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Domestic air passenger growth falls in April due to grounding of Jet Airwa
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The number of passengers flying domestic airlines dropped by 4.5 per cent to 109.95 lakh in April as compared to 115.13 lakh in the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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Trying to minimise passenger inconvenience in view of Jet Airways crisis:
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 [ANI]: Efforts are on to formulate a plan to minimise passenger inconvenience in view of Jet Airways crisis, said Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola here on Thursday.
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Jet Airways suspends 13 more international flights, remains confident of t
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Cash-strapped Jet Airways on Saturday suspended services on 13 more international routes till April end after grounding seven more planes due to non-payment of outstanding dues to lessors.
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Jet maintenance engineers voice safety concerns, DGCA holds emergency meet
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation held an emergency meeting on Tuesday as Jet Airlines Maintenance Engineers Welfare Association (JAMEWA) voiced safety concerns and Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu directed ministry officials to assess the im
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Jet maintenance engineers voice safety concerns, govt to hold emergency me
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu said on Tuesday that he has directed Secretary at the Civil Aviation Ministry P S Kharola to hold an emergency meeting to assess the impact of Jet Airways grounding nearly half of its fleet.
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US bans Boeing 737 MAX flights
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 14 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that his administration was grounding Boeing's 737 Max planes, reversing an earlier decision by authorities to keep the aircraft flying, in the wake of a deadly crash involving one of its jets in Ethiopia, wh
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Ethiopian Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet following crash
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Adis Ababa [Ethiopia], Mar 11 (ANI): In the wake of the unfortunate crash on Sunday, Ethiopian Airlines has announced the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet as an "extra safety precaution."
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BSP-SP delegation meets UP Governor to protest grounding of Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Feb 13 (ANI): A 15-member joint delegation of Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) leaders here on Wednesday met Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and submitted a memorandum over the detention of former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at Lucknow
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Jet Airways puts up a brave face against ‘disruption in its network operat
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Financially hard-pressed Jet Airways on Wednesday chose to put up a brave face, terming the “ongoing minor disruption in its network operations due to cancellation of a few of its flights” as “of a temporary nature.”
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Suresh Prabhu directs DGCA to submit report on grounding of A320 Neos
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) August 24 (ANI): Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to submit a report on grounding of A320 Neos. He said security of the passengers is of paramount importance and should not be compromised at any cost.
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ICPA writes to Air India over grounding of aircrafts
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) August 13: Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) has raised serious concerns with management of Air India over the 'sorry state of affairs' of the aircrafts operated by the carrier. The association also stated that almost 23% of the Air India fleet is grounded for lac
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Delhi HC asks DGCA to list actions taken on faulty aircraft
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Mar 20 (ANI): In accordance with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in connection with frequent grounding of several faulty Indigo A-320 neo aircraft around India, Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to reply on the actions
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