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  • Inaugural flight of FlyBig lands at Raipur Airport

    Inaugural flight of FlyBig, India’s latest pleasant regional airline, which gives connectivity to locations that have been hitherto not accessible by air, landed on the tarmac of Swami Vivekananda Airport (SVA) at 2.50 pm on Wednesday. The inaugural flight (S9101), ATR 72 plane, arrived Raipur from Indore acquired a grand water cannon salute within the presence of Airports Authority of India (AAI) officers manning the airport. Moreover, the passengers of inaugural flight have been personally acquired by Airport Director Rakesh Ranjan Sahay, FlyBig Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Captain Srinivas Rao and Managing Director Sanjay Mandaviya.

    In all, in accordance with the AAI sources, the inaugural flight (S9101), ATR 72 plane, arrived right here with 42 passengers whereas the return flight (S9102) departed from right here with 48 passengers. “FlyBig plans to operation Indore-Raipur-Indore sector 5 times a week viz. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, wherein, it will arrive at 7:30 A.M. in the morning from Indore and will depart at 8 am for Indore, ”the sources added. MLA Kuldeep Juneja and workplace bearers of Confederation of India Industries (CII) specifically Amit Agrawal, Sandeep Goel and Satish Pandey. In the meantime, sources additionally affirmed that the main focus of FlyBig and AAI is to develop smaller airports by boosting regional air companies by way of such companies.

    “Depending on the response, the private airlines, in conjunction with the UDDAN initiative, may also add more destinations in its operations list,” the maintained. It is pertinent right here to recall that the non-public airline had acquired Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), a regulatory physique within the area of civil aviation, primarily coping with issues of safety, on December 14, 2020 Hereafter, FlyBig Airlines’ CEO Captain Srinivas Rao on January 6 had additionally visited Raipur and reviewed the set-up at SVA together with APD Rakesh Ranjan Sahay for Raipur-Indore flight companies, which lastly commenced on Wednesday.

  • DGCA points pointers to airways on transportation of COVID-19 vaccines packed in dry ice

    Image Source : PTI DGCA points pointers to airways on transportation of COVID-19 vaccines packed in dry ice
    Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday issued pointers to all plane operators who plan to move COVID-19 vaccines packed in dry ice to numerous elements of the nation, outlining the mandatory security precautions and modalities. If vaccines packed in dry ice are being transported within the passenger cabin of an plane, then the flight crew must be correctly educated on the hazards and dangers of its transportation, it famous.
    Dry ice transforms into carbon dioxide fuel at temperatures increased than minus 78 levels Celsius below regular atmospheric strain and, due to this fact, it’s categorised as “dangerous goods” by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), it stated.
    The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated, “Adequate number of carbon dioxide detectors should be available in the cabin. Such detectors should be located at locations for timely and reliable detection of dangerous concentration of carbon dioxide.”
    “All operators while engaging in transportation of COVID-19 vaccines packed with dry ice shall establish the maximum quantity of dry ice that can be loaded in a given cargo hold or in the main deck (passenger cabin) when a passenger version is deployed for all cargo operations,” it stated.
    The nation is making ready for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines and the second nationwide mock drill on the drive was performed on Friday.

    India’s medicine regulator has authorized Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, being manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use within the nation. 
    The temperature upkeep requirement for COVID-19 vaccines is reported to be various from minus 8 diploma Celsius to minus 70 diploma Celsius and therefore, the usage of refrigerant materials throughout the transportation turns into important, the DGCA famous.
    Dry ice is mostly used as a refrigerant materials for transportation of perishables by air, it added.
    If the plane operator is taking extra dry ice in cargo maintain than what’s specified within the plane producer’s handbook, it must carry out a danger evaluation protecting factors comparable to potential strain construct up if fuel is launched from the bundle, evaluation of ambient temperatures on floor, and so forth.
    The regulator stated the plane operator might want to put together a “Dos and Don’ts” steering and flow into it amongst these personnel who could be dealing with the vaccines.
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  • CEO of FlyBig Airlines visits SVA, Raipur

    FlyBig Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Captain Srinivas Rao on Wednesday visited the Swami Vivekananda Airport (SVA), Raipur to scrutinise the arrange for Raipur-Indore flight companies. SVA Director Rakesh Ranjan Sahay greeted the FlyBig Airlines CEO Captain Srinivas Rao on the Airport. Very quickly, Raipur could have direct connectivity to the industrial hub of Madhya Pradesh, Indore. The new flights of FlyBig Airlines will come as an enormous increase to the connectivity between two essential industrial cities of the Central India. SVA Director Rakesh Ranjan Sahay mentioned that FlyBig Airlines will begin operation from SVA on January 13. CEO Rao visited Raipur to examine up their arrange in order the launch of their flights may very well be clean.

    With ATR kind plane, they wish to make a community of all regional airports and join them corresponding to to spice up connectivity between Raipur/Jabalpur/Bhopal/Indore. In the preliminary part of the operation, FlyBig will start flights from Raipur to Indore and subsequently, the Airlines will arrange connectivity between all of the airports, SVA Director added. It’s essential to recall right here that FlyBig was granted with Air Operator’s Certificate by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in December, 2020.

    “FlyBig, a private regional carrier on December 14, received AOC from DGCA even as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) manning the Swami Vivekananda Airport (SVA) here has approved the flight operations schedule submitted to them by the airlines,” Airport Director (APD) Rakesh Ranjan Sahay had advised to The Hitavada.

  • Govt extends suspension of scheduled worldwide passenger flights until January 31

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    Image Source : FILE PHOTO Govt extends suspension of scheduled worldwide passenger flights until January 31
    The authorities on Wednesday prolonged the suspension on scheduled industrial worldwide flights until January 31, 2021. The restrictions won’t apply to worldwide all-cargo operations and flights particularly authorized by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). 

    However, worldwide scheduled flights could also be allowed on chosen routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case foundation, the ministry stated in a press release. 

    Scheduled worldwide passenger companies have been suspended within the nation since March 23 because of the coronavirus pandemic. But particular worldwide flights have been working beneath the Vande Bharat Mission since May and beneath bilateral “air bubble” preparations with chosen nations since July. 

    India has fashioned air bubble pacts with 24 nations together with the UK, the UK, the UAE, Kenya, Bhutan, and France. Under an air bubble pact between two nations, particular worldwide flights could be operated by their airways between their territories.

    READ MORE: Government extends suspension of India-UK flights until January 7
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  • India extends international flights suspension till December 31

    The Indian government on Thursday extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services till December 31 in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

    The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), in a notification ‘Travel and Visa restrictions related to COVID-19’, said, “In partial modification of circular dated 26-06-2020, the competent authority has further extended the validity of circular issued on the subject cited above regarding Scheduled International commercial passenger services to/from India till 2359 hrs 1ST of 31St December, 2020.”

    India has entered into air bubble arrangements with multiple countries even though regular international flights remain banned owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special international passenger flights can be operated by their airlines into each other’s territories.

    Scheduled international flights have been suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, special international passenger flights have been operating in India under the Vande Bharat Mission since May and under bilateral air bubble arrangements formed between India and other countries since July.