SpiceJet has tied-up with WheelTug Plc for reserving 400 production slots for the state-of-the-art electric taxi system that will enable the airline in saving fuel, reducing CO2 emissions as well as noise levels, improve its fleet utilization thereby directly improving the company's bottom line. The…

IndiGo announced Bareilly as the 67th domestic destination in its network. Bareilly will also be the 6th station for the airline in the state of Uttar Pradesh, after Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Agra. The airline will connect Bareilly to Mumbai and Bengaluru through direct…

Etihad Airways has announced its financial and operating results for 2020, recording a 76% fall in passengers carried throughout the year (4.2 million, compared to 17.5 million in 2019) as a result of lower demand and reduced flight capacity caused by the unparalleled global downturn…

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, to support the expansion of entrepreneurs innovating in Abu Dhabi. Following the MOU signing, Etihad will become the official airline partner of Hub71…

The number of domestic passengers on 28th February 2021 rose to 313,668 on 2,353 flights, Hardeep S Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation said. He added that this is the highest since resumption of domestic flights on 25th May 2020. Total flight movements on 28th February…

BOC Aviation has signed purchase-and-leaseback agreements with IndiGo for eight new A320NEO aircraft. The aircraft will be powered by CFM Leap engines and are scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2021. Riyaz Peermohamed, Chief Aircraft Acquisition & Financing Officer, IndiGo, said: “We…

The Govt of Uttar Pradesh and Noida International Airport (NIA) signed a state support agreement today in Lucknow in the presence of Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath; Rajendra Kumar Tiwari, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh; S.P. Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh; Arunvir…

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep S Puri said that India must leverage its growing air traffic to establish a robust aircraft leasing industry. Addressing the India Aircraft Leasing Summit 2021 recently, Puri said that it is vital to develop this new line of business in India…

With the number of states and countries being added for testing, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has taken a step further towards passenger safety by not only allowing Mylab Discovery Solutions a space to set up the RT-PCR testing counter, but also to facilitate…

IndiGo will be operating flight numbers with subset series 6E 5500 - 6E 5900 to and from Terminal 1 at the Mumbai International Airport from March 10, 2021, as directed by Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL). All other flights, including 5000 series, will continue to…