India’s newest airline Akasa Air gets Air Operator Certificate from DGCA, to start operations later this month

Akasa Air, the newest airline in India backed by investor Rakesh JhunJhunwala, has received the nod from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to start operations. The airline today informed that is has been granted the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the civil aviation regulator in the country. “We are pleased to announce the receipt … Read more

Air India to hire over 4200 cabin crew and 900 pilots in the year 2024, to hire more pilots and maintenance engineers later

Days after announcing mega deals to purchase 470 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus, Air India on Friday announced that over 4,200 cabin crew trainees and 900 pilots will be hired in the year 2023 to meet its growing manpower needs. Earlier this month, Air India announced two mega order to purchase 220 aircraft from Boeing and 250 … Read more

PM Modi inaugurates Boeing India Engineering and Technology Centre in Bengaluru, the largest such Boeing campus outside the US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated a new state-of-the-art Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center (BIETC) campus in  Bengaluru. Built with an investment of Rs 1,600 crores, the 43-acre campus is Boeing’s largest such investment outside the US. Boeing’s new campus in India will become a cornerstone for partnership with the vibrant startup, private and … Read more