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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
TopicAir Vistara

Topic: Air Vistara

Why merged Air India-Vistara entity will likely fall short of challenging behemoth Indigo

Air India owners Tata Group will have 300-strong fleet post-merger, but IndiGo with its 382 aircraft is in another league, say some. Others point out what could work in Air India's favour.

Italian woman arrested after allegedly punching cabin crew, stripping on Vistara flight

The woman allegedly punched a crew member, spat on another staffer and stripped on an Abu Dhabi-Mumbai Vistara flight after she was stopped from entering business class.

Tata Group’s Air India to lease 12 more aircraft, days after announcing merger with Vistara

The planes, expected to be inducted in the first half of 2023, are in addition to the thirty leased earlier this year as part of the airline's expansion plans.

Singapore Airlines in talks with Tata Group to merge Vistara & Air India

This deal, that is yet to be finalised, will give Singapore Airlines a bigger foothold in South Asia. It will also give bigger competition to the country's dominant airline IndiGo.

Vistara aircraft engine fails soon after Bangkok flight lands at Delhi airport, all safe

The airline said one of the engines had developed a 'minor' electrical malfunction after the aircraft landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport Tuesday.

DGCA imposes Rs 10 lakh fine on Vistara for letting untrained pilot land flight

The pilot, who was the first officer on the Indore-bound flight, had no requisite training in a simulator.

Vistadome train from Guwahati to Haflong is the new go-to destination in Assam

A misty, early morning sky marked by smoke from the oil refineries in Guwahati’s Maligaon area gave way to rice fields.

‘Red, hot, spicy thing to do’: Airlines connect on social media as planes stay grounded

The playful banter began when IndiGo poked fun at fellow airline Air Vistara asking 'not flying higher these days we heard?' with the hashtag #StayingParkedStayingSafe.

Modi govt permits airlines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services

Vistara CEO Leslie Thng said that it would be the first carrier in India to provide the service.

Lufthansa looks to strengthen partnership with Vistara, Air India in 2020

Lufthansa group hopes Indian carriers can bring passengers from second and third-tier cities to its four gateways.

On Camera

Nuclear power is cleaner, more reliable than solar energy. India must ease regulations

Besides engineering, there have been significant developments in the regulatory framework for nuclear energy, with countries building new standards and safeguards to avert future disasters.

Resurgence in India’s air cargo expected to continue as Red Sea crisis crosses one-year mark

After negative growth in 2022-23, air cargo volumes grew 18% year-on-year from October 2023 to March 2024 and 20% year-on-year from April 2024 to August 2024.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.