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Airlines spread their wings to escape airfare war; IndiGo and SpiceJet in talks for wide-body aircraft

India is one of the cheapest domestic airline markets in the world, with an average fare of 13 cents per kilometre flown, according to data from travel firm Rome2Rio, less than half the 27 cents per km average in China and the United States.

Jun 17, 2018

Mumbai rains live updates: 3-year-old boy dies after falling in open manhole

Monsoon has arrived up to Goa. It will reach Southern Maharashtra or Konkan region in the next 24 hours and is expected to reach Mumbai in the next 48-72 hours.

Jun 7, 2018

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Cochin: SriLankan Airlines flight carrying 228 passengers on board hits runway lights while landing

The incident took place at 3:55 pm on Sunday (27th May) at the Cochin International Airport. After getting caught in the crosswind, the SriLankan Airlines flight number UL-167 had "veered toward the runway edge and damaged a few ground lights while landing."

May 28, 2018

Summer vacation plans? Air India Express and IndiGo ranked among cheapest carriers in the world

Air India Express, the low-cost version of Air India, and IndiGo fly between India and the Middle East as well as some parts of South East Asia regularly.

May 28, 2018

Who is Deepak Talwar? What is aviation scam?

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) reportedly conducted multiple raids in Delhi and Haryana in connection with the money laundering case against aviation consultant Deepak Talwar on Wednesday.

May 23, 2018

Japanese plane evacuated after smoke fills cabin

Minutes after the aircraft's doors had been closed, 137 passengers who had boarded Flight 809 -- scheduled to depart from Narita airport to Hong Kong -- had to be evacuated, Xinhua news agency reported.

May 21, 2018

Jet Airways hijack scare: Meet the first person to be put on India's no-fly list

Birju Kishore Salla has become the first person in India to be put on no-fly list, due to the hijack scare that he had created in a Jet Airways flight on October 30, 2017.

May 20, 2018

Hawaii volcano spews 6 mile-high plume of ash, could blow again

Residents of the Big Island were warned to take shelter from the ash as toxic gas levels spiked in a small southeast area where lava has burst from the ground during the two-week eruption.

May 18, 2018

'Heroic' captain makes emergency landing after aircraft windshield breaks at 32,000 feet

Liu Chuanjian, the airline captain of a Sichuan Airlines flight, is being hailed a hero on social media after he successfully made the emergency landing in the southwest Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday, May 14.

May 15, 2018

C-section delivery can make babies prone to asthma, say experts

Experts say that children born through C-section have weaker lungs and are vulnerable to inflammatory disease in their early years. Asthma is a medical condition in which patient's airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus.

May 1, 2018

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Jet Airways offers discount on premiere, economy flight tickets

Jet Airways is offering 30 percent discount on base fare in economy flights flying from India to select destinations in Europe.

Apr 25, 2018

Who is Laura Laine? Stewardess quits British Airways to become porn star

Laura Laine aka Laura Birbeck was a British Airways stewardess before she quit her job to become a webcam porn star.

Apr 19, 2018

Say goodbye to airplane mode: In-flight Wi-Fi coming soon in Indian airspace

India's Telecom Commission is set to approve the much-awaited proposal at its next meeting scheduled on May 1.

Apr 19, 2018

Beds in cargo holds: Airbus offers extra comfort in long-distance flights

The European planemaker has partnered with France's Zodiac Aerospace to create cargo sleeper berths for Airbus A330 jets.

Apr 12, 2018

Despite too much debt, Air India still attractive to foreign bidders

Acquiring Air India will help foreign carriers compete with fast-growing domestic rivals like Spicejet and IndiGo.