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Visakhapatnam airport commercial operations to shift to Bhogapuram around August 15

The 3,800-metre Code 4E runway at Bhogapuram, among the longest in India, will handle wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and the Airbus A330 when commercial flights shift from INS Dega around mid-August

Landmark insurance policy clears Shenzhenโ€™s flying vehicle for Hong Kong lift-off

A groundbreaking cross-border insurance policy covering a piloted aircraft has cleared a key regulatory obstacle, allowing the Shenzhen vehicle to take to the sky in Hong Kong. Shenzhen-based aircraft developer Yivtol recently obtained a policy for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, underwritten in its home city but issued in neighbouring Hong Kong. With a total liability of HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) covering the one-year period ending in June 2027, this marks the...

Srikakulam to get airport under UDAN scheme, says Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu

The Union Civil Aviation Minister said the airport in Mandasa mandal would make Srikakulam a mini aviation hub; the CPI(M) opposed it, calling it a threat to the Uddanam cashew and coconut belt

Eight rescued from seaplane that made 'hard landing' in Manhattan river

Eight people were removed from the Kodiak 100 seaplane by fire department units and two had minor injures.

Plane hit by firework while landing in Chicago

The plane had 52 passengers and six crew onboard. No injuries were reported.

AI Express restores Gulf flights from Calicut

Oman Air targets Singapore with new nonstop flight as Gulf carriers ramp up services

Oman Air is looking to capitalise โ on the Gulf โ stateโ€™s appeal as a largely โ untapped tourism destination as it launches flights from Muscat to Singapore on Thursday and considers an expansion to North Asia over the next year. The new nonstop Singapore service was underpinned by a lower cost โ€Œbase and the airlineโ€™s year-old membership in the Oneworld alliance to aid with connections, as serving the city state with a stopover in Kuala Lumpur failed nine years ago, Oman Air CEO Con Korfiatis said...

A.P. Minister Janardhan Reddy to meet Centre on aviation, maritime projects

Two-day Delhi visit to focus on greenfield airports, FTO clusters and Duggarajapatnam shipbuilding cluster