Category Archives for Aviation.
Jet Airways Tata transaction is being discussed. This means you may hear about Vistara and Jet Airways will be owned by the same owners in the coming days, months or years. Six months ago, no one would have thought this was going to happen, now it is staring us in our face.
Jet Airways and Vistara as one? That will be years later if this Tata deal of Jet Airways proceeds. Here is what needs to be done before this is a done deal.
Air Canada currently operates a 4x weekly year-round service to Mumbai from Toronto. Air Canada Mumbai to Toronto flight will now only operate in Winters from 2019.
China Southern, one of the biggest Chinese carriers, is exiting SkyTeam. Word is just out that they are not going to renew their contract with SkyTeam on January 1, 2019 and will work on the exit formalities through 2019.
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!
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.
Air India’s ground staff at Mumbai Airport are striking since last night, which is causing the delay of a couple of hours for those who are flying Air India. You are advised to check before you leave home.
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.
WOW Air is being acquired by Icelandair for a transaction price of $18 million. This saves the airline from extinction and gives it the opportunity to thrive all over again.
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.
