WIDEBODY JETS
Boeing restarts new plane deliveries to China
New Boeing deliveries to China have been off and on since 2019 after two fatal crashes of MAX 8 jets and amid intensifying tensions over issues ranging from technology to national security between Washington and Beijing.
A big decision for Boeing's next CEO: Is it time for a new plane?
Boeing raced to update the 737 Max to compete with Airbus but faced fatal crashes. The jet's troubles left Boeing behind Airbus in the single-aisle market, impacting its global dominance.
Qatar Airways closes in on major Boeing, Airbus widebody order, Bloomberg News reports
The Middle East carrier is looking at ordering about 200 jets, looking at a mix of Airbus A350s and Boeing 777X models, with a decision possible as soon as the Farnborough Air Show in Britain late next month, the report said. Airbus said it is constantly in talks with customers about fleet needs but did not disclose any details, while Boeing deferred to Qatar Airways when asked for a comment.
IndiGo in talks for 100 smaller planes as part of plan to widen regional network
The airline, which already operates 45, 78-seater ATR-72 planes and will take delivery of five more this year, is expected to stick with Franco-Italian manufacturer ATR to benefit from economies of scale, people aware of the development told ET. However, the Airbus A220 and Embraer’s E-175 planes also remain in fray, they added.
SpiceJet starts Hajj operations with Srinagar to Medina flight
SpiceJet won the bid to operate 102 special flights, catering to over 13,800 pilgrims from Guwahati, Gaya, Bhopal, Indore, Aurangabad, and Vijayawada. The airline has leased an Airbus A340 on short term aircraft for the services
Rising tide set to raise all flights
The country's leading airlines are drawing up the blueprint on how to claw back market share lost to carriers in the Gulf that currently cater to the bulk of air traffic to India. Aviation hubs have sprung up all over West Asia, based on its location in Asia, Africa and Europe as well as plentiful cheap oil.
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IndiGo, Air India plan for up to 170 wide-body planes in little over a year
Air India and IndiGo have unveiled plans to acquire up to 170 wide-body aircraft, signaling a bullish outlook on expansion and India's aviation sector growth. This move also marks Airbus' entry into India's wide-body aircraft market, traditionally dominated by Boeing. Including narrow-body aircraft orders from Air India, IndiGo, and Akasa Air, India's aircraft order book exceeds 1,200 planes in just over a year. This surge in orders reflects India's status as one of the fastest-growing aviation markets globally, with efforts to enhance direct international connectivity and reduce reliance on Gulf hubs for transit traffic.
Boeing hit with whistleblower allegations, adding to safety concerns
FAA investigates Boeing whistleblower's safety concerns on 787 and 777 jets, leading to production halt, quality problems, and a Senate hearing. Boeing faces a safety crisis with management changes and delivery decline.
IndiGo nears decision on widebody jets; forecasts slower capacity growth in next fiscal year
The airline is still considering several options, with an order for about 30 Airbus SE A350s emerging as the most likely choice, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. A decision could be announced in the next few weeks, the people said, cautioning that IndiGo could still change its mind about timing and the number of planes.
A decade after MH370, planes still at risk of vanishing off the map
The huge Boeing Co. 777 jet, almost as long as a Manhattan city block and taller than a five-story building, had somehow managed to make itself invisible in the clear night sky. There were 239 people on board. Ensuing search operations combed through some of the deepest ocean floors in the inhospitable southern Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles off Australia’s western seaboard, and found no trace of the main fuselage or any passengers and crew. Of the 3 million components in the 777, just a few fragments washed ashore years later on the east African coast.
SpiceJet to operate Haj flights from Srinagar, Gaya, 5 other cities
SpiceJet has announced that it has obtained the authorization to conduct Haj flights from seven cities, including Srinagar, Gaya, and Guwahati. Amid its ongoing efforts for revival, the airline highlighted the importance of Haj flights as a substantial source of revenue. The approved cities for SpiceJet's Haj operations now include Srinagar, Gaya, Guwahati, Bhopal, Indore, Aurangabad, and Vijayawada.
After Ayodhya, SpiceJet plans to connect more tourist, religious places
"I think this is the time to expand. SpiceJet will do its utmost to expand its business over the next two years. We want to connect many tourist destinations, religious tourism, medical tourism, places like Lakshadweep," Singh said in reply to a question on company's expansion plan.
Vistara confident of receiving Boeing 787 order by April
Indian air carrier Vistara expects to receive its last 787 wide-body jet from Boeing by March or April, despite a recent incident involving a narrow-body 737 MAX 9 that lost part of the fuselage. The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes.
Bond and notice period for pilots justified only when airline has invested in training them: Air India CEO Wilson
“I think if an airline is investing in training people, then it's quite common practice that there is some sort of bond with the organization and if someone leaves before the agreed period, there is a compensatory mechanism for the airline that has invested. This is quite different when the pilot has been already trained by someone else and you pick up because you have a desperate need because you have not prepared or invested in increasing capability,” Wilson said when asked if there should be a notice period for pilots.
How Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal built a successful airline and then sank it
Naresh Goyal, the founder of Jet Airways, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money-laundering case. Goyal, who once led India's largest domestic airline, faced financial problems after acquiring rival Air Sahara in 2007 and making costly mistakes in fleet configuration. Jet Airways ultimately suspended all flights in April 2019 due to a lack of funds. Goyal's arrest marks a significant downfall for a man who was once highly successful in the aviation industry.
Rakesh Gangwal & Rahul Bhatia: How two friends built India's most successful airline and then split ways
The co-founder of IndiGo, Rakesh Gangwal, has reportedly sold shares worth $450m, indicating a possible exit from the company he helped create. Gangwal and Rahul Bhatia founded the airline in 2006, and it quickly became the market leader in India. The co-founders clashed over the future of the company, with Gangwal preferring more aggressive expansion, including adding more planes and increasing capacity. In contrast, Bhatia was more cautious and open to considering wide-bodied planes with a view to international expansion, which Gangwal opposed.
Boeing emerges as front-runner in wide-body jet talks with IndiGo
IndiGo is in talks to buy Boeing's 787 family of twin-aisle aircraft, which has been pitted against Airbus A330neo jets, said the sources who are familiar with the matter.
Akasa Air: An airline with Jhunjhunwala's Midas touch is flying high. Where is it headed?
Akasa Air, India's young airline, has become the first airline in the global aviation industry to increase its fleet from zero to 20 aircraft within a year of operation. It is set to include a 20th plane in July, with a total of 72 planes expected by March 2027. While the short lifespan of most Indian airlines has made launching an airline in the country challenging, Akasa has increased its market share from 0.2% to 4.8%, flying 24,000 passengers in August 2020, rising to 629,000 in May 2021. It remains focused on long-term sustainability despite market competition.
Paris air show: India centre stage as another big jet deal looms
India was set to dominate the Paris Airshow for a second day on Tuesday, with Air India expected to finalise a whopping order for 470 planes from Airbus and Boeing, sources familiar with the matter said. That deal, sketched out in February, was at the time the largest ever announced by number of planes. But it was surpassed on day one of the Paris show by Indian rival IndiGo's order for 500 Airbus narrowbody jets.
Airbus set for splashy Paris debut with 500-jet IndiGo order
The proposed order, which would double the airline’s existing backlog, is for A320neo family aircraft, according to people familiar with the negotiations. IndiGo and Airbus are moving to announce the accord as early as Monday, said the people, asking not to be identified because the talks are private.
India failed to soar in global skies — it's correcting that mistake now
India has frozen the extension of flying rights to Middle-East countries in order to encourage Indian carriers to fly widebody aircraft and provide direct connectivity to Europe and North America. Nearly two-thirds of India's international passenger traffic is carried by foreign airlines, which India wants to change.
IndiGo's potential 500 jet order to Airbus to eclipse Air India: Sources
Such a deal would be worth some $50 billion at the most recently published Airbus list prices, but would typically be worth less than half this after widespread airline industry discounts for bulk deals, according to aircraft analysts. Airbus and Boeing are also competing in separate talks to sell 25 A330neo or Boeing 787 wide-body jets to the same airline, they said.
Stop over competition in domestic and focus on international: Jyotiraditya Scindia to airlines
The minister's comments came amidst low cost airline Go First filing for bankruptcy. The Nusli Wadia owned company is the second airline in four years to ground operations. Jet Airways shut business in 2019 and is yet to revive. Another airline SpiceJet is also struggling with default on lease rental payments. Aircraft lessors have approached DGCA to deregister to repossess aircraft.
Sanjiv Kapoor, former Jet CEO designate joins Saudia airline
Sanjiv Kapoor joins it at a time when the airline, out of its Covid woes, has major expansion plans in line with the nation’s ambitions of infrastructure expansion. In March this year, Saudia said it would buy 39 wide-bodied 787 Dreamliner planes from Boeing, while its peer new national carrier Riyadh Air that is currently being set up, ordered the same number.
IndiGo pits Boeing against Airbus in record jet order talks
India's largest airline has until now been an exclusive buyer of narrow-body jets from Airbus and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said last month that IndiGo was close to ordering several hundred planes from the European planemaker.
We are looking at IP generation for Indian market: Rolls-Royce's India president Kishore Jayaraman
In my 10 years with Rolls Royce, we have done many initiatives with TCS and Tata Advanced Systems. Currently, almost 300 parts of the Trent XWB engine (used in A350 aircraft) are being manufactured by Tata Advanced Systems. It is an honourable thing for us to partner with Air India , he said.
Air India's mega jet deal with Airbus, Boeing held up by engine-cost debate
CFM International, the General Electric Co. and Safran SA joint venture, is reluctant to offer big discounts on engines and maintenance that typically accompany mega orders, according to people familiar with the negotiations. The deadlock centers on the hourly rates Air India would pay for repairs, said one of the people, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private.
Air India plans to hire expat pilots for wide-body planes
The loss-making Air India, which was under government ownership for nearly seven decades till the Tata group took over in January 2022, had stopped hiring expat pilots many years ago to save costs.
SpiceJet inducts 2 wide-body planes to its cargo fleet
With the latest induction, SpiceJet will have a fleet of 19 cargo aircraft, including five wide-body jets. Other than the wide-body aircraft, SpiceJet’s cargo fleet includes five Boeing 737 freighters and nine Q-400s.
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