Currently, Vistara has more than 22 planes and operates around 850 flights every week.
The CCEA approved the TAP and the airline's financial restructuring plan, which includes additional equity infusion by the government.
Says pilots ready to resume work but civil aviation minister unwilling to reinstate sacked employees
Chartered flights may increase 34% from last year as more Russian tourists come calling.
Four Air India international flights were cancelled from Delhi and Mumbai today after about 100 pilots refused to join work.
The development comes four days ahead of the launch of a training programme for pilots to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
No move yet on delivery of 787s slated for mid-January.
EasyJet agreed to buy 35 current-generation A320 aircraft and 100 new-generation A320neo jets, with options for a further 100, the airline announced on the second day of the Paris Airshow.
The runways are expected to be made operational for the larger aircraft before the Commonwealth Games in October.
The first government sukuk was listed on the London Stock Exchange as Britain reaffirmed its reputation as the main western centre for Islamic finance. Bahrain chose London to list its second Islamic bond as it sought to encourage more European and conventional investors to buy the paper. The Gulf kingdom listed its first sukuk in Luxembourg in 2004. Significantly, more than 50 per cent of the paper was bought by European investors.
India will be one of the key centres for design and development of the A350 aircraft, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus' answer to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Airbus recaptured the aircraft industry's top spot in the first quarter of 2013 as US rival Boeing fell behind on orders and grappled with the grounding of its newest jet, the 787 Dreamliner.
This is the largest single dose of equity infusion into the joint venture since its launch in January 2015.
"Co-developed and verified" by Indian IT major, HCL Technologies, this chip would be integrated into the system data acquisition computer of the aircraft, a top company official has said.
Thirty years ago, he'd introduced himself as Capt Rohan Bhasin to his playschool teacher.
Etihad said it declined to lodge an EoI to reinvest in Jet Airways because of unresolved issues concerning the airline's liabilities.
The CMD's focus on raising employee morale and cutting costs is paying off. The airline's operating losses have shrunk and earnings are looking up
Market estimates suggest the airline has already totted up Rs 1,800 crore of losses in FY20, and FY21 is expected to see losses in the region of Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 3,000 crore Many in the sector say that Vistara lacks the light-footedness of the airlines with which it competes, reports Anjuli Bhargava.
The 2019 Paris Air Show will run until Sunday at Le Bourget Airport.
Reduction in fuel price was supposed to bring back good luck for Indian airlines. But with the global spread of coronavirus, airlines are being forced to rejig their network, cut flights, and delay launches.
An additional lease rental of Rs 200 crore on nine Boeing 787 Dreamliners was the reason for ending in the red this quarter, Arindam Majumder reports from New Delhi.
The national carrier is surviving on a Rs 30,000-crore (Rs 300-billion) bailout package.
The last date to submit bids is March 17 but the deadline could be extended if there are requests from potential bidders.
The airline is trying to save on wage costs by cutting the normal notice period of six months by about half for pilots who have already resigned.
Former India footballer Gouramangi Singh's wife, Pushpanjali has been airlifting Indians stranded in different parts of the world and bringing them back home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Air India's home market share has fallen from 19.8% in January to 18% in July.
The issue had come up during a presentation by the Civil Aviation Ministry.
All passengers were evacuated safely via slides.
The Indira Gandhi International airport and Birmingham Airport signed an MoU to develop further links and formalise a working relationship.
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Air India and Indian Airlines merged in 2007.
The decision cuts the order book for the European company's newest jet, which is due to enter service in around six months' time, by around 10 per cent.
The national carrier's capacity is expected to grow by 9.2 per cent with the addition of six more Boeing 787 Dreamliners to the fleet, they said. As of February this year, the airline has 13 Dreamliners in its fleet out of a total order of 27.
Trump said in his remarks at the unveiling of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Aircraft.
Air India expects to wipe out some red marks from its balance sheet.
Jet Airways remains the number one airline serving foreign routes.
Aluminium has one third the weight of steel and is highly malleable and elastic.
In a bid to slash costs, Air India has hedged 10,000 barrels of jet fuel for its aircraft this month, four weeks after its Board gave a nod to the move.
'Indian diplomacy in West Asia under the present government has been a success story -- and with Saudi Arabia in particular,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.