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(Image used for representation/News18)The move followed a US government announcement that it was relaxing restrictions on American citizens travelling to the Caribbean nationIANS Last Updated:June 18, 2022, 19:09 ISTFOLLOW US ON:A flight carrying passengers from Miami, Florida, to the central Cuban city of Santa Clara, marked the restart of American air connections to destinations beyond the island nation’s capital Havana. The move followed a US government announcement that it was relaxing restrictions on American…

Buoyed by a strong recovery in travel demand in the Indian market, Singapore Airlines plans to increase the number of flights to India where the group is currently operating at around 75 percent of its pre-pandemic capacity. Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group — comprising full-service carrier Singapore Airlines and low-cost airline Scoot — currently serves 13 destinations across India. A senior Singapore Airlines executive said the carrier expects to announce more flights to India in the coming months. “The Indian market is…

KAMPALA, Uganda—In Cameroon, thousands of truckers spend weeks stranded at highways and border crossings due to lack of diesel. In Kenya, drivers are lining up overnight to fill their tanks. In Nigeria, airlines have threatened to ground all domestic flights as they scramble for expensive jet fuel.Across Africa, surging fuel prices are straining businesses from bakeries to airlines and adding pressure on consumers already burdened by spiraling food costs and the economic disruptions caused by the continuing Covid-19…

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that flights will start landing at Mopa airport from September 1. The inauguration date, however, is yet to be decided. Sawant, speaking while giving appointments to 21 candidates in harness cases, said that the Greenfield Mopa airport will give much scope to the youth of Goa to work in the aviation sector. “We will decide on inaugurating this airport between August 15 to 30. In the next six months 500, candidates will be recruited here. In allied services, it will require more…

Volocopter's drone taxi is one step closer to entering service. The German firm has revealed that its four-seat electric VTOL aircraft, the VoloConnect, completed its first flight in May. The machine's initial trip was brief at two minutes and 14 seconds, but the maneuvers proved that the production-level aerodynamics and performance held up in real world conditions. There have been three flights so far. The 60-mile range and 155MPH flight speed might not sound like much. However, they promise autonomous commuter flights…

Within a few months, NASA’s first all-electric plane X-57, driven exclusively by batteries, will take flight. The lightweight, experimental plane is supposed to consume less power and produce less noise over the same distance than a typical plane powered by fuel. The aircraft is now being prepared for its first test flight in the desert east of Los Angeles. It is believed that X-57 could revolutionise the future of the aviation sector by transforming it into something eco-friendly. The X-57 also called Maxwell, named…

Over 3,200 departures per week will be operated from India per week during this year’s summer schedule which commences on Sunday. According to aviation regulator DGCA, 1,466 departures per week have been approved for Indian carriers. On the other hand, 1,783 departures per week will be operated by foreign airlines. The Summer Schedule 2022 is effective from March 27, 2022, till October 29, 2022. “A total of 1,466 departures per week have been approved to 43 destinations in 27 countries,” the Directorate General of Civil…

Image used for representation. (File image)The carrier Comair, which is under administration, also operates budget airline Kulula. Those planes are also grounded, with ticket sales for both airlines suspended.AFP Last Updated:June 03, 2022, 11:00 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Comair, the South African operator of British Airways flights, has grounded all of its planes after running out of cash, the company said. The carrier, which is under administration, also operates budget airline Kulula. Those planes are also grounded, with ticket…

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which is scurrying Mars for signs of ancient life, completed record-breaking 25 flights in the tenuous atmosphere. When the tiny helicopter was sent to the one-way trip, along with its partner Perseverance rover, engineers had only planned for five flights. While space agencies usually set their goals conservatively to maximise their output, Ingenuity has surpassed expectations by continuing to send valuable data from the Red Planet to the ground stations. But that's not all! Ingenuity…

Image used for representation. (Photo: Manav Sinha/News18.com)The two IndiGo flights 6E455 (Bengaluru to Kolkata) and 6E246 (Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar) averted a mid-air collision over the Bengaluru airport on January 7PTI Last Updated:May 31, 2022, 14:03 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended an air traffic controller for three months for approving simultaneous departures of IndiGo flights at the Bengaluru airport on January 7 which led to them coming too close just after take off. The two IndiGo flights —…