In a move that underscores the aviation industry’s growing focus on sustainable fuel alternatives, Rolls-Royce and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have announced a collaboration to research hydrogen fuel system technology for aircraft. The partnership, revealed at the Farnborough International Airshow, aims to address key challenges in developing hydrogen as a viable zero-carbon aviation fuel. Hydrogen […]
AirAsia has launched its ‘FlyAhead’ service in India, allowing passengers to switch to an earlier flight by paying Rs 500-1,500 at the airport counter. “Guests who reach the airport six hours or more prior to their scheduled flight departure, can opt for the FlyAhead service at the AirAsia Airport Counter. Change fees, which are typically […]
Flipkart, one of India’s oldest e-commerce players, said it will sell the Middle East business of Cleartrip, acquired by the company last year, to local rival Wego as part of its strategy to focus on the Indian market. The financial details of the transaction were not revealed. Cleartrip, founded in 2006, is one of the […]
Gurgaon-based travel management company InterGlobe Air Transport said it has entered the hotel booking space in India under a tie-up with Spain-based bedsonline.com. “Through this alliance, we will be venturing into a new category of hotel bookings, diversifying our business while expanding our touchpoints across consumers’ travel journeys, with services including air travel, car rental […]
Government of India-controlled Bharat Electronics Ltd, a manufacturer of defence electronics, said it received its largest ever export order in the form of a Make in India offset-contract from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus Defence & Space. In September this year, Indian Air Force had signed a Rs 20,000 cr contract with Airbus Defence and Space […]
SpiceJet, one of the two companies trying to take over the national airline, has rejigged its holding structure by transferring its cargo business to a wholly owned subsidiary to allow for greater ease of monetization. The airline also said it will also raise Rs 2,500 cr through a qualified institutional placement of SpiceJet shares. The […]
SpiceJet said it signed yet another leasing agreement for an unspecified number of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which were pulled out of service in early 2019 following accidents and mishaps. The American aviation regulator was the first to re-approve the aircraft for operations in November last year, followed by Canadian and European authorities in January […]
Hyderabad based aviation equipment manufacturer Zen Technologies said it received a Rs 155 cr contract to a supply an anti-drone defence system to Indian Air Force. Details of the order were not disclosed, but the company said it would make the supplies over a 12-month period. Zen Technologies specializes in Defence Training Solutions, drones and […]
RattanIndia, a company focused on next-generation and disruptive businesses and led by Indiabulls founder Rajiv Rattan, said it expects to benefit from the new drone rules announced by the government this week. Government of India had, earlier this week, announced several far-reaching regulatory changes aimed at allowing people to use drones or unmanned aerial vehicles […]
Baba Kalyani, chairman and managing director of India’s largest forging and metal components manufacturer Bharat Forge, today expressed the opinion that the current economic setback on account of the second wave of COVID-19 is of a temporary nature. “The lock down in India to curtail the spread of Covid has clearly had an impact on […]
SpiceJet, India’s fastest-growing airline, said it will offer a discount of up to 30% on its base fares to registered healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and paramedics. Base fare excludes items like airport usage charges, taxes and so on. The offer is applicable for bookings and travel until 30 September, 2021. “To avail the benefits […]
HAL or Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, a government-owned aircraft maker, reported a 6% growth in its revenue for the current year despite a one-month shut-down related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bangalore-based company reported provisional revenue of Rs 22,700 crores for the year ending today, up from Rs 21,438 crores for the year ended March 2020. […]
HCL Technologies (HCL), one of India’s top IT services and outsourcing providers, said it has won a five-year deal to implement a digital workplace solution for the world’s largest aircraft maker Airbus. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Airbus is emerging as the biggest aircraft maker in the world after its long-time rival […]
SpiceJet said it has started offering a doorstep, pre-travel COVID-19 testing service to its passengers. A healthcare worker will visit the passenger at his or her home and collect the sample well in advance of the flight. The test result will be ready in time for the flight, and can be used for the same. […]
Low cost carrier SpiceJet has announced 62 new domestic and international flights, including two new flights to Muscat in Oman. The other flights cover almost all regions of the country and involve nearly all the major airports in India (see chart at the bottom). Out of the 62, four are international and 58 are domestic […]
More than 18,000 jobs have been lost in India’s aviation sector over a four month period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said today. The biggest loss was among ground handling crews, with 8,466 people losing their jobs in this segment. The total number of ground handling crew, who are […]
The Kerala government has requested the central government to restart international flights to Dubai, keeping in mind the Dubai government’s decision to reopen the airport and the requirement of Indians to return to work. “We have requested that flights to Dubai be restarted, given that the authorities there have given permission for residents of Dubai […]
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet said it has received regulatory approval to test drones to deliver e-commerce parcels, medical, pharma and other essential supplies. “Post trials and approvals, SpiceXpress, the dedicated cargo arm of SpiceJet, plans to use drones to provide for a quicker, faster and a cost-effective delivery,” low-cost carrier said. A SpiceXpress-led consortium had submitted […]
SpiceJet today made a formal announcement of the restarting of its domestic flying operations and reassured its customers about their safety inside the aircraft in view of the Coronavirus pandemic. The company resumed operations after a gap of exactly two months due to the Coronavirus lockdown. Flights are being operated on sectors such as Delhi-Bengaluru, […]
Kerala will impose a 14-day quarantine on all air travelers except those who are coming for “one or two days” for “business requirements”, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. The statement brings some clarity on the question of what happens to quarantine rules when domestic air travel is restarted on Monday. “The same rules that apply […]
