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Investing.com — U.S. futures retreated Tuesday, as risk appetite fell while investors digested earnings from more senior banks.

Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday in a post on X issued additional SOPs in connection with the chaos at the airport and in the aircraft due to fog-related flight delays which have affected flight operations, particularly in Delhi airport. The minister wrote, that because of the fog-induced disruptions, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on mitigating passenger inconvenience were issued yesterday to all the airlines. 1.

Jyotiraditya Scindia tweeted on January 16 that the ministry has sought incidence reporting thrice daily for all the 6 metro airports. It may be mentioned here that the SOPs were issued on January 15, following major fog-induced flight schedule disruptions — particularly at the Delhi airport. The implementation of the directives by aviation regulator DGCA and the abovementioned SOPs will be monitored and reported regularly, the minister tweeted. Under the new directives, airports and aviation players will set up «war rooms» at the 6 Metro Airports. These facilities will immediately address any issues related to passenger inconvenience caused by flight disruptions. Besides, sufficient CISF manpower availability will be ensured round-the-clock, the minister added.

IndiGo flight was seen physically assaulting the pilot who was announcing the flight delay. Recently, numerous passengers have gone online complaining about delays, poor service and harassment. Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Sunday witnessed chaotic scenes as dozens of flights were delayed due to dense fog that left passengers stranded for several hours. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aviation regulator, on Monday issued SOPs to airlines regarding flight cancellations due to excessive delays during adverse weather conditions. However, fog may have only worsened the conditions in India's aviation industry which has been struggling with various problems just as it has become a near-duopoly leaving little choice for passengers. Airline consumer is not the king

Even as Delhi shivers, tempers are flaring at its airport. On Monday, a passenger on a Delhi-to-Goa flight was arrested after he assaulted the pilot, who had stepped into the passenger cabin to announce a delay in taking off on account of heavy fog. While circumstances can get aggravating for passengers confined to a long metal tube for longer than they expect, what the irate passenger did was unpardonable.

weather, airport sources told ANI on January 16. Another 17 flights have also been cancelled due to the same reason, the report added. On Sunday (January 14), 10 flights were diverted, leading to cancellations and delays, resulting in extended waiting hours for passengers both at the airport and inside aircraft.

ALSO READ: Airlines to cancel delayed flights? DGCA issues guidelines after fog-related disruptions spark fury at Delhi airport A social media user claimed that the passengers "were having dinner just next to Indigo plane". According to ANI, the IndiGo flight to Delhi was diverted to Mumbai due to operational issues. Several other users claimed that the flight was delayed for nearly 12-18 hours on January 14 and later diverted to Mumbai.

Sachin Tendulkar has become the latest victim of deepfakes after a video went viral showing the former Indian cricketer endorsing a gaming app called Skyward Aviator Quest. In the video, Tendulkar is seen promoting the app saying his daughter Sara uses it to make daily gains to the tune of Rs 1.8 lakh by predicting the outcome of the game.

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Delhi airport. In response to long delays at the Airport, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has said that the government has ordered the airport authorities to expedite the operationalization of the CAT III-enabled 4th runway, in addition to the existing CAT III-enabled runway.

The fallout from the mid-air blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines flight last week adds to the already “checkered history” for Boeing’s MAX jets, experts say, and puts the company’s once-sterling commercial aircraft reputation further at risk.

₹2,242 crore by issuing shares and warrants convertible into equities on a preferential basis, the company said today. The in-principle approval from BSE will allow SpiceJet to proceed with its fund infusion plan.

Creditors to bankrupt Go First Airlines have unanimously voted to allow fresh proposals from prospective resolution applicants (RAs) to take over the defunct airline, more than a month after receiving no submissions in a process that ended in November. Five entities have expressed interest in the airline. Three — Sharjah-based aviation company Sky One, Africa-focussed Safrik Investments and budget airline SpiceJet — had submitted expressions of interest (EoIs) last month. Two more entities — US-based NS Aviation and Plan IT, which is a consortium of individuals — also subsequently expressed interest in submitting proposals, said two people familiar with the process. «All these applicants will now have to submit a bank guarantee of Rs 5 crore and give a formal EoI to participate in the process,» said one of the persons.

Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun sought to rally employees reeling from a manufacturing setback, this time involving wrongly drilled holes in a crucial aircraft section — yet another blow to a company that once enjoyed a sterling reputation for building awesome flying machines. “I have heard those outside our company wondering if we’ve lost a step. I view it as quite the opposite,” Calhoun wrote in a company memo, going on to tout the “rigor around our quality processes” at the US aircraft manufacturer. “I am proud of the team, and confident we’ll look back on this time period as when we took the necessary steps that set Boeing on the right course for the future.”

MUMBAI : Lenders to Go First have set January 31 as the deadline for financial bids to acquire the airline, two banking sources said on Sunday. Go First filed for bankruptcy protection in May but lenders have more recently been considering liquidating the airline after failing to secure new investors.

Go First have set Jan. 31 as the deadline for financial bids to acquire the airline, two banking sources said on Sunday. Go First filed for bankruptcy protection in May but lenders have more recently been considering liquidating the airline after failing to secure new investors. «Banks have decided to give the resolution process another go and allow those suitors who have shown prior interest a chance to submit a concrete bid,» said a banker with a state-run bank that has exposure to Go First. Indian carrier SpiceJet said last month that it was considering an offer for Go First after conducting due diligence.

(Reuters) — Alaska Airlines has begun preliminary inspections on some of its Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737-9 MAX aircrafts this weekend, adding that up to 20 planes could undergo inspection, the company said on Saturday.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said the Navi Mumbai international airport will be commercially operational by March 2025. The upcoming airport is not just an important infrastructure project for Mumbai or Maharashtra but is a project of pride for the entire nation, he told reporters on Saturday. He inspected the progress of the work connected to the airport, which is being built in five phases.

Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). Besides, the minister said the workforce at BCAS, the country's aviation security body, will be increased by 400-450 people.

Maharashtra but is a project of pride for the entire nation, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said here on Saturday. He inspected the progress of the work connected to the airport, which is being built in five phases. «The physical and financial completion is 55 to 60 per cent.