October 7, 2019, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (KLM) celebrated their 100th birthday and this year, KLM successfully complete a centenary of the Dutch flying. The airline is one of the oldest airline in the world and has been consistently flying millions of passengers to and from Amsterdam. In September 1919, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands granted the proposed airline the title of “Royal” thus known as the Royal Dutch Airlines. The first flight carried two journalists and newspaper from London to […]
Indian Air Force celebrates it’s 87th Indian Air Force Day today i.e October 8, 2019. The event marks the formation of Indian Air Force back in 1954 and today completed 87 years of “Touching the Sky with Glory”. The event was well attended by a number of dignitaries and families from Air Force, Army and Navy including the veterans. The Air Force Day had a stunning aerial and ground performance by the Air Warriors who believe in the motto of […]
Starting October 2, Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has announced a 100% ban on single-single use plastic. So now no more single-use plastic items including bottles, cutlery, bags etc. will be seen at the airport. Alternate arrangements are made at the airport for necessary items by using cutlery from biodegradable materials, steel straws and cloth bags to support this sustainable cause and bringing a total termination on single-use plastic which has been one of the biggest cause of […]
SpiceXpress, SpiceJet’s cargo airline took delivery of it’s first Boeing 737-800BCF on September 22, 2019. The aircraft is leased from NGF Alpha Ltd., a division of Spectre Cargo Solutions. Boeing Converted Aircraft (BCF) are next-generation 737 aircraft, which are converted by Boeing into cargo jets. The airplane can carry 23.9 tonnes of freight and has a range of 2000NM. Launched during September 2018, SpiceXpress currently operates cargo flights as follows: Six weekly services to Hong Kong from New Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati and […]
The year 2018-2019 has been a nasty year for Indian Aviation as the markets slashed big time having a direct impact on economy and employment. With the rising price in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), and the fluctuating dollar airlines had a worst balance sheet for 2018-19. Jet Airways, Air India, SpiceJet, IndiGo, Vistara and Air India had a major blow. With the closure of Jet Airways, India’s premium airline having a fleet of 120+ aircraft including the Boeing 737 MAX […]
Defence Research and Development Organization, recently tested the newly made Astra Missile on the Sukhoi SU-30 of Indian Air Force. The Astra has a range of 70 kms and travels at a speed of 5,555 kmph said a defence ministry statement. The missile was tracked by number of radars and sensors and was confirmed a target hit while it was tested off the Odisha Coast on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. The missile has a 15kgs high-explosive pre-fragmented warhead and is capable […]
India’s premium airline, Vistara, announced the launch of it’s 2 new domestic destinations, Udaipur and Jodhpur. The airline will connect the cities of Mumbai and Delhi with these cities in Rajasthan expanding it’s current domestic network. The airline will start flying to the two new destinations from next month. Vistara will operate daily direct flights between Mumbai and Udaipur from 4 October, 2019. From 29 October, the airline will further expand with daily direct flights between Delhi and Udaipur, Delhi and […]
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport set it’s 102 meter tall Air Traffic Control Tower to operation. The ATC Tower was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri. This ATC Tower was built with the view to enhance safety, vigilance and improve the overall operations of India’s Capital. This iconic tower can handle 33 tower and ground control positions and is suitable to facilitate 100 million passengers in a year. Everyday, the Delhi Air Traffic Control used […]
Star Air, a part of Sanjay Ghodawat group (SGG), announced Mumbai as their next destination. As part of their expansion plan, the airline plans to connect Belagavi with Mumbai. The services are expected to start from September 6, 2019. Ticket bookings open for sale from August 9, 2019. Star Air is a recently launched airliner carrier in India with its base at Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport (BLR). The airline operates the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft type – a unique type in India […]
Singapore Airlines is bringing back the Airbus A380 with the New First Class Suites to CSMIA, Mumbai. The A380 will replace the existing Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the SQ424/423 schedule from September 1, 2019. The A380, now nicknamed as A380R (R for retrofitted), comes with the New First Class suites (6 seats), revamped business class (78 seats), premium economy (44 seats) and economy class (343 seats). The new configuration is F6C78W44Y343. The inaugural of this flight stands as – SQ424 […]