by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2022 | Indian News, Risk Management
Indian airlines reported 478 technical snags in the year to June 30, 2022, but dozens of mid-air safety incidents in recent weeks have prompted special spot checks and safety audits by the aviation regulator New Delhi: India has asked airlines to increase their...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 24, 2022 | Indian News, Risk Management
The focus of the aforementioned special audit will be facilities like hangars and stores, equipment being used by airline personnel, airlines’ quality assurance system, aircraft grounded due to lack of spare parts and airlines’ maintenance control centre,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 17, 2022 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
“We had two emergency landings of foreign operators on Saturday. Air Arabia at Cochin due to hydraulic issues and Ethiopian at Kolkata due to pressurisation issue,” said an official In a third similar incident, on July 15, an aircraft of SriLankan airlines...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 7, 2022 | Indian News, Regulation
“It has come to the notice of this office that various airlines are denying boarding to passengers holding confirmed tickets on a flight, although they have presented themselves for boarding within the time specified by the airline. This practice is extremely...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
”India is looking at tremendous expansion. Expansion in the area of airlines, expansion in the area of airports. And therefore, fleet augmentation is also important. A country that had a fleet of only 400 aircraft in the year 2013-14 has grown to a fleet of 710...