Boeing offers $100m for families of passengers killed in 737 Max crashes

Boeing has pledged to give $100m (£80m) for the families and communities affected by two crashes of its 737 Max plane. Accidents involving a Lion Air jet last October and an Ethiopian Airlines plane in March left 346 people dead. The crashes caused aviation regulators to ground the aircraft worldwide. Boeing, which is facing dozens of lawsuits over […]

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Pakistan lost millions in airspace closure post Balakot strike

NEW DELHI: While the closure of Pakistan airspace has hit Indian airlines hard, having to re-route flights from India around the neighbouring country, thereby increasing the flying time and cost, it’s impacted Pakistan as well, which has lost $100 million (around Rs 688 crore) since February with an average of 400 flights a day skipping […]

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Amid $30bn investment opportunities in renewable energy, don’t wish away coal: Economic Survey

NEW DELHI: Indian renewable energy space presents an investment opportunity of $30 billion every year for the next decade but the country cannot wish away coal-based plants, the economic survey said. The survey estimated additional investment requirement in renewable plants for upto 2022 at about $80 billion at today’s prices and an investment of around […]

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Pak airspace closure: Indian airlines lost Rs 550 cr, Air India Rs 491 cr

Due to closure of airspace by Pakistan, national carrier Air India lost Rs 491 crore till July 2, according to data presented by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Private airlines SpiceJet, IndiGo and GoAir lost Rs 30.73 crore, Rs 25.1 crore and Rs 2.1 crore, respectively, the data stated. […]

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IndiGo forced to cancel flights due to Mumbai runway closure

Mumbai: The country’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo, on Thursday said the airline has been forced to make a substantial number of cancellations and diversions of its flights to and from Mumbai airport due to closure of the main runway since 1 July. “As aircraft and crew rotations go through the whole country, there was a […]

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ParkVia secures online parking contract for all IAG airlines

ParkCloud CEO Mark Pegler described the new contract win as a “a red letter day” for ParkVia UK. European airport parking specialist ParkVia has won a competitive tender to secure the role of online parking provider for one of the world’s largest airline groups, IAG (International Airlines Group), owner of British Airways. In a phased […]

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No domestic airliner has crashed from a storm downburst in 25 years, a testament to aviation weather forecasting

A Delta Airlines aircraft makes its approach at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. (Tony Gutierrez/AP) By Mike Smith Whenever meteorology saves lives it is a cause for celebration, and that is certainly the case Tuesday. It is the 25th anniversary of the (hopefully) last domestic airliner crash caused by a thunderstorm downburst: specifically of USAir Flight […]

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