Rolls-Royce presented its AE 2100 test engine. Rolls-Royce has entered into a multi- million-pound hydrogen engine. The AE 2100 is a turboprop and the Pearl 15 is a jet engine by Rolls-Royce. The tests have shown that a jet engine using hydrogen can be started up and run at low speed. This significant milestone on …
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Two “nearly catastrophic” incidents with Airbus A220 related to inadvertent engagement of autopilot function 38 is alarming number of events with only 230 A220 aircrafts in operation Problems centres around inadvertent engagement of autopilot when attempting to engage auto throttle Problem caused aircraft to rotate before V1 (low-energy take-off) Solution is still on the way …
Air Asia India and cloud technology firm Sugarbox all set to provide wi-fi service on aircrafts. Flyers to access over 1,000 international and Indian movies. Extra revenue by unlocking an in-air digital. Service to be launched with 8 TB storage capacity.
IndiGo CarGo operated its first international flight between Kolkata and Yangon, Myanmar. The freighter had recently carried cargo between Delhi and Mumbai. IndiGo has leased the aircraft from funds serviced by Castlelake Aviation Holdings (Ireland) Limited.
IndiGo – has commenced operations of its first A321 freighter aircraft between Delhi and Mumbai. Aircraft converted from passenger jet into full-freighter configuration Mahesh Malik will be chief commercial officer for CarGo
Akasa Air’s 11 new aircrafts will have 2-2 seat configuration in the first three rows owing to supply side constraints. The planes will have a total of 174-seats. These 737 MAX aircrafts are planned for delivery starting November 2022. The original 189-seater aircraft will become available after easing supply constraints. Akasa Air will continue to …
Masks are no longer compulsory for air travel in India, Civil Aviation Ministry announced on Wednesday. Ministry has taken the decision under the government’s graded approach to pandemic management. Pandemic has seen a rapid decline in the country of late. Total number of active Covid cases in India only accounts for 0.02 per cent of …
IndiGo Hyderabad – Dhaka flights from December onwards. Flight will operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Bangladesh accounts for approximately 54% of all overseas medical tourists to India for treatment. Hyderabad to Dhaka flight will depart at 13:55 pm and arrive 16:45 pm. Dhaka to Hyderabad flight will depart at 17:145 pm and arrive at …
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Indian airlines have been under continuous vicissitude since the inception of the pandemic. The aviation sector witnessed its worst nightmare in the form of grounded aircraft for two months at the time of the national lockdown. A slump in demand followed this, along with a restriction on capacity deployment by the civil aviation regulator. This …
An excess capacity big concern for a volatile aviation sector in India! Read More »
The scandal of systematic abuse of players in the United States National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has affected Alaska Airlines’ decision on sponsorship deals with football teams. Presently, Alaska Airlines is a partner and sponsor of two Portland-based football teams, the Timbers (men’s Major League Soccer team) and the Thorns (women’s team in the NWSL). …
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