23 of 27 Air India’s 787-8 have been affected by a new FAA airworthiness directive, to install fixes as certain areas in the wheel threat zones could be susceptible to damage.
Air India’s 787s need repair under a new FAA airworthiness directive
The Airbus A350 is set for World’s longest flight
Airbus has confirmed that both A350 variants the A350-900 and A350-1000 can be modified to have enough range to operate the world’s longest routes under Qantas’ Project Sunrise, which should be a 21-hour long flight.
Etihad’s offering free Abu Dhabi stopover till December 31, 2019
Etihad is running a free two nights Abu Dhabi stopover program. Eligible transit passengers can book a free two nights stay at one of the 20 participating hotels.
IndiGo increases flights to Kuala Lumpur and Doha
IndiGo has added quite a few international flights from Mumbai, especially to Saudi Arabia. IndiGo has now launched a second daily flight to Doha from Mumbai. IndiGo has also added 2x daily flights to Kuala Lumpur from Chennai.
Vistara further expands its presence from Delhi & Mumbai with the 737s
Vistara is inducting 4 Boeing 737s and 1 all-economy A320neo at the moment. Vistara is adding new routes from Delhi and Mumbai as a result of this move. More coming soon.
Air India AI 183 to San Francisco arrives with a hole in the door
Air India’s 777-200LR, VT-ALH, seems to have developed damage in the door while being airborne between Delhi and San Francisco.
Body scanners coming to Indian airports by March 2020
Currently, walk-through metal detectors and hand-held metal detectors are used at all Indian airports. 84 Indian airports will install body scanners by March 2020.
Get a free Bosphorus Cruise on your Turkish Airlines stopover
New Turkish Airlines Stopover Tour options include a 4-hour tour, a cruise on the Bosphorus river between Europe and Asia, or a 2 day stay as well.
Vistara to add new routes out of Mumbai
Vistara is taking 10 ex-Jet Airways 737s, out of which 2 have already joined its fleet. Vistara is planning to add 3 new destinations out of Mumbai in June 2019.
Virgin Atlantic’s and KLM’s new flights to India on sale this week onwards
Virgin Atlantic announced a new daily Mumbai-London Heathrow flight. KLM announced a new 3x weekly Bangalore-Amsterdam flight apart from other capacity additions. Both flights are now on sale.
Singapore Airlines to introduce new A380 product including Suites in India
Singapore Airlines unveiled a whole new product onboard their A380 in 2017, which included new. Singapore Airlines will deploy the A380 with a new hard product to Mumbai and Delhi.
