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SECTOR | 31 Aug 2025

Cloud burst brings intense rainfall over Chennai, several flights diverted

Business Standard

Chennai received intense overnight rain, and there was a cloud burst over Manali, a northern neighbourhood of the city, Regional Meteorological Centre said. Some flights scheduled to arrive at the Chennai airport were diverted to Bengaluru, according to airport authorities. As per the Regional Meteorological Centre bulletin on Sunday, Chennai received an intense rain between 10 pm to 12 midnight on Saturday, with North Chennai receiving the extremely heavy rainfall. "Three extremely heavy, 8 very heavy and 28 heavy rainfall events were recorded during the 24-hour ending 8.30 am of August 31 with Manali, New Manali Town and Wimco Nagar recording extremely heavy rainfall of 27 cm, 26 cm and 23 cm, respectively," a bulletin issued by the department said. As such, a cloud burst occurred over Manali area and neighbourhood with Zone 2. Manali (Division 19) recorded 106.2 mm rainfall during 10-11 pm and 126.6 mm rainfall during 11 pm - 12 midnight on Saturday, the bulletin said. Accordin

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SECTOR | 31 Aug 2025

Indore-Bound Air India Plane Returns To Delhi Airport After Fire Indication In Engine; Lands Safely

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The flight made an emergency landing at around 6:15 am and there were more than 90 people on board, a source said.

Aviation

SECTOR | 30 Aug 2025

Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy Tees Up Painful Cuts In Survival Bid

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Spirit's petition underscores the difficulty facing discount airlines in the US, from high labor costs to the ever-present struggle to grow enough to protect margins.

Aviation

SECTOR | 30 Aug 2025

India may see skyscrapers near airports; Centre to study global models: Civil Aviation Minister

Business Line

According to a press release from NAREDCO, the minister highlighted that airports attract huge footfalls not only for recreation but also for various economic activities in and around their vicinity

Aviation

SECTOR | 30 Aug 2025

DGCA clears IndiGo, SpiceJet to lease aircraft from Turkish carriers

Business Standard

India has approved aircraft leasing deals between domestic airlines and Turkish carriers, including IndiGo and SpiceJet, after a policy shift following tensions

Aviation

SECTOR | 29 Aug 2025

Air India fast-tracks legacy A320neo retrofit, eyes September 2025 completion

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Airline expands MRO network to expedite the upgrade

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SECTOR | 29 Aug 2025

CBI books AAI employee for siphoning off 232 cr into his personal accounts

Business Standard

The CBI has registered an FIR against a senior manager of the Airport Authority of India for allegedly siphoning off more than Rs 232 crore into his personal accounts through a complex trail of fictitious accounting entries in three years during his posting at the Dehradun airport, officials said. The alleged embezzlement by Rahul Vijay, senior manager, finance and accounts, was detected in an internal audit, which flagged abnormal capitalisation of assets in the financial records between 2019-20 and 2022-23, they said. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) constituted a committee to verify the findings, which highlighted a complex trail of fictitious accounting entries, asset inflation, and unauthorised fund transfers from the authority's accounts to Vijay's personal accounts. Chandrakanth P, senior manager (finance), AAI, filed a formal complaint with the CBI on August 18, which became the basis of the FIR to be probed by the Economic Offences Unit of the agency. Vijay's alleged .

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SECTOR | 29 Aug 2025

Delhi Airport issues passenger advisory as IMD warns of inclement weather

Business Standard

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for most of the zones, including Central, East, South and New Delhi

Aviation

SECTOR | 29 Aug 2025

DGCA approves IndiGo's 6-month extension of agreement with Turkish Airlines

Business Standard

The airline added that the approval will help mitigate potential losses to the Indian aviation sector while ensuring uninterrupted international connectivity

DGCA approves IndiGo's request to extend agreement with Turkish Airlines for 6 months

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SECTOR | 28 Aug 2025

Mahindra gets 2nd contract from Airbus for manufacturing H125 fuselage

Business Line

The first fuselage of H125 copter, which is also being assembled in India, will emerge from Mahindra Aerostructures Private Ltd (MASPL) facility in Bengaluru in 2027.

Airbus picks Mahindra Aerostructures to make H125 helicopter main fuselage

Business Standard | 28 Aug 2025 1 more