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Hello Jammu News at 2:42:00 PM 0

New Delhi, Sep 4: Levying GST on overseas air tickets violates international norms and also weakens the competitiveness of carriers, IATA chief Alexandre de Juniac said Tuesday.

He also flagged various concerns about the Indian aviation sector, including high jet fuel prices, infrastructure woes and privatisation of airports.

The International Airport Transport Association (IATA) is a grouping of more than 280 airlines. Air India, Jet Airways and Vistara are also members.

Speaking at a conference here, de Juniac said goods and services tax (GST) on international air tickets violates International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) norms and also weakens the competitiveness of carriers.

The ICAO, part of the UN, is a global aviation body.

The GST rate is 5 per cent and 12 per cent on economy and business class tickets, respectively.

The IATA's Director General and CEO also said that India's aviation sector is projected to see 500 million trips "to, from and within" by 2037.

India's civil aviation sector has recorded 50 months of double-digit growth and it can be "very easily maintain (that) for next 50 months, provided that all nuts and bolts are in place", Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey said. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 4:04:00 PM 0

New Delhi, Aug 27: SpiceJet today operated India's first test flight powered by biojet fuel, according to the airline.

A Bombardier Q400 aircraft, partially using biojet fuel, took off from Dehradun and landed at the airport in the national capital.

The airline said it successfully operated "India's first ever biojet fuel flight".

The flight was powered with a blend of 75 per cent air turbine fuel (ATF) and 25 per cent biojet fuel, it said.

In a release, the airline said the advantage of using biojet fuel as compared to ATF is that it reduces carbon emissions and enhances fuel efficiency.

Made from Jatropha crop, the fuel has been developed by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, SpiceJet said.

Around 20 people, including officials from aviation regulator DGCA and SpiceJet, were in the test flight. The duration of the flight was around 25 minutes, according to an airline executive.

SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh said biojet fuel is low cost and helps in significantly reducing carbon emissions.

"It has the potential to reduce our dependence on traditional aviation fuel by up to 50 per cent on every flight and bring down fares," he said.

The biojet fuel has been recognised by American Standard Testing Method (ASTM) and meets the specification standards of Pratt & Whitney and Bombardier for commercial application in aircraft.

The Q400 aircraft has 78 seats.

According to global airlines' body IATA, aviation industry contributes to two per cent of the total global greenhouse gas emissions.

IATA has also set out a target for one billion passengers to fly on aircraft using a mix of clean energy and fossil fuels by 2025, the release said.

SpiceJet has a fleet of 36 Boeing 737NG and 22 Bombardier Q400 planes. On an average, it operates 412 flights daily. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 7:13:00 PM 0



Washington/Tel Aviv, March 6: Saudi Arabia has given Air India approval to fly to Israel through its airspace which would shorten the flight path by some two hours, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. 
“Air India signed an agreement today to fly to Israel over Saudi Arabia,” the Israeli premier said on Monday during a briefing at the Blair House in Washington, DC. 
He said that the flight to and from India would take the same time as flights between London and Tel Aviv, some five and a half hours.
But hours later on Tuesday, India’s flagship airline said it is yet to receive approval for a direct flight to Israel over Saudi airspace.
“We have not received any confirmation. We have only submitted our request for a flight. We have yet to receive anything from authorities,” Air India spokesman Praveen Bhatnagar told The Times of Israel. 
“We are hopeful to get approval soon,” said Bhatnagar.
Saudi Arabia has also not commented on the report.
In February, reports citing Israeli officials claimed an agreement had been reached, but the claim was swiftly denied by Riyadh, which has never recognised Israel.
During his visit in January, Netanyahu had told business leaders in India that an “efficient and direct route” between the countries was an important goal.
Currently, El Al is the only airline offering direct flights from Israel to India, with a Tel Aviv-Mumbai route. In order to avoid Saudi Arabia, which has hitherto forbidden flights to and from Israel over its airspace, the plane must detour over the Red Sea and around the Arabian peninsula, adding over two hours to the journey.
Israel’s largest airline has appealed to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), requesting the body’s help in obtaining permission to access Saudi Arabia’s airspace for a direct flight to India, reports earlier have said. UNI
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