Category Archives for Aviation.
Air India might finally be sold to a private party in the coming months. The Government of India has confirmed that Air India has received financial bids for the sale of the airline on September 15, 2021, which will mean that the Government will accept one of these bids and hand over the keys to the Airlines House sometime soon.
Vinod Kannan, the current CCO of Vistara, will be promoted to CEO in 2022 as Leslie Thng returns to Singapore Airlines to take on a new role.
Jet Airways’ new promoters, the Jalan Kalrock Consortium, tell us a bit more about the expected revival of the airline in 2022 for domestic operations, fleet building and more.
Delhi Airport is reportedly getting ready to launch its own lounge for passengers travelling out of India. Consequently, both Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines have shut their lounges in the airport.
Bangalore Airport has signed a new contract with Plaza Premium Group, where Plaza Premium will design and operate the passenger interactions for the airport for the decade ahead.
A Jet Airways aircraft which has been parked at Schipol Airport in The Netherlands for over two years, has finally been sold.
Emirates has moved forward the delivery timeline of the last of their A380 aircraft, bringing them into their fleet by November 2021. These will be the last A380 aircraft ever delivered, signifying the end of an era with them.
Vistara, the latest full-service carrier of India has received the US DoT permission to operate flights to the USA. This is the first step amongst many to set up operations to the USA.
If you were thinking of flying into India or heading outside the country over the next few weeks, let’s forget it. India has announced that for now, only travel under the Vande Bharat Mission and air bubble flights are allowed.
India has granted approval to Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft to fly again in the country. This should be important for Akasa, the new airline planning to take off in India, soon.
Finally, there are more flights coming around to the United Kingdom, with Air India and British Airways launching more flights to connect India and the UK as a consequence of India getting on the amber list (plus India allowing more flights!)
