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In May this year, IndiGo maintained its lead position with 49 per cent share of the domestic passenger market, according to Indian aviation regulator DGCA. (Representational Image)

IndiGo employs around 50 pc of total foreign pilots working in India: Govt

As per governmant data total of 404 foreign pilots are working in India as of June 10 this year.

03 Jul 2019 7:28 PM

Chavan's father told the police its not clear why his son committed suicide, but he may have taken the extreme step due to work stress, a police official said. (Photo: File I Representational)

Nagpur teen GoAir staff hangs himself after wishing mother on birthday

According to the police, Chavan hanged himself from an iron rod of a ventilator at his home.

31 May 2019 4:50 PM

GoAir had the best on-time performance followed by Air Asia, Vistara, IndiGo, and Air India. (Representational Image)

Domestic air passenger growth falls in April due to grounding of Jet Airways

The key reason was grounding of Jet Airways on April 17, which cut the total seat capacity and shrank the market.

23 May 2019 5:50 PM

As per GoAir, roll out of 28 additional flights covering across airports will alleviate the shortage of flights.

GoAir to expand network with 28 new flights from Apr 26

The airline announced fare as low as Rs 1,368 on select routes, said GoAir managing director Jeh Wadia in a release.

24 Apr 2019 7:55 PM

The airline had taken a ‘cue from the Election Code of Conduct’, a GoAir spokesperson said.

GoAir withdraws boarding passes with photos of PM, Gujarat CM

On Monday, Air India decided to do the same after the issue ignited controversy on social media.

26 Mar 2019 2:11 PM

The former Easyjet executive joined the Wadia group airline only last June. (Photo: Twitter)

Goair CEO Vrieswijk quits within nine months

Dutch national joined Goair only last June after the departure of Wolfgang Prock-Schauer in December 2017.

14 Feb 2019 1:25 PM

DGCA report said the pilots realised the mistake when the plane stopped climbing. (Representational image)

GoAir pilots shut down wrong engine, restarts it after bird-hit: report

While engine number 2 of the flight was affected due to the bird-strike, the pilots of the GoAir plane decided to shut down engine number 1.

06 Feb 2019 10:41 AM

The civil aviation ministry, GoAir and Airbus didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Airbus, IndiGo to be quizzed on Pratt & Whitney engine woes

Low-cost carriers IndiGo and GoAir together have over 500 such planes on order.

09 Jan 2019 12:37 PM

GoAir on Sunday issued a statement saying that luggage of passengers in its flight G8 213 from Srinagar to Jammu was not loaded due to flight load restrictions. (Photo: File)

GoAir flight from Srinagar reaches Jammu without passengers' luggage

GoAir said that half the luggage has been sent to Jammu via another airline, while other half will be delivered to passengers' locations.

05 Nov 2018 11:00 AM

The pilots got a warning midair about vibration in an engine followed by oil chip detection alarm going off, eventually leading to its shutdown. (Representational Image)

Pune-bound GoAir flight returns to Bengaluru as engine 'fails' midair

However, a GoAir spokesperson said the flight 'suffered a technical glitch'.

02 Sep 2018 9:29 PM

The bookings for the maiden international flight will commence soon, a source had earlier said. (Photo: File)

GoAir to begin international operations from October 11

The city-based airline will be the sixth domestic carrier to have international operations.

30 Aug 2018 3:21 PM

Wadia group-owned budget carrier GoAir is all set to fly international from October, with the first flight to operate on the Mumbai-Phuket route, a source privy to development said.

GoAir to launch international ops; first flight on Mumbai-Phuket route

The bookings for the maiden international flight will commence soon and an announcement to this effect is expected to be made by Thursday.

28 Aug 2018 4:41 PM

IndiGo, GoAir induct 8 A320 Neos after Airbus resumes delivery

Both IndiGo and GoAir have taken deliveries of four aircraft each between May and June.

08 Jul 2018 6:16 PM

Budget carrier GoAir on Monday announced special discounted fares as low as Rs 1,299 inclusive of all taxes for a one-way journey across its network under a limited period scheme.

GoAir offers fares starting Rs 1,299 for domestic travel

The bookings for the three-day 'Monsoon sale' will begin from midnight today.

04 Jun 2018 4:20 PM

Centre: No ‘meaningful spike’ in airfares

Earlier, three IndiGo aircraft that each had two P&W 1100 engines had been grounded since

17 Mar 2018 1:57 AM

Representational image of an Indigo aircraft.

IndiGo and GoAir cancel 50 flights

There are a total of 45 A320 Neo planes fitted with P&W engines with the two airlines. Of these, IndiGo has 33 and GoAir 12 planes.

15 Mar 2018 3:55 AM

Domestic carrier IndiGo continued to operate with a curtailed schedule for the third day on Wednesday with the airline cancelling 42 flights following the grounding of eight of its A320neo planes along with three of GoAir due to Pratt & Whitney engine issues. (Photo: File)

IndiGo's curtailed schedule continues for third day, 42 flights cancelled

On Tuesday, IndiGo and GoAir had together cancelled over 65 flights due to the grounding of their 11 aircraft by DGCA.

14 Mar 2018 10:08 AM

The Gurugram-based IndiGo, whose eight Airbus A-320 Neo aircraft were grounded, cancelled 47 of its 1,000-odd daily flights.

IndiGo, GoAir cancel 65 flights after grounding of faulty planes

DGCA’s action on Monday took the total number of grounded aircraft to 14.

14 Mar 2018 1:36 AM

IndiGo cancelled 47 of its 1,000-odd flights per day, and the Wadia Group-promoted GoAir cancelled 18 flights. (Photo: File)

65 IndiGo, GoAir flights cancelled after DGCA grounds planes

IndiGo carries about 40 per cent of domestic flyers, while GoAir has a market share of around 10 per cent.

13 Mar 2018 10:27 AM

However, after proper investigate by the security staff, the passenger was allowed to board the flight, the spokesperson further said. (Photo: Representational | Pixabay)

Delhi: Passenger stopped at IGI airport for carrying grenade-shaped power bank

On further interrogation by the security staff, it was revealed that the passenger was carrying a power bank, in the shape of hand grenade.

25 Jan 2018 5:35 PM

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