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Kolkata airport makes negative Covid report must for flyers from these states

Kolkata airport makes negative Covid report must for flyers...

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West Bengal, which is going through an eight-phase Assembly election at the moment,...

icon SpiceJet captain's spicy announcement spreads happiness amid Covid gloom

SpiceJet captain's spicy announcement spreads happiness...

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Captain Mohit Kumar Teotia is a captain with a difference who has a mighty unique...

As Covid-battered Maharashtra shuts down, all flights shifted to CSMIA's T2

As Covid-battered Maharashtra shuts down, all flights shifted...

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Maharashtra imposed a 15-day partial lockdown in the state from 8 pm on April 14...

Rs 98 crore heroin seized at Delhi airport: Smugglers exploring new routes

Rs 98 crore heroin seized at Delhi airport: Smugglers exploring...

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Heroin is trafficked from Afghanistan and Pakistan to African countries, and from...

Covid-19: Delhi, Hyderabad airports unveil app for contactless end-to-end travel

Covid-19: Delhi, Hyderabad airports unveil app for contactless...

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Apart from making air travel more convenient at every stage, the HOI app's importance...

Covid surge forces India to cancel meals on domestic flights under 2 hours

Covid surge forces India to cancel meals on domestic flights...

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The concern is that lowering or removing masks while eating or drinking could be...

icon SpiceJet captain's spicy announcement spreads happiness amid Covid gloom

SpiceJet captain's spicy announcement spreads happiness...

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Captain Mohit Kumar Teotia is a captain with a difference who has a mighty unique...

Covid surge forces India to cancel meals on domestic flights under 2 hours

Covid surge forces India to cancel meals on domestic flights...

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The concern is that lowering or removing masks while eating or drinking could be...

Air India likely to get new owner by September this year

Air India likely to get new owner by September this year

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The Air India disinvestment process has really gathered pace with the government...

Former Air India bidder emerges as TruJet's saviour

Former Air India bidder emerges as TruJet's saviour

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The funds raised through an FDI of 49% in the company would be utilised to expand...

SpiceJet pays part of AAI dues, escapes bank guarantee encashment

SpiceJet pays part of AAI dues, escapes bank guarantee...

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SpiceJet said that it has requested a waiver of interests for delayed payments made...

Tata inches closer to acquiring long lost offspring Air India: Report

Tata inches closer to acquiring long lost offspring Air...

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Tata and the government reportedly have narrowed their differences to three key...

Kolkata airport makes negative Covid report must for flyers from these states

Kolkata airport makes negative Covid report must for flyers...

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West Bengal, which is going through an eight-phase Assembly election at the moment,...

As Covid-battered Maharashtra shuts down, all flights shifted to CSMIA's T2

As Covid-battered Maharashtra shuts down, all flights shifted...

Team Plane Vanilla Apr 16, 2021 0 127

Maharashtra imposed a 15-day partial lockdown in the state from 8 pm on April 14...

Covid-19: Delhi, Hyderabad airports unveil app for contactless end-to-end travel

Covid-19: Delhi, Hyderabad airports unveil app for contactless...

Team Plane Vanilla Apr 15, 2021 0 116

Apart from making air travel more convenient at every stage, the HOI app's importance...

Mumbai airport slaps hefty fine on Covid norm violators

Mumbai airport slaps hefty fine on Covid norm violators

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This action comes after the DGCA and Civil Aviation Minister suggested strict action...

Flying to Delhi from Covid-surge states? Get ready for random tests at airport

Flying to Delhi from Covid-surge states? Get ready for...

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Active Covid-19 cases in the country reached 5,52,566 on March 31, 2021, registering...

Dholera airport to be Gujarat's biggest: Here's all you need to know

Dholera airport to be Gujarat's biggest: Here's all you...

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The Dholera airport is expected to significantly reduce the load on the Ahmedabad...

Rs 98 crore heroin seized at Delhi airport: Smugglers exploring new routes

Rs 98 crore heroin seized at Delhi airport: Smugglers exploring...

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Heroin is trafficked from Afghanistan and Pakistan to African countries, and from...

Fly Dubai passenger's face mask costs nearly Rs 3 lakh

Fly Dubai passenger's face mask costs nearly Rs 3 lakh

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Mohamed Abdulla's mask appeared to be unusually heavy

Frocks, flasks, cans and fans: Smugglers try every trick at airports but fail to fox customs

Frocks, flasks, cans and fans: Smugglers try every trick...

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Criminals are adopting a new modus operandi to smuggle goods into the country and...

5 times Indian airlines faced heat for 'harassing' passengers

5 times Indian airlines faced heat for 'harassing' passengers

Team Plane Vanilla Feb 20, 2021 0 282

The Manu Bhaker versus Air India incident is not the first time when passengers...

Noted shooter Manu Bhaker 'harassed' by Air India staff; airline pleads innocence

Noted shooter Manu Bhaker 'harassed' by Air India staff;...

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Manu Bhaker alleged that the Air India staff and other officials at the Delhi airport...

This lehenga is very mehenga: Drugs worth Rs 1.7 crore seized at Delhi airport

This lehenga is very mehenga: Drugs worth Rs 1.7 crore...

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Criminals had hidden 3,900 grams of MDMA, which is also known as 'ecstasy', in the...

[IN PICS] India's soft power reaches its height with Covid vaccine delivery

[IN PICS] India's soft power reaches its height with Covid...

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As India undertakes the world's biggest Covid-19 vaccination drive at home, it has...

DGCA allows airlines to carry 22.5 kg cargo per seat in passenger compartments

DGCA allows airlines to carry 22.5 kg cargo per seat in...

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DGCA made it clear that carrying passengers as well as cargo in the passenger compartments...

Operation Covid vaccine: SpiceJet carries corona-killer to Delhi, mega inoculation drive kicks off

Operation Covid vaccine: SpiceJet carries corona-killer...

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Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri had indicated that nearly 30 crore Indians...

SpiceJet unveils another innovative service: SpiceTag

SpiceJet unveils another innovative service: SpiceTag

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SpiceJet is fully ready for seamlessly transporting Covid-19 vaccines through a...

DGCA issues guidelines for carrying Covid vaccines as India gets ready for inoculation

DGCA issues guidelines for carrying Covid vaccines as India...

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Covid-19 vaccines typically need storage temperatures of -8°C to -70°C, which makes...

Emirates carries Brazilian satellite to India for February 2021 launch

Emirates carries Brazilian satellite to India for February...

Team Plane Vanilla Jan 2, 2021 0 291

This was the first time that Emirates SkyCargo had transported a space satellite...

India's four polar flight heroines speak on tricky mission, personal struggles

India's four polar flight heroines speak on tricky mission,...

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Captain Zoya Agarwal and her 'polar girls' Captain Thanmai Papagari, Captain Akanksha...

Believe it or not! 7-year-old Ugandan boy flies aircraft, wants to travel to Mars

Believe it or not! 7-year-old Ugandan boy flies aircraft,...

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Graham Shema is an avid admirer of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and wants to be a pilot...

US woman drives Covid out after 115-day battle, finds surprise gift awaiting her

US woman drives Covid out after 115-day battle, finds surprise...

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Janice was in hospital and rehabilitation centres for about 115 days, including...

How this Vistara CIO and rescue pilot turned godsend for Covid patients

How this Vistara CIO and rescue pilot turned godsend for...

Shashank Shekhar Nov 29, 2020 0 1872

'When I saw the problem of the lack of ventilators or beds, I immediately thought...

Vince Reffet who soared neck and neck with world's largest passenger jet won't fly again

Vince Reffet who soared neck and neck with world's largest...

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A free-flying world champion 'Jetman' Vince Reffet made a world record after he...

Finally a woman as head of India's aviation security body

Finally a woman as head of India's aviation security body

Shashank Shekhar Aug 30, 2020 0 419

Usha Padhee, a 1996-batch IAS officer, is a joint secretary at the Ministry of Civil...

Blogs and Opinion

Flying Machines

After Air India, Pawan Hans also gets 'multiple expressions of interest'

After Air India, Pawan Hans also gets 'multiple expressions...

Team Plane Vanilla Feb 19, 2021 0 263

The government had ‘in-principle’ decided to disinvest its entire equity shareholding...

Pawan Hans swayamvar delayed as Covid-19 scares suitors

Pawan Hans swayamvar delayed as Covid-19 scares suitors

Team Plane Vanilla Jan 16, 2021 0 341

On December 8 last year, the government had ‘in-principle’ decided to disinvest...

After Air India, Pawan Hans seeks suitors now as government plans exit

After Air India, Pawan Hans seeks suitors now as government...

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With Blade choppers, cut the jam, fly from Mumbai to Pune in 45 minutes

With Blade choppers, cut the jam, fly from Mumbai to Pune...

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India may soon have highways in the sky too: Here’s all you need to know

India may soon have highways in the sky too: Here’s all...

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These highways in the sky have been envisaged as exclusive corridors for testing...

Cricket viewers set for stunning new experience as drones allowed entry

Cricket viewers set for stunning new experience as drones...

Team Plane Vanilla Feb 10, 2021 0 264

BCCI and M/s Quidich were given a conditional exemption by MoCA and DGCA to use...

Flying drones in India? Things you must know to keep security hawks happy

Flying drones in India? Things you must know to keep security...

Debdutta Bhattacharjee Sep 5, 2020 0 506

Shopping and Lifestyle

Pinned by Covid? 5 restaurants that won't let you miss flying

Pinned by Covid? 5 restaurants that won't let you miss...

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From eating in a 'hangar' to dining in a dysfunctional Boeing 737, these restaurants...

5 global airlines that serve the tastiest, most lip-smacking meals

5 global airlines that serve the tastiest, most lip-smacking...

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One of these airlines takes the help of Michelin chefs, while another has a chef...

Why samosa costs Rs 150 and dosa comes for Rs 300 at airports

Why samosa costs Rs 150 and dosa comes for Rs 300 at airports

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Kannur airport turns into shoppers' delight as GMR opens first duty-free outlet

Kannur airport turns into shoppers' delight as GMR opens...

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The duty-free shop will host over 100 liquor, tobacco and perfume labels in different...

Indian airports may allow flyers to buy 4 litres of liquor

Indian airports may allow flyers to buy 4 litres of liquor

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Ahead of Budget 2021, the Association of Private Airport Operators (APAO) has called...

Buoyed by Covid vaccine rollout, airlines offer massive discounts to woo back flyers

Buoyed by Covid vaccine rollout, airlines offer massive...

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Vaccine rollout and cheap fares are expected to lead to a substantial increase in...

After Covid-19 lull, Asian destinations go flat out to woo Indian tourists

After Covid-19 lull, Asian destinations go flat out to...

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Indian visitors have, over the years, impressed the tourism industry by their spending...

Bold enough to travel despite Covid? Here are 6 getaways to beat winter

Bold enough to travel despite Covid? Here are 6 getaways...

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Games and Entertainment

5 Indian aviation films that you must not miss

5 Indian aviation films that you must not miss

Team Plane Vanilla Mar 24, 2021 0 194

These films are the Indian equivalents to a 'Sully' or 'Con Air' and are no pushovers

5 best aviation games for that glorious adrenaline rush

5 best aviation games for that glorious adrenaline rush

Shashank Shekhar Sep 3, 2020 0 633

Whether you want to settle down with friends to pilot a jumbo jet or take up a savage...

10 top aviation movies, one among them from India

10 top aviation movies, one among them from India

Shashank Shekhar Aug 30, 2020 0 512

Events and Conferences

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Blogs and Opinion
India needs better preparedness to adopt Multi-Crew Pilot Licence

India needs better preparedness to adopt Multi-Crew Pilot...

Captain Amit Singh Apr 22, 2021 0 59

India has been following the traditional prescriptive training methodology with very few changes over the years

Aircraft
After drones, here comes the first autonomous commercial cargo flight

After drones, here comes the first autonomous commercial...

Captain Amit Singh Apr 22, 2021 0 108

Xwing has developed technology for the plane to automatically detect and avoid other aircraft and obstacles

Blogs and Opinion
India's aviation ministry keeps Rs 1,450 crore unused even as Covid rages on

India's aviation ministry keeps Rs 1,450 crore unused even...

Captain Amit Singh Apr 21, 2021 0 141

A Parliamentary panel apprehends significant underutilisation of the budgetary funds available with the MoCA

Aircraft
Boeing's fault-prone 737 Max can be flown over India, but not by Indian carriers

Boeing's fault-prone 737 Max can be flown over India, but...

Team Plane Vanilla Apr 21, 2021 0 76

The B737 Max was banned in 2019 following two fatal crashes within a space of about four and a half months

Blogs and Opinion
How airlines are cheating in the name of pilot training

How airlines are cheating in the name of pilot training

Captain Amit Singh Apr 19, 2021 0 426

If exorbitant flying training cost becomes a deterrent to talent, then it becomes a safety issue

Airports
Kolkata airport makes negative Covid report must for flyers from these states

Kolkata airport makes negative Covid report must for flyers...

Team Plane Vanilla Apr 19, 2021 0 77

West Bengal, which is going through an eight-phase Assembly election at the moment, reported a record single-day spike with 8,419...