Janam Parikh, Author at Victor Tango Aviation

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 […]

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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Indian Air Force inducts No. 222 Squadron “Tigersharks”

January 21, 2020

Indian Air Force inducted the No. 222 squadron Tigersharks on January 20, 2020 at Air Force Station Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The squadron was inducted in the presence of General Bipin Rawat, PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO, Air Marshal Amit Tiwari AVSM VM, Air Officer Commanding – […]

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A lookback at 2019

January 10, 2020

We started our 2019 with the same enthusiasm to showcase the best of Aviation content from India and across the Globe. Throughout the year, we got to be a part of some exclusive events and capture the best moments from each event. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride through our 2019 achievements. January 2019 We kickstarted the first month of 2019 by welcoming Air Asia India, a low cost carrier based out of Bengaluru. Air Asia India launched their […]

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Dubai Airshow 2019 (#DAS19)

November 16, 2019

Dubai Airshow 2019 (#DAS19) – one of the most anticipated biennial airshow event opens on Sunday, November 17th. The event will take place at the Dubai Airshow Site, DWC in Dubai. The airshow will bring aviation manufacturers, leading airlines, and others related businesses together to share announcements about their latest products. Team VT Aviation will be attending the event and will be reporting live about the happenings from the event. Dubai Airshow 2019 – Static Display The Dubai Airshow 2019 […]

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Trip Report: Star Air Inaugural from Hubli to Hindon

November 14, 2019

In October, Star Air announced their plans to operate to Hindon Airport from Hubbali (a.k.a. Hubli) airport from October 6. This route was announced under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme started by the Central Government of India in 2017. View this post on Instagram We are committed to connect the unconnected with affordable air travel services, no matter how far a customer wants to travel. Star Air’s new route is the result […]

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Indian Air Force to host Air Fest 2019 in Nagpur

November 6, 2019

In order to encourage youth to join the Indian Air Force, Air Fest 2019, an aerial display has been planned at Nagpur on November 8 and 10, 2019 by the Head Quarters Maintenance Command. IAF recently celebrated it’s 83rd Air Force Day at Hindon Air Force Station, Ghaziabad with a thrilling display of the metal birds from various squadrons. This year’s Air Fest will have a performance by the AkashGanga Display Team. The AkashGanga Display Team is Indian Air Force‘s […]

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IndiGo Places Firm Orders for 300 Airbus A320neo family aircraft

October 31, 2019

India’s Budget carrier IndiGo placed a firm order for 300 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Estimated at a list price worth of almost $33 Billion USD, this is the largest order from the airline. This firm order also marks one of the largest aircraft orders for Airbus from a single airline operator! IndiGo currently has a market share of almost 48% and has been serving the Indian skies since 2006. The airline’s systematic expansion plan has resulted in 10 years of […]

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