Have you ever been looking for a home and encountered an infuriating shortage of properties with attached airplane hangars, or frustrating HOAs that prohibit you from taxiing your plane on public roads? Then gird your loins, because the picturesque town of Cameron Park, California, is the ideal Sacramento suburb for you. Bring your Corvette, your … Read more
Unruly passengers make the frustrating experience of flying even more stressful, but these customers don’t suddenly become rowdy when they step on the plane. A 31-year-old woman became irate at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago after reportedly missing a flight on July 30. Local police noted that the woman fled the scene and is still … Read more
Mumbai: Leading low-cost airline Indigo on Friday reported net profit at Rs 2,728 crore for the April-June quarter — a drop of 11.7 per cent from Rs 3,090.6 crore in the same quarter last year. The operational revenue of the airline went up 17.3 per cent to Rs 19,570.7 crore in Q1 FY25, as compared … Read more
Flying with Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany, across Europe will soon become slightly more expensive. The airline group, which includes Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines, announced on June 25 its decision to add an “environmental cost surcharge” of up to £60 (€72) to its fares to make up for new rules on reducing … Read more
Last Updated: April 26, 2024, 18:11 IST The fate of Go First hangs in the balance as stakeholders navigate complex legal and financial considerations. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been tasked with liaising with the lessors regarding the export of aircraft and ensuring compliance with airworthiness standards, as per the High Court’s directives. … Read more
“I have leapt off a cliff. I can either grow wings or crash.” This is how a young trainee pilot describes his predicament after spending five years and ₹1.07 crore on learning how to fly, along with a steep employment bond of ₹50 lakh which locks him in for five years with the country’s biggest … Read more
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane-maker at the end of the year as part of a broader management shuffle, capping a tumultuous five-plus years that have shaken faith in one of the U.S.’s most-storied manufacturers. In a letter to employees announcing his departure, Calhoun wrote that the company is focused on returning Boeing “to … Read more
A “bullishness” greets the skies as more passengers are set to step into airports and more aircraft, including A350s, are ready to carry them in expanding routes in 2024 even as the fate of two bankrupt airlines remain uncertain. A slew of airports and terminal building inaugurations and revised norms to address pilot fatigue issue … Read more
