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  China's first homegrown C919 jet completes maiden commercial flight

  World | May 28, 2023 13:41 IST

  According to the report, when the plane touched down at Beijing Capital International Airport at 12:31 p.m. on Sunday, it received a water salute.

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  Queen Elizabeth II funeral: World leaders to arrive on commercial flights, then to be taken on bus

  World | September 13, 2022 9:47 IST

  Queen Elizabeth II funeral: King Charles III will host a reception for all the overseas leaders at Buckingham Palace in London on Sunday evening before the funeral service.

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  First ever 'Made in India' Dornier plane to start flying tomorrow on Dibrugarh-Pasighat route

  India | April 11, 2022 23:46 IST

  Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will be present on the occasion of Dornier 228's first flight and the flying training organisation's opening. To date, Dornier 228 planes are used by the armed forces only.

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  Aarohi Pandit to re-enact India's first commercial flight flown by JRD Tata in 1932

  India | October 01, 2021 21:30 IST

  The association also said that Aarohi Pandit will taxi to the Tata Power hangar at the Juhu Aerodrome for a traditional water salute and reception.

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  Commercial flights from Kabul to India may resume soon, officials indicate

  India | September 30, 2021 23:26 IST

  According to the officials, the civil aviation wing of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan recently sent a letter to the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India seeking permission for Afghan national carriers to resume scheduled commercial flights between the two countries.  

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  In letter to DGCA, Taliban ask India to resume commercial flights to Afghanistan

  India | September 29, 2021 15:02 IST

  India had stopped all commercial flight operations to Kabul post August 15.

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  Pakistan to resume commercial flights to Kabul from Monday

  World | September 12, 2021 10:51 IST

  The PIA official said that permission to land at the Kabul airport has been granted by Afghanistan's Civil Aviation Authority.

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  US could get commercial airlines involved in Afghanistan evacuation: Reports

  World | August 22, 2021 14:42 IST

  Officials told The Wall Street Journal that the White House and Pentagon have not issued any final approvals for the use of the CRAF and alternative options could still be considered.

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  Sikkim resumes commercial flight services after 19 months

  India | January 24, 2021 9:23 IST

  Commercial passenger flight services at Sikkims lone airport at Pakyong near Gangtok resumed on Saturday after a gap of about 19 months.

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  COVID-19: Air India schedules 7 commercial flights to repatriate nationals from the US

  World | May 10, 2020 14:07 IST

  Some of the Indian nationals stranded in the US due to COVID-19 related international travel restrictions will fly back home on Sunday on a non scheduled commercial flight from New Jersey to Mumbai and Ahmedabad, even as authorities said another five flights have been arranged to repatriate others still stuck in the country.

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  Commercial flight operations likely to begin at Hindon airport by June end

  India | May 28, 2019 16:27 IST

  Commercial flights are likely to start operations from the Hindon airport near Delhi by the end of June as the Ministry of Defence has given all requisite approvals, said a senior official of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

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  In a big boost for North-East, Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh gets its first commercial flight

  India | May 22, 2018 10:43 IST

  Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu was among the 25 passengers on board as the 42-seater ATR aircraft of the Alliance Airlines touched down at the Pasighat Airport after a 1.5-hour journey from the Lokpriya Bordoloi Airport in Guwahati.

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  Zoom Air takes wings, to begin commercial services from Feb 15

  February 13, 2017 19:10 IST

  Zoom Air, which received the scheduled operator permit from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) earlier this month, flew its inaugural flight from Delhi today. It will start commercial operations from February 15.

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  US advises its commercial flights to comply with China's rules

  World | November 30, 2013 13:47 IST

  Washington: The U.S. has advised its commercial airlines to follow China's demand to notify Beijing on any flight passing through its newly identified Air Defence Identification Zone in East China Sea.But this new directive in