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As Air India sale nears, Tata worries over airline's operational mess

As Air India sale nears, Tata worries over airline's operational...

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The Tata group, which is one of the bidders for the national carrier, and is widely...

Tata confirms Air India bid, airline may change hands by FY22 end

Tata confirms Air India bid, airline may change hands by...

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If the Air India sale is successful, it would go a long way in contributing towards...

Why India's air bubble treaties are no ordinary Air Services Agreements

Why India's air bubble treaties are no ordinary Air Services...

Ashwini Phadnis Sep 6, 2021 0 441

Normally, an Air Services Agreement is decided in perpetuity, but the Covid-19 pandemic...

Air India Express pilots calling commanders by first name may not be good idea

Air India Express pilots calling commanders by first name...

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While First Officers may hesitate to be so bold, the PICs may feel their egos being...

Air India pilots face neglect, yet fly beyond duty hours to bring Indians home

Air India pilots face neglect, yet fly beyond duty hours...

Debdutta Bhattacharjee Aug 19, 2021 0 447

The pilots of Flights A126 and AI174 coming from the US had to be diverted to the...

How Taliban victory in Afghanistan severely hits India's aviation sector

How Taliban victory in Afghanistan severely hits India's...

Team Plane Vanilla Aug 17, 2021 0 297

India is bracing itself for all eventualities and preparing to mount a mission to...

As Air India sale nears, Tata worries over airline's operational mess

As Air India sale nears, Tata worries over airline's operational...

Team Plane Vanilla Sep 20, 2021 0 63

The Tata group, which is one of the bidders for the national carrier, and is widely...

Tata confirms Air India bid, airline may change hands by FY22 end

Tata confirms Air India bid, airline may change hands by...

Team Plane Vanilla Sep 20, 2021 0 67

If the Air India sale is successful, it would go a long way in contributing towards...

Why India's air bubble treaties are no ordinary Air Services Agreements

Why India's air bubble treaties are no ordinary Air Services...

Ashwini Phadnis Sep 6, 2021 0 441

Normally, an Air Services Agreement is decided in perpetuity, but the Covid-19 pandemic...

Air India Express pilots calling commanders by first name may not be good idea

Air India Express pilots calling commanders by first name...

Team Plane Vanilla Aug 24, 2021 0 161

While First Officers may hesitate to be so bold, the PICs may feel their egos being...

Air India pilots face neglect, yet fly beyond duty hours to bring Indians home

Air India pilots face neglect, yet fly beyond duty hours...

Debdutta Bhattacharjee Aug 19, 2021 0 447

The pilots of Flights A126 and AI174 coming from the US had to be diverted to the...

How Taliban victory in Afghanistan severely hits India's aviation sector

How Taliban victory in Afghanistan severely hits India's...

Team Plane Vanilla Aug 17, 2021 0 297

India is bracing itself for all eventualities and preparing to mount a mission to...

Indian aviation set for major reform if it accepts key panel's suggestions

Indian aviation set for major reform if it accepts key...

Ashwini Phadnis Jul 24, 2021 0 377

The committee seeks to give a boost to domestic air cargo operators in international...

Why India's revised policy for privatising airports is faulty

Why India's revised policy for privatising airports is...

Ashwini Phadnis and Ashish Gupta Jul 22, 2021 0 310

The jury is still out on whether the per-passenger model is better than the revenue...

Jewar airport to soon see hectic activity as NIAL and ZAIA signs crucial deal

Jewar airport to soon see hectic activity as NIAL and ZAIA...

Team Plane Vanilla Jul 17, 2021 0 382

The Jewar airport is expected to significantly bring down the load on the Indira...

Airports bleeding due to declining traffic to gain by extending control period?

Airports bleeding due to declining traffic to gain by extending...

Ashwini Phadnis Jul 12, 2021 0 401

Kapil Kaul, Chief Executive Officer and Director, CAPA India, says extending the...

Bombay High Court defines Jyotiraditya Scindia's first task as aviation minister

Bombay High Court defines Jyotiraditya Scindia's first...

Team Plane Vanilla Jul 10, 2021 0 366

The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni was hearing a...

India's global aviation hub dream demands a powerful post-sale Air India

India's global aviation hub dream demands a powerful post-sale...

Ashwini Phadnis and Ashish Gupta Jun 17, 2021 0 688

Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and Singapore have developed into global aviation hubs as...

Customs scores another victory: Heroin worth Rs 126 crore seized at Delhi airport

Customs scores another victory: Heroin worth Rs 126 crore...

Team Plane Vanilla Jun 28, 2021 0 384

Two South African passengers had arrived at Terminal 3 of the IGI Airport from Johannesburg...

icon India's war on smuggling continues: Gold worth Rs 10 lakh seized

India's war on smuggling continues: Gold worth Rs 10 lakh...

Team Plane Vanilla Jun 17, 2021 0 442

The 24 Karat pure gold was concealed in a portable juicer

Air India faces huge data leak, 45 lakh passengers in danger

Air India faces huge data leak, 45 lakh passengers in danger

Team Plane Vanilla May 22, 2021 0 824

Air India got the first notification with respect to the data breach on February...

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

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

Team Plane Vanilla Apr 15, 2021 0 667

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

Team Plane Vanilla Apr 2, 2021 0 729

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...

Team Plane Vanilla Feb 21, 2021 0 760

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

India's vaccine woes ending? Hyderabad airport receives 3 million Sputnik V doses

India's vaccine woes ending? Hyderabad airport receives...

Team Plane Vanilla Jun 1, 2021 0 679

This was the single largest import consignment of Covid-19 vaccines to reach India...

Chinese airline cites Chinese virus to ban cargo flights to India

Chinese airline cites Chinese virus to ban cargo flights...

Team Plane Vanilla Apr 29, 2021 0 639

China's lack of cooperation in the time of India's dire need stands in sharp contrast...

As Covid-hit India gasps for breath, SpiceJet brings 800 oxygen concentrators

As Covid-hit India gasps for breath, SpiceJet brings 800...

Team Plane Vanilla Apr 24, 2021 0 764

SpiceJet has transported a record 88,802 kg of Covid vaccines between January 12...

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

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

Team Plane Vanilla Jan 25, 2021 0 755

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...

Team Plane Vanilla Jan 16, 2021 0 685

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...

Team Plane Vanilla Jan 12, 2021 0 693

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

icon Karnataka man's big seaplane push to Atmanirbhar Bharat despite Covid hit

Karnataka man's big seaplane push to Atmanirbhar Bharat...

Debdutta Bhattacharjee Jun 11, 2021 0 1582

Aeromodelling instructor Pushparaj Ameen has designed and flown India's first homemade...

Air India's Covid braveheart dies fighting with legacy firmly in place

Air India's Covid braveheart dies fighting with legacy...

Debdutta Bhattacharjee Jun 1, 2021 0 3692

As a professional, Air India's Captain Sandeep Rana had been at the peak. Nobody...

Air India martyr who took coronavirus head-on even without vaccine shield

Air India martyr who took coronavirus head-on even without...

Debdutta Bhattacharjee Jun 1, 2021 0 3868

Aviation employees have been handicapped by woefully delayed Covid inoculation,...

Air India's Covid hero who died fighting for India gets emotional farewell

Air India's Covid hero who died fighting for India gets...

Debdutta Bhattacharjee May 31, 2021 0 1184

Despite having a young family, and running an extremely high risk of infection,...

Covid horror: Air India loses 5th pilot in May, but aviation staff still taken for granted

Covid horror: Air India loses 5th pilot in May, but aviation...

Debdutta Bhattacharjee May 30, 2021 0 3897

Air India's Captain Harsh Tiwari was just 36 and is survived by his wife and five-year-old...

Covid mayday for Air India as airline loses 4th captain in May

Covid mayday for Air India as airline loses 4th captain...

Debdutta Bhattacharjee May 29, 2021 0 1118

Captain Prasad M Karmarkar, a senior pilot on the Boeing 777 fleet, breathed his...

Blogs and Opinion

Flying Machines

A virtual reality solution for accident-prone helicopters

A virtual reality solution for accident-prone helicopters

Captain Amit Singh Apr 28, 2021 0 666

Helicopter-flying involves its challenges and there is a need for a training device...

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 0 690

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 0 786

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

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

Team Plane Vanilla Dec 8, 2020 0 1225

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...

Team Plane Vanilla Sep 12, 2020 0 911

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...

Team Plane Vanilla Nov 29, 2020 0 1317

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...

Team Plane Vanilla Nov 15, 2020 0 1402

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

Team Plane Vanilla Aug 24, 2020 0 1224

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

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

Team Plane Vanilla Feb 18, 2021 0 1163

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

Team Plane Vanilla Jan 21, 2021 0 1009

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...

Team Plane Vanilla Jan 15, 2021 0 761

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...

Team Plane Vanilla Jan 7, 2021 0 801

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...

Team Plane Vanilla Aug 25, 2020 0 971

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 1408

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 1397

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 1291

Events and Conferences

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Flights
As Air India sale nears, Tata worries over airline's operational mess

As Air India sale nears, Tata worries over airline's operational...

Team Plane Vanilla Sep 20, 2021 0 63

The Tata group, which is one of the bidders for the national carrier, and is widely regarded as the frontrunner in the race to acquire...

Flights
Tata confirms Air India bid, airline may change hands by FY22 end

Tata confirms Air India bid, airline may change hands by...

Team Plane Vanilla Sep 20, 2021 0 67

If the Air India sale is successful, it would go a long way in contributing towards the government's disinvestment target of Rs 1.75...

Drones
Drones may soon take Covid vaccines to India's remotest villages

Drones may soon take Covid vaccines to India's remotest...

Team Plane Vanilla Sep 9, 2021 0 316

The Telangana government has come up with a project called 'Medicine from the Sky' as part of which a three-phase trial is being conducted...

Flights
Why India's air bubble treaties are no ordinary Air Services Agreements

Why India's air bubble treaties are no ordinary Air Services...

Ashwini Phadnis Sep 6, 2021 0 441

Normally, an Air Services Agreement is decided in perpetuity, but the Covid-19 pandemic and closure of borders globally have changed...

Flights
Air India Express pilots calling commanders by first name may not be good idea

Air India Express pilots calling commanders by first name...

Team Plane Vanilla Aug 24, 2021 0 161

While First Officers may hesitate to be so bold, the PICs may feel their egos being hurt

Flights
Air India pilots face neglect, yet fly beyond duty hours to bring Indians home

Air India pilots face neglect, yet fly beyond duty hours...

Debdutta Bhattacharjee Aug 19, 2021 0 447

The pilots of Flights A126 and AI174 coming from the US had to be diverted to the UAE after the closure of the Afghan airspace