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US Government shutdown affects air travellers. John Denver once sang, “I’m leaving on a jet plane.” In 2025, it’s more like, “I’m staying home because the FAA said no planes.” As the longest government shutdown in US history stretches into its second month, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered airlines to cut 10% of…
NEW DELHI: Facing regulatory heat for two pilots operating a flight each last month despite not meeting mandatory licence requirements, Air India on Saturday (Nov 1) sent all its cockpit crew members a “final reminder for pilot responsibility towards ensuring regulatory compliance prior or post undertaking any rostered duty.” It has warned failure to do…
Scheduling and rostering lapses at Air India continue five months after being reprimanded by the regulator on this issue. In the latest instance, a co-pilot and a senior captain have been taken off flying duty after the airline found they operated a flight each last month with a lapsed English Language Proficiency (ELP) licence in…
The US government shutdown has entered its second month, disrupting several sectors and heavily impacting the nation’s air travel industry. Airports across the country continue to face massive delays amid a growing shortage of air traffic controllers, many of whom have now missed their first full paycheck.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that nearly…
Flights were suspended for almost two hours at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Friday after sightings of unidentified drones, the latest in a series of similar scares across Europe, an airport spokesman told AFP. Take-offs and landings were suspended between 8:08 pm (1908 GMT) and 9:58 pm and a “whole series of flights” were diverted to…
Emirates’ pilots now rely on live weather intelligence and AI-powered forecasts, helping them make quicker, smarter decisions mid-flight/ Image: Emirates Ever since the rise of modern jetliners, turbulence has been the great leveller of air travel, a sudden reminder that no matter how advanced aviation gets, the skies still have a mind of their own….
Cyclone Montha is set to make landfall this evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the cyclone is intensifying over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to cross the coast of Andhra Pradesh between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam. The speed of winds is approximately 90–100 km/h, with gusts up to 110 km/h. The…
One of the things people with kids fear is being inside a flight for hours. It’s a task to keep kids entertained inside a closed environment. They scream, they cry and irritate fellow passengers. One such incident happened recently with a Reddit user on a Delhi–Kolkata flight. The woman shared her ordeal on social media…
Image credit: Bangla Pulse A fire broke out at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s cargo area in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. All flights have been temporarily suspended.The incident took place at around 2.15pm, Dhaka Tribune reported citing Biman Bangladesh Airlines spokesperson Kawser Mahmud.He informed that right after the incident, teams from the airport’s fire department, the…
NEW DELHI: After an over fiveyear lull, India and China will ramp up their direct air connectivity. IndiGo Saturday announced a daily direct flight between Delhi and Guangzhou from Nov 10, shortly after the airline links Kolkata and Guangzhou from October 26. Air India is also set to fly to China before the end of…
