On August 31st, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines received its 6th Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. While being the 6th delivery of this 787 variant is hardly newsworthy, the fact that it was the 1st Dreamliner delivered to KLM in over 2 years is rather notable.
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Air India sets up a coordination team to address airport-specific problems, according to internal communication, Tata took over Air India in January this year
Airport operator GMR Group announced that it would sell its entire 40% stake in Cebu international airport in the Philippines in exchange for an upfront payment of Rs. 1,330 crore
Alliance Air, which is owned by the government, pilots has gone on strike in protest of the restoration of pre-Covid pay. The airline’s operations have been severely disrupted by the strike, with almost three-fourths of all flights being cancelled.
Afcom Holdings, an international cargo airline based in Chennai, has received its first Boeing 737 Freighter. Since September 2021, Afcom has been operating thanks to a strategic partnership with its commercial carrier partners.
At Barcelona International Airport, an Air Senegal Airbus A319’s left wingtip collided with a catering truck, causing damage.
It all increases out of India’s major concern for control and supremacy in its maritime domain. Independent India took over than half a century to enunciate that the arc of the Indian Ocean between the Straits of Hormuz and Malacca is a zone of its strategic concerns.
Delta Air Lines has signed a deal with hydrogen and biogenic-based fuel developer DG Fuels for up to 385 million unblended gallons of a new low-emissions sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Both the flights were revoked by the Lufthansa headquarters due to a one-day worldwide strike of all the pilots of Lufthansa airlines for salary appraisals.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reported on Thursday that an IndiGo flight headed for Udaipur turned around and returned to the capital due to “engine vibrations,” and that the aircraft has since been grounded.