The IndiGo MD’s comments mark one of IndiGo’s strongest public objections to the revised FDTL regulations Months after widespread IndiGo flight disruptions, the airline’s Managing Director Rahul Bhatia has urged the government to revisit the new Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) rules. He argues that the current framework reduces pilot productivity, drives up airline costs…
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Pakistan on Monday extended the closure of its airspace for Indian aircraft and aircraft operated by Indian airlines by a month—till July 24 early morning, according to a fresh notice to airmen (NOTAM) issued by Pakistan’s aviation authorities. Shortly after that, India also extended the closure of its airspace to Pakistani airlines and aircraft. In…
NEW DELHI: The countdown has finally begun for the 1986-era Terminal 2 of Delhi Airport, which is likely to be “abandoned” by 2033. The mammoth T3 is set to get even bigger. The GMR-run Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) is evaluating when T3 should get its fifth pier, which will have a capacity of handling…
GMR Airports chairman GBS Raju Handling commercial flights since 1962, Delhi’s Palam Airport has over the decades come a long way to become India’s busiest and make it to world’s top 10 hubs. It has been growing its wings through developments like getting T2 in 1986 that gave it the current name of IGI Airport….
Amid massive flight disruptions being faced by IndiGo—with over a thousand flight cancellations on Friday alone—aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on granted the airline a temporary one-time exemption from some night operations-related changes in the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms for pilots. The temporary rollback, which will be in place…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to 7 per cent from 18 per cent for a period of six months with effect from May 15, in a move aimed at providing relief to airlines grappling with high fuel costs. The civil aviation ministry said the move…
