Aviation News

Notice issued to SpiceJet on aircraft lessor's insolvency petition

A two-member Principal bench of the NCLT headed by President Ramalingam Sudhakar issued the notice to SpiceJet and directed to list the matter on May 17 for the next hearing

Major tragedy averted as two commercial planes nearly collided at runway in Boston

The incident is the most recent in a worrisome string of safety concerns involving commercial aircraft. One occurred in January at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, another in February in Austin, Texas, and a third in December in Oahu

Thousands stranded at airports across Philippines due to technical glitch

Airport officials did not specify the cause of the problem, but budget carrier Cebu Pacific said in an advisory it was due to a "power outage and loss of communication"

Watch: Flyer punches flight attendant mid-air; banned for life, 20 yr jail on cards

There were 146 investigations into unruliness on planes initiated in 2019. However in 2022, there have been 680 such investigations so far in the nine months. Alexander Tung Cuu Le, of Westminster has been banned for life

Pilots of German airline Lufthansa to strike again this week

The strike comes just a week after the airline was forced to cancel almost all its flights on Friday due to a pilots' walk-out, affecting 130,000 passengers

Delhi-Mumbai Vistara flight returns midway due to 'whistling' sound in cockpit

The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has ordered a probe into the incident even as no structural deficiency was observed during the preliminary ground inspection of the plane, an official said

Udaipur-bound IndiGo flight returns to Delhi due to engine snag; DGCA orders probe

This is the second mishap on Thursday when a plane returned to Delhi airport due to technical glitches. Earlier, a Nashik-bound SpiceJet plane, carrying 89 passengers, returned due to an 'autopilot' snag

SpiceJet scouting for funds from airlines, external parties; plans to add 7 planes by Dec-end: Ajay Singh

In recent times, SpiceJet has faced turbulence -- especially with many of its flights suffering technical snags -- and subsequently, the airline has faced actions from aviation regulator DGCA

Air India reported 184 tech snags in last one year, IndiGo 98, SpiceJet 77: Centre

Go First, Vistara and AirAsia India reported 50, 40 and 14 incidents due to technical snag, Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh told Rajya Sabha

Go First Chandigarh-bound flight returns to Ahmedabad after suffering bird hit, DGCA orders probe

The incident happened shortly after take-off. Last month, the windshield of a Go First flight between Delhi and Guwahati cracked mid-air due to bad weather