A cabin crew member of Air India Express was caught by Customs officials at Cochin International Airport in Kochi in a huge gold smuggling bust. Shafi Sharaf, the crew member, was allegedly smuggling about 1.4 kg of gold from Bahrain on Flight IX 474 to Kozhikode and Kochi.
Indian Aviation News
Air India announced on Wednesday that 15% of its 1,825 pilots are female, making it the airline with the most female pilots.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Air India has 90 flights with an all-female crew scheduled
Airbus announced on Monday that it has acquired an order from India for two advanced ACH160 helicopters.
At Bhubaneswar Airport, Biju Patnaik’s Dakota aircraft is unveiled for public viewing
IndiGo gets government approval to wet lease aircraft for US and Canadian operations
Air India plans to have a single pay structure and a pilot seniority list
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is set to question Jet Airways (India) Ltd about its plans to resume flights, as the private carrier remains grounded nine months after the aviation regulator granted its flying permission.
The Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) in Lucknow will be greatly improved in the near future. The Adani Group intends to invest up to Rs 5,000 crore in the project.
Akasa Air has already formally ordered 72 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, but the low-cost carrier intends to order an additional over 100 in the near future.