The agreement will enable Qatar Airways to place its code on IndiGo flights between Doha and Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad, the companies said
SpiceJet Ltd., which has as many as 205 737 Max jets on order, has said it may buy at least 100 Airbus planes worth more than $10 billion
IndiGo, which has about 40% share of the domestic Indian market, is planning an aggressive push into more international destinations
Hassled travellers affected by IndiGo's outage posted pictures on Twitter of long lines at check-in counters at major airports
IndiGo, owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd, is the country's largest carrier with a nearly 50% share of the domestic market
The directive could impact the airline's schedules and capacity induction plan
On Wednesday, one of the Pratt and Whitney engines of an IndiGo A320neo plane that was heading to Pune stalled mid-air, forcing the pilot to return to Kolkata
Pilots flying the IndiGo's Chennai-Kuwait flight declared emergency in the early hours of Friday and landed back at the Chennai airport soon after the departure due to a fire alarm, which later turned out to be false, said a source. The A320neo plane had taken off around 1.20 am with more than 160 passengers. Just 15 minutes after the departure, the pilots observed a fire alarm and immediately relayed the emergency code 7700 to all Air Traffic Controls, said a source privy to the development. The fire alarm was later found to be because of faulty smoke detectors in cargo compartment, the source said. A spokesperson of the airline said, "IndiGo A320 was operating Chennai-Kuwait 6E-1751. After take-off from Chennai, the pilot observed a momentary message of the smoke detector in the aft cargo compartment." "As a precaution, the pilot returned to Chennai. After arrival it was confirmed that the message was false. The aircraft will be back in operations shortly. Alternate arrangements
Plane returns to Kolkata after mid-air engine stall New Delhi
The Airbus A321 XLR jet will also help IndiGo widen its international footprint.
IndiGo had earlier in three tranches placed orders for 530 Airbus planes between 2005 and 2015
IndiGo Q2 quarter hit by higher costs related to the operating lease liabilities
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's civil aviation regulator has ordered domestic carriers IndiGo and GoAir to modify some of their Airbus A320neo aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines, linked to in-flight shutdowns, within 15 days to avoid their grounding.
IndiGo was putting the finishing touches to an order that would include Airbus's newest jet, a long-range version of the single-aisle A320 type called A321XLR
The order was issued after the airline reported three incidents of in-flight engine shut-downs on the A320 (Neo) fitted with Pratt-Whitney (PW) engines on three consecutive days between October 24 and
Despite warnings from aviation experts, IndiGo is taking small but confident steps into foreign sectors
Competitive pressure has forced to estimate weak revenue growth
With marginal improvement seen in Q3 dampened by the economic slowdown and weak demand, brokerages have slashed target prices
The airline will continue to make provision for aircraft maintenance for the next two quarters
Aviation experts blamed low business activity, muted consumer sentiment and closure of Jet Airways as main reasons for the lower number of passengers flying