Civil Aviation

New Delhi: The government revealed that 102 aircraft are currently grounded due to supply chain disruptions. Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, informed the Lok Sabha about the challenges faced by airlines,...

New Delhi: Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari asked Parliament whether the government has any plans to make the old airport terminal operational again. Since the old terminal building at Chandigarh Airport has been repurposed for various...

Tel Aviv: Elbit Systems Deutschland has received an order from Lufthansa Technik to equip the German government's Airbus A350 aircraft with Elbit's advanced J-MUSIC Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) self-protection systems. This order follows the...

Mirabel, Canada. Air Canada, the national carrier of Canada, has signed a firm order with Airbus for five more latest generation single-aisle A220-300s on the fifth anniversary since taking delivery of its first A220...

Wiener Neustadt. Diamond Aircraft on December 19 announced a deal with Air India for the acquisition of three new twin-engine DA42-VI aircraft – with an option for six more – for Air India’s new...

New Delhi. Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, commemorated the arrival of its first A330-900 (A330neo) aircraft on December 19, 2024 with a launch ceremony held at Hangar...

Hamburg, Germany. Ireland’s national carrier Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first of six A321XLR aircraft. The airline becomes the second in the world to operate the A321XLR as well as the second...

Dublin: GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) announced December 17 that it has delivered the first of two Airbus H160 Helicopters on lease to Chipsan Aviation (Chipsan). These will be the first H160s to operate in...

Zurich: Zurich Airport Ltd. has signed a long-term offtake agreement for renewable diesel with Synhelion, a Swiss cleantech company producing solar fuels. From 2027, Zurich Airport Ltd. will purchase 30’000 litres of solar diesel...

New Delhi: IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) will wet-lease six B737 aircraft from Corendon Airlines (XC, Antalya) over the upcoming northern winter, according to ch-aviation research. The aircraft are due to operate on behalf...

New Delhi: The cumulative capex (capital expenditure) of Indian airports is expected to grow 12 per cent at Rs 60,000 crore in the three years through FY27 from Rs 53,000 crore during 2022-2024, to...

Hyderabad: GMR, the airport operator, launched an AI-powered digital twin platform at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad, in the presence of Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu. The minister stated that...

Geneva: Global airlines’ grouping IATA’s chief Willie Walsh has expressed optimism that India will provide more bilateral flying rights as Indian carriers are set to operate more wide-body planes in the coming years. India, one...