Category Archives for Aviation.
SpiceJet’s first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has landed in India. This would be inducted in service shortly and will be used to fly to Hong Kong from November 2018. Here is what to expect inside this plane.
50 years since the first Boeing 747 rolled off the assembly line for PanAm. Now, Air India is planning to deploy their 747s on the Delhi – Kolkata and Delhi – Mumbai routes during Durga Puja and Diwali and promises a new experience to everyone.
SpiceJet is all set to fly to Hong Kong from Delhi later this year. Bookings are currently open and the timings look pretty good for budget travellers. The more you save on tickets, the more you can spend on food and shopping in Hong Kong!
IndiGo is adding routes and aircraft at a mind-boggling rate, in times of high fuel prices and diminishing profits. For one, they have added Kuala Lumpur as their 12th international destination starting November 1. They will add daily flights from New Delhi and Bengaluru to Kuala Lumpur.
Jet Airways was supposed to go ahead with their meal-less ticket sales today. But the airline has decided to delay their plans by a few weeks. That means, you still get food on these cheap tickets for the coming days.
Pakyong is the first airport in Sikkim, inaugurated yesterday. The first greenfield airport in north-eastern parts of India. Time to fly to Pakyong. SpiceJet will be the first airline to connect here from Calcutta and Guwahati.
Lufthansa used to operate a flight between Pune and Frankfurt using a Boeing 737. They cancelled that contract and stopped the flights to Pune. Looks like they have come up with a creative but sad solution. They will use an Airbus A319 with intra-Europe Business class to operate this route from November 1.
Spicejet is the launch customer of the Bombardier Q400 90 seats variant. They have 25 Bombardier Q400 on order with an option of 25 more Bombardier Q400. Last week, they took delivery of the first 90-seat Bombardier Q400.
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of their first Airbus A350-900ULR. This marks a milestone for them as they will be using the aircraft to (re)start the longest flight in the world.
Cathay Pacific and Qantas, both founding members of oneworld, have long had their co-operation very limited. This is now changing with both getting into extensive codesharing, and this opens up new flight routes for Asian passengers.
Here is a hilarious sorry one. The government of India employees who work with the Airport Authority of India, stop their work and organise a religious discourse and go dance make merry on the premises while still with their badges are on which means they are on duty.
