GoAir, which has ten grounded aircraft at the moment, will cancel flights en masse on January 24, 2020, onwards on the back of non-availability of spare engines.
GoAir to cancel many flights due to non-availability of aircraft
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Airbus will produce A321neo aircraft from Toulouse from 2022 onwards
Airbus is expanding the production of the A321neo family and will use the Toulouse site to assemble aircraft from 2022 onwards. This will involve repurposing the existing A380 Final Assembly Line and replacing it with the A321 line.
Boeing Statement on 737 MAX postpones (re)entry into service till mid-2020
The Boeing 737 MAX won’t come back in the air at least till June 2020, as per the latest statement from Boeing. This is not good news for the airlines, nor for the customers, who are suffering through high fares at the moment and reduced capacity.
Boeing 777X set for first flight on January 24, 2020
The Boeing 777X is going to take to the skies for the first time on January 23, 2020, establishing a series of test flights that will eventually help the plane get certification in the days ahead for a 2021 Entry into Service.
KLM acquiring Dutch assets of Jet Airways, including one Boeing 77W aircraft
Jet Airways is selling one of their Boeing 77W parked in Amsterdam to KLM, as a part of a deal which will give them approximately USD 23 million in cash. Here is how this transaction works.
Major Indian Airports screening passengers arriving from China due to the Novel Coronavirus outbreak
The new respiratory pneumonia virus which first originated in Wuhan City in China, is being screened for at Indian airports. Arriving passengers from China will be subject to thermal screening at Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata airports.
My Vistara “Refreshment” Breakfast flight
On a recent Vistara flight, I was served Snacks instead of breakfast at a time when it was supposed to be a legit breakfast flight. Here is why such a move in the short run is not something Vistara should be considering.
Blade (officially) launches in India with flights between Mumbai/Pune/Shirdi
Blade, the helicoper charter service, known as the Uber of choppers, has launched in India with flights between Mumbai / Pune / Shirdi, and heading soon into Bangalore as well. Just fire up the app and order your chopper.
Iran admits to shooting down Ukraine Airlines 737 Jet Flight PS752
Iran has confirmed that they have by error downed PS752, the Ukrainian aircraft, which was flying to Kyev. This unfortunate incident killed 176 people on January 8, 2020.
Vistara may have passed over 4 Boeing 787-9s, Biman Bangladesh may pick them up
It seems like the four 787-9 aircraft which were rumoured to be taken up by Vistara would not be the case. Having failed to have struck a deal with Vistara, Boeing seems to have made an offer to Biman Bangladesh to sell these aircraft to them.
Air India goes big with 6 weekly temporary flights between Mumbai and London (Heathrow and Stansted)
Mumbai – London flights will get a huge capacity boost, at least temporarily, with Air India adding 6 new weekly flights in February 2020 through March 2020.
