Share this article Nov 9, 2018:The government has invited bids from interested operators for the third round of auctions for the UDAN scheme. The scheme is the centre’s initiative to subsidise airfare to connect small cities and help more masses fly. The move comes on the heels of government last…

Share this article Nov 9, 2018: Aviation regulator DGCA has asked Jet Airways and SpiceJet to take corrective action to address possible issues with their Boeing 737 MAX planes that could lead to "significant altitude loss" of the aircraft. The latest directive follows advisories issued by US…

Share this article Nov 9, 2018: The first passenger train to run on broad gauge between India and Nepal is likely to run from December this year, suggest media reports. The train will run from Jayanagar in Bihar to Kurtha in Dhanusa district in Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal, which is a 34 km…

Share this article Nov 6, 2018: UPS has announced the global expansion of UPS My Choice service to 96 additional countries and territories, bringing the total to 112 served. With the entrance into countries and regions in Africa, Asia Pacific and the Indian Subcontinent, Caribbean and Central and…

Share this article Nov 6, 2018: Lauding the government’s initiatives for a series of reforms which has resulted in a marked improvement in India’s ranking in the Ease of Doing Business Report 2019, Ganesh Kumar Gupta, President, FIEO said that various initiatives taken by the present government…

Share this article Nov 6, 2018: India and Bangladesh have inked a milestone pact to use Kolkata and Haldia ports for transhipment of export cargo. For this purpose, the Indian government will now do a pilot run on transhipment of export cargo from Bangladesh to other countries through Land Customs…

Share this article November 5, 2018: Altico Capital has recently closed a Rs 650 crore transaction in the warehousing and logistics sector with Mumbai based Renaissance group promoted by Mayur Suchak. The transaction includes Rs 50 crore co-investment from Asia-focussed private equity fund and…

Share this article October 31, 2018: In a latest move, Turkish Cargo has initiated cargo flights to Bengaluru. The airline aims to connect Bengaluru, having a high annual export potential of 170 thousand tonnes, to its destinations across the Middle East. The airline is flying its Airbus 330-200F on…

Share this article October 30, 2018: Saudi Airlines Cargo Company has signed an agreement with Gallup Inc., the global management consulting company, for developing Saudia Cargo employee performance and studying its employee trends and performance levels. The agreement comes in line with the…

Share this article October 30, 2018: The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will make its foray into Public Private Partnership (PPP) today when it hands over the operation and management of its terminals in Kolkata to M/s Summit Alliance Port East Gateway (India) Pvt Ltd. (SAPEL) on a…

Share this article 29 October 2018:The Government of India’s ambitious UDAN scheme is set to gain on-ground traction as TruJet kick-started its pan India plans by inking a deal with IBS Software (IBS), for its Passenger Service System (PSS). Under the contract IBS will implement the full suite of…

Share this article October 29, 2018: During the second quarter ended September 30, FY 2018-19, Snowman Logistics recorded revenue of Rs 57.65 crores as against Rs 44.82 crores during the corresponding quarter ended September 30, 2017, an increase of 29 percent. While EBITDA increases by 49 percent…

Share this article October 29, 2018: Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is set to flag off India’s first container movement on inland waterways. Belonging to the beverage giant PepsiCo (India), the 16 containers will be moved from Kolkata to Varanasi on river Ganga (National Waterway-1).…

Share this article October 26, 2018: WOW air has recently announced flights to Vancouver from New Delhi. The flights to Vancouver will commence from June 2019 and will be operating from New Delhi thrice a week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The airline has introduced inaugural fares for the sector…

Share this article October 26, 2018: Saudi Airlines Cargo Company appointed Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak as chief ground handling officer for the company’s ground handling business unit. The company in a press release says that the appointment comes as part of Saudia Cargo’s recognition of the important…

Share this article 26 October, 2018: Air Italy has announced its entry into the Indian market, offering services from New Delhi and Mumbai to Milan effective December 7th and December 14th, 2018 respectively. Connecting Italy to two of the main business destinations in Asia, India will be the 4th…

Share this article October 25, 2018: India and Bangladesh recently discussed various issues pertaining to the protocol arrangements and improvement of inland water transportation between the two countries in the 19th Standing Committee meeting under ‘Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade’…

Share this article October 25, 2018: UPS has announced further investment to attain full ownership in its express services unit in India. The company previously held a majority position in an express services joint venture, which exclusively served UPS’ international express small package shipping…

Share this article October 24, 2018: Ebix, a leading international supplier of on-demand software and e-commerce services to the insurance, financial, healthcare and e-learning industries has announced that one of its India-based EbixCash subsidiaries has acquired a 67 percent stake in Routier, a…

Share this article October 23, 2018: Maersk has recently started its services from Ennore (Kamarajar port), Tamil Nadu offering connectivity between the Far-East Asian ports of Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), Busan (South Korea) and Xingang (China) and the Indian ports of Chennai, Krishnapatnam and…

Share this article October 23, 2018: Jet Airways recently received its fifth Boeing 737 MAX, as part of its fleet modernisation plan. Since the induction of the airline’s maiden 737MAX (registered as VT-JXA) on 28th June, 2018, another four have joined its fleet. The latest MAX – the airline’s…

Share this article 22 October 2018: Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT) recently welcomed Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Ltd’s ‘M.V. SSL Mumbai’, marking the first call of Shreyas’s PIX 1 (Pan India Express 1) service at the terminal. The 1,613 TEU M.V. SSL Mumbai operates the PIX1 service with…

Share this article Oct 19, 2018: Marking its unique journey in maritime line, the CMA CGM Group has celebrated its achievement on October 5, 2018 in Mumbai in the presence of Mathieu Friedberg, CMA CGM Group’s senior vice president commercial agency network. Over 250 trade partners gathered for…

Share this article Oct 19, 2018: ABB has won an order of about $18 million from Indian Railways to supply traction transformers. These transformers are customised for the WAP-7 type electric locomotive. The 6,000-horsepower strong locomotive can haul 24 coaches at a speed of up to 140 kilometres per…

Share this article Oct 19, 2018: Messe München has recently purchased Air Cargo India and Air Cargo Africa from the Indian publishing house STAT Trade Times and is enhancing its logistics portfolio in a targeted manner with them. Previous owner, STAT Trade Times will still remain on board. Priyo…

Share this article Oct 16, 2018: IndiGo has commenced operations to Kuwait and Abu Dhabi, further enhancing air operations between India and the Gulf region. The carrier already operates 13 daily flights to Dubai and another four to Sharjah, with Kuwait and Abu Dhabi becoming its 10th and 11th…

Share this article Oct 16, 2018: The Union ministry of civil aviation has cleared an international air connectivity scheme, which will connect Guwahati airport with seven countries. Under this scheme, flights will operate from Guwahati to Singapore, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia and…

Share this article Oct 15, 2018: Vineet Gulati has taken charge as the member air navigation services (ANS) on the board of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Prior to his appointment as ANS member, he has served at AAI in various capacities, as executive director (air traffic management),…

Share this article Oct 15, 2018: IndiGo has stated that it is in talks with manufacturers to add wide-bodied aircraft to its fleet but there is no firm timeline amid difficult market conditions in the Indian market. IndiGo recently reported a steep fall in quarterly profit due to higher fuel prices…

Share this article Oct 15, 2018: SpiceJet is planning to expand its reach to new international destinations with its more fuel-efficient Boeing 737-8 MAX planes, according to the airline. The airline, which has inducted its first 189-seater B737-8 MAX aircraft, stated that the plane can fly non-stop…

Share this article Oct 12, 2018: GoAir launched its inaugural flight from New Delhi to Phuket, making it as the sixth domestic carrier to hit international skies. GoAir's first international service was operated by Airbus A320 Neo aircraft, the airline stated, adding that it will soon mark the…

Share this article Oct 11, 2018: Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is estimated to handle 20 million passengers, both domestic and international, during the current fiscal, an official at GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited has stated. "In 2015, the airport handled 10 million…

Share this article Oct 11, 2018: AirAsia India, an airline jointly owned by Tata Group and AirAsia Berhad of Malaysia, has appointed Sunil Bhaskaran, a Tata Steel veteran as the new chief executive and managing director. He takes charge from November 15, 2018. “With India’s aviation sector growing…

Share this article Oct 11, 2018: Guillaume Sauzedde appointed by CEVA Logistics as MD of its central & eastern Europe cluster will take up his position on November 5, 2018, and will be reporting to CEO, Xavier Urbain. Sauzedde, who succeeds Piotr Zborowski will be based in Warsaw, Poland. He brings…

Share this article Oct 10, 2018: IndiGo has announced the expansion of its overseas network with the launch of flight services to Male, Republic of Maldives and Phuket, Thailand from November. Male will be connected with Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kochi, while services to Phuket will be operated from…

Share this article Oct 10, 2018: The Centre has approved the proposal of setting up of an international airport at Halwara, 32 km from Ludhiana. The development comes after chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh sent a proposal to the Centre for permitting civilian flights from Halwara Air Force…

Share this article Oct 10, 2018: TruJet, a Hyderabad-based airline company will begin its maiden flight from Nashik to Ahmedabad from October 29, 2018. The airline with a 72-seater aircraft will operate on all seven days of the week under regional connectivity scheme (RCS). Ahmedabad will be the…

Share this article Oct 10, 2018: Air India will be launching direct connection from Bengaluru to London with a three-times-a-week flight starting November 17, 2018. The aircraft operated will be a Boeing 787 (Dreamliner) on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from Bengaluru and on Monday, Wednesday and…

Share this article Oct 09, 2018; Kerry Indev Logistics, an end-to-end logistics and distribution provider has announced its plans to go public by 2021. The initial public offering (IPO) is expected to raise funds for projects such as warehouses, non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC)…

Share this article Oct 09, 2018: The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which operates the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, is all set to introduce automated passenger screening systems which will reduce wait time for people at security check-points. Even it will enable…