The aviation sector is facing headwinds as some airlines grapple to cut costs and others struggle to stay afloat.

Airlines have chalked out ambitious plans to grow international business. Their journey is likely to be lengthy and tiring.

The latest incident comes barely a week after Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu had sought a report from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on the grounding of the A320 neo planes.

IndiGo and GoAir have been grappling with P&W engine problems persisting for many months. At present, there are 60 A320 neo planes with P&W engines (41 with IndiGo and 19 with GoAir)

Multiple portals and airlines have waived off cancellation charges. 

Go Air extended the deadline of its sale, while AirAsia is offering heftier discounts for larger groups.

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Govt working on turnaround plan for Air India, may allow airlines to raise external commercial borrowingAs the Civil Aviation Ministry plans Rs 11,000-crore bailout package for ailing Air India, Aviation Secretary RN Choubey on Thursday confirmed that the centre is working on a turnaround plan to make the debt-ridden airline competitive. Also, the centre is working on ways to let all airlines raise external commercial borrowing to meet the rising operational costs. The decision se...

Civil aviation secretary RN Choubey said they are working on a turnaround plan to make Air India competitive and are holding consultations with the finance ministry.

Turkish ground handling services company Celebi Aviation Holding expects India business to triple once the new ground handling policy kicks in and more domestic airlines choose to outsource their ground handling services to third-party agencies.

The tickets can be booked till August 9 for a travel period of five months- August 4 to December 31, 2018. There are extra benefits for customers who will book their tickets through Paytm, company website and mobile app.

The planes have been grounded at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Last year, IndiGo faced massive technical glitches in its Pratt & Whitney engines. In the 2017 June quarter, IndiGo had grounded nine A320 neo planes due to engine issues. The grounding had also resulted in IndiGo cancelling 84 flights on that particular day.

The aviation sector in the country is on a roll as most airlines are expanding their fleet. IndiGo, SpiceJet, Jet Airways, GoAir, Vistara and AirAsia are set to get a combined 100 new planes between now and March 2019, but they are likely to face a serious challenge - shortage of pilots. Watch BusinessToday.In video to find out why the Indian aviation is facing this problem.

Infrastructure major GMR Group's corporate communications team has bagged the Gold prize at the US-based 7th Annual PR World Awards for its PR campaign on the 'Reopening of Terminal 2 (T2) of Delhi Airport'.

Weather forecasting agency, Skymet, believes that there is little to no respite for Mumbaikars anytime soon as rainfall may cross 150 mm in the next 24 hours.

IndiGo and GoAir have together inducted eight Airbus A320neo planes in their fleet since the resumption of deliveries, which was halted due to the Pratt & Whitney engine issues. Both airlines have taken deliveries of four aircraft each.

GoAir and Indigo have kicked off the monsoon season by offering flight tickets starting as low as Rs 1,199 and Rs 1,200 respectively.

This is the third agreement Jet Airways has entered into for Boeing's 737 MAX narrowbody jets over the last one year, taking the total to 225 aircraft. The Indian airline signed firm orders for 75 planes each in October and April.

IndiGo and SpiceJet raised the extra baggage charges from Friday onwards. After this, state-run Air India is the only airline now on the domestic sector which allows passengers to carry up to 25 kg baggage free.