Author: Shweta Shukla

Ukraine International Airlines has declared its intentions to start flying to the Norwegian capital of Oslo. Operating Embraer 190 aircraft, the carrier will link the Norwegian city with its Kyiv–Boryspil hub three times a week. Service on the latest route is set to start in June, with UIA being the first Ukrainian airline to have a presence on this passage.

“The Committee have their apprehension that Gaya living a holy city, locals might be finding it mean or embarrassing on their city being recognized in the international community with the code name ‘GAY’,” a Parliamentary panel had told.

Completely vaccinated travelers require to quarantine for five days in a hotel or on a liveaboard boat certified by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, and travelers who have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine must quarantine for seven days.

There have been some extremely difficult years for the international aviation industry over the decades. Even in recent times, problems such as the Boeing 737 MAX saga and the COVID-19 pandemic have rocked the market. However, one particularly challenging year was 1966, especially for Japan’s aviation community.

The Indian government has carried several efforts to address the shortage of pilots in the country. In 2021, Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) produced 504 commercial pilot license (CPL) holders, the Lok Sabha was reported.  

The companies signed a memorandum of agreement for the buy of three hydrogen transformation kits for the airline’s ATR 72-600s. The deal also calls for Universal Hydrogen to give green hydrogen to fuel and protected operations.

Nigeria’s four main aviation unions on Wednesday vowed to ground activities in the sector from Tuesday, February 8, 2022, over the failure of the Federal Government to discharge the negotiated requirements of service of aviation agencies since 2013 and the non-implementation of the National Minimum Wage/consequential adjustment since 2019.

On February 1st, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2022 Union Budget. The aviation industry, in particular, had pinned its hopes on the government providing substantial comfort in light of the losses caused by the pandemic.

Boeing won a launch order from Qatar Airways for the new freighter version of its 777X wide-body jet in a multibillion-dollar agreement signed in Washington on Monday.

Amid a spike in international oil prices, Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) price on Tuesday witnessed record levels hike across the country following a steep 8.5% increase in fuel prices.