[New Delhi] 25 IndiGo’s Crew Members Faced Enforcement Action Just Six Months
44 crew members, including pilots, of
Jet Airways faced enforcement actions this year till June end, followed by
IndiGo (25),
Air India (22),
Spicejet (15),
GoAir (8),
Vistara (4) and
AirAsia (2).
On August 11, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha informed Parliament that DGCA acted against 63 pilots of SpiceJet for operating flights beyond their stipulated duty hours. In 2014, there were 391 enforcement actions by the DGCA.
As per DGCA Reports ,270 airline crew violated safety norms this year
As many as 270 airline crew members, mostly pilots, were found violating safety norms this year by regulator DGCA which suspended over 150 of them, raising serious concerns about aviation safety.
The number paints an alarming picture as there was a total of
275 “enforcement actions” by DGCA last year, compared
270 such actions being initiated in less than eight months this year.
“Instances of safety violations are increasing. To curb such incidents, the regulator has stepped up surveillance activities,” a senior DGCA official said.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had earlier this week suspended flying licenses of two pilots of
Air India and
Jet Airways
for four years as they were found to be drunk soon after operating international flights. It had also directed the airlines to register FIRs against them.
Violation of safety requirements such as being drunk while operating a flight can also attract imprisonment.
One cabin crew member each from the two carriers have also been suspended for the same violation for one year.
As per latest data available with DGCA, there were safety violations involving around 270 airline crew members this year till August 12 and the number stood at 169 at the end of June.
Most of them were pilots, flight commanders and first officers.
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25 Indigo’s Crew Members Faced Enforcement Action During Six Months Of This Year
National Carrier ‘Maharaja’ To Share MRO Facilities with Pvt Airline Spicejet
[Nagpur] National Carrier A I To Share MRO Facilities with Pvt Airline Spicejet
Air India has finally succeeded in roping-in a private airline to use the maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) facility at the SEZ in Mihan
An MoU has been signed by Air India Engineering Services CEO H R Jagannath and Spicejet vice president Arun Kashyap in the presence of top AI officials
With the signing of the agreement, Spicejet will send its aircraft from the fleet of 42 planes to Nagpur MRO in immediate future,
Spread over 50 acres of land adjacent to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, the Rs 600 crore MRO, which is connected by a 3.5 km taxiway, offers this facility.
The construction work of the MRO, funded by Boeing, commenced in March 2011 and completed in a record period of 3.5 years. It was finally handed over to Air India on December 29, 2014, and actual operations commenced from August 27 last year
AI Flight Makes Emergency Landing,120 Passengers Deplaned Safely
[Chennai,TN] National Carrier’s Flight Makes Emergency Landing,120 Passengers Deplaned Safely
Air India plane carrying around 120 passengers on board from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport made an emergency landing here this afternoon However, all passengers on the Airbus 320 aircraft were deplaned safely on landing of the flight at 1519 hours, It Was a Six And Half Year Old Aircraft
Govt Formulating Norms Of Ticket Cancellation’Fee’For Indigo Like AL
[New Delhi]Govt Formulating Norms Of Ticket Cancellation Fee For Airlines
Apart From The Airfare Capping, Civil Aviation Ministry is working on new norms for ticket cancellation+baggage+ denied boarding,
Largest airline by market share IndiGo and government-run Air India hiked its cancellation charges, Directorate General of Civil Aviation had sought an explanation from the carriers over the issue.
A total of 46,833 passengers were affected due to flight cancellations, delays and denied boarding, involving a compensation of Rs 1.33 crore during April.
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju Said that the Government is working on new norms with respect to ticket cancellation fee amid concerns that airlines have been levying high charges on passengers.
“There are a lot of suggestions we are working on,” Minister today said in a response to a query on whether the ministry is formulating norms with regard to ticket cancellation charges and related issues.
He was speaking here on the sidelines of a function, where Airports Authority of India (AAI) National Skill Development Corporation and National Skill Development Fund entered into an agreement for skill development in aviation sector.
.Recently, domestic air passengers’ body APAI wrote to the ministry and the DGCA about issues such as adequate compensation to fliers in the eventuality of their flight getting cancelled or delayed.
Air India Offers Fare@ Rs1499:Tough Competition For Indigo
[New Delhi]National Carrier Air India Offers Fare @ Rs 1499
Giving a Tough Competition Domestic Budget Carriers Indigo+Spicejet, State Run Airline Launches Super Sale Scheme
Close on the heels of the budget carriers rolling out low fares, Government-run Air India has also launched a limited period super sale scheme, offering customers all-inclusive ticket prices starting as low as Rs 1,499 on its domestic network.
The tickets under this Scheme can be booked between today and May 25 for a travel period between July and September 30,
The July-September and January-March quarters are considered lean season as against the rest two quarters in terms of travel demand.
Last week three no-frills airlines –SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air Asia India, had announced low airfares for their flights under similar schemes.
Air India Flyer Dies Of Cardiac Arrest At Chennai Airport
[Chennai,TN ]Air India Flyer Dies of Cardiac Arrest at Chennai Airport
A 42-year-old flyer from Dubai died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Chennai airport today,
Rahim, hailing from Ambasamudram, complained of chest pain to the airport personnel after he disembarked from the Air India flight and collapsed,
Airport medical staff rushed to the spot but failed to save Rahim
State Run Air India To Spread Wings In Africa+Scandinavia
[New Delhi]State Run Air India To Spread Wings In Africa+Scandinavia
Air India aims to provide point-to-point connectivity to African and Scandinavian regions, where it currently does not operate, besides enhancing services on existing routes,
As per Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashwanai Lohani , In the immediate future, the government-run airline will launch services to Washington, DC from the national capital, , adding, the national carrier is also looking at taking its services to African and Scandinavian countries.
Air India plans to expand further in the US, where it already operates in four places — New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Newark, Lohani said.
In the last four months alone, Air India has added two international destinations –San Francisco and Vienna in its network.
It is all set to launch five-times-a-week services to the Austrian city Vienna from here from tomorrow. In Europe, the airline currently flies to seven cities including London, Paris, Milan and Franfurt.
The airline currently operates to 35 international destinations across the US, Europe, Australia, Far East and South East Asia and the Gulf.
State Run Air India to Fly In Morning Also to Jammu from Delhi
[Jammu] State Run Air India to Fly In Morning Also to Jammu from Delhi
Air India will commence a morning flight from New Delhi to Jammu from April 8
“Beginning from April 8, Air India will operate a flight in the morning from New Delhi to Jammu and back from April 8,” Union Minister of State in PMO, Jitendra Singh said today.
The decision was taken today in a meeting with Union Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey after Singh had proposed additional flights between Jammu and Delhi, particularly in the early morning and evening hours.
“The flight will take off from New Delhi 7.45 AM and will reach Jammu at 8.45 AM. After 45 minutes of halt, it will take off from Jammu at 9.30 AM and will reach New Delhi at 10.30 AM,”
As per Union Minister,The flight will operate thrice a day and will be made daily after observing the response to it,
India’s Domestic Flyers Surged By 24% Indigo’s OTP Dips To 82.9%
[New Delhi]India’s Domestic Flyers Surged By 24% Indigo’s OTP Dips To 82.9%
India’s domestic air passenger traffic surged by over 24 per cent to 161.31 lakh in the February this year over the same period of 2015 even as the number of flyers declined when compared to January 2016.
The eleven domestic carriers including state-run
Air India had flown 121.61 lakh passengers in February, 2015, according to the air traffic data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today.
Budget carrier
SpiceJet, maintained its high seat factor run, logging over 90 per cent seat factor for the ninth consecutive time with 92.3 per cent load factor during the month.
On the other hand,
Tata-SIA run full service Vistara and another Tata group-invested airline Air Asia India along with Spicejet gained market share, rest of the carriers saw a marginal dip in their pie.
In terms of ontime performance from the four metro airports –Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai –Vistara delivered the hugest OTP at 90.7 per cent followed by IndiGo and Jet Airways at 90.7 and 82.9 per cent OTP respectively, in February.
According to DGCA, the overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines during the reporting month stood at 0.7 per cent per cent. Two regional airline Air Costa and Air Pegasus, cancelled nearly 20 per cent and 16 per cent of the total flights operated by them.
NationalCarrier Will Present One Crew In indigenous Fabric Khadi
[New Delhi]Following PM’s Apeal National Carrier To Promote indigenous Fabric Khadi
Air India’s One crew will wear khadi garments soon
Cabin crew aboard the Air India One the official aircraft of the President, the Prime Minister and the Vice-President — will soon be wearing khadi garments to promote adoption of the indigenous fabric.
The Khadi Gramodyog Bhawan, under the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), has already secured an order for the same.
While female crew members will wear a silk saree, their male counterparts will turn up with Jodhpuri bandgala coats, trousers and jackets — all made up of khadi,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advocated the need for use of khadi products as a homage to Mahatma Gandhi and pitched for efforts to popularise the fabric in his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
KVIC falls under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry.
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