airlines as Adani Group is urging the Centre to expand international flying rights while others argue for limitations. The infrastructure gaint, which operates eight airports across India, has asked the government to accelerate negotiations with several countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore,…
BENGALURU: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)’s Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv–New Generation (NG) completed its maiden flight in Bengaluru on Tuesday, marking a step in HAL’s push to reposition the Dhruv platform for civil and export markets.Civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu termed it a milestone for India’s civil aviation manufacturing ecosystem, highlighting closer coordination between…
IndiGo’s dominance of India’s domestic aviation market weakened in November after operational disruptions earlier in the month, with the carrier’s market share sliding to 63.6 per cent, according to official data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), PTI reported. Despite remaining the country’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo’s share declined from 65.6 per…
The civil aviation ministry has operationalised a round-the-clock Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR) to address air travellers’ grievances more promptly, amid recent flight disruptions caused by operational issues and weather-related delays, PTI reported. The control room, which became functional on December 10, brings together officials from the ministry, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),…
The Adani Group plans to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in its airports business over the next five years, betting on strong and sustained growth in India’s aviation sector, according to Jeet Adani, director of Adani Airports. Speaking to news agency PTI ahead of the launch of commercial operations at Navi Mumbai International Airport, he…
Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) sales declined by over 4 per cent in early December, driven by IndiGo‘s widespread flight cancellations, according to preliminary industry data released on Tuesday. The aviation sector in India had shown steady growth in jet fuel demand for two years following recovery from Covid-related disruptions. However, this pattern shifted when IndiGo…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Monday issued a travel advisory, urging flyers to head to airports only after checking the latest status of their flight.This comes as several flights were cancelled as low visibility conditions prevails in north India due to thick layer of fog.In a social media post on X, the…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has appointment of Chief Aviation Advisors LLC to conduct an independent expert review and assessment of the recent operational disruption and the contributing factors. The firm is led by Captain John Illson, a veteran with more than four decades of aviation experience across the FAA, ICAO, IATA and major global carriers. “With…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Friday appointed an external aviation specialist to investigate the “root cause analysis of the recent operational disruption,” the airline’s Board said in a statement. The decision follows the recommendation of the Crisis Management Group (CMG) set up by the IndiGo Board shortly after the operational disruptions began in the first week…
Worried about your InterGlobe Aviation investment after IndiGo’s recent operational crisis? HSBC has urged IndiGo investors to look past the dramatic scenes surrounding InterGlobe Aviation over the past week, saying the chaos has not altered the airline’s long-term prospects. The brokerage acknowledged the scale of the disruption but concluded that the airline’s fundamentals remain unbroken,…
