Direct Durgapur-Delhi flight makes debut

The huge response for the first flight itself shows the demand from the region.

Durgapurs Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Indias first operational private Greenfield airport, developed by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited, is the latest addition to the countrys civil aviation network.

Amit Agarwal new Chief Financial Officer of Jet Airways

Private carrier Jet AirwaysBSE -0.91 % today said it has appointed former Suzlon senior executive Amit Agarwal as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Agarwal's appointment to the post is effective from today, the airline said.

Jet Airways did not have a full time CFO since March 2014 when the then incumbent Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan, who was also the acting chief executive officer, parted ways with the airline.

Jet Airways to launch daily flights to Amsterdam from Mumbai, Delhi and Toronto

Jet Airways has announced the launch of daily non-stop services between India and Amsterdam. With effect from March 27, 2016, Jet Airways will operate two daily non-stop flights to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, one each from its home hubs in Mumbai and New Delhi. Jet Airways will also operate a daily flight from Toronto to Amsterdam. These flights will be available for sale across booking channels from December 15, 2015.

SpiceJet records highest seat factor among domestic airlines

NEW DELHI: Budget carrier SpiceJet has for the seventh consecutive month reported a seat factor of above 90 per cent in November while national carrier Air India saw seat occupancy going up by over seven per cent during the period, according to DGCA traffic data.

Also, regional carrier Air Costa did not operate every fifth of its flight for various reasons in the previous month, according to data released by the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) last week.

PMO rejects aviation ministry candidate for heading BCAS

NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is set to stay headless for some more time, with the Prime Minister's Office rejecting the candidate referred by the civil aviation ministry.

The ministry had in September zeroed in on 1984 batch Indian Police Service officer AP Maheshwari from among the three names sent by the home ministry for heading BCAS, the government's aviation security wing which has been doing without a fulltime head since 2012.