At least 204 people are feared dead and 41 injured after an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday morning. The aircraft, operating as Flight AI-171 to London Gatwick, went down in the densely populated Meghaninagar area just minutes after departure. Ahmedabad Police Commissioner…
Noting that India has witnessed an unprecedented transformation in the field of civil aviation in the last few years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his government is committed to building world-class airport infrastructure and success of the UDAN scheme is a golden chapter in Indian civil aviation. Addressing the International Air Transport…
Airline major IndiGo will expand its services in Assam, following the discussion with the state’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, an official release said on Sunday. The release added that Assam’s air network is going on with further expansion of air connectivity with the introduction of new flights to and from the region. “The significant…
After the incident at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, Air India on Sunday announced the temporary suspension of its operations to and from the Israeli city, effective immediately through May 6, 2025. The airline cited safety and security of its passengers and crew as the primary reason for this decision. According to the airline, the…