Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Chase Ends, Nirav Modi Caught and Arrested in London, Denied Bail

Following India's request for Nirav's extradition, UK had earlier issued a warrant against him. Nirav was then produced at the Metropolitan Magistrate's court, and he offered half-a-million pounds for his bail, but the court didn't oblige. He will have to spend time till March 29 in prison, when the next hearing will take place.

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

PICTURE: Airbus shows off second BelugaXL

Airbus has shown off the second high-capacity BelugaXL transport after the aircraft emerged from painting at Toulouse. The aircraft – MSN1853 – carries the similar ‘beluga whale’ paint scheme of the initial airframe, MSN1824, which began its flight-test campaign in July last year. Airbus had previously indicated that MSN1853 would be the first to enter […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/picture-airbus-shows-off-second-belugaxl/

Virgin Atlantic to make South American debut by serving Sao Paulo

Virgin Atlantic is to enter the South American market with a new route from London to Sao Paulo next year. The UK carrier says it will offer a daily service between Heathrow and Guarulhos with a Boeing 787 in a five-class configuration. Cirium schedules data indicates that Virgin Atlantic will compete with British Airways and […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/virgin-atlantic-to-make-south-american-debut-by-serving-sao-paulo/

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Jet Airways’ fleet dwindles as grounding grows

Jet Airways has grounded another six aircraft, raising the number of grounded aircraft to at least 48 for defaults on lease payments. In a 19 March stock exchange disclosure, Jet says one of the six aircraft is operated by its subsidiary Jet Lite. Prior to this groundings have been concentrated on Jet Airways. The airline’s […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/jet-airways-fleet-dwindles-as-grounding-grows/

India in Poll Mode, BJP Surges Ahead

In the 2019 elections, BJP may not give tickets to veteran leaders. Although this has not been finalized, but there are indications that many leaders, including LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri can be denied tickets. As far as UP is concerned, at least two dozen MPs, including Sakshi Maharaj, are not being considered favorably for the ticket.

source http://www.ncairways.co/india-news/bjp-meet/

Former Delta executive nominated to lead FAA

The White House plans to nominate former Delta Air Lines senior vice-president of flight operations Steve Dickson to lead the Federal Aviation Administration. The nomination comes more than a year since the end of previous FAA administrator Michael Huerta’s term, and at a time when the aviation regulator is under scrutiny for its certification of […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/former-delta-executive-nominated-to-lead-faa/

Jet Airways Nosedives Further, No Respite in Sight, 41 Planes Remain

Recent Tweets on Jet Airways:  President (NAG) National Aviators Guild, a registered pilots union of Jet airways threatens the management that if due salaries will not be disbursed and concrete decisions are not taken soon, union pilots of Jet airways will stop flying from 1st of April DGCA Sources: DGCA held a meeting with domestic […]

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