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Air India takes delivery of first line-fit Boeing 787-9 at IGI Airport
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The aircraft, registered as VT-AWA, completed a non-stop ferry flight of 16 hours and 58 minutes from Boeing's Everett factory in Washington state. The long-haul delivery flight was operated by a cockpit crew of four Air India pilots, symbolising not just the arrival of a new aircraft but th
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DGCA constitutes special oversight team to monitor IndiGo operations amid
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Taking serious note of large-scale passenger inconvenience faced by passengers due to widespread flight cancellations and delays by IndiGo Airlines in recent days, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has constituted a dedicated Oversight Team to be stationed at the airline's
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DGCA grants one-time 24-hour extension to IndiGo to respond to Show-Cause
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted IndiGo's Accountable Manager and Chief Executive Officer a one-time 24-hour extension to submit their response to the Show Cause Notice issued on December 6 over large-scale operational disruptions and observed non-compliances.<
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"We're getting back": IndiGo CEO aims to operate 1,650 flights
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
As part of its return to normalcy following issues with new pilot rest rules that caused cancellations, Elbers conveyed a message of "step by step, we're getting back," thanking staff and assuring customers that ongoing efforts are underway to restore full service.
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Cargo Plane veers off Hong Kong airport runway, 2 dead
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Emirates flight EK9788 was arriving from Dubai at about 03:50 local time (19:50 GMT) when it veered off the runway and collided with an airport patrol vehicle and landed partially in the sea, police said.
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IndiGo spearheading resumption of flights from India to mainland China
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Following the recent diplomatic initiatives, IndiGo, on Thursday, announced the resumption of its services to Mainland China, connecting Kolkata to Guangzhou (CAN) with daily, non-stop flights starting 26 October 2025.
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Varanasi-bound flight makes emergency landing at Shamshadabad after 'techn
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has confirmed that IndiGo Flight 6E897 had taken off from Bengaluru for Varanasi but made an emergency landing at 6:15 am after diverting to Shamshadabad airport.
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"You are bomber": Passenger chat forces almost six-hours delay in Indigo f
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): An IndiGo Mangalore -Mumbai flight number 6E-5237 which was scheduled to depart on 14th August morning at 10:44 am got delayed by over five hours after a woman passenger informed IndiGo crew members about a suspicious message on the mobile phone of a co
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Money was stolen from Indian exchequer: Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre over R
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a fresh attack on the central government alleging corruption and malfeasance in the purchase of Rafale fighter jets from French aircraft manufacturing company Dassault Aviation.
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Coronavirus threat: Mandatory health screening of passengers from China at
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): In the backdrop of the threat posed by coronavirus, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has mandated the health screening of passengers coming from China at Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai airports.
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All Singapore Airlines flights to avoid Iranian airspace amid tensions in
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore, Jan 8 (ANI): All Singapore Airlines flights flying to and from Europe will not be flying over the Iranian airspace as tensions soared in the Middle East following Iran's missile attacks on two US military bases in Iraq.
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