A passenger on an IndiGo flight recently assaulted co-captain Anup Kumar who was making an announcement regarding a delay in takeoff at the Delhi airport. A video was shared on microblogging site X, where a man in yellow hoodie abruptly ran up from the last row and hit the new pilot. Now, a co-passenger has … Read more
The bad news from Pratt & Whitney (P&W) shows no signs of ebbing for customer airlines using its snag-ridden engines on the best-selling single aisle Airbus A320neo planes and passengers. The engine-maker has now warned that “600 to 700 engines will be removed for shop visits between 2023 and 2026 (and) the accelerated removals and … Read more
InterGlobe Aviation’s IndiGo airline is seeing a “huge pent up demand” for domestic travel in India and increasing interest in flying abroad, news agency Reuters has reported citing its finance chief on Monday. While addressing the annual Airline Economics conference in Dublin, Riyaz Peermohamed said, “Overall we are seeing huge pent up demand coming in … Read more
On Saturday i.e., July 2, 2022 as per reports only 55% of Indigo’s flights could operate on time. Reason – Significant number of cabin crew members took sick leave. As per industry sources – majority of IndiGo’s cabin crew members who took sick leave had gone for Air India’s recruitment drive. This event should not … Read more
Finally, as was widely expected, Rakesh Gangwal, the co-founder of Indigo makes some important announcements. He will gradually sell his shareholding over the next 5 years. Gangwal group currently owns 36.61% of Indigo. So as to ease his stake selling and not get restricted due to the access to the non-public information, he has resigned … Read more
Indigo has mandated NAVBLUE (an airbus company) to upgrade some of its latest A320 aircraft to the most advanced navigation technology, RNP AR (Required Navigation Performance with Authorization Required). Key points to note – Indigo is already a customer of NAVBLU since 2006. With RNP AR Upgrade, pilots will be able to navigate mountainous areas … Read more
In the post covid world, airlines globally are looking at revival and are expected to do very well over the short to medium term – revenge traveling for leisure as well as business. Indigo to ensure that it continues to remain the leading airline in India, has listened to it’s customers and is in the … Read more