Tata Group-owned Air India has placed an order for 840 planes with Airbus and Boeing, including the option to acquire 370 aircraft, with a senior airline official on Thursday saying the order is a “landmark moment” in the Indian aviation history. The announcement by Air India’s Chief Commercial and Transformation Officer Nipun Aggarwal comes a … Read more
An Air India Boeing 777 plane. | Photo Credit: Reuters India will require around 2,210 new planes in the next two decades and out of them, 1,983 units will be single-aisle jets, Boeing said on February 14 as it projected a nearly 7% annual domestic air traffic growth through 2041. Unveiling its 2022 Commercial Market … Read more
April 18, 2022 – A federal judge in Florida has struck down the Biden administration’s mandate that travelers on airlines, buses, trains, and other public transit wear masks. The mandate, enacted in February 2021, is unconstitutional because Congress never granted the CDC the power to create such a requirement, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A federal mask mandate for planes, trains, airports and some bus services that was set to expire in five days will be extended until May 3, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The … Read more
March 10, 2022 Passengers on airliners and public transportation will be required to wear face masks at least until April 18, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday. TSA’s mask mandate, imposed to help stop the spread of COVID-19, had been scheduled to expire March 18. The rule went into effect in February 2021 and was … Read more
Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all of its 777s with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver this weekend, as U.S. regulators ordered United Airlines to step up inspections of those aircraft. United said Sunday it is temporarily removing the aircraft from service, a day after one of its planes … Read more
MUMBAI: Financiers BOC Aviation and Wilmington Trust Corp, a subsidiary of M&T Bank Corp have filed a claim against low fare carrier SpiceJet in an English court. Details of the case weren’t immediately available, people close to the development said they are on lease rental dues. Indian carriers, like their global peers are cash-strapped due … Read more