An airbus A321 LY-VEH AVION EXPRESS ex Thomas Cook flew to my base tonight from Vilnius..I believe my base is a Fuel stop dont knw if theres any other reason though ! https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ly-veh Isn't Lucknow a wierd choice for a fuel stop when DEL is empty and just 1 hour aw...
Jump to postAll flights to DEL suspended from 600 23 March through to 31 March https://twitter.com/vinamralongani/status/1241711312809459713?s=21 Delhi Airport to remain operational for domestic flights: Government Read more at: http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/74762073.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&am...
Jump to postYes, you make a good point. But, as is the case worldwide, the corrupt people will create a new "system within the system" in no time. The only way out of this situation, IMHO, would be greater transparency. If airlines are forced to release full-page advertisements containing their curre...
Jump to postBOM travel is must for folks from PNQ as not all destinations are available/conveniently priced via DEL. BLR works only for SE destinations as otherwise its out of the way and requires backtracking. In addition to it, PNQ-BLR is a domestic flight as very less number of international connections are...
Jump to postNow would be a good time for Boeing to announce the cancellation of the entire MAX program. It would be completely lost and ignored by the mainstream media because of other news. Airlines would be grateful not to have to take their rather optimistic orders, and Boeing won’t make a loss on building ...
Jump to postThere is always a danger in that and hopefully it wont come to that. But I am curious, how is Indigo and other airlines financing the purchases of new aircraft. They are not leasing all planes, do they ? I am only calling out airlines who are buying aircraft outright, not the ones who lease, becaus...
Jump to postSG, Go Air, Vistara (and may be TruJet) are vulnerable Indian carriers now. They need to conserve cash now to survive the bleak months ahead, which means cut costs, salaries, flights etc. Indigo is not out of trouble and has to do the same. Don't know much about AirAsia and it dubious connections t...
Jump to postSG, Go Air, Vistara (and may be TruJet) are vulnerable Indian carriers now. They need to conserve cash now to survive the bleak months ahead, which means cut costs, salaries, flights etc. Indigo is not out of trouble and has to do the same. Don't know much about AirAsia and it dubious connections t...
Jump to postGoAir innovates in crisis – to protect PNR for a year GoAir sent out a press release yesterday informing about a new program where the airline will protect a PNR for a year and let the passenger fly, by paying the fare difference. The airline, like others, has seen a huge spike in calls to its call...
Jump to postSince we are on the topic of Air India disinvestment, I am willing to bet my Gun Kit that the Govt intends to continue being a player in Indian aviation after selling off Air India. The aim is not to exit the Airline business but to distribute Air India's assets to cronies. The model being used is ...
Jump to postI wonder if the Government can carve Air India into a good AI and bad AI. The good AI can have all the lucrative and financially routes. They could be allowed to operate and finally sold while the bad could be allowed to let go permanently I think it is a certainty. The privatizations I have worked...
Jump to postI hope NMIA starts operating soon. Once the virus dies down, the demand for BOM will again pick up and airlines will again have trouble expanding. NMIA may be closer, and probably may be quicker to reach from Pune if the new connector is built. However according to most sources, the existing airpor...
Jump to postI hope NMIA starts operating soon. Once the virus dies down, the demand for BOM will again pick up and airlines will again have trouble expanding. NMIA may be closer, and probably may be quicker to reach from Pune if the new connector is built. However according to most sources, the existing airpor...
Jump to postSaudia,Oman air have suspended their ops to my base and now Flynas has done the same....Im so sad to not to see that Biggie SV 333 at 5:30 PM taking off in the beautiful dusk of LKO and gracing my base with its huge presence ...Oh Lord :crying: FlyDubai and Thai Smile on the other hand are continui...
Jump to postMoving an air force station may not be as straight forward as it seems. There are associated infrastructures too such as schools, living quarters, permiter security, hangars etc... that is also true, not to forget hospitals as well. Usually a cantonment area is self-sufficient with all its needs. I...
Jump to postGST on MROs reduced to 5% in India. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/gst-council-raises-tax-on-mobile-phones-to-18-mro-services-to-attract-lower-gst-11584193717021.html Good and bad news together. Seems that the Govt. thinks mobile phones are a luxury while MRO is not. While MRO taxation needs h...
Jump to postBe it using BOM or NMIA, either ways, Punekars are going to be using the two Mumbai airports for a long time to come. Knowing the lackadaisical MH gov and the pace of their project developments, this might be the reality. I just hope the new Pune int'l airport comes up before NMIA, lest the MH govt...
Jump to postPNQ on its own can manage flights to DXB, and may be one other Middle East city and probably to FRA and may be at most SIN. Nopes PNQ can not handle NON STOP flights from EU because if LUFTHANSA or other cariers decide to fly to PNQ with a wide body then it will only be possible when PNQ gets a big...
Jump to postI have lived in Pune for a brief period in the 90's but things have changed drastically now so cannot compare my brief stay there with situation now. However BOM does have the benefit of many transit passengers, but bulk of the passengers are from BOM and surroundings. And there are some from PNQ (...
Jump to postThank you! It seems like the Mumbaikar’s still haven’t gotten over the fact that the sakharam’s were happily shaking every Mallu who was returning home after a stint to the gulf. Ha Ha Ha.... cant unsee the visualization of that.... that probably was true till probably a few years ago, now as south...
Jump to postEven if PNQ gets the new airport and is rumored to be about 50 km from the city, the international traffic will not jump, in fact may become worse as many will find it even more convenient to just go to BOM. And let us face it, PNQ does not have the same traffic as many smaller South Indian cities ...
Jump to postWe all know STV is 30% of BOM traffic so that just leaves the other 70%! :lol: Only the Class F/J are BOM origin! Rest come from likes of STV, PNQ, BDQ etc! Says who? Abt stats to prove this? I keep hearing this fake statements in every forum. But no one provides any proof. The pax at BOM is a mix ...
Jump to postPNQ as big as it is does not have the international traffic of many smaller South Indian cities. Except for DXB, there is not much ME3 or even SE Asia O & D traffic to/from PNQ. Don't know why it is, may because of the leakage of some traffic to BOM. PNQ had a flight SIN many years ago, but was...
Jump to postPakyong airport is back online in Sikkim but no airline wants to fly to the ghost airport https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/travel-tourism/indigo-vistara-launch-domestic-international-flights-check-full-list/1893243/lite/ You put the 6E and UK link here. The correct li...
Jump to postPNQ is the airbase that protect Mumbai and Bombay High oil fields and is geared towards to that . PNQ airbase may not be sufficient to be a full fledged airport a la bangalore/ hyderabad KK There are 2 airfields in Nashik one of which (HAL Ozar) is currently under used can be easily upgraded to pla...
Jump to postPNQ is the airbase that protect Mumbai and Bombay High oil fields and is geared towards to that . PNQ airbase may not be sufficient to be a full fledged airport a la bangalore/ hyderabad KK There are 2 airfields in Nashik one of which (HAL Ozar) is currently under used can be easily upgraded to pla...
Jump to postMy folks at PNQ told me that this new proposed airport nearby Purandar is supposedly 50 Something KMs from the city and even if its built ( Which they told me,may take about 50 Years lol ) it will be very difficult for city residents to reach unless there is a metro connection and given the high im...
Jump to postI never thought it would be a news one day but having gone through PNQ a few times I have to say my relatives' heads are down with shame when I ask them "Are there any plans to connect this airport with Metro ?" and their response is "Not Possible Unless Pune Gets a New Airport becau...
Jump to posthttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/avoid-personal-cars-for-going-to-airport-authorities/articleshow/74532303.cms PNQ now is an airport (coincidentally one of India's busiest) that does NOT have vehicle parking facility currently, and will not for a year at least. So much so that AAI is n...
Jump to posthttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/avoid-personal-cars-for-going-to-airport-authorities/articleshow/74532303.cms PNQ now is an airport (coincidentally one of India's busiest) that does NOT have vehicle parking facility currently, and will not for a year at least. So much so that AAI is n...
Jump to postAt the rate Indigo is expanding, soon it will have more than 50% of the traffic in India. Does India have any monopoly or antitrust policy for an private business entity which has more than 50% share. Not that Indigo will increase prices (it is known for dumping capacity and low prices), but if som...
Jump to postAt the rate Indigo is expanding, soon it will have more than 50% of the traffic in India. Does India have any monopoly or antitrust policy for an private business entity which has more than 50% share. Not that Indigo will increase prices (it is known for dumping capacity and low prices), but if som...
Jump to posthttps://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/grant-thornton-ceo-says-end-of-the-road-for-jet-airways/article31014420.ece Near the end of the road for Jet Airways, says Grant Thornton CEO India's are masters of playing the chicken and egg scenario. From the very beginning the DCGA had no i...
Jump to postKhajuraho group of monuments Hopefully, someday. There are so many other beautiful sights in India that could could market to the world if only they they maintained them well. They should led corporates "adopt" these sites if the Govt doesn't have enough money to invest in them. The corpo...
Jump to postHouse investigation officially declare what was pretty much already known about the MAX design. Given the state of the airline industry right now, I think most airlines could care less if it flies again this year. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/house-investigation-finds-boeings-737-max-was-marred-...
Jump to postI am only sharing what was agreed by the Govt. and then backed out. When the talks had started, they had said we would pay market rates and have one person employed in Indian Railways (could have been cleaner, people in maintainance, driver, signal men etc. the list is endless especially in Indian ...
Jump to postI am genuinely non-plussed with your statement where you say less training is good for society while at the same time blaming pilots for not having enough skills. To know the skill-sets of U.S. pilots or lack of, shouldn't the results of the tests be made public. After all, these tests were made wi...
Jump to postThe only reason the lack of StTim's quoted post is a legitimate complaint is if your post didn't stay consistent with its context. Deceived the FAA? And you complain about deleting context when making conclusions with Forkner's statements that have an unknown context? You know, you're actually degr...
Jump to postThat's rough!! :o And I wonder how many such people are there, like you. MH government is truly pathetic! But hey it was important to add the word "Maharaj" the name of the airport. It's a touchy subject. The problem is most of the land that was demanded and is being demanded even in the ...
Jump to postThis is why I drive to BOM directly from my hospital in Pune (a 2.5-3 hr trip), park at T2, fly to DEL/MAA, return to BOM next day, pay approx 1500-2000 Rs in T2 parking, fill petrol at Khalapur toll, return home and end up spending much less time on the trip (and only marginally more money) than I...
Jump to postThey've gotten a lot cheaper but I don't think there's been any great leap in energy density. Research seems to be in looking at lithium air batteries to reduce weight. However, those are nowhere near ready. Perhaps not a leap but a steady increase.. take the Tesla Model S. The S85, introduced in 2...
Jump to postWhat happens to this 300nmi range when the plane gets stuck in a hold or has to divert to an alternate? Is this 300 miles considering that possibility or can it literally only fly for 300 miles; if it’s the latter, that is basically useless for anything more than 20-30 mins of flying. I have nothin...
Jump to postA 300 mile range would connect most of the small towns in 'flyover' country to a major/regional airport. I see 20-50 passenger, one pilot electric planes changing the economics of living in more isolated areas. Likely they would operate like our Washington State ferries - if a medical passenger nee...
Jump to postThis would be a logical place to start, and part of that in both cities seaplanes land almost at city center, Victoria right in front of the parliament building. And when the batteries run out, they simply drop into the water! :lol: I am guessing they would work just like a glider and gracefully be...
Jump to post-- snipped -- I think I will have to agree about the slot constraints at PNQ due to IAF. Part of my job as a doctor in Pune, requires me to attend workshops and seminars in DEL and MAA which are usually 24 hr trips. In such cases, I nowadays find last minute fares (especially on Vistara) ex-BOM to ...
Jump to postI had to figure out that 300nm meant nautical miles instead of nanometers ;) Onto more serious matters though, as far as safety and density is concerned, how does graphene sound. Just search for 'Real Graphene powerbank' and you shall see how quick the density is going up. Also read up stories such ...
Jump to postThis is true as well as the fact that was mentioned in last month's thread as well. The fact is both PNQ and BOM are slot-constrained with PNQ being more. I have talked to numerous drivers who just do the PNQ - BOM and vice-versa and most of them have said that 80% of the time it's the westerners w...
Jump to post-- snipped -- Speaking of covid-19, Garuda Indonesia is considering adding such temporary flights to India (Mumbai/Delhi) from Bali. This is from spare capacity they have due to large scale flight reductions in their network because of covid-19. https://coconuts.co/bali/news/garuda-indonesia-to-ope...
Jump to postas YOU have been claiming without providing a published verifiable source[/u] https://livefromalounge.boardingarea.com/2020/02/15/air-vistara-london-tokyo/ https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1429637&p=21954289#p21954289 Never trust blogs. Blogs are not verifiable or reliabl...
Jump to postAt NAG, QR has no competition, but with PNQ, BOM itself is competition. PNQ can sustain multiple international flights on its own without being any competition at all to slot constrained BOM until Navi Mumbai comes online. PNQ is a slot constrained as well. International carriers need to get a slot...
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