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Autoflight Prosperity 4: This electric aircraft flew 250 km in a single charge, set a new world record

  Prior to Autoflight Prosperity 4, the previous record for the longest flight by an eVTOL was about 248.8 km, set in 2021 by California-based eVTOL developer Joby Aviation. Technology is advancing so fast that we are already starting to experience the world of the future. Till a few years back, people dreaming of electric vehicles have now come very close to experience flying cars. Many giant companies and startups are now working on flying vehicles and some of them have even made electric flying cars and successfully tested them in real life. Chinese air taxi developer Autoflight recently set a new world record with its electric flying vehicle by covering a distance of 250.3 kilometers on a single charge. Autoflight has informed that the company has flown its electric aircraft named Prosperity 4 about 250 kilometers on a single full charge. The company has also shared the video of this world record flight on its YouTube channel. In this video AutoFlight shows a complete flight in...

More than 50 planes of Indigo and GoFirst are gathering dust due to P&W engine failure, increasing problem due to Russia-Ukraine war

  India's two airline companies Indigo and GoFirst are facing a lot of problems these days due to P&W (Pratt & Whitney) engines. Actually, P&W engines are fitted in the aircraft of these airline companies, which are suffering from faults. Because of which more than 50 aircraft of Indigo and Go First are gathering dust. India's two airline companies Indigo and GoFirst are facing a lot of problems these days due to P&W (Pratt & Whitney) engines. Actually, P&W engines are fitted in the aircraft of these airline companies, which are suffering from faults. Because of which more than 50 aircraft of Indigo and Go First are gathering dust and companies have to operate by taking aircraft on lease. The country's largest airline Indigo is looking at several options to deal with this problem. These include options to extend the lease period of the aircraft, re-induct the aircraft and lease the aircraft with crew. Problems faced due to Russia-Ukraine war In fact,...

PM Modi inaugurated Shivamogga airport in Karnataka, said- those wearing slippers should also fly by aeroplane.

  PM Modi inaugurates Shivamogga Airport : Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Shivamogga Airport in Karnataka on Monday. PM Modi inaugurates Shivamogga Airport: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated Shivamogga Airport in the election state of Karnataka. He said that the double engine government of the BJP in the state and the center is developing rapidly. Highlighting the rapidly growing aviation industry in India, PM Modi said on Monday that ordinary citizens wearing hawai chappals should be able to travel by aeroplane, and I see this becoming possible. Made in India aircraft will come to the country Prime Minister Modi said in a public meeting after inaugurating the Shivamogga airport that India would need thousands of aircraft in the coming days. Soon passenger aircraft made in India will be available. Taking a dig at the Congress, Modi said that before 2014, Air India was often in the news for negative reasons and was known for scams during the Congress rule....

Vistara's name will be lost! Air India will become something like this after the merger, what is the future plan of the airlines

  Air India Vistara Merger : After the merger of Vistara with Air India, the full-service airline will be known as Air India. Air India Vistara Merger: Tata Group's Air India chief Campbell Wilson said on Monday that even after the merger of Vistara Airline, the full-service airline will continue to be Air India. India) will be known only by the name of Wilson said in a virtual interaction with the media that the group plans to form a full-service airline and an economy service airline. Under this plan, a full-service airline will be formed by merging Air India and Vistara. These airlines are going to merge with Air India Ever since taking control of Air India from the government in January last year, Tata Group has been trying to restructure it. In this sequence, Vistara is being merged with Air India while AirAsia India is being merged with Air India Express. Air India will remain the name Wilson said that the group is keen to take forward the legacy of both Air India and Vistara...

Aviation: Domestic passengers doubled in traffic, numbers crossed 1.25 crores in January

  Aviation: In January, the number of domestic passengers doubled to 1.25 crores. In January last year, the number of passengers of domestic flights was 64.08 lakhs. Aviation: The number of passengers of domestic flights doubled to 1.25 crores in January. This information has been received from the official data released on Monday. In January last year, the number of passengers of domestic flights was 64.08 lakhs. In January, IndiGo's market share in the domestic market declined to 54.6 percent. This is the fifth consecutive month when IndiGo's market share has decreased. In the last month, IndiGo served 68.47 lakh passengers. In August last year, IndiGo's market share in the domestic market was 59.72 percent. According to data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), more complaints were received in flights than in December in the month under review about problems, goods and employees' behavior. How much stake of which airline In January, the number of p...

Big update brought to Indians trapped in Stockholm, Air India plane will leave from Mumbai to bring back Delhi

Air India passengers stuck in Stockholm, Sweden, the capital of Sweden, can come to flight AI-116 Delhi tomorrow at around 8 am on Friday. Air India is sending an aircraft from Mumbai to bring back the trapped passengers in Stockholm. Let us tell you that about 300 passengers of Air India have been stranded in Stockholm for more than 24 hours. Big update brought to Indians trapped in Stockholm, Air India plane (reuters) will leave from Mumbai to bring back Delhi Air India passengers stuck in Stockholm, Sweden, the capital of Sweden, can come to flight AI-116 Delhi tomorrow at around 8 am on Friday. Air India is sending an aircraft from Mumbai to bring back the trapped passengers in Stockholm. Let us tell you that about 300 passengers of Air India have been stranded in Stockholm for more than 24 hours. However, after the news shown on Zee business, Air India took necessary action. Taking cognizance of the news of Zee Business, Air India spoke to passengers on Wednesday night, after whi...

Big update on Indians stranded in Stockholm, Air India plane will leave from Mumbai to bring them back to Delhi

  Passengers of Air India stranded in Sweden's capital Stockholm (Stockholm, Sweden) can come to Delhi on flight AI-116 at around 8 am tomorrow i.e. Friday. Air India is sending a plane from Mumbai to bring back the stranded passengers in Stockholm. Let us tell that about 300 passengers of Air India are stuck in Stockholm for more than 24 hours. Passengers of Air India stranded in Sweden's capital Stockholm (Stockholm, Sweden) can come to Delhi on flight AI-116 at around 8 am tomorrow i.e. Friday. Air India is sending a plane from Mumbai to bring back the stranded passengers in Stockholm. Let us tell that about 300 passengers of Air India are stuck in Stockholm for more than 24 hours. However, after the news shown on Zee Business, Air India took necessary action. Taking cognizance of the news of Zee Business, Air India spoke to the passengers on Wednesday night, after which visas were made available to all. Shifted to the hotel after providing visa to the passengers Air India ...

Air India Selects Up To 290 Boeing Jets To Serve Its Strategy For Sustainable Growth

Seattle: Boeing and Air India today announced the carrier has selected Boeing's family of fuel-efficient airplanes to expand its future fleet with plans to invest in 190 737 MAX, 20 787 Dreamliner and 10 777X airplanes . Along with a comprehensive set of aviation services, Air India is advancing its fleet strategy to sustainably address South Asia's rapidly growing market for domestic and international air travel. The agreement between Boeing and Air India includes options for 50 additional 737 MAXs and 20 787-9s. When finalized, this will be the largest Boeing order in South Asia and a historic milestone in the aerospace company's nearly 90-year partnership with the carrier. The order will post to Boeing's Orders and Deliveries website when final. "This acquisition of nearly 300, highly advanced Boeing jets is a core element of Vihaan.AI, the comprehensive transformation and growth strategy we are pursuing at Air India," said Campbell Wilson, CEO and MD, Air ...

Air India gave warning to the employees - do not do any work that spoils the image, otherwise strict action will be taken

  Air India Guidelines : Air India has warned its employees that anyone who tarnishes the image of the airline will not be tolerated. Air India Guidelines: Air India, owned by the Tata Group, has asked its crew members to follow ethical standards and warned that if any of their work directly affects the company. If the image is affected, disciplinary action will be taken against them. A source gave this information. Let us tell you that a pilot was allegedly caught with two iPhone 14 in the past, after which he had to pay Rs 2.5 lakh in excise. The flight safety department of the airline company Air India, communicating with the crew members on Monday, instructed them "not to do any such work, which is against the TCOC (Tata Code of Conduct)". Pilot caught with two iPhone14 An informed source said that this notification has been issued in connection with a recent incident in which a pilot of a large aircraft was allegedly caught with two iPhone14 at the Delhi airport and was ...

Aviation: Domestic passenger traffic doubles, crosses 1.25 crore in January

  Aviation: The number of domestic passengers doubled to 1.25 crore in January. In January last year, the number of passengers of domestic flights was 64.08 lakh. Aviation: The number of domestic flight passengers doubled to 1.25 crore in January. This information has been received from the official data released on Monday. In January last year, the number of passengers of domestic flights was 64.08 lakh. Indigo's market share in the domestic market declined to 54.6 per cent in January. This is the fifth consecutive month when IndiGo's market share has decreased. In the last month, Indigo served 68.47 lakh passengers. In August last year, Indigo's market share in the domestic market was 59.72 percent. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data, more complaints were received in the month under review than in December regarding problems in flights, baggage issues and staff behavior. How much stake of which airline Air India and Vistara's domestic ...

Air India signed the world's biggest aviation deal, understand the full story of the 5.5 lakh crore agreement in 5 points

  Air India has ordered 470 new aircraft. It will have 400 aircraft narrow body, which will be used for domestic air travelers. Experts believe that in the coming days there will be a huge reduction in air fares and the experience of air travelers will be of world class. Ever since the Tata Group took over the reins of Air India, its days have changed. Tata's plan is to make Air India the best airline in the world. Taking a big step in this direction, the airline has made the world's biggest aviation deal (Air India biggest deal in history). Under this deal, Maharaja will purchase 470 new aircraft. This purchase will be done with Boeing and Airbus. 250 aircraft will be purchased from Airbus and 220 from Boeing, whose value is about 70 billion dollars i.e. more than 5.5 lakh crore rupees. Earlier, in the year 2011, the largest sale of 460 aircraft was done by American Airlines in the aviation sector. Air India buys new aircraft for the first time since 2005 Now the question aris...

Air India-Airbus-Boeing Deal: Jobs of more than 6,500 pilots will come with 470 aircraft, know full details

  Air India has around 1,600 pilots to operate its fleet of 113 aircraft. In the recent past, there have been reports of flights being canceled or delayed due to crew shortage. Air India will need more than 6,500 pilots to operate the 470 aircraft being bought from Airbus and Boeing in the coming years. The airline has placed orders for a total of 840 aircraft to expand its fleet as well as operations. This includes the option to buy 370 aircraft. This is the largest aircraft order placed by any airline. Number of pilots in Tata group airlines At present, Air India has around 1,600 pilots to operate its fleet of 113 aircraft. In the recent past, there have been reports of flights being canceled or delayed due to crew shortage. The airline's two subsidiaries, Air India Express and AirAsia India, have around 850 pilots to fly their 54 aircraft. On the other hand, Joint Venture Vistara has more than 600 pilots for 53 aircraft. Total number of pilots more than 3000 Air India, Air Indi...

After Air India, Indigo also placed a big order for jets, the airline will buy 500 new aircraft

Indigo has partnered with Turkish Airlines to expand its footprint in Europe and has ordered 500 aircraft as part of its expansion plan. Indigo: Indigo Airline is also going this way after a big order of aircraft from TATA's Air India. The airline has partnered with Turkish Airlines to expand to Europe, with an order for 500 aircraft as part of its expansion plan. Vinay Malhotra, head of the airline's international sales, gave this information and said that this will help in increasing passenger services from India to Istanbul and Europe. According to airline officials, IndiGo has ordered aircraft from both European giant Airbus and US giant Boeing. Airline wants to fly ahead of Istanbul In a conversation with ANI, Malhotra told that "Indigo has ordered 500 more aircraft as part of its expansion plan. Currently, we are operating 1,800 flights, of which 10 percent operate on international routes. As of now, we are serving the Indian sub-continent and We have been flying on...

Air India signed the world's biggest aviation deal, understand the full story of the 5.5 lakh crore agreement in 5 points

  Air India has ordered 470 new aircraft. It will have 400 aircraft narrow body, which will be used for domestic air travelers. Experts believe that in the coming days there will be a huge reduction in air fares and the experience of air travelers will be of world class. Ever since the Tata Group took over the reins of Air India, its days have changed. Tata's plan is to make Air India the best airline in the world. Taking a big step in this direction, the airline has made the world's biggest aviation deal (Air India biggest deal in history). Under this deal, Maharaja will purchase 470 new aircraft. This purchase will be done with Boeing and Airbus. 250 aircraft will be purchased from Airbus and 220 from Boeing, whose value is about 70 billion dollars i.e. more than 5.5 lakh crore rupees. Earlier, in the year 2011, the largest sale of 460 aircraft was done by American Airlines in the aviation sector. Air India buys new aircraft for the first time since 2005 Now the question ari...

Passenger Advisory: Bengaluru airport will remain partially closed for 10 days, because of this the decision was taken, know the latest updates

  Passenger Advisory : Commercial flights will be affected for some time everyday. The airport (Bengaluru airport) has also released the timing of when the airspace will remain closed during this period. Passenger Advisory: There is an important news for air passengers. Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore is going to be partially closed for 10 days. This is being done because of Aero India 2023. This will affect scheduled commercial flights between February 8 and February 17, 2023. The airport has shared information about this. Commercial flights will be affected for some time every day between these dates. The airport (Bengaluru airport) has also released its timing (Passenger Advisory) for when the airspace will remain closed during this period. Sometimes for how many hours will it be closed According to the news, the airport (Bengaluru airport) will be closed on February 8-11 from 9 am to 12 noon and then from 14 pm to 17 pm keeping in mind the airspace rehearsal. Simi...

Shock before budget! Air travel will become expensive, IOC made ATF expensive, know the latest rate here

  ATF Price Hike: Air travel can be expensive before the budget. From February 1, IOC has increased the rates of ATF. ATF Price Hike: There is a bad news for the people before the budget. From February 1, IOC has increased the prices of ATF. ATF prices have increased by about Rs. Its effect can be seen in the form of relief in the inflation of air travel in the coming times. The new rates will be applicable from February 1. Significantly, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to present the country's general budget in the Parliament today. New ATF Prices Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has released new prices on Wednesday morning. The price of jet fuel in Delhi has been increased to Rs 1,12,356.77 lakh per kilo litre. Prices have gone up to Rs 1,19,239.96 lakh per kiloliter in Kolkata, Rs 1,11,246.61 lakh per kiloliter in Mumbai and Rs 1,16,922.56 lakh per kiloliter in Chennai. ATF Price Hike This was the price in 4 metros on January 1 Delhi- Rs108,138.77/KL Mumbai - Rs107,084...

Hey what is this! IndiGo crossed the limits of negligence, had to go to Patna, reached Udaipur

IndiGo Airlines: A passenger going from Delhi to Patna by an Indigo flight reached Udaipur by mistake. Let's know what happened then. IndiGo Airlines: In the last few days, many cases of dispute have come to light during the flight in the aircraft. But a unique case of negligence has come to the fore on the part of IndiGo Airline, in which the airline took a passenger to Udaipur instead of Patna during the flight. The incident took place on January 30, when Hussain, a passenger, had to board an IndiGo flight from Delhi airport to Patna. However, he boarded the flight to Udaipur by mistake and he came to know about this only after going to Udaipur. Aviation regulator DGCA has sought a report from IndiGo on the incident. DGCA is probing the matter Sources said that it is a matter of investigation as to why his identity cards were not checked properly when he was boarding the wrong flight. A senior DGCA official said, "We are looking into it and will take appropriate action....

Ruckus in SpiceJet flight, passengers and airline staff clashed at Delhi airport

Ruckus in SpiceJet flight , passengers and airline staff clashed at Delhi airport SpiceJet Airlines: A heated argument broke out between the passengers and the airline staff after a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Patna was delayed. The flight was delayed by more than 2 hours. SpiceJet Airlines: A heated argument broke out between the passengers and the staff on Friday morning due to the late flight of a SpiceJet airline going to Patna. Due to the delay of more than two hours in this flight of SpiceJet going from Delhi to Patna, there was an uproar at the Delhi airport. A passenger aboard the Delhi-Patna flight (8721) told that the SpiceJet flight was to take off from Terminal-3 of Delhi Airport at 7.20 am. But the flight took off at 10.10 am after a delay of about 3 hours. why the ruckus A passenger traveling on a SpiceJet flight said that the airline staff first said that the flight was delayed due to bad weather, but later cited a technical problem as the reason for the delay. Accordi...