Akasa Air Aircraft

Several flights across India received bomb threats yet again today, prompting the authorities to activate emergency protocols and pilots to land their aircraft before reaching their destinations.

Akasa Air has been issued a show-cause notice by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation over regulatory breaches identified during a recent review of flight operations.

Trouble for Air India Ltd. is mounting with aircraft technicians planning a strike later this month after its pilots voiced concerns last week about being overworked and underpaid.

Akasa Air, one of India's newest airlines, has said it is "extremely pleased" with the performance of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft but added that "no amount of focus on safety is enough".

Calling it a "landmark order", Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that Akasa Air orders of fresh 150 Boeing aircraft for domestic and international expansion are the first order to be signed on "Indian soil."

An alert over a loose bolt in new-built Boeing 737 Max passenger aircraft has prompted airlines in India which operate the type to carry out checks to ensure there are no defects that can affect flight safety.

An Akasa aircraft from Mumbai with 166 people onboard made an emergency landing at Varanasi airport on Friday after the airline received a bomb threat message on social media, according to an airline spokesperson.

Akasa Air has flown 4.3 million passengers with over 900 flights per week, besides becoming eligible to fly internationally with a fleet of 20 aircraft in its first year of commercial operations, which it completed on Monday, the airline said.

Akasa Air today said it has added the 20th aircraft to its fleet that also makes the airline eligible to start international operations.

Akasa Air is "well capitalised" with adequate funds to place a three-digit aircraft order by the end of this year and has the potential to grow at a much faster pace, according to the airline's chief Vinay Dube.

Akasa Air is going to place an order for a fleet of aircraft which will be in three digits by the year-end, the company said today.

India's Akasa Air will place a "substantially" large order for new narrowbody jets this year, as the start-up budget airline looks to capitalise on booming demand at home and begin international flights, its chief executive told Reuters.

An Akasa Air plane coming from Ahmedabad to Delhi suffered bird hit on Thursday but landed safely in the national capital and the aircraft has been grounded for a detailed inspection.

New entrant Akasa Air is financially strong enough to place an aircraft order in the 18 next months that will be significantly larger than its first, its founder and CEO Vinay Dube said on Wednesday.

Akasa Air said on Wednesday it would keep adding one new aircraft every two weeks after the country's newest budget carrier received its third plane.

Several flights across India received bomb threats yet again today, prompting the authorities to activate emergency protocols and pilots to land their aircraft before reaching their destinations.

Akasa Air has been issued a show-cause notice by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation over regulatory breaches identified during a recent review of flight operations.

Trouble for Air India Ltd. is mounting with aircraft technicians planning a strike later this month after its pilots voiced concerns last week about being overworked and underpaid.

Akasa Air, one of India's newest airlines, has said it is "extremely pleased" with the performance of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft but added that "no amount of focus on safety is enough".

Calling it a "landmark order", Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that Akasa Air orders of fresh 150 Boeing aircraft for domestic and international expansion are the first order to be signed on "Indian soil."

An alert over a loose bolt in new-built Boeing 737 Max passenger aircraft has prompted airlines in India which operate the type to carry out checks to ensure there are no defects that can affect flight safety.

An Akasa aircraft from Mumbai with 166 people onboard made an emergency landing at Varanasi airport on Friday after the airline received a bomb threat message on social media, according to an airline spokesperson.

Akasa Air has flown 4.3 million passengers with over 900 flights per week, besides becoming eligible to fly internationally with a fleet of 20 aircraft in its first year of commercial operations, which it completed on Monday, the airline said.

Akasa Air today said it has added the 20th aircraft to its fleet that also makes the airline eligible to start international operations.

Akasa Air is "well capitalised" with adequate funds to place a three-digit aircraft order by the end of this year and has the potential to grow at a much faster pace, according to the airline's chief Vinay Dube.

Akasa Air is going to place an order for a fleet of aircraft which will be in three digits by the year-end, the company said today.

India's Akasa Air will place a "substantially" large order for new narrowbody jets this year, as the start-up budget airline looks to capitalise on booming demand at home and begin international flights, its chief executive told Reuters.

An Akasa Air plane coming from Ahmedabad to Delhi suffered bird hit on Thursday but landed safely in the national capital and the aircraft has been grounded for a detailed inspection.

New entrant Akasa Air is financially strong enough to place an aircraft order in the 18 next months that will be significantly larger than its first, its founder and CEO Vinay Dube said on Wednesday.

Akasa Air said on Wednesday it would keep adding one new aircraft every two weeks after the country's newest budget carrier received its third plane.