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IndiGo starts direct Chennai-Réunion Island flights, first for an Indian carrier

Flight 6E 1871 will depart Chennai at 12:20 on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, arriving in Réunion Island at 17:10.
Published on Apr 30, 2026 03:12 pm IST

Airbus is said to face new quality problem on dozens of A320 aircraft

A file photo of an Airbus A-320 in Toulouse, France.
Updated on Dec 01, 2025 06:26 pm IST

Abundance of caution: How flight hit by solar flare sparked rush for Airbus fix

The scramble was triggered by a rare safety directive following evidence that intense solar radiation could corrupt flight control systems on some Airbus planes, including the ubiquitous A320. (AFP)
Updated on Nov 30, 2025 09:00 am IST

Why Airbus A320s need a software fix, and how India is affected by plane glitch

Indian airlines said some flights may be delayed or cancelled on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, as they carry out the required software or hardware realignment to their A320 family planes to address the potential issue due to intense solar radiation.
Updated on Nov 29, 2025 08:13 pm IST

Bhopal techie stuck at Melbourne airport amid Airbus A320 glitch

Snippets from a video show passengers at a Melbourne airport amid Airbus A320 glitch.
Published on Nov 29, 2025 03:06 pm IST

American Airlines says Airbus software issue to impact 340 aircraft

said it expects the vast majority of the updates to be completed by "today or tomorrow".
Updated on Nov 29, 2025 01:11 am IST

Kolkata-bound AI Express flight returns to Bengaluru following tech snag

An Airbus A320 aircraft, operated by Air India Ltd, prepares to land at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi
Published on Aug 04, 2025 05:59 pm IST

DGCA pulled up Air India Express for delayed engine fix, forged records: Report

An Air India Express aircraft is seen.
Published on Jul 04, 2025 08:42 pm IST

Bangkok-bound Air India flight delayed by five hrs due to hay stuck in its wings

The flight departed after a fresh crew reported, Air India said in a statement.
Published on Jun 27, 2025 11:12 am IST

IndiGo flight from Delhi to Srinagar diverted to Chandigarh due to bad weather

IndiGo flight 6E 2248, operating from Delhi to Srinagar, was diverted to Chandigarh on Tuesday after being denied landing clearance at Srinagar Airport due to adverse weather conditions. (HT File)
Updated on Jun 18, 2025 04:55 am IST

Man arrested for attempting to divert flight from Mexico to US

After the arrest, the flight resumed its journey to the original destination of Tijuana.
Published on Dec 09, 2024 12:12 pm IST

DGCA steps in to solve P&W aircraft engines’ supply chain issues

IndiGo has more than 300 aircraft in its fleet that runs on engines made by P&W and CFM International. Go First has 61 aircraft powered by P&W engines. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 12:16 am IST

Air India to buy 250 Airbus planes: What we know about the 'historic' deal

The owner of Air India announced a deal to buy 250 Airbus jets, including A350 wide-body planes and A320neo single-aisle planes.
Updated on Feb 14, 2023 07:53 pm IST

DGCA bans use of wide-body aircraft at Kozhikode airport for monsoon season

The Boeing 737 jet on a flight from Dubai, overshot and fell 50 metres off the end of the runway at the Calicut airport in treacherous conditions last Friday, killing 18, making it one of the deadliest commercial aviation disasters in the country in nearly 10 years.
Updated on Aug 12, 2020 01:34 am IST

Pilots on Pak plane that crashed were ‘discussing coronavirus during landing’

In this photo taken on May 24, 2020, security personnel stand beside the wreckage of a plane at the site after a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft crashed in a residential area days before, in Karachi.
Updated on Jun 24, 2020 07:36 pm IST

Thirty terrifying minutes on IndiGo flight to Kuwait

IndiGo Airlines flight to Kuwait from Chennai had to return after a fire alarm went off after take-off
Updated on Nov 01, 2019 11:58 am IST

Flight with Gadkari on board cancelled in Nagpur after snag

New Delhi, India- July 16, 2019: Minister for Road Transport & Highways of India and Shipping Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari arrives during the Budget Session at Parliament complex in New Delhi, India on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 01:39 am IST

Chinese farmer couldn’t afford a plane, so he built himself a life-size model

“I’ve liked aircrafts since I was a child, but I couldn’t afford them then. So I went to junk yards to find usable parts, and make my own planes with mud and plastic,” said Zhu Yue.
Updated on Apr 19, 2020 03:23 pm IST

IndiGo cancels flight to Delhi, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi among passengers stranded at Indore airport

BJP parliamentarian Meenakshi Lekhi and her co-passengers were stranded at the Indore airport after their flight to New Delhi was cancelled at the last minute.
Updated on Nov 26, 2018 09:40 am IST

IndiGo fares to rise as airline to levy up to Rs 400 fuel surcharge per passenger

IndiGo is the first local carrier to announce passing on the burden of spiralling jet fuel prices to the passengers.
Updated on May 29, 2018 08:48 pm IST