SpiceJet could receive a loan of around INR 2.25 billion rupees (USD 28.2 million) this week under India’s Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)
Aviation
This winter, Batik Air will serve Melbourne 2x daily. Malaysia’s Batik Air Malaysia, formerly Malindo Air, has added a second daily flight between Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne.
Air India is ready for a major fleet expansion in the coming months that will significantly boost its services to North America and within India.
The first direct flight by Fly Baghdad from Hyderabad to Baghdad departed from GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. on Sunday (GHIAL).
Aer Lingus is experiencing a massive schedule disruption because of an IT meltdown causing all flights to the UK and Europe to be revoked.
Flag carrier Turkish Airlines has signed a codeshare deal with Air Seychelles that is mainly aimed at increasing its partnership in a bid to maximize the travel opportunities offered to the passengers of both airlines through its flight networks.
On Saturday, Akasa Air launched its first flight from Chennai, the fifth city in its network. As a result, the airline is now able to provide twice-daily flights between Chennai and Bengaluru.
The airline had initially planned to resume services on September 12th.
United Airlines has declared a $15 million investment in electric aviation startup Eve Air Mobility and will buy 200 electric aircraft which can seat four passengers and take off and land vertically like a helicopter.
On Thursday, Airbus confirmed that it had canceled all remaining Airbus A350 orders from Qatar Airways. This is the latest escalation of the safety and contractual dispute between the Gulf carrier and the European manufacturer. Qatar Airways had 19 outstanding A350-1000 orders.