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Centre not keen to intervene in airline seat allocation fees Anu Sharma SYNOPSIS A parlimentary panel had noted that fixing of different fares for selections of seats is arbitrary and unjustifiable NEW DELHI…

India's Jet Airways consortium faces financial pressure The standoff between out-of-pocket creditors and the consortium attempting to finalise their takeover of Jet Airways (9W, Mumbai Int'l) continues, with the…

Aviation ministry proposes amendments is slot allocation guidelines SYNOPSIS Under the proposal, the civil aviation ministry has proposed changing the frequency of review of the slot allocation every six months…

Air India to make substantial investment in "historic" aircraft order Anu Sharma SYNOPSIS The airline is also working on restoring some older planes which are currently grounded. In addition, the full-service…

Air India joins AAPA The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) announced today that Air India, the national airline of India, has joined AAPA as a member with immediate effect. “It is an honour for AAPA to…

Aviation geeks fly high as Airbus Beluga, Embraer E 192–E2 land in city “The Airbus A300-600ST (Super Transporter) aka Airbus Beluga, made its maiden visit to Mumbai Airport today. The aircraft is used to transport…

October aviation data: Domestic air passenger traffic up 27% YoY, 10.2% MoM Air traffic still remains below pre-COVID levels. In October 2019, domestic airlines flew 123.16 lakh passengers against 114.07 lakh this…

India's big plans for cleaner aviation fuel face a string of hurdles SYNOPSIS The institure has tied up with India's biggest airline, IndiGo, to deploy its homegrown fuel, however its researchers face a string of…

Boeing aims sustainable aviation fuel for all its aircraft in chase for net zero Anu Sharma SYNOPSIS SAF has a lower carbon footprint and is approved for use in all aircraft in blends of 50% with jet fuel…

Aviation Explained: How aircrafts get through extreme turbulence Turbulence is one of the biggest enemies of aircraft and passengers in it; however, it’s nothing to be afraid of as aircraft are meant to survive…