Air India Express takes delivery of 2 new Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft
The 470 aircraft order include 40 A350s, 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, 10 Boeing 777Xs, 140 A320 neos, 70 A321 neos and 190 Boeing 737MAXs. Of the 40 A350s, six are A350-900 planes and five of them are scheduled for delivery through March 2024. Air India signed purchase agreements to acquire these aircraft with Airbus and […]
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Air India completes acquisition of its first A350 aircraft through GIFT City
Air India on Friday said it has completed the acquisition of its first A350-900 aircraft by way of a finance lease transaction with HSBC through the GIFT City.
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Air India signs codeshare agreement with AIX Connect
Air India will add its ‘AI’ designator code to over 100 flights a day operated by AIX Connect on 21 routes. More routes under the codeshare agreement will be added progressively. Bookings for the codeshare flights are being opened across points of sale for travel starting on September 27, 2023. AIX Connect is a 100% […]
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Vietjet to launch more services to India
Vietjet to launch more services to India; Tiruchirappalli-Ho Chi Minh City flight likely to start in November.Direct flight services from Kerala’s Kochi to Ho Chi Minh City had already been launched by the private carrier from Cochin International Airport in August. A senior airline official said that Vietjet currently has 32 return flights servicing India […]
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The European St Maarten: Introducing Skiathos Airport
Whether it’s to take the perfect photograph or merely to feel a plane’s raw power, many avgeeks love getting as close to aircraft as possible. St Maarten in the Caribbean is famous among both planespotters and the general public for its low approaches and powerful jet blast departures.
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Akasa Air gets nod for international operations
Akasa Air, a budget-friendly airline, has secured authorisation to operate international flights.The Ministry of Civil Aviation has recognised the strength of Akasa Air’s operations and we have been designated as an International Scheduled Operator.
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Airbus Delivers 50th A220 from Alabama Facility
Airbus, the renowned aerospace manufacturer, celebrated a significant milestone in its operations in the United States with the delivery of its 50th A220 aircraft from the Final Assembly Line (FAL) located in Mobile, Alabama. This momentous event marked a pivotal achievement for Airbus’s U.S. Manufacturing Facility and highlighted the growing presence of the A220 in […]
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Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to inaugurate upgraded infra at Tezu airport in Arunachal
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to inaugurate upgraded infra at Tezu airport in ArunachalThe newly-developed infrastructure include the extended runway, a new apron, a new terminal building, a fire station and an ATC Tower. These have been built at a cost of Rs 170 crore, officials said on Wednesday.
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Porter Airlines Launches New Embraer E195-E2 Route From Toronto To Victoria
Porter Airlines has launched a new service from Victoria Airport to Toronto Pearson Airport, using its fuel-efficient and quiet Embraer E195-E2 narrowbody aircraft.
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Domestic air traffic up 22.8% to 1.24 crore in Aug: DGCA.
Domestic air passenger traffic rose 22.81 per cent to 1.24 crore in August this year as against 1.01 crore in the year-ago period, according to DGCA data released on Thursday. Budget carrier IndiGo flew 78.67 lakh passengers and accounted for 63.3 per cent of the total domestic passenger volume during the month, the Directorate General […]
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