Govt, airlines issue directives amid congestion at airports

With crowding continuing at airports, the civil aviation ministry on Tuesday asked airlines to deploy adequate manpower at all check-in and baggage drop counters while a Parliamentary panel has......

Cyclone Nisarga: Flight ops resume at Mumbai airport

Flight operations at the Mumbai airport, which was suspended at 2.30 pm, has now resumed, a spokesperson of GVK said on Wednesday.   Photograph: Sahil Salvi/Rediff.com Mumbai International......

Vistara bans Kunal Kamra from flying till April 27

Full service carrier Vistara on Friday said it has barred stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra from taking its flights till April 27.   The decision has been taken after Kamra was found 'guilty' for......

SpiceJet plane stuck on Mumbai airport runway pulled out

The SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft, which was stuck between the main runway and grass area after skidding off on arrival at the Mumbai airport on Monday late night, has been pulled back to the......

SpiceJet hives off cargo & logistics biz

SpiceJet Ltd on Monday said it has hived off its cargo and logistics business SpiceXpress into a separate entity -- SpiceXpress and Logistics Pvt Ltd, from April 1. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......

Why India's airlines are plagued by glitches

The recent spate of technical glitches in aircraft has prompted the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to issue an order on July 18, making aircraft maintenance engineers (AMEs) with......

Ilker Ayci is first foreign-national to head Air India

Tata Sons on Monday announced the appointment of former chairman of Turkish Airlines Ilker Ayci as the chief executive officer and managing director of Air India. The Air India board met on Monday......

Ilker Ayci is first foreign-national to head Air India

Tata Sons on Monday announced the appointment of former chairman of Turkish Airlines Ilker Ayci as the chief executive officer and managing director of Air India. The Air India board met on Monday......