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India, Afghanistan Ink Deal To Reopen Air Corridor
The air corridor between India and Afghanistan has been reopened and the trade between the countries would resume, officials in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Kabul said, according to Bakhtar News Agency.
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December 2022
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The Gulf hubs get hot
The Gulf is heating up. All the hubs are seeing tremendous footfalls and not just because of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
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December 2022
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Colorful Guizhou Airlines' first Chinese SAF flight
Colorful Guizhou Airlines recently conducted a domestic flight powered by jet fuel with a 10 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend as a part of its partnership with Airbus.
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December 2022
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SpiceJet's booming loss
SpiceJet in mid-November reported a net loss of 837.8 Crore for the quarter ending September 30, 2022, as compared to a net loss of ₹561.7 Crore in the quarter ending 30 September 2021, as business was hit by record high fuel prices, depreciating Rupee in the traditionally weak quarter.
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December 2022
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Etihad participates in World Energy's net-zero programme
Etihad Airways and World Energy, a carbon-net-zero solutions provider, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a long-term strategic partnership to decarbonize flights through in-sector emissions reductions.
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December 2022
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Germany takes delivery of A350 VIP aircraft
Lufthansa Technik recently handed over the first complete Airbus A350 to the German Armed Forces for use as a VIP transport aircraft.
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December 2022
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787 deliveries' to the Middle East and African soon
After a very long halt, Boeing will soon resume deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner to airlines in the Middle East and Africa.
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December 2022
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MAS A380 phase-out begins
Malaysia Airline's belief that Airbus A380 doesn't fit the plan remains firm and the phasing out of Malaysia Airlines' Airbus A380 programme has started as the carrier completes the first delivery of its superjumbo jet to Tarbes, France from Kuala Lumpur.
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December 2022
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Nepal's aviation faces punishment
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal on October 30, cancelled Nepal Airlines' flight to Delhi as punishment for defying instructions to move some of its international services to Bhairahawa's empty airport, and it seems that the regulator is in no mood to take things lightly.
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December 2022
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1.52 million foreigners visited India in 2021
Due to restrictions linked to Covid-19, the number of foreign to 1.52 million compared to 2.74 million in 2020, dropping by 44.5 per cent, though foreign exchange earnings grew during the same period, as per the India Tourism Statistics 2022 report by the Ministry of Tourism.
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December 2022
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India's First green grocery delivery via drones
Drone delivery firm, Skye Air Mobility joined hands with Vegrow in Himachal Pradesh to conduct its three-day-long drone delivery trials to carry over 100 kgs of apples from farmland to Vegrow Hub. This will help solve a wider transportation problem in present times.
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December 2022
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Eol for Air India engineering subsidiary soon
The government may invite expressions of interest (Eol) for the sale of Air India's engineering subsidiary, Air India Engineering Services (AIESL) by January-February 2023.
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December 2022
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AAI seeks more time for Meghalaya greenfield
AI has sought more time to obtain the pre-feasibility study report conducted at the new site offered by the state for implementing the greenfield airport project.
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December 2022
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AAI looking at 100 per cent EVS by 2030
The Airports Authority of India aims to completely transition to electric vehicles for its airside and city-side operations by 2030.
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December 2022
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Charter flights climb at HAL airport
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) airport, which served as Bengaluru's primary airport for decades until it ceased commercial flight operations in 2008, has been seeing a steady increase in charter flight operations.
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December 2022
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Navi Mumbai construction update
Construction at the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport is moving ahead rapidly with close to 18 per cent of civil progress according to the Maharashtra City Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO).
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December 2022
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An aircraft on my roof!
It's World Cup time and no one celebrates football better than the Brazilians. And count on them to produce items that are sure to go 'viral' or 'instagrammable'.
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December 2022
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IndiGo CarGo commences operations
IndiGo has commenced operations of its first A321 Freighter aircraft between Delhi and Mumbai, effective November 15.
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December 2022
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Cathay Pacific in talks for freighters
Cathay Pacific Airways is in talks with aircraft manufacturers about orders for medium-haul aircraft and dedicated freighters.
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December 2022
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Lufthansa Cargo resumes Hyderabad freighter service
Lufthansa Cargo has resumed its scheduled freighter services from GMR Hyderabad International Airport and will be operating a Boeing 777 freighter connecting FrankfurtMumbai-Hyderabad-Frankfurt.
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December 2022
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Skycargo to be 18 aircraft strong by 2024
Nabil Sultan, Emirates Senior Vice President of the Cargo Department, confirmed that Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo arm of Emirates Airlines, has begun studying increasing the capacity of its cargo facilities at Al Maktoum International Airport, with plans to add new facilities.
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December 2022
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Cargo coming to the rescue of airlines?
It seems that air cargo is having some of its best times in India and coming to the rescue of airlines in the country, which are fighting financial challenges as passenger's arms are struggling.
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December 2022
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CAT STOWED AWAY IN CHECKED BAG
The Transportation Security Administration has found some weird things in passengers' luggage -- including eels, a human skull and a cannon barrel.
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December 2022
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10-YEAR BATTLE WON
A black Air France steward won a 10-year legal battle for the right to work with braided hair on flights after a decision by France's highest appeals court.
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December 2022
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A COUPLE FORCES THE ENTIRE FRONTIER AIRLINES FLIGHT TO DISEMBARK
A selfish couple forced an entire Frontier Airlines flight to disembark after they rushed aboard the plane without proper boarding passes - then screamed at crew members who tried to stop them.
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December 2022
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MAN HOLDS RAZOR BLADE TO WOMAN'S THROAT
Encountering a heavily intoxicated passenger on a flight is usually enough to keep some on their toes, but facing a razor-bladewaving drunk passenger is a whole different feeling altogether.
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December 2022
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A DRUNK MAN BITES ATTENDANT'S FINGER
A Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Jakarta in Indonesia was forced to make an emergency diversion to Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur Medan airport after a drunken passenger attacked a cabin crew member.
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December 2022
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DELTA PAID A DOCTOR TO DECLARE A PILOT MENTALLY ILL
Delta Air Lines just settled with one of its pilots for $500,000 plus legal fees but refused to acknowledge wrongdoing in an astonishing chain of events that might simply put you off Delta.
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December 2022
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HondaJet gets a big boost
Fractional aircraft provider Volato has announced an order for the Honda Aircraft-manufactured twinjets to 40.
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December 2022
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Falcon owners get together
The Independent The Independent Falcon Aircraft Operators Association (IFAOA) held its first annual meeting last month at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, drawing more than 70 attendees who are owners and operators of the Dassault Falcon business jets.
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