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DGCA issues guidelines for helicopter operations for Char Dham yatra

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 1 June 2023, 11:30 AM 528

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has introduced an additional hill check for pilots operating to helipads at 10,000 ft during the Char Dham yatra from this season onwards. This comes as at least six pilgrims and a pilot were killed in a chopper crash near Kedarnath Shrine in Uttarakhand on October 2022. A […]Continue Reading

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Go First discusses revival plan with DGCA

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 10:07 AM 783

Senior executives of Go First have discussed revival plans with DGCA officials in Delhi yesterday, said sources, reports PTI. The cash-strapped airline is trying hard to come out of the situation and resume its operation. The DGCA had called the entire management team of Go First on Monday to discuss the resumption plan. At the […]Continue Reading

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Mumbai Airport Introduces New ‘Taxiway Z’ to improve on- time performance

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 1:00 PM 881

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has introduced a first-of-its-kind ‘Taxiway Z’. A strategically planned initiative – ‘Taxiway Z’ is an extension of the existing taxiway P that augments the airside efficiency and substantially lowers carbon emissions. According to the release, “The new taxiway significantly cuts the taxi time, thus Continue Reading

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Go First seeks direction from NCLT on leased aircraft

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 5 May 2023, 2:00 PM 1251

Crisis-hit Go First has sought various interim directions from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), including restraining lessors from taking back aircraft and regulator DGCA from taking any adverse action against the airline. The Wadia group-owned airline, which has liabilities worth INR 11,463 crore, has sought voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings and the Continue Reading

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Go First cancels flights until May 9

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 4 May 2023, 3:00 PM 352

Cash-strapped low-cost carrier Go First today announced it was cancelling all flights until Tuesday as the country’s aviation regulator asked it to refund passengers who were affected by its flight cancellations this week. The airline has also suspended the sale of tickets until May 15. The airline, abruptly suspended its operations on Wednesday, a day […]Continue Reading

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Govt assisting Go First in every possible manner: Scindia

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 11:00 AM 272

First has been served a ‘show cause’ notice by the Director-General of Civil Aviation after it cancelled flights for three days, and filed for voluntary insolvency before the National Company Law Tribunal. Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the government ‘has been assisting the airline in every possible manner’ and has spoken to Continue Reading