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
Stranded Air India flight lands in San Francisco after over 24 hours delay
The flight had made a precautionary landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai after the cockpit crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area
Published on Jul 20, 2024 05:40 PM IST
Plan to bifurcate Palakkad division conspiracy against Kerala: John Brittas
John Brittas said the move, reportedly under the guise of administrative restructuring, threatens to diminish the capabilities of the Palakkad division
Published on Jul 18, 2024 03:38 PM IST
IIT-D suggests thorough structural audit of IGI Airport Terminal 1
The detailed audit would take up to three months, forcing all flight operations to continue from the other two terminals
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 05:44 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
Air India assures ‘appropriate action’ after crew accommodated in ragged rooms
Reacting to the posts, an airline spokesperson said, “At Air India, the well-being of our staff is important to us and we offer comfortable stays in globally known hotels for their layovers. This is a lapse and we will take appropriate action.”
Published on Jul 13, 2024 09:48 AM IST
Akasa Air adds UAE to its international destination, third for airline
The inaugural flight departed Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Friday and is scheduled to arrive at the Zayed International Airport, Abu Dhabi
Published on Jul 11, 2024 08:34 PM IST
DGCA comes up with rules for ground handling agencies for first time
In a statement, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the rules published on July 8 have been formulated given the growing airport ecosystem
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 12:48 PM IST
Domestic air passenger traffic up 6% in June 2024: ICRA
Ratings agency ICRA said that the momentum in air passenger traffic witnessed in FY2024 is expected to continue into FY2025
Published on Jul 09, 2024 05:22 PM IST
8 incidents in 6 years: Experts highlight need for rules for airport buildings
Currently there are no civil aviation rules that give the aviation security wing — the BCAS — or the sector regulator— the DGCA — the authority to audit airport buildings.
Published on Jul 08, 2024 09:17 AM IST
Railways to manufacture 10,000 non-AC coaches by 2025-26: Officials
The plan includes manufacturing 3,500 general seating coaches, 2,060 three-tier sleeper coaches, and 18 coaches for Amrit Bharat trains in each of the next two fiscal years
Updated on Jul 05, 2024 01:51 PM IST
Air India cancels scheduled flight to rescue Rohit, Kohli; DGCA seeks report
The directive came after reports that the airline pulled out its Boeing 777 originally scheduled to operate a Newark-Delhi flight
Updated on Jul 04, 2024 06:35 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
Delhi Airport T1 closure: 22,615 passengers affected; 9,972 refunded
The schedule of 22,615 passengers was disrupted and 10,168 tickets were cancelled and refunded, the ministry said
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 06:39 AM IST
Air India to set up training school in Amravati, make it operational by early 2026
The flying training organisation first by any Indian airline in the country, will have 31 single-engine aircraft and 3 twin-engine aircraft for training
Published on Jul 01, 2024 04:09 PM IST
Delhi Airport T1 closure: 22,615 passengers affected; 9,972 refunded
Flights were cancelled following the T1 closure on Friday even as there were no cancellations over the weekend as the operations were shifted to the airport’s Terminal 2 and 3
Updated on Jul 01, 2024 09:24 AM IST
Aviation industry stares at an engineering talent bottleneck amid big expansion move
At present, there are roughly 7,000 aircraft maintenance engineers (AMEs) deployed at maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities, according to industry experts
Updated on Jul 01, 2024 06:58 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
Experts flag shortage of aircraft engineers amid the growing aviation sector
A former airline official said that the deployment of these planes into the service would require a huge workforce
Updated on Jul 01, 2024 04:18 AM IST
45-year-old cab driver killed, 8 others hurt in roof collapse at Delhi airport
One killed, 8 injured as roof at Delhi airport's Terminal 1 collapses amid heavy rain. Operations suspended, airlines shifted to other terminals.
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:26 AM IST
Delhi airport roof collapse: DGCA to examine structure, submit report to aviation minister
Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu, along with aviation secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam, visited the site of the incident, and ordered the airport operator to inspect the terminal building
Published on Jun 28, 2024 01:55 PM IST
Roof collapses at Terminal 1 of Delhi airport, 1 dead; all departures suspended
Personnel from the Delhi police, fire services, CISF and the National Disaster Response Force are present at the site to carry out rescue operations
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 10:43 AM IST
Digi Yatra can be extended to international passengers: SITA head
In December last year, SITA, a European IT company that provides technology and telecommunications services to the aviation industry, won a contract to implement DigiYatra at 40 Airports Authority of India- owned airports
Published on Jun 26, 2024 04:49 PM IST
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asks staff to scale up Kavach installation
Union minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed the progress of Kavach on Saturday in which officials presented the progress of Version 4.0 of Kavach
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 10:31 PM IST
DGCA revises regulations to boost seaplane operations
The DGCA said the revised regulations were issued following a recommendation by their Working Group to streamline and update the regulatory framework in question
Published on Jun 20, 2024 12:03 PM IST
Faulty signal, speeding freight train: What caused West Bengal train crash
At 8.55am, the goods train rammed into the back of the Kanchanjunga Express just before Rangapani town and around 10km away from New Jalpaiguri station.
Updated on Jun 18, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
Bengal train accident: Line not covered by Kavach safety system
Kavach is a central government programme aimed at securing India’s ageing 68,000km-long railway network.
Updated on Jun 18, 2024 03:52 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
Tragedy on tracks: 9 killed, 41 hurt in Bengal train accident
Nine people were killed and 41 injured as a freight train collided with a slow passenger train in North Bengal, blamed on human error, sparking a political tussle.
Updated on Jun 18, 2024 05:54 AM IST
Prima facie a human error: Railway Board chief on Kanchanjunga Express accident
Three of the eight people who have died in the Kanchanjunga Express accident were railway employees
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 04:11 PM IST
Increasing train coaches, Vande Metro among Vaishnaw’s target for the year
Over 400 million people travelled in the Indian Railways (IR) just in the first 21 days of April this year, which was claimed to be the highest the IR had witnessed
Published on Jun 15, 2024 10:11 AM IST
Domestic passenger traffic up by 4.4% in May: DGCA
Pointing out the market shares of the airlines, the data showed that market leader IndiGo saw its share growing to 61.6% while Air India’s share declined to 13.7% from 14.2% in April 2024
Published on Jun 14, 2024 07:41 PM IST
TDP’s Ram Mohan Naidu takes charge as civil aviation minister
Naida, 36, a three-time Lok Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam, is the youngest minister in the Modi 3.0 cabinet
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 07:57 PM IST
ATC staff de-rostered after two aircraft come alarmingly close at Mumbai airport
A video of an averted mishap at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) went viral on social media on Sunday
Published on Jun 09, 2024 02:23 PM IST
Delhi airport working to increase international passenger capacity: CEO
The Delhi airport has a maximum capacity handling of around 105 million passengers, and the international passenger capacity is around 22 million
Published on Jun 07, 2024 08:38 PM IST
