Forty-four flights operated with 4,224 passengers from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Tuesday, day 2 of resumption of air services

Flight operations resume at Mumbai airport

The government on Tuesday said that privatisation of debt-ridden Air India has become a compulsion as fear grows about the shutdown of the national carrier. Addressing a press conference here, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that privatisation is the only option and it has to be done.

Air India has to be privatised, no other option: Hardeep Puri

Aviation safety regulator may ask Boeing to set up simulators in India to train pilots on the 737 MAX planes once it clears the aircraft as safe for flying, a senior official with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Aviation watchdog may ask Boeing to set up 737 MAX simulators in India

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday temporarily suspended license of a SpiceJet pilot in connection with a runway incursion that occurred in the first week of August.

Mumbai: DGCA suspends pilot's license for 3 months in runway incursion case

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Thursday said body scanners should be made mandatory at all major airports within a year. It also informed that body scanners will be made mandatory at all the other airports in two years.

Body scanners to be made mandatory at all airports in 2 years

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said that the government is determined to privatise Air India and people are interested in buying it.

Government is determined to privatise Air India: Union Civil Aviation Minister

The Chairman and Managing Director of Air India, Ashwani Lohani on Sunday said that stoppage of fuel supplies at six airports from Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) is because of an overall shortage of funds.

Stoppage of fuel supply due to shortage of funds: Air India chairman

Jet fuel supply to state-run carrier Air India has been stopped at six domestic airports because of unpaid dues to fuel provider, Indian Oil Corp (IOCL), three sources said on Thursday.

Fuel supply to Air India stopped at six domestic airports: Report

In a historic first, national carrier Air India scripted history as its flight AI73, from Delhi bound to San Francisco, United States, became the first Indian commercial flight to fly over the Polar region on Thursday.

Watch: Glimpses of first Indian commercial flight over North Pole

Jet Airways has extended the deadline for initial bids for the bankrupt airline to August 10 from August 3, a statement from the company said on Saturday. Jet, once ranked among the country's biggest airlines, was forced to ground all flights in April after running out of money and failing to secure funds, crippled by mounting losses as it attempted to compete with low-cost rivals.

Jet Airways extends deadline for initial bids to August 10

Low-cost airline GoAir has put a new management team in place as it embarks on an aggressive expansion plan to capture the space vacated with the grounding of Jet Airways.

GoAir appoints new management team to expand operations

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has done the safety audit of five airlines, including Air India, and has listed out security concerns in these carriers, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday.

DGCA conducts safety audit of five airlines, lists security concerns

A SpiceJet aircraft, which has been stuck on the runway at Mumbai International Airport since Tuesday, was finally pulled out on runway surface on Thursday night.

SpiceJet plane stranded on Mumbai airport runway finally pulled out

Air India has suspended its Regional Director for East, Rohit Bhasin, for allegedly shoplifting a wallet from a duty-free shop at Sydney airport, officials said Sunday.

Air India suspends its regional director for allegedly shoplifting at Sydney airport

Insolvency proceedings have been initiated against debt-ridden Jet Airways, which formally stopped flying on April 17 and saw lenders voting for bankruptcy earlier this month.

Insolvency proceedings initiated against Jet Airways

Harried bankers Monday decided against an outright sale of Jet Airways to the lone bidder, instead voted to send it for bankruptcy to recover their Rs 8,000 crore dues.

Banks vote to send Jet Airways for bankruptcy to recover dues

Shares of Jet Airways continued the downward trend, plunging over 18 per cent Monday as stock exchanges, last week, decided to impose restrictions on its stock trading from June 28.

Jet Airways shares continue to face massive selling pressure; tumble over 18%

Shares of grounded Jet Airways continued the downward trend, plunging nearly 12 per cent on Friday, after stock exchanges, earlier this week, decided to impose restrictions on its stock trading from June 28.

Jet Airways shares continue downward trend; tumble nearly 12%

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) said on Wednesday contracts of Jet Airways Ltd would be pulled out of trading in the Futures and Options segment, citing the embattled carrier's failure to respond to queries about rumours in the market.

Jet Airways to be removed from trading in NSE's futures and options market

A massive security lapse was detected on an Air India flight after a gaping hole was found in the aircraft carrying around 225 passengers. The flight was cordoned off as soon as it landed in San Francisco.

Massive safety breach: 'Hole' detected in Air India aircraft

The Hinduja Group said on Tuesday it is evaluating a possible bid for debt-laden Jet Airways Ltd, sending shares of the grounded carrier as high as 14 per cent in afternoon trading.

Hinduja Group evaluating bid for Jet Airways, shares rise

With just ten days to go for final submission of bids, three of the four qualified bidders — Etihad Airways, TPG Capital and Indigo Partners — have not signed nondisclosure agreements, a must for conducting due diligence. None of the bidders, barring National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), has been accessing the data room where potential investors are supposed to peruse Jet’s accounts and key documents as part of the due diligence.

WION Wallet: Jet crisis: Bidders show no interest, employees demand govt intervention

As uncertainty continues over the fate of the shuttered Jet Airways, an employees' consortium has proposed to take over the airline with at least Rs 3,000 crore expected from outside investors for the bid, according to two staff unions.

Now, employees' consortium to bid for Jet Airways; seeks to raise Rs 3,000 crore from outside investors

"Jet Airways employee Shailesh Kumar Singh committed suicide because he had no hope left and there could be more victims if the government does not intervene in the Jet Airways crisis," said Asim Valiani vice president of the National Aviators Guild (NAG) on Sunday.

More people might follow suit if government doesn't intervene: NAG on Jet employee's suicide

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