Janam Parikh, Author at Victor Tango Aviation

Mumbai Gets Connected to Russia and Kazakhstan

February 24, 2020

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 […]

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#6EUpdates from India’s #6EAirline

February 11, 2020

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 […]

Bidar finally gets first civil flight operated by TruJet

February 9, 2020

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 […]

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Air India’s New Routes from Mumbai

February 8, 2020

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 […]

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Terminal 2 of CSMIA wins the 2020 AIA Architecture Award

February 6, 2020

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 […]

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Indian Air Force’s An-32 flies out of Leh using bio-jet fuel

February 1, 2020

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 […]

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Coronavirus: Air India Boeing 747 Rescue Flight to Wuhan

January 31, 2020

Latest Update: April 7, 2020 09:15 IST Air India has won Million Hearts for Operating COVID-19 Relief Flights. Read More in our detailed article – India’s national carrier, Air India, operated a special relief flight today (January 31) to get back stranded Indians from Wuhan, China after the country has been affected with the infectious Corona Virus. Over 40 students and approximately 350 Indians will be airlifted from Wuhan to India after the deadly outbreak of Corona Virus in China. Earlier […]

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VietJet expands service in India adding flights to CSMIA, Mumbai

January 31, 2020

Vietnam’s budget carrier, VietJet has recently announced additional services for connecting Vietnam and India. The airline commenced operations to New Delhi from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City back in December with promotional fares starting INR 9. They currently connect Hanoi to Delhi thrice a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday while the Ho Chi Minh to Delhi sector operates four times a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The airline will be connecting Da Nang and Delhi, starting […]

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Boeing 777X Completes Successful First Flight

January 26, 2020

Boeing, one of World’s leading aircraft manufacturer, successfully completed the first test flight of Boeing 777X on January 25, 2020. The test flight lasted for 3 hours 51 minutes and has one of the most rigorous test flight programs ever operated by Boeing. The aircraft is the largest and most fuel efficient twin-engine aircraft ever built. The airframe is expected to be delivered to airlines by 2021. The Boeing 777X is a combination of the existing Boeing 777 and Boeing […]

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Pictures: British Airways Airbus A350-1000 at Bengaluru Airport

January 22, 2020

British Airways took delivery of their first Airbus A350-1000 aircraft in late July 2019. BA has an order of 18 A35K aircraft with Airbus. British Airways has 4 A35K aircraft in the fleet (at the time of writing this article) registered as G-XWBA/B/C/D. British Airways announced their first 4 A350 destinations – Dubai (DXB), Toronto (YYZ), Tel-Aviv (TLV), Bengaluru (BLR) even before they began scheduled services with the aircraft. Bengaluru becomes the first Indian airport to receive the Airport to […]

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