Re: India Aviation - 2024

Game-Changer: Air India Plans New Non-Stop Flights from Delhi to LA and Dallas by Gary Leff on January 5, 2024 https://viewfromthewing.com/game-changer-air-india-plans-new-non-stop-flights-from-delhi-to-la-and-dallas/ I still prefer breaking up a very long flight with a layover. I find flying more ...

Re: Air India News and Discussion 2024

Instead of Repaint, would be better if we mention New Livery, as technically new frames are coming in both new and old livery. Wonder why they are still delivering frames in the old livery one would assume at this point there committed to the newbranding ? They want their new livery to match their ...

Re: Unconfirmed: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX

We already have a thread on Boeing urges inspection of MAX jets.

Shouldn't they just expand the scope of work to inspect for loose bolts in the rudder control system to entire aircraft?

MCAS, Rudders, Plugged doors...

Re: Air India News and Discussion 2024

Instead of Repaint, would be better if we mention New Livery, as technically new frames are coming in both new and old livery.

Re: Air India - News and Discussion 2023

The new Air India Express livery will unique pattern background behind the tangerine and turquoise design. This is seen on the new 737 MAX.

Maybe they will have some unique designs also on Air India.

Re: India Aviation - 2023

And what is up with Akasa? lots of negative chatter in the WhatsApp/Social Media space. How did they fall so quickly? This was posted by a user in another forum. The poster's username, he seems to be a pilot with Akasa. Well, Some of you are simply jumping into conclusions. Here is the inside info....

Re: India Aviation - 2023

My home airport RAJ shifted operations to the new greenfield airport on 10 September. The existing airport had its last flights on 8th. Flights on 9th were cancelled to allow shifting and setup of equipment and operations started from greenfield airport on 10th. New airport was inaugurated by the PM...

Justin Trudeau's aircraft breakdown after G20 summit, India

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/justin-trudeaus-backup-plane-is-en-route-after-faulty-jet-strands-him-in-india-4381533 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/11/canada-pm-justin-trudeau-stuck-in-india-g20-plane-breaks-down "Justin Trudeau Still In India, Backup Plane En Route After Jet Tro...

Re: Air India 777 on an India-SFO non stop made an emergency landing in Magadan, Russia

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/air-india-apologises-offers-refund-to-those-who-were-stranded-in-russia-4104529

Air India will refund full fare of the flight and also provide voucher for future travel.

Re: India Aviation - 2023

There's a front page "breaking news" article on Indigo having secret talks with Go First for takeover in today's local language newspaper Divya Bhaskar. Couldn't find an English article for the same. This newspaper is published by one of the top print media companies in India. https://www....

Re: India Aviation - 2023

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/jet-airways-ceo-designate-sanjiv-kapoor-quits-11682680291370.html Jet Airways CEO-designate Sanjiv Kapoor quits Grounded airline Jet Airways' CEO-designate Sanjiv Kapoor quit the airline, an official statement confirmed. His last day at the office is 1 May, 2...

Re: Status of ex-Interjet Sukhoi Fleet?

Interjet reminds me of Air Inter...
Air Inter was the sole operator of Dassault Mercure. Interjet was the largest operator of SS100 outside Russia.
Livery color scheme is similar
Name is similar
Both were LCA

Re: India Aviation - 2023

The schedule is as follows UK241 BOM0730 - MRU1200 32Q x24 UK242 MRU1330 - BOM2100 32Q x24 However, the schedule does not provide many connection possibilities to other Vistara destinations, especially on the outbound leg to Mauritius. They might be constrained by slot availability at BOM. An after...

Re: Report: AI to order 435 single aisle and 70 widebody aircraft

1932 - JRD Tata founded Tata Air Mail 1938 - Renamed to Tata Air Lines 1946 - Renamed to Air India and made company public 1947 - 49% stake acquired by Govt. Of India 1948 - First international flight to London 1953 - Air India is nationalized 1978 - JRD Tata fired as Air India chairman https://amp....

Re: Updated: Air India nears historic order for up to 500 jets

IMO a split order to both their partners to keep them happy and also ensure faster scaleup.

Tata Advanced Systems has a JV with Boeing to manufacture aero-structures for Apache helicopters.
Tata Advanced Systems is putting up a plant to manufacture Airbus C-295 planes.

Myanmar National Airlines - Bullet fired from ground, passenger injured

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/1/myanmars-military-accuses-rebels-of-firing-on-passenger-plane Myanmar’s military accuses rebels of firing on passenger plane Myanmar’s military government has promised to take “serious action” against rebel forces that it has blamed for an attack on a passen...

Re: KSA to launch ‘RIA’, a new national carrier.

Best of luck to KSA. Highly doubt it can do what Emirates or Qatar did. 1. OD market to Riyadh is not as big as Dubai. Developing that will take time. Dubai's development might have slowed down but Doha is still going strong on development. 2. Liquor policy to some extend. Special rules might be mad...

Re: Pakistan reportedly seeks to sell PIA stake to Qatar

Explain the meaning of "Next Sri Lanka in making" I don't understand https://www.ft.com/content/31f9fbd5-996a-4c24-8c5d-3fcf824c0d93 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-01/pakistan-finance-chief-sees-imf-loan-helping-weather-the-storm Lots of links if you search on google... P...

Re: Pakistan reportedly seeks to sell PIA stake to Qatar

Pakistan is the next Sri Lanka in making. They are in dire need for cash. If Pakistan Government can sell PIA while it still has value, it should. Pakistani population flying thru Doha will get QR an assured base load. Its a win-win situation for QR and Pakistan. The value of Sri Lankan has fallen n...

Re: Emirates Delays

There was a dust storm yesterday. Visibility would be improve over next 2-3 days.

Used A320neo - no takers?

As on now, Indigo has returned 8 A320neo with P&W engines to the lessors after using it for slightly less than 6 years. This is as per their routine trend to return just before its C-Check is due. However the first ones were returned in March 2022. Even after 5 months, there's no information on ...

Re: Media reports: Airbus close to Air India deal for A350 aircraft

https://twitter.com/AirbusDefence/status/1441304749924491269 Tata Aerospace Ltd (TAL) has long been a vendor for Airbus. TAL is setting up a FAL for Airbus C295 in India. This was announced even before AI became part of Tata. Tata giving order to Airbus will be mutually beneficial on long term. Tata...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - 2022

It's strange that Indigo flight attendants are claiming "sick" leave when they are not sick. How can Indigo allow this to happen? Don't they ask for a doctor's note? I posted this on the Indian Aviation forum, since this also involves Indigo. A doctor's note is not required if an employee...

Re: Air India considering order for 300 narrow-body planes : Reports

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/many-indigo-flights-across-country-delayed-aviation-regulator-seeks-explanation-news-agency-ani-3123486 IndiGo airline's operations were affected across the country with several of its domestic flights were delayed delays due to the non-availability of crew members. ...

Re: Jet Airways: News and Discussion Thread

The NEO's are leaving the 6E fleet slowly. There aren't enough neos available in the used market. New early delivery slots from Airbus aren't available either for this type. So I'd be surprised if they consider this model. A220 or E-Jet E2 will be a real suprise. 737Max be ideal choice. 5 neos have...

Re: Jet Airways: News and Discussion Thread

Aren't the cost of D-checks are already built in the leasing costs? Its not like Jet will have to pay the lessor separately for the checks.

Jet and SpiceJet, both Boeing 737 operators, was/are struggling compared to A320 operators - Indigo, Vistara, Go Air and Air Asia.

Re: Jet Airways: News and Discussion Thread

avier wrote:

Can't wait for their new aircraft order; which aircraft type it'd be and how many.

Re: Tata Group appoints former Chairperson of Turkish Airlines Ilker Ayci as the CEO of Air India

We cant expect Mr. Ayci to replicate TK in India. When TK turned around, it had full government support. Here in India, it would be the opposite. High taxes and financing costs, Infrastructure development would take decades, Indigo has nearly half the market share in domestic and short-haul internat...

Re: Tata Group appoints former Chairperson of Turkish Airlines Ilker Ayci as the CEO of Air India

Sooner or later there will be only 1 or 2 brands - AI as FSC and AIX as LCC. LCC: -- Air Asia group wants to quit the Indian market anyway. It has already decreased its share considerably. -- Tata wont pay royalty fees to Air Asia group when they now have AIX brand. -- Merger will be the first prior...

Re: Tata Group appoints former Chairperson of Turkish Airlines Ilker Ayci as the CEO of Air India

What should Mr. Ayci do? Immediate: -- Get its entire fleet back to its flying condition -- Focus on cleanliness of the interiors -- Focus on on time departures -- Update the website and customer support -- Start shortlisting staff to be kicked out once the 1 year moratorium is over -- Focus on addi...

Re: DL287 Returns To SEA After Traveling Halfway To PVG

Reminds me a little of what AI was doing for most of 2020, operating flights as repatriation flights, but they were, ummmm, daily haha. Pretty much a full schedule to many cities (with UA just offering a flight here or there), until the USA said "we see what you are doing" :-D Fun times.....

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q2 2021

In March '21 alone, they took delivery of 6 new A321neo (CFM leap variant). In April they took two. Their deliveries are still on, while they phase out the A320ceo fleet. However, the retirements of a/c is currently more than induction, because traffic is very much down. Interestingly, their net se...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q1 2021

I presume they would use ATR 72s onthese sectors...though they can use a 320 but that would be too hot for its brakes. BLR is on A320. DEL, BOM, HYD is on ATR.72. Oh I was expecting them to put 320 on DEL route but whatever floats their boat...Best of luck from LKO !! There's much more demand for B...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q1 2021

FligtReporter wrote:

sand26391 wrote:

IndiGo had loaded Rajkot into its system for bookings for flights wef 28 March. Flights to DEL BOM BLR HYD.

I presume they would use ATR 72s onthese sectors...though they can use a 320 but that would be too hot for its brakes.

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q1 2021

Congratulations from Pune. Had to look up Raj on IATA to find out it's Rajkot. Gujarat. What I am confused by is your statement twice, is there land given for the greenfield airport and construction is yet to start or what. Yes. The land is already marked. Majority of the land is wasteland owned by...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q1 2021

My home RAJ is getting connected to India now. SpiceJet: DEL - SG 643/644 - Daily - B737 BOM - SG 947/948 - Daily - B737 BLR - SG 882/883 - Daily (Starting 24 Feb 2021) - B737 HYD - Announced today starting 01 March 2021. Will be Q400 Air India: DEL - AI 403/404 - Daily - A319 BOM - AI 655/656 - Da...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q1 2021

My home RAJ is getting connected to India now. SpiceJet: DEL - SG 643/644 - Daily - B737 BOM - SG 947/948 - Daily - B737 BLR - SG 882/883 - Daily (Starting 24 Feb 2021) - B737 HYD - Announced today starting 01 March 2021. Will be Q400 Air India: DEL - AI 403/404 - Daily - A319 BOM - AI 655/656 - Dai...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q1 2021

EK currently has 9 weekly flights BOM-DXB & HYD-DXB. possible uplift points for the vaccine bound for Brazil. Since the vaccines were made by Serum Institute of India, most probable point of loading would be Mumbai. Guess is A6-EPM doing EK 9325 departing BOM at 14:00* and landing in DXB at 16:...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q1 2021

Was there an Emirates flight between India and Dubai? A6-EGI did just Dubai-Brazil route. EK currently has 9 weekly flights BOM-DXB & HYD-DXB. possible uplift points for the vaccine bound for Brazil. Since the vaccines were made by Serum Institute of India, most probable point of loading would ...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q1 2021

Azul will be flying an A330neo from Brazil to India (Mumbai), to pick-up 2 million does of the covid19 vaccine. Will be a rare and interesting sight for plane spotters at BOM. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/covid-19-brazil-sends-plane-to-india-for-vaccines-as-infections-soa...

Re: Cost cutting at Emirates

I am ex-EK. Most people are unhappy and don't see an alternative. I worked with colleagues who been in a single position for +10 years. No movement. It's nice to have a government who can pay salaries if business can't. But I don't think this is the global standard. Some people working in tourism i...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - Q4 2020

TATA's have officially put in their bid for Air India. They have submitted their EoI over the weekend. They have, however, put the bid for AI through AirAsia India and not Vistara. https://m.timesofindia.com/business/india-business/tatas-bid-for-air-india-67-years-after-exit/amp_articleshow/7971244...

Re: DOT now goes after India for impairing U.S airline rights

Pre-COVID DL found the market very limited and loss making. They started regular direct flights only a few days before the pandemic forced a suspension of flights. Now DL is crying foul and wants to fly to India. Just to fill their seats in their freighters for a limited time?

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - April 2020

HDFC Trustee Co picks 5.45% stake in SpiceJet What does HDFC know that we don't? "The shares were bought from the open market." per article. That's an operational point of how the shares were procured that unfortunately, doesn't throw light on their reasoning for the purchase. HDFC is a v...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - February 2020

There was an Indian blogger that had written a similar experience under a sensational heading called "One Night in Paris". I'm sure it is there somewhere on the Internet. You mean this: http://jayharishshah.blogspot.com/ The reason why I always ask my parents to transit in either in Dubai...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - February 2020

vadodara wrote:

Why mix politics with business.

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - February 2020

Vistara finally seems to have made up its mind on the debut international flight out of India - All indications are that it will Japan instead of United Kingdom {first launch ops and not only launch}. https://twitter.com/LiveFromALounge/status/1228976649221349376 ( Has all the detailed explanation)...

Re: Ethiopian B737 opens cockpit window in flight, twice, to clear debris from windshield

OP: Welcome to A.net Nightdesigns The captain was brave enough to clean the windshield by hand. Without this window cleaning bravery, it would be nearly impossible to land with zero visibility. I thought like cars, planes also had a windshield water sprayer, although with some additives and heater t...

Re: Indian Aviation Thread - January 2020

That's a very bold claim coming from that blog. AI only operates CFM A320 NEOs. IT would be huge if 12 CFM NEOs need engine replacements so soon. It's not the NEOs. AI operates around 66 A320ceo family aircraft consisting of A319, 320 and 321s. An August 2018 Times of India report mentioned that 12...

Re: Reports of Ukrainian 737 Crash in Tehran,Iran

yurieu wrote:

Hmm so if this isn't a missile strike, maybe it's a ultra rare kind of malfunction.