Indian aviation

The first prototype of the TEJAS MK-1A, which is actually the intended mass-production version of the TEJAS and the base for all others, has made its first flight in secrecy, according to Indian authorities.

India’s aviation industry is rapidly growing as airport operators and airlines increase capacity in response to the pandemic’s spike in travel.

There was a big sigh of relief among Indian carriers, worried that the current export taxes on petroleum products would negatively affect flights leaving the country. The authorities have clarified that it has rolled back excise duty on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) operated for international operations.

India’s Tejas light combat aircraft has occurred as the top choice for Malaysia as the Southeast Asian nation looks at replacing its aging fleet of fighter jets and the two sides are holding negotiations to firm up the procurement.

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According to a statement released on Friday, Turkish Airlines and IndiGo have resumed their codeshare agreement, which allows one airline to sell seats on the other’s flights.

A new HR methodology has been introduced in the Armed Forces i.e. the Agnipath Scheme. Under this scheme, Agniveers would be selected to serve the IAF for a duration of four years.

Akasa Air seems to have its program in place for a July launch, with its CEO confident of starting ticket sales early next month. The airline was handed over its first Boeing 737 MAX airplane recently and will soon conduct establishing flights to receive its AOC.

In an official statement, the low-cost carrier explained that it has installed a new water faucet by which it has saved 12.42 liters of water per flight for an average length of 138 minutes. IndiGo now operates 1,500 daily flights with an average flight duration of 98 minutes.

DGCA suspends the Air Traffic Control officer’s license for a period of three months, who was involved in a breach of separation’ at Bengaluru airport, reports.