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Untrained pilots land passenger jet in India

  Bloomberg Vistara, an Indian joint venture of conglomerate Tata Group and Singapore Airlines Ltd, has been fined after a first officer landed a passenger flight without completing required training. The incident, which occurred during a landing in the central Indian city of Indore, was a serious violation that endangered the lives of passengers on board, according to a senior ...

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Sri Lanka urges airlines to fly full tank or fill it elsewhere

  Bloomberg Sri Lanka is recommending airlines carry enough jet fuel to last return trips or fill up elsewhere, as the island grapples with a shortage of everything from oil to food due to a foreign-exchange crisis. “We’ve asked airlines to carry the required fuel while operating to Sri Lanka, because there is a shortage of aviation fuel, and we ...

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Europe’s jet fuel imports surge ahead of a busy summer

  Bloomberg Europe is pulling in huge quantities of jet fuel as people get ready to take to the skies in droves this summer. The region sucked in more than 13 million barrels of jet-type fuel in May, the highest monthly imports since October 2020, according to data from Vortexa compiled by Bloomberg. Consumption is forecast to surge this summer ...

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