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5G rollout: Air India awaits technical guidance for Boeing 777 aircraft

On Wednesday, the airline cancelled its US flights on 5G concerns

5G roll-out fear disrupts flights into US from across the world

AT&T and Verizon agree to delay switching on 5G cell towers near US airports over safety concerns

Airlines scramble to rejig schedules amid US 5G rollout concerns

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned that potential 5G interference could affect height readings that play a key role in bad-weather landings on some jets

Vikram Dev Dutt appointed Air India chief, Manish K Gupta new V-C of DDA

Senior bureaucrat Vikram Dev Dutt has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of Air India Ltd as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. Dutt, a 1993-batch IAS officer of AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre, is at present Principal Secretary (Tourism) in Delhi government. He has been appointed as the Air India chief in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said. The Centre had in October last year accepted Tata Sons bid of Rs 18,000 crore to acquire 100 per cent of the debt-laden state-run carrier. The takeover has not been completed yet. Talace Pvt Ltd, a unit of the holding company of the salt-to-software conglomerate, had made the winning bid of Rs 2,700 crore cash and Rs 15,300 crore debt takeover. Manish Kumar Gupta has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Gupta, a 1991-batch IAS officer, is currently ...

Airlines again warn of potential disruption from new 5G wireless service

The airline industry is raising the stakes in a showdown with AT&T and Verizon over plans to launch new 5G wireless service this week, warning that thousands of flights could be grounded or delayed if the rollout takes place near major airports. CEOs of the nation's largest airlines say that interference from the wireless service on a key instrument on planes is worse than they originally thought. "To be blunt, the nation's commerce will grind to a halt" unless the service is blocked near major airports, the CEOs said in a letter Monday to federal officials including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has previously taken the airlines' side in the matter. AT&T and Verizon plan to activate their new 5G wireless service Wednesday after two previous delays from the original plan for an early December rollout. The new high-speed 5G service uses a segment of the radio spectrum that is close to that used by altimeters, which are devices that measure the height of aircraft .

Boeing airliner sales jump but deliveries lag rival Airbus

Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 38 commercial planes in December and 340 for all of 2021

Madras High Court dismisses SpiceJet's appeal against winding up order

The airline has time till January 28 to move the Supreme Court.

Airlines forced to cancel flights as omicron hits demand and frontline crew

IndiGo to reduce 20% of capacity and waive change fees for all bookings

Ahead of planned 2022 takeoff, Jet Airways sees spate of senior-level exits

Replacement for accountable manager Sudhir Gaur finalised; no immediate confirmation of replacements for finance and MIS heads

US carrier Allegiant Air to buy 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets: Report

The 737 MAX planes will help Allegiant's growth strategy and replace aging aircraft over the coming years, though it will continue to be an Airbus operator.

US: Thousands of flights cancelled, delayed at start of workweek

A winter storm that hit the mid-Atlantic on Monday combined with pandemic-caused shortages of airline workers to push flight cancellations to a holiday-season high

Airlines warn of flight delays as AT&T, Verizon balk at 5G delay

The companies said they might offer a six-month pause near some airports.

Nearly 2,000 flights cancelled in 24 hours in US amid spike in Covid cases

Citing FlightAware, The Hill reported that a total of 1,956 flights within, into or out of the US were cancelled as of 8:30 am ET today.

More than 2,800 flights cancelled, 12,000 delayed globally on Thursday

More than 2,800 flights were cancelled and nearly 12,000 more were delayed around the world on Thursday as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus caused staff shortages at airlines

Govt advises airlines to play Indian music on flights, at airports

ICCR called Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to its program and submitted a memorandum to him and said that if this happens in Indian Airlines, Indian music will get a lot of strength

AirAsia India, SpiceJet make discount offers to spur ticket bookings

While travel demand in December remains strong and airlines continue to see around 380,000 daily passengers, forward bookings are looking weak.

Telecoms, airlines agree to share data in an effort to resolve 5G dispute

The groups said in a joint statement on Wednesday that they would exchange "available data from all parties to identify the specific areas of concern for aviation"

Analysts bet on IndiGo, SpiceJet despite travel curbs amid Omicron spread

However, near-term concerns will continue to weigh on the stocks as Omicron spread puts a spanner on the growth trajectory, say analysts

IndiGo appoints Neetan Chopra as chief digital & information officer

He previously held the position of senior vice-president of IT and innovation at Emirates, according to a statement

Indian aviation industry was able to breathe a little easier in 2021

Air India's sale to the Tata Group and arrival of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed new airline Akasa Air in 2021 are likely to introduce more competition