Air India had nearly 15% of their narrowbody fleet grounded in September’18 due to lack of spare. While all A319s are back in the fleet, last 6 Air India A321 will rejoin the roster by December’18.
Captain Arvind Kathpalia failed the pre-flight Breathalyzer test when he reported for operating AI111 to London on November 11. This is the second time in 2 years, he is involved in an incident relating to Breathalyzer.
IndiGo had placed an order for 430 A320s. Now, they are moving for bigger planes, with a conversion of 150 of these A320s to the bigger A321neo aircraft. These planes are expected to power their long-haul international ambitions for now!
Jet Airways seems to be underway in consolidating their International network. Jet seems to be ready to cut the cord on pulling out from international routes of non-hubs and non-focus cities for now.
Aeroflot used to operate a Mumbai to Moscow nonstop flight back in the day. Now, Ural Airlines are launching a nonstop flight on Mumbai to Moscow route from March 31, 2019.
Etihad has introduced a new Economy Space cabin onboard its widebody aircraft. Etihad Economy Space seats feature up to 36 inches of legroom. This should considerably make life better for those who want to fly with more space in economy.
GoAir, who recently launched their International operations, are mounting more and more flights to Phuket and Male. After Mumbai and Delhi, you will now be able to take a direct flight from Bangalore to these lovely holiday destinations.
Virgin Atlantic Business Class currently features Herringbone seats. They will debut the new Upper Class seat on the A350-1000. The first A350-1000 is scheduled to be delivered in mid-2019.
British Airways is set to unveil a new Club World seat in 2019, 13 years after launching the last version in 2006. The new Business class will debut on the incoming A350-1000s, scheduled to join the fleet in 2019.
Air Canada initially served the route till 1991. It restarted Mumbai to Toronto route in Winter 2017. Air Canada currently operates 4x weekly flights with a Boeing 777LR.
After Vistara’s RADA, it is time for Taxi-Bot at New Delhi airport. Israel Aerospace Industry (IAI) and TLD group have tied up with KSU Aviation Pvt. Ltd. to bring TLD’s Taxi-Bot to New Delhi airport.
