Jet Airways over the past few weeks has updated its schedule to reflect the deployment of all ten B777-300ER (B77W) aircraft. This will probably be the first time when all 10 aircraft will be effectively used for long haul operations.…
Vistara becomes the fourth airline in India to induct Airbus A320neo
Vistara, the TATA-SIA joint venture took delivery of its 1st Airbus A320neo and 14th aircraft in fleet today. The aircraft is registered VT-TNB. The airline had selected BOC aviation to lease 20 aircraft, 13 A320ceo and 7 A320neo in second half of…
Spicejet moves ahead with investments in Technology
Low cost carrier Spicejet has lately been in the news for the proposed long haul operations. The airline has been silently transforming itself on the technology front, after coming out of near bankruptcy two years ago. The airline has started…
First B737 MAX reaches its hometown – Kuala Lumpur
Malindo Air, the launch operator of B737MAX family took delivery of its first aircraft on 16th May 2017. The 737MAX program was launched by Boeing in August 2011 to counter the A320neo (New Engine Option) family of rival Airbus in…
Is Surat the opportunity which airlines missed?
Estimates suggest that eight out of ten diamonds polished worldwide are cut in Surat. Some of the biggest names in Petrochemicals – Essar, Reliance, Shell, ONGC have business in neighboring Hazira which houses a deep-water LNG terminal and over a…
Jet Airways finds routes to utilize wide body aircraft effectively
Jet Airways will strengthen its hub at Amsterdam with a flight from Bengaluru effective 29th October 2017. This will be the fourth daily departure for the airline from Amsterdam with current departures to Mumbai, Delhi and Toronto. The airline had…
IndiGo announces flights to Doha – will it interline?
IndiGo, India’s largest carrier by domestic market share, announced flights to Qatari capital Doha. The flights announced earlier this week will be effective 5th May, initially from Delhi & Mumbai. The airline had announced 6 new destinations – 3 each…
Spicejet to increase ancillary revenue by advertisement on fuselage
A Spicejet Boeing B737-800 aircraft will have TATA Hexa – the latest vehicle from Tata Motors being advertised on its fuselage. Pictures of this aircraft started circulating on social media early this week. VT-SLL was inducted by the airline in July…