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Faizan Haidar

Faizan Haidar

Faizan Haidar writes on the Delhi government, city politics, transport, aviation, and social welfare. A journalist for a decade, he also tracks issues such as trafficking and labour exploitation in Delhi and other states.

Articles by Faizan Haidar

Money collected from big airports to help expand CISF security cover

As of now, of the 100 operational airports, 61 are covered by the CISF while the rest are covered by local police.

Updated on Sep 14, 2019 19:31 IST

Travel industry hopeful of demand during festive season

The travel industry is hopeful that the trend of clubbing weekends and public and festival holidays will be catalysing travel in India.

Updated on Sep 25, 2019 14:54 IST

Oil companies restore fuel supply to Air India; airline assures payment of Rs 100 crore per month

Air India incurred a loss of Rs 4,000 crore in 2018-19 and is laden with a debt of Rs 55,000 crore.

Updated on Sep 7, 2019 15:14 IST

Soon, hire a guide to board Air India flights

Earlier this year, the civil aviation ministry approved a “meet and greet” plan, under which airports across the country were allowed to hire a company for the facilitation of passengers at a price that entitles them to additional services.

Updated on Sep 5, 2019 23:51 IST

2 IndiGo pilots suspended for 2 months for flying plane with tail support attached

Aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday suspended two IndiGo pilots for two months for flying a Hyderabad-Vijaywada flight on July 24 with the tail support attached

Updated on Sep 6, 2019 02:35 IST

40 new Vande Bharat Express trains by 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15 launched the New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express or Train 18, India’s first locally built semi high-speed train that can run up to a maximum speed of 160 km/hour.

Updated on Sep 4, 2019 18:57 IST

Aspiring pilot barred for life over cheating, another gets 2-year ban

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken the action after these two were caught at examination centres on July 24 and July 26.

Updated on Sep 4, 2019 18:39 IST

Half of Indian airports are ‘single-use’ plastic free now

Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar is one of the airports that were declared plastic free in phase-I.

Updated on Sep 4, 2019 04:41 IST

Aviation body to allow off-duty pilots to travel in cockpits

DGCA will allow pilots to travel in cockpits even if they are not on duty.

Updated on Sep 4, 2019 01:14 IST

In new order, DGCA allows off-duty pilot to travel in cockpit

DGCA, in an order issued on Tuesday, has said that for the safety of aircraft operations, no person is allowed to enter the cockpit and occupy the jump seat. The regulator, however, has given some exemptions. (Image used for representational purpose).

Updated on Sep 3, 2019 13:00 IST

4,000 stations under railways’ free Wi-Fi network, Tinsukia in Assam latest

Tinsukia Railway station in Assam the latest station to have free Wi-Fi.

Updated on Sep 3, 2019 05:44 IST

Govt to spend Rs1,000 cr on three J&K airports

File photo of Jammu airport

Updated on Sep 3, 2019 02:28 IST

IRCTC restores service charge, online tickets to become costlier

Passengers of the Indian Railways will have to pay more as the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has decided to restore convenience fee on e-tickets booked through its website.

Updated on Aug 31, 2019 19:09 IST

Oil firms threaten to stop fuel supply to AI at 2 more airports

Sources say, the oil companies threaten to stop fuel supply at Hyderabad and Raipur from first week of September.

Updated on Sep 1, 2019 05:50 IST

Air India’s problems rise as firms ‘threaten’ to down fuel supply at Hyderabad & Raipur too

Sources say, the oil companies threaten to stop fuel supply at Hyderabad and Raipur from first week of September

Updated on Sep 1, 2019 05:49 IST

Indian Railways identifies 12 more stations for redevelopment, ties up with IRCON

IRSDC, which is the nodal agency for redevelopment of railway stations in India, plans to scale up the program and will initially develop approximately 50 stations through public private partnership which will require initial capital investments of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>7500 crore.

Updated on Aug 31, 2019 13:15 IST

Fed up of airport frisking, man cries bomb, ends up missing flight to Bangkok

The passenger was offloaded by the airline and handed over to the local police.

Updated on Aug 30, 2019 04:09 IST

‘Determined to privatise Air India’: Hardeep Singh Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri said that the government is determined to privatise Air India.

Updated on Aug 29, 2019 20:16 IST

‘Whoever gets it will be very fortunate’: Minister makes Air India’s sales pitch

Hardeep Singh Puri said that the government is determined to privatise Air India.

Updated on Aug 29, 2019 14:27 IST

Air India goes eco-friendly, introduces wooden cutlery for flyers

Air India to impose a ban on single use plastic products like bags, cups and straws on all its flights

Updated on Aug 29, 2019 08:47 IST

‘Neo aircraft safe to fly’, says DGCA after emergency meet with IndiGo, Go Air

IndiGo Airlinesis one of the two Indian carriers that has A320 aircraft in their fleet.

Updated on Aug 28, 2019 14:26 IST

DGCA calls urgent meeting with GoAir, IndiGo over Neo planes with engine snags

The DGCA meet comes after problem in the engines of NEO aircraft is again haunting IndiGo and Go Air as IndiGo has grounded two A320 NEO in the past 10 days.

Updated on Aug 28, 2019 06:59 IST

DGCA assesses bird hit threat near Delhi airport

According to an official, a DGCA team visited Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Monday to review the measure taken to reduce cases of bird hit.

Updated on Aug 29, 2019 02:39 IST

Why 2019 is a year of runway misadventures

A SpiceJet flight from Bhopal to Surat

Updated on Aug 27, 2019 04:06 IST

DGCA suspends helicopter relief operations in Uttarakhand after crash

Relief operations with civil helicopters started on August 19 in the rain affected areas.

Updated on Aug 24, 2019 16:44 IST

Government may go for 100% stake sale in cash-strapped Air India

While flights of Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India were affected, the state-owned airline itself managed by carrying extra fuel while operating to these destinations.

Updated on Aug 24, 2019 04:15 IST

Buses carrying passengers of IndiGo, SpiceJet collide at Delhi airport

Two shuttles carrying passengers of IndiGo and SpiceJet collided with each other at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport

Updated on Aug 24, 2019 04:24 IST

Soon, officials could visit Japan for India’s bullet train project

Shinkansen bullet trains are stopped at Tokyo Train Station. The Commission of Railway Safety (CRS), which certifies new rail tracks and trains in the country for safe operations, has no experience of certifying bullet trains and tracks, which are being introduced in India for the first time.

Updated on Aug 18, 2019 18:27 IST

Government plans GPS tracking to prevent rogue drones

The civil aviation ministry is trying to figure out ways of ensuring that drones don’t turn rogue and pose a security threat.

Updated on Aug 18, 2019 02:53 IST

GoAir crew forgets navigation charts, flight to Bangkok makes U-turn after 2 hrs

The flight was scheduled to take off at 7:15 am but landed back around 9:30 am and took off again later in the noon.

Updated on Jun 15, 2020 20:38 IST

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