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TopicAir Asia

Topic: Air Asia

SubscriberWrites: Beyond the ‘Call of Duty’ – A curse?

A conductor ended his life by jumping in front of a train after being sacked from his contractual job with UP State transport for the act of 'dereliction of duty'.

AirAsia, IndiGo flights came within 8 km of each other over Mumbai airspace, reveals report

The probable cause for this 'serious incident' was the air traffic controller's 'loss of situational awareness', according to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's report,

Avoiding flights for fear of Covid? This airline has Rs 299 virus test to convince you

Economic impact of Covid has prompted airlines to look for new revenue streams. Qantas Airways rented a Dreamliner for sightseeing trips over Antarctica while AirAsia started selling produce.

AirAsia stops funding Indian operations, up to Tatas now to rescue it

AirAsia X Bhd. said it needs to reach deals with major creditors to restructure debt amid 'severe liquidity constraints' that threaten its ability to resume services and continue.

DGCA suspends top AirAsia officials after pilot alleged serious safety lapses

AirAsia India’s head of operations Manish Uppal, and head of safety, Mukesh Nema, were suspended for three months, DGCA Arun Kumar said.

AirAsia flight to Mumbai aborts take off at Ranchi airport after bird-hit

This incident occurred a day after an Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people onboard crashed at the Kozhikode airport, killing at least 18 people.

AirAsia Group’s future is in ‘significant doubt’, Ernst & Young warns

Slump in air travel & AirAsia’s financial performance cast significant doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern, E&Y said in a report.

DGCA sends show-cause notice to AirAsia India’s executive after pilot flags safety violations

Gaurav Taneja, a pilot with Air Asia India, alleged violations of safety norms by the low-cost airline on his YouTube channel called Flying Beast.

Bengaluru law school alumni charters flight for 160 migrants, 5 children to reach Jharkhand

The flight from Mumbai was leased by National Law School alumni association in a first such charter operation by Air Asia since passenger services resumed in the country.

ED summons Air Asia CEO Fernandes, executives in money laundering case

The ED probe is related to allegations that Air Asia tried to manipulate govt policies through corrupt means to get an international licence for its Indian venture.

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Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.