In December 2023, Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) emerged as the best On-Time Performance (OTP) airport for Air Vistara, SpiceJet, and AIX Connect, according to the on-time performance analysis released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).The airport had an OTP of 76.9% for Vistara, followed by AIX Connect at 73.3%, and SpiceJet at 36.9%, establishing them as the airlines with the highest punctuality at RGIA.Meanwhile, the airlines where Hyderabad held…
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Delhi airport dials govt: CAT III runway to be up by January 26 – Airlines/Aviation News
GMR-led Delhi International Airport (Dial) on Tuesday informed the civil aviation ministry that the fourth runway at the airport, which is CAT III-enabled and under refurbishment, will be functional by January 26.
In a letter to the ministry on Tuesday, Dial said that the company is targeting to complete all activities by January 19 for inspection by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
As reported earlier, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia had on Monday directed…
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'Whatever Issues You Have…': What Air India Pilot Said After Passenger Hit Indigo Captain Over Delay – Times Now
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Prince Harry’s Living Legends of Aviation award would have Prince Philip rotating in his grave
By Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail
00:29 17 Jan 2024, updated 00:30 17 Jan 2024
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Harry’s Living Legends of Aviation awards on Friday would have his grandfather Philip rotating in his grave. He gained his RAF wings in 1953, flew for 44 years and clocked up nearly…
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Boeing 777-9 lands in Hyderabad, marking historic moment in Indian aviation-Telangana Today
The aircraft, hailed as the world’s largest and most efficient twin-engine jet, integrates advanced technologies from Boeing’s existing 777 and the 787 Dreamliner family.
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Civil Aviation Ministry issues stern notices to IndiGo, Mumbai Airport after passengers seen eating on tarmac
New Delhi, Jan 16: The current fog season is proving to be tough for Indian carriers. A day after a video of an irate passenger hitting an IndiGo captain over a delayed flight went viral, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has taken strong exception to visuals of the carrier’s passengers forced to have dinner on the tarmac at Mumbai airport, the country’s second busiest aviation hub. Swinging into action once the clip started doing the rounds on social media, Scindia hurriedly…
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G20, pollution curbs behind delay in restarting runway: DIAL to Ministry of Civil Aviation | Delhi News
A compressed timeline to finish the project after the G20 Summit, curbs in view of pollution in the Capital: These are some of the reasons given by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation on why recarpeting work on the second runway of Delhi airport could not be completed in the stipulated time, The Indian Express has learnt.This comes after the ministry pulled up DIAL over the issue, following fog-related delays that hit flight operations the past…
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Daily Hampshire Gazette – Aviation community mourns deaths of flight instructor, others from Sunday plane crash
Aviation community mourns deaths of flight instructor, others from Sunday plane crash
NORTHAMPTON — A flyer since her teens, Fly Lugu flight school founder Fredrika Ballard was remembered this week as a consummate professional who worked hard to support opportunities for women in aviation.
Ballard, 53, of Southwick, was killed Sunday when the Beechcraft Baron B55 in which she was…
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Source: https://www.gazettenet.com/Aviator-remembered-for-passion-dedication-to-women-in-flight-53721129
Phillips 66 Suspends Unleaded Avgas Testing
Phillips 66 has “paused” evaluation of its unleaded avgas alternative after what sources have told AVweb was a major test failure. Phillips 66 confirmed to AVweb that evaluation of the fuel it is developing with Afton Chemicals through the Piston Engine Aviation Fuels Initiative has been suspended, at least temporarily. “We can confirm that PAFI evaluation has been paused on the Phillips 66/Afton Chemical 100M unleaded fuel,” the oil giant said in a statement to AVweb. “Phillips 66…
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Source: https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/phillips-66-suspends-unleaded-avgas-testing/
