Airlines

Lessors Have Applied For Deregistration Of 54 Go First Planes

Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the country’s aviation watchdog, had received requests to deregister 54 low-cost airline aircraft. The government now informed Parliament to Go First.

“DGCA has received applications from lessors for the deregistration of 54 aircraft that were leased to Go First in total. The National Company Law Tribunal in Delhi and the Honourable High Court of Delhi decisions will determine how the DGCA processes the applications, according to a written reply from the Ministry of civil aviation in answer to a Rajya Sabha query.

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The minister added that since Go First stated on May 2 that its flights will be canceled and that it had submitted an application for insolvency under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IBC), the regulator has been closely monitoring the issue.

After Go First’s activities were halted, he said, “airlines have been advised to self-regulate the airfares and maintain reasonable price levels as well as to introduce new flights on the sectors that had a sizable number of Go First flights.”From January 2018 to the present, 358 leased aircraft have been delisted from the Indian Civil Aircraft Registry, according to Mr. Singh.

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As of July 20, there were 649 aircraft being used by a total of 8 Indian scheduled operators to fly passengers around the nation. The government reaffirmed that the airlines set the price of tickets based on the market, demand, seasonality, and other market forces and that the Competition Commission of India monitors anti-competitive behavior. The administration added: “At this time, there is no proposal to alter the current regulatory framework for air travel.

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Airlines

US DOT Approves Merger: Alaska Airlines & Hawaiian Airlines Finalize Deal

In a significant development for the aviation industry, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an order granting an exemption for the transfer of international route authorities in the merger of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.

The merger, which is expected to be completed in the coming days, represents a major consolidation in the airline sector. Under the terms of the exemption, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are required to adhere to several key public-interest protections.

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These stipulations are aimed at preserving service quality and consumer benefits as the merger progresses. Specifically, the airlines must protect the value of rewards, maintain existing service levels on crucial Hawaiian routes to the continental U.S. and inter-island routes, and support rural services.

Additionally, they are required to ensure competitive access at the Honolulu hub airport, offer fee-free family seating, provide alternative compensation for controllable disruptions, and lower costs for military families.

This proactive approach by the DOT marks a new phase in the Department’s merger review process. For the first time, airlines are required to agree to binding, enforceable public-interest protections as a condition for closing their merger.

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This move highlights the DOT’s commitment to safeguarding public interests and ensuring that mergers do not undermine service quality or competition. As part of the merger agreement, Alaska Airlines will assume approximately $900 million in Hawaiian Airlines’ debt.

Despite this substantial financial responsibility, Alaska plans to retain Hawaiian as a separate brand, which will negate the need for repainting aircraft. To secure approval from the DOT, the airlines agreed to maintain current service levels on key routes where competition is limited.

The exemption granted by the DOT allows Alaska and Hawaiian to finalize their merger while remaining separate and independently operated until the Department completes its review of the transfer application. If the transfer is approved, the public-interest protections will remain in effect for six years.