While India is under one of the biggest threats and is fighting strong against the ongoing Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), a lot of efforts are being taken by the Government. The Government has been extending all its support in organizing relief and rescue missions to other countries with the help of National Carrier Air India, on the other hand, the Defence forces of India are also showing their active participation to free India from this COVID-19 epidemic. After the Prime Minister […]
Latest Update to this article – April 25, 2020 1500 hrs Click here to navigate directly to read the latest updates to this article. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— It’s been a while since COVID-19 has caused a havoc to the global economy and the Aviation industry, in particular. While this crisis continues and has put the travel plans of millions of passengers at stake, one airline has been very actively involved in operating numerous rescue flights to rest of the world. The airline […]
The ongoing Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has created havoc across the world. Global markets have been hugely impacted by the spreading virus. The virus, which originated in People’e Republic of China, has spread across 100 countries. The death toll has reached 3900+ till date and total cases have surpassed 110,000 across the globe. While the entire world is talking and taking precautions, a lot of active measures have been taken in the Aviation industry too. Passengers flying in from […]
Vistara, a joint venture between TATA Companies and Singapore Airlines, took delivery of their first state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on February 29, 2020. The aircraft, registered as VT-TSD (Tango Sierra Delta) flew from Boeing’s Everette Factory, Washington to India on a non-stop 16 hour flight. The aircraft landed at New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport on February 29, 2020 around 1400 hrs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Victor Tango Aviation (@teamvtaviation) on Feb […]
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport of Mumbai, the record holder of Busiest Single Runway Airport in the World, announced new connections to Russia and Kazakhstan. The airport, will soon be connecting Mumbai with direct flights to Moscow and Almaty. Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Russia’s flag carrier, and Ural Airlines will be commencing and Mumbai to it’s growing international network. Air Astana from Kazakhstan will also commence it’s operation to CSMIA Mumbai. Mumbai to Russia Starting 31st March 2020, Mumbai will be […]
IndiGo, a low-cost carrier based out of Gurugram (Haryana) has brought out significant updates in the recent weeks. New routes, new linguistic website, enhanced network and a lot more to serve its customers. IndiGo, over the years, has grown to become the most successful airline of India, with one of the finest On Time Performances (OTP) for a long time. IndiGo Network IndiGo connects to 63 destinations in its domestic network and 24 internationally. The airline has a fleet of 250+ airplanes including the Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321neo and the regional […]
TruJet, a regional air carrier led by Turbo Megha Airways Pvt Ltd. of Hyderabad, has become the first airline to carry out civil operations to Bidar in Karnataka. The airline launched direct flights from Bengaluru to Bidar on February 7th. Karnataka Chief Minister Shri. Yeddyurappa inaugurated the service in Bengaluru and flew in the same flight to Bidar and back. With the launch of this flight, Bidar finally arrives on the map of Civilian Airports in India. This flight was […]
India’s National carrier Air India is all set to fly to new destinations starting February 2020. The airline has announced it’s operations to Doha and Stansted as new destinations. The airline will also add an additional service on the existing Mumbai to London Heathrow route. Last year, Air India had commenced operations to cities like Nairobi, Kuwait and Colombo from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai and Stansted from Amritsar. We at Victor Tango Aviation were thrilled to be invited and be […]
Mumbai’s landmark and one of the most beautiful airport terminals ever built, Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport bags another award for it’s architeture. This time, Terminal 2 CSMIA wins the 2020 AIA Architecture Award. The program has been designed to award outstanding architectures across the world which have totally transforfed architectural designs. This iconic terminal has been serving guests since February 12, 2014 and has received numerous awards for it’s beauty and efficiency. More details about the […]
On January 31, 2020, Indian Air Force achieved yet another milestone after an Antonov An-32 successfully operated a flight using bio-jet fuel. The aircraft departed out of Leh, one of the high altitude airports of India. The flight was powered with a 10% blend of Indian bio-jet fuel. This is the first time that both engines of the aircraft were powered by the bio-jet indigenous fuel. The aircraft was flight tested and its performance was validated at Chandigarh Air Base prior to […]