https://thenfapost.com News, Facts and Analysis on Startup, Technology & Business Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:53:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 The NFA Post News, Facts and Analysis on Startup, Technology & Business clean https://thenfapost.com/2023/12/19/15-increase-in-air-traffic-at-uae-airports-during-cop28-gcaa-director-general/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:53:02 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=329455 ABU DHABI, NFA Post: Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), said the UAE’s airports witnessed a 15 percent increase in air traffic during the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) held at Expo City Dubai.In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), he said Al Maktoum International Airport […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2023/03/30/bae-systems-heart-aerospace-to-collaborate-on-battery-for-electric-airplane/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:42:31 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=252872 Lightweight and groundbreaking battery for commercial electric airplane will enable efficient regional air travel  London, NFAPost: BAE Systems, a leading aerospace and defense company, and Heart Aerospace, a Swedish electric airplane maker, announced a collaboration to define the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric airplane.   The battery will be the first-of-its-kind to be integrated into an electric […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2023/03/28/air-indias-low-cost-subsidiaries-move-to-single-unified-reservation-system/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:01:56 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=252075 The two carriers, Air India Express and AirAsia India, have also adopted a common social media and customer support channel; air operating permits and regulatory posts to be merged later New Delhi, NFAPost: Air India’s two low-cost subsidiaries, Air India Express and AirAsia India, have moved to a single unified reservation system and adopted a […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2023/02/17/akasa-air-to-place-large-plane-order-in-2023-eyes-international-growth/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:46:50 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=240707 The new order will be for narrowbody planes, said Akasa’s co-founder, a former chief executive of now-grounded, bankrupt full-service carrier Jet Airways New Delhi, NFAPost: India’s Akasa Air will place a “substantially” large order for new narrowbody jets this year, as the start-up budget airline looks to capitalise on booming demand at home and begin […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2023/02/16/air-india-selects-ge-aerospace-to-power-record-aircraft-order/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:59:11 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=239956 Deal includes firm order for 40 GEnx engines, 20 GE9X engines, plus services Largest LEAP* engine order ever with more than 800 LEAP engines chosen for entire firm order of 400 Airbus and Boeing single-aisle aircraft Bengaluru, NFAPost: Air India, part of Tata Sons, has signed a firm order for 40 GEnx-1B and 20 GE9X […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2022/11/19/epoch-moment-in-aviation-industry-ampaire-flies-first-hybrid-electric-regional-aircraft/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 23:51:42 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=217889 Eco Caravan reduces fuel consumption and emissions, leading the way to a sustainability revolution San Francisco, NFAPost: Ampaire’s Eco Caravan, a nine-seat regional aircraft, made its first flight on a fully-integrated hybrid-electric propulsion system. Ampaire expects it to be the first electrified regional aircraft to enter commercial service (certification in 2024) and the first in […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2022/11/14/helicopter-pioneer-frank-robinson-passes-away/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:07:15 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=215776 San Francisco, NFAPost:  On November 12, 2022 Robinson Helicopter Company bid a final farewell to its founder, Frank Robinson. Robinson, 92, passed away peacefully at his Rolling Hills, California home. One of the most recognisable names in the helicopter industry, Frank Robinson was a pioneer, a man not driven by reward or accolades but by […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2022/11/14/65-of-passengers-want-cap-on-airfares-says-localcircles-survey/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 04:19:02 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=215822 Sixty-five per cent of surveyed passengers want the civil aviation ministry to reintroduce a cap on airfares, according to a survey carried out by LocalCircles Mumbai, NFAPost: Sixty-five per cent of surveyed passengers want the civil aviation ministry to reintroduce a cap on airfares, according to a survey carried out by LocalCircles. The survey received […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2022/10/26/akasa-air-ekes-out-1-share-of-skies-as-indigo-leads-pack/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 07:05:44 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=210322 Chief Executive Officer Vinay Dube has said Akasa is financially strong enough to place larger orders and expand its fleet to 72 aircraft within five years. New Delhi, NFAPost: India’s newest carrier Akasa Air took a 0.9% share of the domestic market in September, its first full month operating in a country where almost a dozen airlines […]]]> https://thenfapost.com/2022/10/26/dgca-removes-50-capacity-cap-on-spicejet-flights-from-oct-30/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 06:58:45 +0000 https://thenfapost.com/?p=210319 The DGCA also approved Indian carriers’ winter schedule. Indian carriers will operate 21,941 weekly flights, 1.55% less during the season compared to the previous winter season, it noted. New Delhi, NFAPost: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has removed the 50 per cent capacity cap on SpiceJet after its planes were involved in a spate of incidents. […]]]>