United States, Britain and France support India to ban Azhar in UN

The whole world condemned the attack on the February 14 attack in Pulwama of Jammu and Kashmir. After this attack, once again, India reiterated its demand for declaring Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) guru Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. The United States, Britain and France have supported India. Now these countries have asked the United Nations Security […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/india-news/azhar/

FAA grants Southwest approval for Hawaii flights

Southwest Airlines has received Federal Aviation Administration authority to fly passengers to Hawaii after the government shutdown delayed regulatory approval.

The FAA granted the carrier the extended twin-engined operations authority (ETOPS) required to operate the overwater flights, the airline adds.

“We’ll finalise our plans for offering service to Hawaii, and we’ll publicly announce our timing for selling tickets and inaugurating flights to the Hawaiian Islands in the coming days,” a spokesperson for Southwest says in a statement.

The FAA confirms the approval in a statement, adding, “as standard practice, we will increase our surveillance of its operations for six months as service begins”.

The Dallas-based airline had hoped to sell tickets for Hawaii flights before the government shutdown in January delayed the process. It aims to offer flights between Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego and San Jose, and Honolulu, Kahului, Kona and Lihue, it has said.

Earlier this month Southwest said it intended to conduct a validation flight from Oakland to Honolulu using a Boeing 737-800.

FAA grants Southwest approval for Hawaii flights

Southwest Airlines has received Federal Aviation Administration authority to fly passengers to Hawaii after the government shutdown delayed regulatory approval. The FAA granted the carrier the extended twin-engined operations authority (ETOPS) required to operate the overwater flights, the airline adds. “We’ll finalise our plans for offering service to Hawaii, and we’ll publicly announce our timing […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/faa-grants-southwest-approval-for-hawaii-flights/

Wizz considering Russian flights from UK

Wizz Air is examining the possibility of starting flights from the UK to Russia. Speaking to FlightGlobal in London today, its chief executive Jozsef Varadi said the carrier could use the air operator’s certificate acquired for its Wizz Air UK subsidiary to serve Russian destinations. He says Wizz Air UK is trying to secure status […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/wizz-considering-russian-flights-from-uk/

Lessors repossess 7 more Jet planes

Jet Airways Ltd had to ground seven more of its planes as it did not pay its lessors their due. Thus, the tally of planes withdrawn from its fleet due to the defaults in lease payments up to 13. Jet Airways has a fleet of about 123 mainly Boeing planes, including 16-owned aircraft. The rest […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/7-more-jet-planes/

Cross-border tension continues to brew over the capture of Abhinandan Varthaman

Pakistan made a sensational claim that during an aerial engagement on Wednesday, two India jets had been shot down and two Indian pilots were in Pakistan's custody. Later, Pakistan retracted and said that it has just one Indian pilot- Abhinandan Varthaman- in their custody

source http://www.ncairways.co/india-news/abhinandan/

It’s advantage Narendra Modi all the way

New Delhi: India’s air strike early on Tuesday morning, well into Pakistan territory in reply to the Pulwama attack on Indian jawans earlier this month, could well change the narrative for the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2019 general election.

Noted economist Swaminathan Aiyar on Tuesday said India’s pre-dawn air strikes on the terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) in a strong response to the Pulwama terror attack may have improved the prospects of the Narendra Modi BJP in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

“I always rated Modi’s prospects in the forthcoming elections as 50:50. This may now boost Modi’s prospects,” Swami told ETNow in an interview. He, however, said a lot will depend on how the situation evolves from here on. “The key thing to watch is how Pakistan responds,” he said.

Reeling under the Rafale controversy, economic slowdown, growing unemployment, the alliance of Opposition parties taking a threatening shape and Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into politics, the BJP had its back to the wall.

Tuesday’s early morning air strike, destroying the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp inside Pakistan, could put the BJP way ahead of others in the run-up to the 2019 parliamentary elections.

Within hours of the strike, an aggressive Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared at a public rally in Churu in Rajasthan: “I promise this that I will not let this country bow down. India is in safe hands.”

Swami said Pakistan’s economy is not in good condition, but that may not be relevant at this time, as the question of national honour is bigger than the economy.

He said this action is not a guarantee that there will not be any further terror attacks. “After Uri strike, there were more cases of infiltrations,” he noted.

The Opposition, which was sharpening its knives to take on the government over the reported “intelligence failure” on the Pulwama terror attack, was not merely stumped but was all praise for the Indian Air Force.

Even as they chose to ignore the PM in their praise, a senior Congress leader pointed out: “No doubt Modi has surged ahead with the air strike.” With the strike, Mr Modi has regained his image as a “strong and decisive” leader. A BJP leader said, “Now you know what the man with 56-inch chest can do.”

BJP president Amit Shah tweeted, “I congratulate and salute the bravery and valour of our armed forces. Today’s action further demonstrates that India is safe and secure under the strong & decisive leadership of PM @narendramodi.”

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