Indian airlines are experiencing a plane shortage at a time when demand for air travel in India is increasing. 108 aircraft are currently grounded across six Indian ships as a result of supply chain difficulties and a lack of engine spares.
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The Akasa Group, India’s youngest airline, is on a goal to expand female employee participation from 37% to 50%. With the government aiming for 200 airports and at least 1,200 commercial aircraft, the number of female pilots is only going to increase.
SpiceJet flight bound for Bangkok made an emergency landing in Kolkata in the early hours of Monday. This occurred after the pilot discovered a broken engine blade.
Air India has placed an order for 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing at a list price of $70 billion, according to Chief Executive Campbell Wilson, as the airline seeks potential to expand in long-haul international travel.
More than 50 IndiGo and Go First aircraft are grounded due to engine issues
Emirates, the UAE’s national carrier, is looking into a codeshare deal with Tata Group-owned Air India as it prepares to expand globally with a record aircraft purchase, according to a top Emirates executive.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on Monday to inaugurate an airport in Shivamogga as well as numerous other development projects.
Arun Kumar, director general of civil aviation (DGCA), claims that for every three pilots in the country who complete their flight training, one is unemployed.
Air India announced on Friday that it will hire 4,200 cabin crew and 900 pilots to support its fleet development goals until 2023.
IndiGo is in talks with Airbus to purchase “several hundred aircrafts,” according to comments made by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire in comments published by Les Echos on Thursday.