As concerns persist on higher air ticket prices, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Tuesday held a meeting with representatives of airlines, the official said. Airlines were advised to continue to monitor at their level and provide information to the DGCA to keep fares low as far as possible, he noted.
Jet Airways is currently operating only about 14 aircraft down from 26 last week. As per rules, an airline needs to have minimum 20 aircraft to be eligible to operate international flights.
Airfares have been on an upswing across India for last few weeks due to sharp decline in number of flights primarily caused by grounding of three-fourths of cash-strapped Jet Airways' 119-aircraft fleet.
On the BSE, the stock closed at Rs 251.10, shedding 5.21 per cent from the previous close. Intra-day, it had slumped 6.37 per cent to Rs 248.
The Jet Airways' Aircraft Maintenance Engineers' Union wrote to the aviation regulator on Tuesday morning that three months' salary was overdue to them and flight safety is at risk.
The airline's aircraft maintenance engineers' union wrote to the aviation regulator on Tuesday that three months of salary was overdue to them and flight safety "is at risk".
India on Tuesday grounded Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft used by the country's airline companies in light of the Ethopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people.
Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday issued additional safety instructions to SpiceJet and Jet Airways for operating Boeing 737 MAX planes.
As many as 149 passengers, including Indians, were killed when a Boeing 737 MAX plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed soon after taking off from Addis Ababa.
As many as 149 passengers, including Indians, were killed when a Boeing 737 MAX plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed soon after taking off from Addis Ababa.
Nearly 124 aircrafts, including Boeing 777-300 ERs, Airbus 330-200/ 300 and Boeing 737 Max 8 are operated by Jet Airways.
In the case of Kathpalia being detected 'BA positive' on November 11, the privileges of his licence have been suspended for a period of three years as per the provisions of applicable regulations, the official said.
The latest directive follows advisories issued by US watchdog Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing regarding the B 737 MAX planes after the crash of a Lion Air aircraft in Indonesia last month.
The plane had developed a technical snag on April 26, following which Congress demanded a probe into the "suspicious and faulty performance" of the aircraft before landing at the Hubballi airport in north Karnataka.
Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), which represents Air India's narrow-body fleet, had alleged on 13 August that as many as 19 aircraft, including nine Airbus A321s, were taken out of flying due to want of spares, resulting in a significant
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the flying license of two Jet Airways pilots for trying to take off an aircraft from a taxiway parallel to the runway at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for "repeated defiance" on issuing circular to airlines operating at the IGI Airport here to ensure that they do not empty toilet tanks midair
The observations raised by FAA assumes significance as it comes against the backdrop of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), an UN body, giving a low score to India following an audit programme for the country.
There was a rise of over 10 per cent in baggage-related complaints as compared to the corresponding period last year (16.6 per cent). In 2016, the figure was 19.7 per cent.
Five persons were killed when a 12-seater aircraft crashed in a crowded Mumbai suburb today, the second air mishap in Maharashtra in as many days.
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