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SECTOR | 07 Apr 2025

Air India Pushes Jet Upgrade To Lure Back Disgruntled Passengers

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The multi-year turnaround program will initially focus on the airline's 27 Boeing Co. 787-8 Dreamliners that are more than 10 years old in some cases.

Air India launches major jet revamp to lure back disgruntled passengers

Business Standard | 07 Apr 2025

Aviation

SECTOR | 07 Apr 2025

From aviation to agriculture: How China's retaliatory tariffs will impact U.S. companies

Economic Times

China is imposing 34% tariffs on all U.S. goods affecting industries like aviation, semiconductors, and agriculture. Boeing, Intel, and U.S. farm equipment companies will face significant impacts. This move also includes suspensions on certain agricultural imports. These actions are part of a retaliatory measure against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies.

Aviation

SECTOR | 06 Apr 2025

AERA likely to reject Mumbai international airport's legal cost claim

Business Standard

Adani Group-led MIAL, which operates the Mumbai airport, has requested AERA to include legal expenses under operating costs, as this would result in higher tariffs being approved by the regulator

Aviation

SECTOR | 05 Apr 2025

Air India asked me to fly in broken seat or get refund: Goa AAP leader

Business Standard

Goa AAP president Amit Palekar on Friday evening claimed Air India told him that his seat on a Delhi to Seoul flight was broken, and he could either choose to fly or take a refund, which prompted the airline to respond that it was "reviewing his concern". Palekar shared a post and video on X about his experience. "I am at the counter (at the Delhi airport) and I have been told by the staff...that my confirmed seat is unserviceable, it does not recline. I have to give a consent, which is a kind of forced consent because I have no other choice but to fly because I have connecting flights....and Air India is saying either we will give you complete refund and you choose another option, or you fly this seat which is a broken seat," he said in the video. In his post, Palekar wrote, "Welcome to @airindia. This is a common feature for those flying on Air India to face this ordeal of being told that your seat is not reclining or broken after paying full fare." "This is my third time. I...

Aviation

SECTOR | 04 Apr 2025

Bengaluru Airport crosses 41 mn-mark in passenger handling, sees 25% surge in international travel

Business Line

Cargo handling is also up 14% on year, driven by a 21 per cent rise in international cargo

Aviation

SECTOR | 04 Apr 2025

Delhi airport to start full body scanner trials in May, may cut wait time

Business Standard

Delhi airport will start trials of full body scanners in May, with the airport operator DIAL saying that the scanners will generate a standardised 2D image on a preset human avatar so that no personal images are stored in the system. Four scanners have been procured, with two installed at Terminal 1 (T1) and two at Terminal 3 (T3). These scanners are expected to reduce the waiting time for passengers at the airport. "The IT interface for these machines is being finalised, and upon completion of the three-to-four-month trial, a BCAS-led committee will evaluate the findings and establish a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for full-scale implementation," Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) said in a release on Friday. The scanners will be using millimeter-wave technology operating between 70 to 80 GHz. DIAL said that unlike conventional X-ray scanners, they do not emit radiation, making them safe for all travellers, including pregnant women and individuals with medical implants.

Aviation

SECTOR | 04 Apr 2025

Air India partners with Apple to enable AirTag-based lost baggage tracking

Business Standard

The new feature connects Apple's Find My network with Air India's baggage tracking service available on its mobile app and website

Air India to send first of legacy 787s to US for retrofit by April-end

Business Line | 03 Apr 2025

Aviation

SECTOR | 04 Apr 2025

How a supply glitch gave Air India 50 Boeing jets made for Chinese airlines

Business Standard

Air India Express has received 41 of 50 white-tail 737 Max jets from its June 2023 order of 190 planes- jets built for others but remained unused in storage

Aviation

SECTOR | 03 Apr 2025

Parliament clears landmark aviation bill to support aircraft lessors

Business Standard

The issue has been in focus since 2023 when lessors like SMBC Aviation couldn't repossess aircraft from India's Go First after it filed for bankruptcy

Aviation

SECTOR | 03 Apr 2025

Airlines received 24 hoax bomb calls this year till March 2025: Govt

Business Standard

Airlines received 24 hoax bomb threat calls this year till March 25, the government said on Thursday. Citing data from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said a total of 836 hoax bomb threats were received by airline operators since 2022 till March 25, 2025. In 2022, the number of the calls stood at 13 and rose to 71 in 2023. Last year, there were 728 such calls and the count was at 24 this year up to March 25, as per the data. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, the minister said 13 people were arrested in 2024 for making hoax bomb threat calls to airlines. BCAS has mandated robust protocols for handling such threats in coordination with law enforcement agencies, central security agencies, CISF and stakeholders, leading to minimal impact on flight operations. Bomb Threat Contingency Plan (BTCP) is put in place to handle such threats. "As a part of BTCP, every airport has a designated Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (B

Boeing Has Made Drastic' Changes To Root Out Defects, CEO Says

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