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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed flights to Paris on 10 January 2025, marking the end of a four-year ban imposed by the European Union over safety concerns. The airline, which faced severe scrutiny following several crashes and a pilot licensing scandal, now operates flights twice weekly, on Fridays and Sundays. However, its celebratory advertisement announcing the resumption has ignited widespread criticism online.

State-run Pakistan International Airlines has resumed direct flights to Europe following a decision by the European Union’s aviation safety agency to lift a four-year ban over safety standards

InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of IndiGo, increasing the stock’s target price to Rs 5,260 from the previous target of Rs 5,100, describing the airline as a ‘unique, strong franchise’. Jefferies has mainly focussed on IndiGo’s strong market position and the anticipation of positive developments despite recent challenges.

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Air Canada’s flight attendants have launched a PR offensive as they enter contract negotiations with the airline and tensions rise over long-standing issues related to pay, working conditions and scheduling. Wesley Lesosky, president of the Air Canada Component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), represents more than 10,000 members who have been working under the same collective agreement for a decade. With the current agreement set to expire on March 31, negotiations with Air Canada are now underway, and unpaid work is taking centre stage. Here are some of the key issues at play:

Line Training Captain approval given to an Akasa Air pilot for lapses in landing of a passenger aircraft in March 2024, till further orders, according to sources. Besides, the permission given to the pilot for carrying Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) has been withdrawn.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash-landed at a South Korean airport, skidded into an embankment beyond the runway and burst into flames, it seemed impossible that any of its 181 occupants could have survived. Miraculously, two did—but how? Investigators assessing the survivability of a plane crash focus on five factors: integrity of the aircraft, effectiveness of safety restraints, G-forces experienced by passengers and crew, the environment inside the aircraft and postcrash factors such as fire or smoke.

Starlink in February for in-flight internet services, and to first offer the connectivity on a commercial flight operated by Embraer E-175 aircraft this spring.

WestJet has denied compensation to a devout Taylor Swift fan whose cancelled flight triggered a 10-hour drive through the night from Prince George to make the singer’s shows in Vancouver last month.Carol Hansson says she and other Swifties on the flight incurred hundreds of dollars in costs after the cancellation less than 24 hours before Swift took the stage for the first of three concerts at BC Place.She says the Calgary-based airline told her the cancellation was due to “unplanned aircraft maintenance” and was required for safety purposes.WestJet confirms that in a written response and says Hansson is therefore not eligible for compensation under Canada’s Air Passenger Protection Regulations.The regulations say that in situations “within airline control but required for safety purposes,” airlines have obligations for a passenger’s treatment and completion of their itinerary — but not compensation.Hansson says WestJet delayed the evening flight from Prince George for about five hours, before cancelling the Dec. 5 service.Airlines are also obliged under the regulations to offer alternate travel in the same class of service for disruptions beyond three hours, but Hansson says she was offered a Dec.

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Saturday said his company is fully committed to transforming Air India into a top-class airline, delivering exceptional service and performance on a global scale. Tata Group acquired Air India in 2022 after the government had signed a share purchase agreement with Tata Sons for the sale of Air India for Rs 18,000 crore.

JetBlue is getting hit with a $2 million penalty for chronically late flights

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Boeing is conducting more surprise inspections at its factories as part of a broader plan to prevent manufacturing snafus like the one that led to a jet-panel blowout on an Alaska Air flight a year ago. The jet maker outlined on Friday more than a dozen steps it has taken in recent months to tackle a manufacturing quality crisis that has forced Boeing to slow production and has put it under the microscope of federal regulators.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Air India doesn’t seem content with adding Vistara’s business class seats to its overall range of premium services. The Tata Sons-owned full-service carrier is now expanding its business class and premium economy offerings to about 100 narrowbody aircraft to strengthen its lead over IndiGo in the race for passengers willing to pay more for a comfortable flying experience.

Aeromexico is the most on-time airline in the world, according to a data company that compiled figures for 2024

Tata-owned Air India on Thursday started operations from Delhi to New Jersey's Newark through its flagship A350-900 aircraft. This follows Air India’s A350 service on the Delhi-New York (JFK) inaugurated on November 1, 2024.

Jeju Air has resulted in the deaths of 179 people while prompting a significant backlash against the airline as passengers cancel their tickets, reported Business Insider.