GoAir was founded in the year 2005 by Jehangir Wadia, the younger son of eminent Indian industrialist Nusli Wadia. The airline marked the entry into the critical aviation sector for the Wadia Group, an Indian business conglomerate famous for its companies like Bombay Dyeing and Britannia Industries. The Wadia group wholly owns the airline. Jehangir…
Vistara is an Indian airline based in Gurgaon with its hub at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport. The carrier, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, commenced operations on 9 January 2015 with its inaugural flight between Delhi and Mumbai and had carried a total of 500,000 passengers by August 2015. As of September…
Air Costa is an Indian regional airline based in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The first flight was on October 2013, from Chennai which is one of their main operating and maintenance hubs. It is part of the LEPL Group, a Vijayawada-based company, and has started with 300 employees including expatriate pilots and engineers[4] and commenced scheduled…
The 6th Ground Handling Russia & CIS conference and exhibition will be held on September 17-18, 2015 at Moscow Renaissance Monarch Centre and will gather over 200 airport industry professionals from across Russia and beyond. Ground Handling Russia & CIS has gained global recognition for providing ultimate advantages and first-class expertise for airports, airlines, GSE…
Sixteen Colombian police officers have been killed after their helicopter crashed while searching for the nation’s most wanted drug lord. Two other officers were critically injured when the US-made UH-60 Black Hawk came down in a wooded area of north-west Colombia. The officers were hunting for Dairo Otoniel Usaga, leader of Colombia’s most violent drug-smuggling…
Sydney Airport will expand its footprint from China when new airline Xiamen Airlines launches its Fuzhou and Xiamen to Sydney services in late 2015. The three-weekly Fuzhou-Sydney service will commence on 30 November, followed by the twice-weekly Xiamen-Sydney service on 6 December, subject to government approval. Both Xiamen Airlines routes will be operated by its…
MTU Aero Engines, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer, has received approval from the Federal Aviation Office (LBA) to maintain the propulsion system powering the A400M military transport aircraft. This makes MTU the first of the partners in Europrop International (EPI), the TP400-D6 consortium, to hold such an unlimited license for the maintenance (in accordance with EASA…
Landmark Aviation is pleased to announce the recent addition of seven aircraft to its growing aircraft management and charter fleet. The addition includes two Falcon 2000s, two Challenger 300s, a Challenger 604, a Falcon 900C and a Gulfstream G550. “We are excited to announce this rapid and organic growth of the managed fleet,” President of…
Pierce Brosnan has been left embarrassed and enraged after TSA officers confiscated a ten-inch hunting knife the actor was attempting to take through airport security in his hand luggage. These exclusive pictures obtained by Daily Mail Online show the 62-year-old former Bond actor at Burlington Airport, Vermont on Sunday. Brosnan was travelling with Paris, 14,…
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