Air India and Vistara begin recruiting drives amid the Go First crisis.
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Former Jet Airways (9W) CEO Sanjiv Kapoor has shared his thoughts on the temporary shutdown of Go First (G8) Airlines. He mentioned that the closure of G8 is not good for Indian passengers.
Tata Air India has posted a hiring schedule for Pilots after Go First cancels flights till May 9 and maybe till May 15. The airline has shared the schedule on its social media pages.
On Tuesday, two Go First planes headed for Mumbai were diverted to Surat, Gujarat. Both flights—one from Delhi to Mumbai and the other from Srinagar to Mumbai—were diverted and landed at the airport in Surat between 6:30 and 7 o’clock.
Pratt and Whitney (PW), the company has responded to Go First’s allegation that its voluntary bankruptcy filing was due to PW’s inability to supply engines. Half of Go First’s Airbus A320neo fleet was grounded for months.
According to two bankers who are familiar with the matter, lenders of Go Airlines (India) Ltd are expected to convene on Wednesday to deliberate on the next steps to be taken following the airline’s filing for bankruptcy on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India’s aviation regulator, issued a show cause notice to Go First Airlines, the country’s low-cost carrier.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Go First, a budget airline, has temporarily halted its flights for the next two days due to fleet problems and financial constraints.
GoFirst passengers sit for protest as two to three flights were canceled before prior information, there was a scene of uproar at the Mumbai airport, which led to passengers yelling at ground staff and later staging a sit-in protest.
Go First intends to file a lawsuit against Raytheon Technologies, a major US aerospace company and the manufacturer of Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines.