I am a principal correspondent with the national political bureau of the Hindustan Times. I track the aviation and railways ministry. I also write on travel trends. I cover the beats at the national level for the newspaper. Before being in Delhi, I have worked as a journalist in Mumbai as well. My hobbies include trekking and travelling.
Articles by Neha LM Tripathi
67 foreign pilots employed by Indian airlines: Govt informs Parliament
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), there are around 10,000 pilots including 67 foreign nationals employed with various airlines of India
Published on Mar 23, 2023 07:15 PM IST
Airlines allowed to hire expats to fly B777 aircraft due to shortage of pilots
Air India, which was acquired by the Tata Group last year, has already indicated that the airline will have to cancel several long-haul flights due to crew shortages over the next few months.
Updated on Mar 21, 2023 01:51 PM IST
Air India may slash flights amid crew shortage
Air India operates 47 weekly flights to the US, which include seven to Chicago, 14 to New York, six to Newark, 17 to San Francisco and three to Dulles
Updated on Mar 21, 2023 10:00 AM IST
Over 22,900 weekly flights to operate in summer schedule this year
IndiGo will operate the highest number of departures (11465) every week, followed by SpiceJet (2240 flights), Air India (2178 flights), Vistara (1856 flights), GoFirst (1538 flights), AirAsia (1456 flights), Alliance Air (887 flights) and Akasa Air (751 flights)
Updated on Mar 17, 2023 06:26 PM IST
Railways get 3 bids for plant to manufacture 80,000 wheels per year
A Railway official said the requirement of wheels is projected to increase up to 2 lakh by 2026 onwards due to induction of more high speed trains
Updated on Mar 15, 2023 04:40 PM IST
Cabin crew shortage hits Air India flight operations
The information about crew shortage has been floating since last year. Air India pilots, in fact, in December had threatened strike over long working hours and unfair compensation by the management
Published on Mar 05, 2023 11:20 AM IST
Air India urination case: DGCA rejects pilot’s appeal to revoke licence suspension
Five airline associations backed the pilot-in-command of Air India’s New York-Delhi flight and asked DGCA to revoke its decision to suspend his licence for three months
Updated on Mar 01, 2023 08:46 PM IST
‘Inebriated passengers seen almost every day but...’: Air India chief
Air India CEO & MD Campbell Wilson said the full-service carrier post the Air India-Vistara merger will be known as Air India, which is more recognised outside the country
Updated on Feb 27, 2023 07:47 PM IST
India to get civil aviation research centre by year end
New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Research Organisation, a facility with advanced simulators being established in Hyderabad, will become fully operational by the end of this year and will have , a civil aviation ministry official said
Updated on Feb 27, 2023 01:37 AM IST
Enough scope for improvement in aircraft investigation: DGCA chief Arun Kumar
Top bureaucrat Arun Kumar speaks about the achievement and challenges he faced in his tenure, including the problem with Pratt & Whitney engines & safety issues concerning Boeing 737 MAX
Published on Feb 24, 2023 05:20 PM IST
DGCA proposes measures for mental well-being of flight crew, air traffic controllers
A separate, standalone and customised training by a trained clinical psychologist for the flight crew or ATCOs to recognise and manage the adverse effects of mental health conditions will be recommended
Published on Feb 22, 2023 10:16 PM IST
DGCA suspends helicopter firm’s operations for violating safety norms
As per senior officials close to the matter, the firm is an approved organisation by DGCA for repair, inspection and maintenance of Oxygen Cylinders, Dinghy and Distress Signaling items which assure hope of passenger’s survival in case of a crash where the helicopter crashes into the sea/river
Published on Feb 19, 2023 04:11 PM IST
DGCA halts helicopter firm’s operations for 3 months over distress signal tampering
India’s civil aviation regulator has suspended operations of Aman Aviation for three months after an inspection revealed that the Mumbai-based helicopter operator had tampered with the expiry date of the distress signal, a device that helps in locating passengers after an accident
Published on Feb 19, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Digi Yatra facility at Delhi’s T2 from April
Confirming the development, an official from the ministry of civil aviation said, “Various surveys are being done to expand the Digi Yatra facility to Delhi’s T2, which handles 49,000 passengers daily.”
Published on Feb 17, 2023 12:07 AM IST
Air India ordered 840 planes, including 370 optional buys, from Airbus, Boeing
Airbus order was for 210 A-320/321 Neo/XLR and 40 A350-900/1000 while the Boeing order was for 190 737-Max, 20 787s and 10 777s, airline officials said.
Updated on Feb 16, 2023 01:12 PM IST
DGCA looks to expand its footprint
“With an aim to monitor aviation activities, by December the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) will be functional at six more places, including Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Agartala, Amritsar, Nagpur and Dehradun,” an official said on Friday.
Published on Feb 13, 2023 12:09 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
₹20 lakh fine on Air Asia for violation of norms, training head suspended
DGCA suspended Air Asia's Head of Training from his position for a period of three months for failing to discharge his duties
Updated on Feb 11, 2023 01:57 PM IST
Up to 16 cheetahs to arrive in coming months: Jyotiraditya Scindia
The government launched the ambitious “Project Cheetah” last year with the goal of reintroducing the species to its former habitat in India, 71 years after the last recorded cheetah was hunted down in Chhattisgarh in 1952.
Updated on Feb 10, 2023 04:31 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
DGCA fines Vistara ₹70L
Vistara airlines has paid a record penalty of ₹70 lakh imposed by India’s civil aviation regulator for not operating the minimum number of mandated flights to underserved areas of the country’s northeast, officials said.
Updated on Feb 06, 2023 10:03 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
Air India Express flight returns after engine failure, DGCA orders probe
The DGCA on Friday sought a detailed report from Air India Express after its Kozhikode-bound flight was forced to return to Abu Dhabi due to an engine failure immediately after take-off earlier in the day.
Updated on Feb 04, 2023 12:05 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
Railway to upgrade ticketing capacity from 25K to 2.25 lakh per minute: Minister
Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw also said that the Railways’ capacity for attending enquiries will also be upgraded from 4 lakh per minute to 40 lakh per minute
Published on Feb 03, 2023 07:45 PM IST
Calicut-bound Air India Express flight returns to Abu Dhabi after engine failure
A DGCA official said that the aviation regulator has begun investigating the matter and has sought a detailed report of the incident from the Air India Express
Published on Feb 03, 2023 07:12 PM IST
Engine failure forces Air India Express flight to return to Abu Dhabi
An official said the B737-800 plane was involved in an air turnback, which refers to a situation where an aircraft is forced to land at the departure airport
Published on Feb 03, 2023 12:07 PM IST
Air India made remarkable progress in short time: CEO & MD Campbell Wilson
Autos-to-steel Tata conglomerate completed the first year of the takeover of Air India from the government on Friday
Published on Jan 27, 2023 11:42 AM IST
Did not classify incident correctly, admits Air India; says will back crew
New Delhi: Air India on Tuesday accepted that it did not correctly classify , and therefore, did not report the incident on flight AI102 where a drunk passenger urinated on an elderly woman.
Updated on Jan 25, 2023 02:52 AM IST
Air India urination case: AICCA demand revoking de-rostering of flight crew
Earlier this month, Air India issued show cause notices to the pilot-in-command and four crew members of the flight and de-roster them pending the ongoing investigation related to the alleged urination incident
Published on Jan 23, 2023 07:01 PM IST
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Air India urination case: Airline fined ₹30 lakh, pilot’s licence suspended for 3 months
The DGCA imposed a ₹30 lakh fine on Air India for inadequate and untimely action in connection with a case where a flyer allegedly urinated upon a co-passenger
Published on Jan 21, 2023 12:16 AM IST
Emails show Air India’s top executives knew of incident hours after flight
The mail threads seen by HT include those sent to the head of inflight service department (IFSD), base operations in India, Lead HR head of IFSD, head of northern region of IFSD and of complaints (customer care), on November 27 by the cabin crew supervisor.
Updated on Jan 21, 2023 07:52 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
Urination incident: DGCA imposes ₹30 lakh fine on Air India
CGA officials said that they were unsatisfied with Air India’s written reply that was submitted to them on Thursday. Air India submitted an internal report in connection with the urination case.
Updated on Jan 20, 2023 03:09 PM IST
Air India imposes 4 month ban on flyer in urination case
Air India on Thursday imposed a four-month flying ban on Shankar Mishra, who has been accused of urinating on an elderly passenger in a New York-New Delhi flight in November last year.
Published on Jan 20, 2023 12:27 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
