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- AirAsia X airline offers 20 percent discount
New Delhi, Sep 4: Malaysian low-cost airlines service provider AirAsia X today said it will be offering a 20 percent discount on tickets booked on Sep 4-5.
According to the company, t....
- Air India cancels flights from Kerala due to crew shortage
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 3: A cabin crew shortage has forced Air India Express to cancel a number of its flights from three airports in Kerala to various destinations in the Middle East from nex....
- Air India to launch daily Mumbai-Abu Dhabi flights
Abu Dhabi, Sep 1: Air India will launch daily Mumbai-Abu Dhabi flights from Nov 1, it was announced here today. The airline currently operates five weekly flights to Abu Dhabi. This frequency h....
- Air India ranked most trusted brand in Economic Times Brand Equity Survey 2010
Mumbai, Sep 1: Air India has been ranked the "most trusted brand" in aviation for the fifth consecutive year by the Economic Times Brand Equity Survey 2010, the national carrier said to....
- GoAir to fly to Patna, Pune, Leh and Lucknow from Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 30: Budget airline GoAir today said it is adding four new destinations-- Patna, Pune, Leh and Lucknow-- to its existing flight schedule from the national capital.
The s....
- Finnair plans cargo freighter service to India
New Delhi, Aug 25: Nordic carrier Finnair plans to launch a full-fledged freighter service between Helsinki and Mumbai next year after seeing its cargo volumes grow quite impressively from Indi....
- Air India to lose Kathmandu-Kolkata monopoly
Kathmandu, Aug 25: From Oct 1, India's national carrier Air India will lose its monopoly on the Kolkata-Kathmandu-Kolkata sector with independent Nepali airline Buddha Air beginning its ina....
- Air India salary cut: Cabinet to take a decision soon
New Delhi, Aug 23: The Civil Aviation Ministry is soon expected to ask for the approval of the Union Cabinet regarding the management of Air India, the national carrier. In the recent times Air....
- BIAL to spend Rs.1,000 crore to revamp Bangalore airport
Bangalore, Aug 19: The Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) consortium will invest Rs.1,000 crore (Rs.10 billion) to enhance and expand its airport at Devanahalli, about 38 km from this t....
- Twenty six applicants for starting airlines: Patel
New Delhi, Aug 17: The civil aviation ministry has received at least 26 applications for granting of licenses to start scheduled airlines.
"The receipt and consideration of applic....
- Six private airlines owe Rs.1,887.82 crore to public OMCs
New Delhi, Aug 17: Six private airlines, including Jet and Kingfisher, owed Rs.1,887.82 crore to public sector oil companies, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today informed the Rajya Sabha....
- Deccan Charters launches Kolkata-Jamshedpur air service
Kolkata, Aug 16: Deccan Charters launched a charter air service between Jamshedpur and Kolkata with an inaugural flight today.
The flights would operate six days a week from Aug 17.
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- Lifetime achievement travel award for Jet Airways chairman
Mumbai, Aug 7: Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal has been given the lifetime achievement award at the TAAI Travel Awards during a two-day expo organised by Travel Agents Association of India (T....
- Jet bags top award for serving best champagne, wines
Mumbai, Aug 5: The best of champagnes and sparkling wines in the sky among international airlines' business class are served by India's private carrier Jet Airways, a competition has re....
- AirAsia X launches Kaula Lumpur-Delhi daily flights
New Delhi, Aug 5: Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia X launched its daily flights from Kaula Lumpur to the Indian capital today and made a special offer of one-way tickets at Rs.1 (excluding ta....
- Air India cancels $1.6 million brand makeover deal
New Delhi, Aug 4: National carrier Air India today said it has cancelled a $1.6 million brand revamping deal with an Australian firm for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
"The proj....
- Fresh regulations for air safety on cards: Praful Patel
New Delhi, Aug 3: Denying any shortcomings in safety regulations at Mangalore airport where an air crash killed 159 people on May 22, the government today said it was in the process of framing ....
- Boeing raises commercial aircraft sales forecast for India
New Delhi, Aug 3: With rising passenger traffic, Indian carriers will require 1,150 aircraft by 2030 for as much as $130 billion, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft, Bo....
- Private airlines owe Rs.304.65 crore to Airport Authority
New Delhi, July 29: Private airlines owe Rs.304.65 crore to the state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) as on 30 June, 2010, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in the Lok Sabha today....
- Air India, Jet lost Rs.127 crore due to strikes: Patel
New Delhi, July 29: Air India and Jet Airways have lost Rs.127 crore due to strikes by their employees since last year, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in the Lok Sabha today.
- Star Alliance 'moves under one roof' at Delhi's Terminal 3
New Delhi, July 28: Star Alliance, the global pact among 28 airlines in which Air India is a member-elect, has become the first such interline pact to establish a common infrastructure node at ....
- India's civil aviation sector grows by 22 per cent
London, July 27: India's civil aviation sector has grown by 22 per cent in the first six months of this year, according to Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar.
Keskar said the gr....
- SpiceJet announces order for 30 new Boeing aircraft
New Delhi, July 27: A little over a month after announcing a change of management in favour of Sun TV's Kalanithi Maran, private budget carrier SpiceJet today said it will order 30 Boeing 7....
- Unions back Air India finacial restructing plan
New Delhi, July 26: Twelve employees unions of Air India have backed the national carrier's financial restructing plan, a member of the airline's board of directors said here today.
- No job, wage cuts in Air India: Praful Patel
Mumbai, July 25: National carrier Air India is on the path of strong recovery and there would be no job or wage cuts, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel said today.
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- India steals limelight at Farnborough air show
Farnborough, July 24: Embarked on a spree of defence and commercial aviation deals, India was clearly in the limelight at the Farnborough International Air Show 2010 and the coming months may s....
- Kingfisher to close check-in counters early to curb delays
New Delhi, July 20: Kingfisher airlines will close its domestic check-in counters 40 minutes before the departure time to curb flight delays, the airline said today.
The decision by t....
- Boeing expands presence in India with Narus Networks
New Delhi, July 8: US aerospace major Boeing today announced an agreement to acquire Narus Networks Private Limited, a leading provider of real-time network traffic and analytics software used ....
- Brazil's Embraer proposes regional jets for India
Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, July 4: A growing appetite among Indian carriers to serve regional routes makes the country a potentially big market for 250 regional jets with a capacity of up to ....
- Primer on group that built the new terminal at Delhi airport
New Delhi, July 3: Following is a fact sheet on GMR Group, the company that heads the consortium upgrading the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the nation capital, including the swank new....
- Flight safety certification for HAL chopper simulator
Bangalore, July 2: India's first advanced full-fidelity helicopter simulator of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has been certified to level D by the Directorate General Civil ....
- Mahindra to make smaller aircraft for Indian market
Bangalore, June 28: Mahindra Aerospace of the $6.3-billion utility vehicle maker Mahindra Group will become the first Indian private firm to manufacture smaller civil aircraft for the Indian ge....
- Beware frequent fliers: Aircraft cabin air can be toxic
Bangalore, June 25: Headache, breathing trouble and other unexplained illnesses in frequent fliers just might be the result of breathing toxic fumes circulating in commercial airline cabins, ac....
- Lufthansa Group to increase flights from India
Mumbai, June 24: The Lufthansa Group of airlines will offer 78 weekly flights from seven Indian destinations providing better European connectivity to travellers starting on Oct 29, an official....
- Air India to fly direct daily between Melbourne and Delhi
Melbourne, June 22: Air India will fly daily direct services between Melbourne and Delhi in a significant move that will strengthen trade and cultural ties between Australia's Victoria stat....
- SilkAir adds Chennai on its route map
Chennai, June 15: SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, has launched daily services between Singapore and Chennai, hoping to garner a good share in the passenger traffic between sou....
- Maran, with $3 bn net worth, makes open offer for SpiceJet
New Delhi, June 14: After signing a deal to acquire 37.73-percent stake in budget carrier SpiceJet, Sun TV Network promoter Kalanithi Maran today made the mandatory open offer to buy another 20....
- Asian operations lift Finnair's load factor
Helsinki, June 13: Nordic carrier Finnair has reported a 76.8 percent passenger load factor for the first five months of this year, thanks to a robust revival in the Asian market, notably India....
- Boeing to invest $100 mn for aircraft maintenance base
Nagpur, June 9: The Maharashtra Airport Development Company Ltd (MADC) will lease 50 acres land in the special economic zone (SEZ) near Nagpur airport to Air India (AI) to establish an aircraft....
- Kolkata-Cooch Behar flight service on cards
Kolkata, June 7: The West Bengal government has roped in private company Deccan Charter to operate flights on the Kolkata-Cooch Behar route, state Transport Minister Ranjit Kundu said today.
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- Kingfisher member-elect of Oneworld global airline alliance
New Delhi, June 7: The Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines today inked a formal pact with which it has moved closer to becoming a member of Oneworld, the commercial alliance among 12 internati....
- UAE's flydubai debuts in India with Lucknow flight
Lucknow, June 3: As a flydubai Boeing 737-800 touched down at Lucknow airport in the early hours today, it opened a new chapter in the low-cost carrier's two-year history with its debut ser....
- Austrian Airlines to launch Mumbai-Vienna service in October
Mumbai, June 2: Austrian Airlines has added Mumbai to its global route network and will operate five direct flights a week to Vienna from Oct 31, an official of the carrier said today.
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- Fresh safety norms issued for 'strict' compliance by airlines
New Delhi, June 2: India's aviation regulator today issued "strict" directives to all carriers, asking pilots to refrain from forced soft landings or leaving the cockpit inadequatel....
- Sikorsky planning more JVs with Indian firms
New Delhi, June 2: Global military and commercial helicopter major Sikorsky Aircraft Corp is likely to tie up with more Indian companies in the next few months to produce components locally, a ....
- Air India extends olive branch to employees
Mumbai, June 1: The national flag carrier Air India today assured its employees that it was time for "consolidation, not confrontation" and spoke of its plans to embark on a programme t....
- Kingfisher, Finnair voted among best carriers
London, May 30: Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines has been voted the best Indian carrier and Finnair the best in north Europe in a global survey by an independent research agency -- often ca....
- Mangalore crash: Air India to assist victims' kin in insurance claims
Mumbai, May 28: A team of Air India officials today reached Mangalore to assist the air crash survivors and kin of the victims in seeking compensation, an official here said.
"The....
- AI operates special flight for train accident victims
Kolkata, May 28: A 48-seater special aircraft has been pressed into service by Air India to help the victims of the train accident near Jhargram in West Bengal, the air carrier said here today.....
- Air India says all operations restored to normal
Mumbai, May 28: All operations of Air India have been restored to normal two days after a crippling strike by some 15,000 employee was called off, the national carrier announced today.
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- India begins feasibility study on 90-seater civilian aircraft
Bangalore, May 27: India began a feasibility study to design and develop an indigenous 90-seater civilian plane to fly on feeder and trunk routes, a top official of the national civil aircraft ....
- Air India derecognizes two powerful unions
Mumbai, May 27: Air India today hit back at striking unions by withdrawing its recognition to the powerful Air Corporations Employees Union and the All India Aircraft Engineers Association, whi....
- AI will take two-three days to clear passenger backlog
New Delhi, May 27: State-run carrier Air India on Wednesday said it will take two-three days to clear the backlog of passengers caused due to a flash strike by its employees. "It may take u....
- Air India cancels 76 flights, employees still on strike
New Delhi, May 26: Over 76 Air India domestic and international flights were cancelled today when around 15,000 crew members and maintenance engineers of the airline went on a flash strike all ....
- Air Arabia increases service to Goa
Mumbai, 24th May: In response to increasing seasonal demand for low-cost services to Goa, Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, announced....
- Spicejet is five years old, expects higher growth
New Delhi, May 24: Low-cost airline SpiceJet has completed five years of operations, and is expecting higher growth in the coming years.
"Despite the challenges in the business en....
- India has poor aviation safety standards, says expert
New Delhi, May 22: India has poor aviation safety standards and accidents like today's crash near Mangalore are bound to occur if these are not improved, said Captain M.R. Wadia, founder pr....
- Air India plane overshot runway after landing
Mumbai, May 22: An Air India Boeing that crashed at Mangalore in Karnataka today overshot the runway after landing, Air India director Anup Srivastava said.
Srivastava said that whil....
- Crashed aircraft adhered to landing procedures: aviation ministry
New Delhi, May 22: The Air India Express plane, which crashed at Mangalore airport today, was adhering to standard landing procedures while in the air and had been given landing clearance when ....
- Shark inspired paint can cut down aviation costs
London, May 21: An innovative paint, inspired by shark scales, can reduce fuel consumption in airplanes and ships by minimising resistance in water or air.
The scales of fast-swimming....
- AirAsia launches flight to Bangalore
Kuala Lumpur, May 21 Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia launched its inaugural flight to India's Bangalore city, carrying 15 children with congenital heart disease who need open heart surge....
- Lufthansa's plans to fly Airbus A380 to India may take time
Mumbai, May 20: German air carrier Lufthansa's plans to fly the world's biggest aircraft, Airbus A380, to India may take time as Indian airports are not fully equipped to handle it, avi....
- Emirates Airlines awaits report on Kochi emergency landing
Chennai, May 20: Emirates Airline is awaiting reports of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and its own team on the emergency landing of one of its flights in Kochi last month.
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- Lufthansa plans to increase flight frequency
Mumbai, May 19: German air carrier Lufthansa plans to increase its frequency to all major locations across India, and official said here today.
"We are planning to increase the fr....
- Lufthansa plans to fly Airbus A380 to India in winter
Mumbai, May 19: German air carrier Lufthansa will start operating the Airbus A380, the largest aircraft with a seating capacity of 526 seats, to New Delhi during the winter season, said a top o....
- Air India's new record - 50,308 passengers on May 16
Mumbai, May 18: The national flag carrier Air India (AI) set a new personal record by carrying 50,308 passengers on its entire domestic and international network on Sunday, an official said her....
- Labour trouble has not affected output: Ashok Leyland
Chennai, May 17: A hunger strike at commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland's Ennore plant near here has not disrupted production, the company said today.
"Around 10 wor....
- Air India carries more passengers in April, May 2010
Mumbai, May 16: National carrier Air India notched a 19.7 percent increase in passenger traffic last month and a similar trend continued during the first half of May as compared to the like per....
- Air India to join Star Alliance by March 2011
Sao Paulo (Brazil), May 15: Air India has set March 2011 as the outer deadline to join the Star Alliance, the world's largest commercial pact among carriers, chairman Arvind Jadhav said her....
- Flydubai starts flights to Lucknow
Dubai, May 11: The United Arab Emirates based airline Flydubai has announced flights to the northern Indian city of Lucknow starting on June 2.
Flights to Lucknow, which is the capita....
- Airlines restoring capacity on international sectors: IATA
New Delhi, May 9: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today said airlines worldwide have begun restoring capacity on international sectors which was drastically affected during t....
- India to design, develop aircraft for feeder service
Bangalore, May 8: India will design and develop a civilian transport aircraft which will be used for a feeder service connecting towns and cities across the country, a top scientist said here t....
- Boeing provides Blue Dart with maintenance productivity tool
New Delhi, May 4: Boeing would provide a software-based productivity tool for Blue Dart Aviation, India's largest and only dedicated domestic freighter airline, it was announced here today.....
- IndiGo, Paramount get nod for more planes
New Delhi, May 3: The government today in principle approved proposals by private carriers IndiGo Airlines and Paramount Airways to acquire more aircraft.
The Aircraft Acquisition Com....
- Saudi budget airline nasair to expand Indian operations
Mumbai, April 30: Saudi budget airline nasair, which operates four flights a week between Riyadh and Mumbai, said today it will expand operations in the country from June.
"From J....
- AirAsia starts Chennai-Penang flight service
Kolkata, April 28: Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia today started flights between Chennai and Penang, the airline said today.
In a statement, the airline also said the Kuala Lumpur-....
- Kingfisher starts Nepal flights
Kathmandu, April 25: Mumbai-based major Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines has begun its much-awaited flight to Nepal, becoming the third Indian airline to connect the two neighbouring countrie....
- Emirates aircraft suffers air pocket fall
Kochi, April 25: The passengers of an Emirates flight from Dubai to this Kerala city suffered anxious moments today morning when their aircraft fell almost 15,000 feet in an air pocket, an offi....
- Iceland's volcanic ash hit India's exports as well
New Delhi, April 25: Even as India's airlines were struggling to get back to normalcy after weathering the global recession, the volcanic ash from Iceland has given the industry another jol....
- More Air India flights for stranded passengers
Mumbai, April 24: Air India today said it will operate additional flights to Britain and the US to clear the huge backlog of passengers at various airports after the European airspace was close....
- Kingfisher's three flights to Dubai, Kathmandu
Mumbai, April 24: Kingfisher Airlines today launched three international daily flights from India to Dubai and Kathmandu.
The private carrier started a flight each from Mumbai and New....
- Air India justifies flight diversion for IPL
New Delhi, April 23: Air India today said a Delhi-Coimbatore flight was chartered to ferry Indian Premier League (IPL) players and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel's daughter Poorna for....
- Jet to start service for business class from April 26
New Delhi, April 22: Private carrier Jet Airways will start "Konnect Select", an upgraded service of its existing all economic class "Jet Konnect", for business class travellers....
- Air India, Jet Airways resume flights to Europe
New Delhi, April 21: After a gap of six days, national carrier Air India today resumed its daily flights to Paris and Frankfurt and private airline Jet Airways winged its way to London from Del....
- Indian carriers prepare to fly to Europe
New Delhi, April 21: Air India and Jet Airways prepared to fly to Europe after Heathrow airport in London opened to air traffic at 2 a.m. (IST) today.
The airlines have not been flyin....
- Airlines lost $1.7 bn to closed skies: IATA
Geneva/Berlin, April 21: The ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano eruption that spread over Europe cost airlines more than $1.7 billion in lost revenue, the International Air Transport Associat....
- Flight disruptions cause $50 mn loss to Emirates
Dubai, April 20: Disruption of flights across Europe due to volcanic ash clouds emanating from Iceland has cost Emirates Airlines around $50 million, the airlines has said.
Emirates i....
- Nepal's Buddha Air to fly to Kolkata, Patna, Lucknow
Kolkata, April 19: Nepali private airline Buddha Air is planning to operate flights from Kathmandu to Kolkata, Patna and Lucknow from August, the company said here today.
The airline ....
- Indian carriers to fly polar route to US, Canada
New Delhi, April 19: Indian carriers Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines will now fly to the US and Canada taking the polar route, an official said today.
The polar route r....
- Jet Airways to resume flights to US, Canada via Greece
Mumbai, April 18: The director-general of civil aviation today gave the green signal to Jet Airways to resume its flights to and from the US and Canada via Athens in Greece from Monday, an offi....
- Air India suspends Sunday flights to Europe, US
New Delhi, April 17: Air India today said it has suspended all flights scheduled for Sunday to Europe, US and Canada following volcanic ash spreading over Europe.
According to a top A....
- Air India, Singapore Airport Terminal Services ink deal
Kolkata, April 17: Air India and Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) have signed an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture that would combine their three existing ground and cargo handl....
- Kingfisher cancels London flights
Mumbai, April 16: Kingfisher Airlines today cancelled four flights to and from London airport in view of the closure of air traffic over British airspace, an official of the airline said.
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- Jet Airways No.1 domestic airline for sixth straight month
New Delhi: India's private carrier Jet Airways along with its low-cost subsidiary JetLite has emerged as the leader for the sixth consecutive month in March capturing 26.1 percent of domest....
- Jordanian airlines fined Rs.500,000 for deficient service
New Delhi, April 14: India's apex consumer court has ordered Royal Jordanian Airlines to pay Rs.500,000 as damages to a Punjab resident for refusing to fly him to Greece in time despite a c....
- Jet launches Mumbai-Johannesburg daily non-stop flights
Mumbai, April 14: Targeting the African market, India's largest private carrier Jet Airways today began its daily non-stop flights from Mumbai to Johannesburg - its 23rd international desti....
- Worst is over for Air India: Patel
New Delhi, April 13: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today said Air India has cut its losses by 25 percent and the worst is over for the national carrier.
"The worst is over ....
- Japanese Airline Amakusa adopts IBS solution
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13: Japanese airline Amakusa has implemented city-based IBS Software Services' IT solution "iFly Res" for its passenger reservation system, the IBS group s....
- Air Asia to add six more India-Malaysia flights
Kuala Lumpur: Low-cost carrier Air Asia is planning to add another six flights to India this year from Malaysia to cater to growing traffic.
Flights from Penang to Kolkata would start....
- 20 percent rise in air passenger traffic since 2008: Mallya
Bangalore: There has been a 20 percent surge in air travel in India since the global economic downturn began in late 2008, Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya said today.
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- Court questions government on Air India aircraft deal
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today sought replies from the central government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over allegations of losses caused to Air India due to unnecessary ....
- Air India signs $190 million deal for IT infrastructure
New Delhi: Air India today announced a $190 million (Rs.855 crore) deal with aviation solutions provider SITA to upgrade its IT infrastructure which will enable it to join the Star Alliance.
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- Higher Indian traffic helps Finnair improve load factor
Helsinki: Helped by a 27-percent growth in Asian traffic, led mainly by higher passenger movement to and from India, Nordic carrier Finnair today reported an overall 19-percent jump in such dem....
- Gustav Baldauf appointed Air India chief operating officer
Mumbai/New Delhi: In a bid to bring about a turnaround in the ailing national carrier, Gustav Baldauf, Austrian Airlines' vice-president, flight operations, was today appointed chief operat....
- Air Arabia to fly to non-metro cities
New Delhi: Air Arabia will fly to more smaller cities across India, the Gulf-based low-cost carrier said today, marking the completion of its fifth year of operations in the country.
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- Niche airline operators eye the versatile Twin Otter
New Delhi: India's niche airline operators have shown interest in the Twin Otter small aircraft that has the unique ability to operate from land, water or snow and also has applications in ....
- Jet, Gulf Air to share passengers and services
New Delhi: Jet Airways today entered into a code share agreement with Bahrain's Gulf Air to enhance network connectivity on services between India and Bahrain.
The agreement will ....
- Hindustan Aeronautics' sales up 10 percent this fiscal
Bangalore: State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) earned Rs.11,415 crore in sales this fiscal (2009-10), registering a 10 percent growth over the last financial year at Rs.10,373 crore, the ....
- HAL forms JV with Rolls-Royce for aero engine part
Bangalore: State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) today announced a joint venture (JV) with Rolls-Royce of Britain to manufacture compressor shroud rings for aero engines.
The 50:5....
- Government to check books to let Indigo, SpiceJet fly abroad
New Delhi: Low-cost carriers SpiceJet and IndiGo will have to assure the government of their financial capability and operational preparedness to get the nod to fly abroad, a civil aviation min....
- Air India could employ an expatriate COO soon
Mumbai: It is likely that Air India would soon be appointing an individual from outside India as its Chief Operating Officer. This attempt is a part of their efforts to turn the corner and brig....
- Air India snag leaves Thai monks stranded at Agartala
Agartala: As many as 44 Buddhist monks from Thailand were stranded today at the Agartala airport after their Kolkata-bound Air India flight was cancelled due to technical snag, officials said h....
- Kingfisher crude bomb case solved, accused in custody: Police
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police have taken into custody an employee of a private cargo firm here for his alleged involvement in placing an explosive device on a Kingfisher flight to Thiru....
- US aviation firms asked to set up bases in India
Washington: India has asked US aviation companies to think of establishing manufacturing bases and investing in aviation infrastructure like airports in India for a long-term commitment.
- Patel asks US aviation firms to set bases in India
Washington: India has asked US aviation companies to seriously think of establishing manufacturing bases and investing in aviation infrastructure like airports in India to show a long-term comm....
- Air India increases flights in summer schedule
Kolkata: Air India would offer more flights in its summer schedule from March 28 in order to meet the heavy rush of passengers.
"To meet heavy passenger rush, Air India will offer....
- Hyderabad airport best in India: Skytrax
Brussels: The Rajiv Gandhi Airport in Hyderabad is the best airport in India, according to Britain-based consultancy Skytrax, which judges the quality of air travel around the world.
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- Airports to prep up security following Kingfisher episode
Thiruvananthapuram: All the airports across India have been instructed to look into the matter of security. This instruction came after a crude bomb was discovered in a Kingfisher plane on 21st....
- Suspected explosive found on Kingfisher flight
Thiruvananthapuram: A security alert was sounded at the airport here today morning after a suspected explosive was found in the cargo compartment of a Kingfisher flight that arrived from Bangal....
- Finnair deploys all-new fleet as traffic to India spurts
New Delhi: Nordic carrier Finnair has deployed an all-new fleet to India even as its passenger load factor on the Helsinki-New Delhi route has seen a major spurt this year after the turbulent p....
- SilkAir to fly to Bangalore, Chennai
Thiruvananthapuram: SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will soon fly daily to Bangalore and Chennai.
The airline would introduce the flights between Singapore and Banga....
- SpiceJet introduces two new direct sectors in summer
Kolkata: Low cost airline SpiceJet has introduced two direct sectors -- Ahmedabad-Kolkata and Kolkata-Hyderabad -- in its summer schedule for this year.
The company's Chief Commer....
- Jet Airways No.1 domestic airline in February
New Delhi: Domestic airlines carried 3.86 million passengers during February, Jet Airways (including JetLite) taking the top position with 26.1 percent market share followed by Kingfisher Airli....
- Foreign airlines asked to review 'zero commission' to agents
Mumbai: The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) today claimed a "major victory" after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued directive asking foreign airlines to ....
- Air India, Indian Airlines merger flawed: Parliament committee
New Delhi: A parliamentary committee today called the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines a "marriage of incompatible individuals" and said the two aviation companies should work se....
- Air India to lose around Rs.5,400 crore in 2009-10: Patel
New Delhi: National carrier Air India is expected to incur losses of around $1.8 billion (Rs.5,400 crore) this fiscal and the trend is likely to continue for a few more years, Civil Aviation Mi....
- Jet Airways offers discount for women in March
Mumbai: Leading private carrier Jet Airways today announced special fares for all women passengers to commemorate International Women's Day.
"The special fares would be availa....
- Diamond Jets setting up avionics plant in Madhya Pradesh
Hyderabad: Diamond Jets is setting up a composite facility in Madhya Pradesh to manufacture avionic parts, a top company official said today.
"We see India as a potential market f....
- Carver Aviation to purchase 10 CTLS planes for India
Hyderabad: Carver Aviation, a part of European Aviation, today announced it would buy 10 more Comprehensive Trauma Life Support (CTLS) light-sport aircrafts for its pilot training schools in In....
- Delhi, Mumbai soon to get dedicated chopper corridors
Hyderabad: Dedicated chopper corridors at the Delhi and Mumbai airports will come up soon to ease aerial congestion at both the places.
These corridors, where fixed wing aircraft woul....
- Boeing forecasts 10 percent growth in Indian aviation
Hyderabad: Boeing, a leading aircraft maker, today predicted 10 percent growth in India's civil aviation market in 2010 based on signs of recovery from the slump in the air passenger traffi....
- India will need 1,000 more commercial jets in 20 years: Boeing
Hyderabad: Boeing said today that the Indian market would need 1,000 commercial jets worth $100 billion (Rs.5 lakh crore) in the next 20 years.
Currently, Indian air operators own aro....
- India will need 1,032 aircraft by 2028, forecasts Airbus
Hyderabad: Airbus Industries, a leading global aircraft manufacturer, today forecast that India will require over 1,000 aircraft worth $138 billion by 2028.
According to Airbus' g....
- Religare Voyages to launch air ambulance, scheduled service
Hyderabad: Air chartered service operator Religare Voyages will launch an air ambulance service soon and has plans to launch a scheduled airline service also, its top official said here today.
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- Air India, GE to set up $90 mn engine maintenance facility
Hyderabad: India's national carrier Air India today signed an agreement with GE Aviation, a unit of General Electric Co. (GE), to set up a $90 million facility to maintain aircraft engines.....
- India will be one of top five aviation markets: Praful Patel
Hyderabad: India would break into the top five aviation markets in the world in next five years, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today and invited international companies to be partne....
- Air India to get Rs.1200 crore more during 2010-11
Hyderabad: National carrier Air India would get Rs. 1200 crore more next fiscal as committed by the government in the annual budget, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today.
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- SpiceJet to induct nine more aircraft by 2012
Hyderabad: Low cost private carrier SpiceJet today said it would add nine more aircraft by 2012 to its existing fleet of 19 planes.
"We plan to induct nine more aircraft by 2012,&....
- Jet Airways to reconfigure 17 aircraft to all-economy seats
Hyderabad: As demand for premium class seats continues to be low, leading Indian private carrier Jet Airways is reconfiguring the seats in at least 17 aircraft to an all-economy class, a top of....
- Eurocopter to float subsidiary for India operations
Hyderabad: Eurocopter, the global leader in helicopter manufacturing, is to float an Indian subsidiary and is also looking at the possibility of setting up an assembly unit in this country.
- India to host 200 aerospace majors at Hyderabad show
Hyderabad: Some 200 domestic and global players in the aerospace industry including big names such as Airbus, Boeing, Bell, Thales and Dassault are participating in the five-day India Aviation ....
- Stage set for India Aviation 2010
Hyderabad: India's international exhibition and conference on civil aviation, India Aviation 2010, begins here on Wednesday.
A Who's Who of aviation sector will be there at th....
- Air China connects Bangalore with Shanghai via Chengdu
Bangalore: Chinese national carrier Air China today connected India's tech hub Bangalore with Shanghai and also provided a direct service to Chengdu in Sichuan province, showcased as a majo....
- Jet Airways to offer discounts to women in March
New Delhi: Leading private carrier, Jet Airways will offer discounts up to five and 10 percent on domestic and international flights to women passengers effective from March 1 to 31 to commemor....
- Kingfisher to join Oneworld alliance of global airlines
New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines today said it has signed an accord to join a global alliance among 11 carriers called Oneworld and has filed an application with the civil aviation ministry for n....
- India to host 200 aerospace majors at Hyderabad show
New Delhi: Nearly 200 domestic and global players in the aerospace business, including Airbus, Boeing, Bell, Thales and Dassault are participating in the five-day Indian Aviation 2010 expositio....
- Air India awaits cabinet clearance for raising capital
New Delhi: The cabinet will meet soon to take a decision on Air India's plan to raise its working capital by Rs.10 billion (Rs.1,000 crore), Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here t....
- Loss-ridden Air India to get Rs.800 cr fresh equity
New Delhi: Beleaguered national carrier Air India will get equity infusion of Rs.800 crore ($160 million) in two instalments to tide over its cash flow problem and to finance fleet acquisition ....
- Indian aircraft repair firm buys European peer
New Delhi: Maintenance, repair and overhauling firm Air Works today said it has acquired an 85 percent stake in Europe's leading aircraft refurbishing firm, Air Livery UK Plc.
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- Kingfisher to start New Delhi-London flight
New Delhi: Private carrier Kingfisher Airlines will start daily non-stop flights from New Delhi to London and back from March 28.
"This will be a daily non-stop flight from New De....
- Africa next target for Jet Airways with service to Johannesburg
Mumbai: India's largest private carrier Jet Airways is targeting the African market with the launch of a non-stop service between the commercial hubs of Mumbai and Johannesburg daily from A....
- Samtel-Saab ink MoU for new generation head-up display
New Delhi: Samtel Display Systems (SDS), one of India's leading private sector aerospace companies, has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swedish major Saab to jointly develop,....
- Eurocopter to mark significant presence at DEFEXPO 2010
New Delhi: Eurocopter, the world's leading helicopter manufacturer, will show a significant presence at Defexpo 2010, with its star product, the AS550 C3, participating in the ongoing trial....
- Jet Airways market share 25.2 percent during January
New Delhi: Jet Airways flew 1.28 million passengers of the total 4.08 million carried by Indian carriers last month, registering a market share of 25.2 percent, according to a fresh data releas....
- Cabinet nod for air service deal with Nepal
New Delhi: The government today gave its approval for signing of an Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Nepal.
An official statement said that a new ASA based on Internatio....
- Jet Airways registers profit for fourth month
New Delhi: Private carrier Jet Airways today said it has registered a 30 percent surge in international operations for the fourth month in December last year as against the corresponding period....
- Emirates plane recalled to Mumbai after threat call
Mumbai: An Emirates Mumbai-Dubai flight made an emergency landing at the Emirates plane recalled to Mumbai after threat call airport today soon after take off following an anonymous call warni....
- Ministerial panel seeks clarification from Air India
New Delhi: The Group of Ministers (GoM) on Aviation today sought clarification from national carrier Air India, which had incurred a loss of Rs.7,200 crore last fiscal, about its cost-cutting a....
- Swiss airlines starts weekly Zurich-Goa service
Panaji: Swiss International airlines has started a weekly charter service between Zurich and Goa, a company official said here today.
"Swiss customers could now directly fly to Go....
- Singapore Airlines earns profits in Q3
New Delhi: Asian carrier Singapore Airlines made profits in the third quarter ending on December this fiscal at $286 million after reporting losses in the two preceding quarters.
The ....
- Air India to separate its cargo business from April: official
Mumbai: The cargo business of India's flagship carrier Air India will work as a separate entity from April, a senior airline official said today.
"We expect increase in our bu....
- Emirates to connect four more destinations from Chennai
Chennai: Emirates Airlines will add four more international destinations via Dubai from here starting May this year.
"We will fly to Tokyo this March, Amsterdam in May, and Prague....
- Merger of Air India was well planned, no plans of demerger
New Delhi: The government today rubbished reports of de-merger of national carrier Air India and said its merger with Indian Airlines was well-planned and decided collectively by various state ....
- Jet Airways posts profit in third quarter
New Delhi: Leading private carrier Jet Airways today announced net profit of Rs.105.8 crore for the quarter ended December 2009, while it suffered a net loss of Rs.214.18 crore.
In a ....
- Air India may have to wait longer to join Star Alliance
New Delhi: The formal induction of Air India as a member of Star Alliance, the largest pact among global carriers, is expected to be delayed further as it is yet to integrate its systems, a top....
- Indian Airlines sacks overweight air hostess, court asks why?
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today issued a notice to Indian Airlines for sacking an air hostess for being overweight.
Indian Airlines had last year terminated the services of Sang....
- SpiceJet offers R-Day for defence personnel
New Delhi: Ahead of India's 60th Republic Day, low budget carrier SpiceJet has announced a 100 percent discount on basic fares for defence personnel travelling with the airline.
T....
- Flights between Delhi and Himachal resume
Shimla: Air connectivity between New Delhi and Himachal Pradesh partially resumed today, an official said. The air link was snapped on Sunday due to thick fog in the national capital.
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- Now, Kingfisher flights on Kolkata-Patna, Ranchi-Raipur routes
Kolkata: Kingfisher Airlines today launched direct flights connecting Kolkata to Patna and Ranchi to Raipur.
"With the launch of flights on the Ranchi-Raipur route, Kingfisher Air....
- Air India ups passenger load by 10 percent: Chairman
Mumbai: Flag carrier Air India improved its passenger load by over 10 percent and reduced costs in 2009 by deploying new aircraft and rationalising routes, the airline said today.
Add....
- CCEA approves $400 mn foreign funds for Jet Airways
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval to private carrier Jet Airways to raise foreign investments up to $400 million (Rs.2,000 crore) through the q....
- Year of turbulence for Indian carriers
New Delhi: The Indian aviation industry encountered some turbulent weather in 2009, being hit not just by falling traffic and revenues, but also high fuel costs, high cost of credit and unrest ....
- Jet to fly daily on Delhi-Doha sector from Jan 21
New Delhi: India's leading private carrier Jet Airways today announced daily flights on the Delhi-Doha sector from Jan 21.
The airline currently operates daily services to Doha fr....
- New price war in air as SpiceJet eyes Nepal
Kathmandu: A new price war is in the offing with India's national carrier Air India and private-sector Jet Airways keeping their fingers crossed as low-cost Indian airline SpiceJet announce....
- Finnair proposes to add Chennai, Bangalore to its radar
Helsinki: With a host of Finnish companies like Nokia having their hubs in Chennai and Bangalore, Nordic carrier Finnair soon proposes to add these two cities to its schedule as part of a large....
- Aerospace major EADS starts research unit in India
Bangalore: European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co (EADS), which manufactures civil and military aircraft, communications systems, missiles, space rockets and satellites, has commenced researc....
- Kingfisher, Jet lead dues pack: Minister
New Delhi: Kingfisher, Jet Airways and SpiceJet lead the pack of private domestic airlines that have not cleared their dues to the airports operator, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Civil Av....
- Air India losses double to Rs.5,000 cr
New Delhi: Cash-strapped national carrier Air India's losses for last fiscal are expected to more than double to Rs.5,000 crore owing to the economic meltdown and low yields, Aviation Minis....
- Rs.443 cr collected as airport development fee
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today said Rs.443 crore has been collected as development fees by Delhi and Mumbai airports till October.
International passengers flyi....
- Hindustan Aeronautics to fly light combat chopper soon
Bangalore: A prototype of the light combat helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is set for its maiden flight soon, a top company official s....
- AirAsia plans to spread in India, hub in Bangkok
Kolkata: Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia is planning to make Bangkok a hub next year to expand connectivity to Indian cities, a senior company official said today.
"We are look....
- Six out of eight Indian carriers post losses: Patel
New Delhi: Six of the eight scheduled airlines in India have posted cumulative losses of Rs.2,025 crore with Kingfisher Airlines accounting for Rs.1,602 crore, parliament was told today.
- Air India employees march to parliament
New Delhi: A section of Air India employees including pilots today organised a march to parliament to pressurise the government to regularise their salaries without cuts.
The employee....
- 241 bird hits, airline operators lose 7 crore
New Delhi: Despite safety measures in place, airports continue to be vulnerable to bird hits, with 241 such incidents occurring till date this year causing financial losses of at least Rs.7 cro....
- Air India to get Rs.400 cr by January
Mumbai: The state-run National Aviation Co of India Ltd (NACIL) that runs Air India will get by January the first instalment of equity infusion by the government worth Rs.400 crore (Rs.4 billio....
- Air India to fix incentive cut quantum today
New Delhi/Mumbai: The Air India management is expected to take a call Tuesday on the quantum of reduction of performance linked incentives (PLI), which constitutes a major chunk of the salaries....
- Airline to pay passengers for delays and rejecting boarding passes
New Delhi: The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation of India has put down new laws to penalise airlines service providers that stop passengers from boarding flights even after they have come o....
- Emirates to operate 12 flights from Kolkata
Kolkata: Dubai-based Emirates Airline is all set to increase its weekly flights to 12 from the city from Dec 3, a company official said here today.
"We operate seven flights weekl....
- India's first aviation SEZ opened in Belgaum
Belgaum (Karnataka): Global aerospace majors such as Europe's SABCA and Canada's Magellan Aerospace will set up shops in India's first special economic zone (SEZ) devoted exclusive....
- Air India losses - Pranab to meet officials
New Delhi: Pranab Mukherjee would be heading a party of ministers, which is supposed to meet today afternoon in order to hold talks regarding the financial debacles suffered by Air India. They ....
- Malaysian airline sells 300,000 seats in 24 hours
Kuala Lumpur: With India and China among its main targets, Malaysian budget airline Air Asia's campaign saw at least 300,000 seats being sold in less than 24 hours.
The company....
- Lowest Jet Airways fare now available via SMS
New Delhi: Private carrier Jet Airways today launched a service to enable passengers learn of the lowest prevailing fares on its network from mobile phones on any given day of travel.
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- Air India to cut down routes to lower losses
New Delhi: Soon the Air India Maharaja could witness a significant cut down of his total operation area. As per the directive of the group of ministers (GoM), the AI-IA combine is asked to stop....
- Jet, Kingfisher domestic fares up Rs.200
Mumbai: Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines today increased fuel surcharges, pushing up their domestic fares by up to Rs.200.
National carrier Air India and other low-cost carriers ha....
- Air India Pilots may go on Strike
New Delhi: Air India pilots have said that they would be going on a strike from 24th November onwards. They have also sent the management a 14-day notice for meeting their demands, which includ....
- No probe into Mumbai airport incident
Mumbai: The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will not conduct any inquiry into an incident in which two aircraft were opposite each other on the same taxiway here late Thursday night, ....
- Boeing ready for production of fighter jets in India
New Delhi: After successfully completing trials for the contract of 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft with India, US firm Boeing today announced its intention to transfer technology to bu....
- Kingfisher Airlines posts loss of Rs.419 crore
Mumbai: Private carrier Kingfisher Airlines has posted a net loss of Rs.419 crore for the quarter ended on Sep 30 as compared to a loss of Rs.483 crore reported during the like period last year....
- Jet Airways posts net loss of Rs.406 cr
Mumbai: Private carrier Jet Airways has posted a net loss of Rs.406.7 crore ($90.38 million) for the quarter ended on Sep 30 as compared to a loss of Rs.384.5 crore reported during the like per....
- 'Worst is over for aviation industry'
New Delhi: The worst is over for the aviation industry, but it will take a few more years for the sector to completely recover from the crisis, an international aviation forum said today.
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- Boeing submits proposals to India for Apache, Chinook choppers
New Delhi: US aerospace major Boeing has submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force (IAF) offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India's attack and heavy-lift helicopt....
- No bailout for Air India unless it cuts costs: Patel
New Delhi: The Group of Ministers (GoM) on Civil Aviation, which met here today, did not take any decision on equity infusion into the cash-strapped national carrier Air India.
Civil ....
- Chhattisgarh towns to be connected by air
Raipur: Major towns in Chhattisgarh will soon be connected by intra-state air services.
A cabinet meet presided over by Chief Minister Raman Singh late Tuesday agreed in principle to ....
- Favoritism for the foreign airlines, disregard for the domestic ones
New Delhi: Indians are well-known travellers but this doesn't help our domestic airlines in any case. The government favours the foreign airlines and as a result the lion's share of s....
- Foreign airlines under regulator's scanner over agents fee
New Delhi: The aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is investigating whether foreign airlines that refused to pay commission to travel agents have violated its norm....
- Discharge funds for Air India, Patel to ask ministers
New Delhi: Praful Patel, Minister of Civil Aviation stated that as suggested by the committee of secretaries he would direct the civil aviation cabinet group to immediately discharge funds for....
- Airline with detained plane was Obama's carrier during campaign
Mumbai: North American Airlines, whose passenger jet was detained here for violating norms, was the official carrier for US President Barack Obama during his election campaign last year.
- Air India to start flying Haj pilgrims from Oct 20
Mumbai: National carrier Air India will operate 137 special flights from Oct 20 to fly nearly 40,000 pilgrims during the ensuing Haj season, an airline spokesman said here on Oct 16.
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- Air fares are skyrocketing due to the festive rush
Mumbai: The arrival of festive season has whipped up the demand for single-route air charges for eleventh hour tickets to metropolitan cities - Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai etc. The air fares to th....
- Rs.5,000 crore to be infused in Air India: Patel
Mumbai: Talking tough on cost-cutting measures at Air India which posted losses of Rs.7,200 crore last fiscal, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here on Wednesday that a major revamp wo....
- NCW to meet dramatis personae of Air India mid-air scuffle
New Delhi: As part of its investigation into the Oct 3 mid-air scuffle and alleged molestation on board an Air India flight, the National Commission for Women (NCW) will today meet the air host....
- AirAsia to operate daily flights on Kolkata-Kuala Lumpur route
Kolkata: AirAsia will commence daily direct flights between Kolkata and Kuala Lumpur from next month, the carrier announced in a statement today.
"Today, AirAsia is reiterating it....
- AI to deploy more wide-bodied planes on global routes
New Delhi: Air India will deploy the wide-bodied Boeing aircraft B777 on all its seven west-bound destinations as well as Tokyo from Oct 25, the national carrier said today.
"With....
- Air India to launch daily Washington-Delhi-Kolkata flight
Washington: Air India has announced the launch of a daily Washington-New York-Delhi-Kolkata flight from Dec 1 putting the US capital on its map.
The daily flight would have stops in N....
- Air India refutes pilots' complaint of ministers demanding upgrades
New Delhi: Just a day after the Air India pilots complained against some ministers who forcibly demanded seats in Business class even though they had reserved economy seats, Air India officials....
- Boarding economy, UPA ministers fly luxury
New Delhi: The flip side of the great show of UPA's current austerity drive has been revealed by the Pilots of Indian Airline in written note to the airline management. The Indian Commer....
- Jet Airways CEO resigns
Mumbai: Wolfgang Prock-Schauer has resigned as the chief executive of Jet Airways, effective from Oct 15, the company said today.
Schauer, who joined Jet in 2003 will join British Mid....
- Emirates Airline to strengthen Kerala operations
Thiruvananthapuram: Dubai-based Emirates Airline is planning to expand its Kerala operations by adding nine more services per week by Dec 1, a senior official said here.
The airline&#....
- Lost a bag at airport? Log on
New Delhi: Lost your luggage at the airport? Don't fret. In a move that will come as a relief to all such harried travellers, the Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) has launched a &#....
- GoAir denies move to sell stake to Paramount
New Delhi: Low-cost carrier GoAir today said it wasn't looking at offloading stake as reported in the media, and that it was concentrating on fleet expansion.
"The airline has....
- Paramount denies reports of GoAir takeover move
Chennai: Chennai-based business-class airline Paramount Airways today denied reports that it was in talks with GoAir for a takeover.
A Paramount spokesperson termed media reports on t....
- Air India operations normal after pilots end strike
New Delhi: State-run carrier Air India resumed normal operations today after its striking pilots reported back at work, with nearly all of its morning flights taking off on schedule.
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- Join duty now or face action: Air India tells pilots
New Delhi: Air India today said a section of pilots had not reported for work even after their strike was called off and threatened "severe action" against them.
A section of ....
- Air India pilots back to work, flights to normalise by night
New Delhi: Air India pilots began reporting back to work today soon after they called off their five-day strike, bringing relief to thousands of harried passengers though officials said schedul....
- Air India pilots to be medically examined before flying
Mumbai: Air India today said its flight operations will be normal only by night as pilots who reported sick en masse will have to be medically examined before they are declared fit for flying.
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- Air India pilots call off strike
New Delhi: Air India pilots called off their five-day strike today following assurances from the civil aviation ministry that there would be no salary cuts. "We have received official commu....
- Fares may rise 200% as Air India stays grounded
New Delhi: Passengers this festive season will have to witness some hardships as Air India is hardly contriving any flights till October 15. Almost every airline has been operating with a heav....
- Air India strike enters into Day 5 as pilots defy govt deadline
New Delhi: It's the same scene of despair among the Air India passengers across India as the pilots of this cash-strapped national carrier continue with their agitation and strike entered ....
- Air India cancels 14 flights out of Chennai
Chennai: National carrier Air India could operate only seven flights out of here today while cancelling 14 due to its executive pilots' agitation.
An airline official told media h....
- Indian Airlines hijacker seeks nod to practise law in Canada
Toronto: The mastermind of the 1984 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight to Lahore, who took refuge here 14 years ago and faces deportation to India, has now sought permission to practise law....
- Other airlines asked to help as Air India strike continues
New Delhi: With the standoff between protesting pilots and the Air India management showing no signs of easing, the government today asked other airlines not to increase fares to exploit the si....
- Air India strike enters fourth day, 26 flights cancelled
New Delhi: At least 26 flights of Air India were cancelled today morning with the standoff between the management and striking pilots entering the fourth day, causing severe inconvenience to p....
- Air India softens stand after talks with pilots fail
New Delhi: After its talks with the agitating pilots ended inconclusive today, the Air India management said it was open for further negotiations and that a decision on thorny issues like the p....
- Timing of pilots' strike cruel: Passengers' body
Chennai: The timings of the ongoing strike by Air India pilots was "cruel" as they intentionally chose a long weekend, inconveniencing a large number of passengers, Air Passengers Assoc....
- Air India strike continues, management to meet pilots' faction
New Delhi: The Air India management will meet the Delhi faction of the agitating executive pilots here today as their strike entering the third day, forcing cancellation of at least 11 flights ....
- Air India restores bonus, striking pilots adamant
Mumbai: National carrier Air India's striking pilots refused to call off their agitation on Sep 27 even as the management agreed to meet one of their demands and restored the productivity-l....
- Air India strike enters third day, 11 flights from Delhi cancelled
New Delhi: A strike called by Air India pilots entered its third day Monday, resulting in cancellations of over 11 flights alone from Delhi, an official said.
Despite the Air India ma....
- 12 Air India flights cancelled as pilots continue strike
Mumbai: Twelve Air India flights, including seven on international routes, were cancelled today as striking pilots continued their agitation for the second consecutive day. "The internation....
- Chandigarh airport without crucial landing device
Chandigarh: Chandigarh airport's only Instrument Landing System (ILS), used for the safe landing of flights in case of poor visibility due to bad weather or fog, has been out of order for t....
- BJP wants government intervention in Air India strike
New Delhi: Demanding the central government's intervention in the Air India strike, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today condemned the national carrier's decision to slash the wages a....
- Air India management in talks with agitating pilots
Mumbai: At least three Air India flights were cancelled today even as the airline management began talks with the agitating pilots here.
"The talks have begun early afternoon. We ....
- Air India headhunts for a COO
Pittsburgh: Air India has begun a global hunt for a chief operating officer to streamline operations and help it come out of the financial mess that has led to accumulated losses of over $4 bil....
- Air India cuts employees' incentives by 50 percent
Mumbai: India's cash-strapped national carrier Air India today decided to cut productivity linked incentives (PLI) of employees by 25 to 50 percent.
The decision was taken at a bo....
- 'India following global aviation safety norms'
New Delhi: According to an audit done by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the US, India has been found to be fully compliant with international safety standards, the government said....
- 50% incentive cut to be announced by AI
Mumbai: Considering the government's suggestion of minimizing expenditure and elevating revenue, the Air India board is assumed to declare an incentive reduction today.
An Air Ind....
- AI flight takes off leaving 25 passengers at the airport
Kolkata: It is a grave mistake of the authorities and sheer harassment for the passengers as a Port Blair-bound Air India flight took off today morning leaving behind 25 passengers.
A....
- Emirates Airline offers special Eid packages
Thiruvananthapuram: Dubai-based Emirates Airline today announced holiday packages to destinations in Asia and Europe on the occasion of Eid, a company official said.
Asha Subramanian,....
- Equity infusion into Air India to be discussed soon
New Delhi: Stating that the revival plan for cash-strapped national carrier Air India was well on track, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today said that his ministry will shortly seek cabi....
- Now all airlines slash domestic airfare by 50 percent
New Delhi: Good time is here to stay for the passengers as all the airlines operating within India have announced a cut in airfares by 50 per cent. The decision was followed by the offer of Jet....
- Kingfisher flight back in Mumbai after technical snag
Mumbai: A Kingfisher Airlines flight to Bangalore returned minutes after take-off from here today when a technical snag was detected, an airport official said.
Flight IT 103, with 80 ....
- Jet offers 50 percent fare discount for five days
Mumbai: In a bid to lure back passengers, Jet Airways and Jet Airways Konnect have announced a 50 percent discount in fares for five days from Monday.
An official spokesperson for the....
- Jet operations limp back to normal after pilots end stir
Mumbai: There were smiles all around as Jet Airways' five-day long crisis ended with the management deciding to re-instate four sacked pilots and not initiate any action against those who a....
- Jet Airways lost around Rs.200 cr in five-day stir: official
Mumbai: Even as Jet Airways limped back to normalcy today after a five-day stir by over 500 pilots, the stand-off has proved costly for the airline - a loss of over Rs.2 billion ($40 million).
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- Jet pilots end agitation, flights to resume immediately
Mumbai/New Delhi: Normal flight operations of Jet airways will resume today after the airline's pilots decided late on Saturday to end their five day old agitation following successful talk....
- Jet pilots end agitation
Mumbai: Jet Airways pilots late on Saturday decided to end their five-day old agitation after successful talks with the management, an airline spokesperson said. The pilots and the management h....
- 180 Jet Airways flights cancelled, pilots' strike on
Mumbai: Jet Airways cancelled 180 flights, including 25 international, today on the fifth day of a strike by its pilots.
According to an announcement early today, the airline would op....
- Jet management, pilots fail to break deadlock
New Delhi: Jet Airways' planes remained grounded for the fourth day on Friday as a marathon meet between the management and the striking pilots failed to reach an agreement. A labour minist....
- DGCA to probe pilot's girlfriend on Badal's chopper
Shimla: The Punjab government today asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a probe into the security breach that occurred on board Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh....
- Jet pilots, management to meet today
New Delhi: Striking pilots of Jet Airways are hopeful as talks with the chief labour commissioner and the management will begin here at 11 a.m. today.
The four-day strike has led to t....
- Airlines asked not to overcharge passengers
New Delhi: Civil aviation authorities on Thursday asked all airlines to restrain from raising fares when the Jet Airlines pilots are on strike.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviati....
- Jet pilots hopeful of 'positive decision' soon
New Delhi: Striking pilots of the Jet Airways late on Thursday hoped of an early and "positive decision" as they continued their talks with the management. "We are hopeful of a posi....
- Jet strike still on, pilots face contempt petition
Mumbai/New Delhi: A crippling strike by Jet pilots entered the third day today, as a contempt petition was filed against them for defying the Bombay High Court ruling asking them not to halt wo....
- Air India flies Indian cricket team to Colombo as Jet strike persists
Bangalore: National carrier Air India today flew the Indian cricket team to Colombo from Chennai via Bangalore by a special aircraft, as the players could not take the Jet Airways flight due to....
- Jet Airways' saga continues, pilots still on leave
Kolkata: Taking a flight to your destination is not that easy, especially when you have hundreds of flights being cancelled, pilots being absent for consecutive two days and solution not to bee....
- Jet Airways chief says pilots behaving like 'terrorists'
New Delhi: Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal today warned of stern action against his pilots if they behave like "terrorists" and continue to report sick "in violation of a Bombay H....
- Passengers lament some airlines jacked up fares
New Delhi: Faced with cancellation of nearly 200 flights by Jet Airways on Monday, several stranded passengers claimed rival carriers even doubled their fares arbitrarily to cash in on the sudd....
- 160 Jet flights cancelled as pilots continue 'sick leave'
Mumbai/New Delhi: For the second consecutive day Jet Airways flights were disrupted following an ongoing agitation by pilots, leading to cancellation of 160 flights across the country today, an....
- Bombay High Court restrains Jet pilots from going on strike
Mumbai: A division bench of the Bombay High Court today restrained the National Aviators' Guild (NAG), an organisation of pilots of Jet Airways, from going on an illegal strike.
I....
- Jet Airways sacks three more pilots
New Delhi: Taking a tough stand, Jet Airways today sacked three more pilots while talks between the management and the agitating employees are yet to take place.
Earlier in the day, t....
- Jet Airways, pilots asked to resolve issues through talks
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry today asked the Jet Airways management and its pilots to sort out issues through dialogue rather than inconvenience thousands of passengers. It also asked....
- Chaos at airports as Jet Airways pilots go on mass leave
Mumbai/New Delhi: Some 400 pilots of Jet Airways proceeded on a mass "sick leave" today morning, resulting in cancellations of over 100 flights, inconvenience to thousands of passengers....
- Jet Airways' pilots go on leave, chaos at Mumbai, Delhi airports
Mumbai: Chaos prevailed at Mumbai, Delhi and other airports across the country as over 400 pilots of Jet Airways stayed away from work on 'sick leave' since early today.
Nearl....
- Jet Airways begins operation on Kochi-Sharjah route
Kochi: Jet Airways today launched services to the Gulf emirate of Sharjah, with the introduction of a daily service from here.
The new flight is Jet's fourth daily service to the ....
- Air India to receive Rs 5,000 crore aid from the govt
New Delhi: In an attempt to bolster the cash-strapped India's national carrier Air India, UPA Government has decided to infuse Rs 5,000 crore equity in the coming three years. This is agai....
- Jet to start new Dhaka-Mumbai daily flight
Dhaka: India's Jet Airways will launch new daily direct flights on the Mumbai-Dhaka route beginning mid-September, the company announced.
Bangladesh aviation industry people, howe....
- Jet Airways to connect Gulf with Dhaka via Mumbai
Mumbai: India's private carrier Jet Airways on Wednesday said it would connect its daily Gulf services to Dhaka via Mumbai from Sep 15.
"Effective September 15, we will introd....
- Air India employees continue hunger strike, talks fail
New Delhi: Air India employees' hunger strike in protest against delayed salaries and cuts in incentives continued for the second day today while marathon talks between workers and the airl....
- Passengers to pay airport development fee: Delhi High Court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today dismissed the public interest petition challenging the collection of Airport Development Fee (ADF) from passengers departing from the Indira Gandhi Interna....
- Mumbai-B'lore flight makes emergency landing
Mumbai: An Air India flight from Mumbai to Bangalore made an emergency landing safely at 9:59 a.m. today in Mumbai after the pilot suspected hydraulic failure, officials said.
There w....
- Air India employees continue talks with management
New Delhi: The Air India employees continued its marathon meeting with the management late on Tuesday even as the airlines agreed to immediately release their salaries, officials said.
....
- Air India employees on three-day hunger strike
New Delhi: About 20,000 employees of cash-strapped national carrier Air India today began a three-day hunger strike across various airports to protest delayed salaries.
However, fligh....
- Jet Airways to launch New Delhi-Hong Kong daily flight
Mumbai: Jet Airways will launch a New Delhi-Hong Kong daily service from Sep 30, a top airline official announced here on Monday.
"The return Hong Kong-New Delhi flight would be l....
- Airports to rework plans as carriers cut costs
New Delhi: Airport developers who were planning exclusive terminals for low-cost carriers have begun re-drawing plans as almost all domestic carriers are now switching to low-cost operations.
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- Air fares between India and Trinidad to become cheaper
Port-of-Spain: Indian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Malay Mishra has announced that state-owned Caribbean Airlines and Air India are working on a project to reduce air fares between ....
- Air India cuts employees' incentives
Mumbai: Cash-strapped national carrier Air India today decided to cut performance-linked incentives of its employees by 30 to 50 percent.
The decision was taken at a meeting between t....
- Jet to enhance low-cost operations
New Delhi: Private carrier Jet Airways today said it would enhance its low-cost operations, Jet Airways Konnect, and add 180 daily flights across the country by Oct 1.
"Effective ....
- Government defends airport development fee
New Delhi: The government today justified its stand on collecting airport development fee (ADF) from passengers departing from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport and told the Delhi....
- Permission sought for $1 bn tax-free bonds by Air India
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry has sought the cabinet's nod for Air India to float tax-free bonds worth Rs.5,000 crore ($1 billion) and fresh equity from the government to fund its ....
- IndiGo flight grounded in Delhi after bomb threat
New Delhi: A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight with 126 passengers on board was grounded at the Delhi airport on Wednesday after a bomb threat call.
The Delhi-Kolkata flight (No 203) was gr....
- Number of air passengers dips in January-July
New Delhi: The number of air passengers dipped 4.9 percent to 2.48 crore during January-July this year as compared to 2.6 crore in the like period last year, official data released here today s....
- From Diwali, Finnair to restart Mumbai operations
Mumbai: Nordic carrier Finnair is restarting its operations from this city to Europe from Oct 18, with a brand new fleet of Airbus aircraft, sensing a revival in passenger demand after some try....
- Airlines urge govt to cut airport fee, jet fuel taxes
New Delhi: Representatives of India's crisis-ridden aviation companies met Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel here today and urged him to look into their demands for a reduction in airpor....
- Only states can decide on aviation fuel tax issue: Patel
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has categorically ruled out stepping in to bring down sales tax on aviation fuel as demanded by the aviation industry, and said that it was an is....
- Prime minister's nod sought for Air India revival
New Delhi: National carrier Air India, struggling to stay afloat after accumulating losses worth $1.5 billion, can soon expect a fresh lease of life with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh positivel....
- Air India Express to start domestic operations in September
New Delhi: Air India's low-cost carrier Air India Express will launch its domestic operations with 27 flights a day mid-September and increase it to 75 later, a top company official said he....
- Air France to auction seats to fund charity projects
New Delhi: Air France will auction off 380 seats on each of its two inaugural flights on Airbus A380 - the world's biggest passenger aircraft - and the proceeds will be used to fund humanit....
- Jet Airways launches Mumbai-Riyadh flight
Mumbai: Private carrier Jet Airways today launched its maiden flight from Mumbai to Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.
Riyadh is now Jet's second destination in Saudi Arabia after Jedd....
- Foreign airlines doubled services to India over five years
New Delhi: The number of services being operated by foreign carriers in India has almost doubled over the last five years, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here today.
"I....
- Kingfisher posts Rs.1,608 crore loss
New Delhi: Private carrier Kingfisher Airlines has reported a net loss of Rs.1,608.09 crore ($338.5 million) for 2008-09, but said it has plans to raise Rs.500 crore from the equity market.
- Tastes of India spread to the sky
New Delhi: Food on international flights from the country is becoming more of a home-away-from home experience for frequent fliers. You can now tickle your taste buds with a shahi Indian Thaali....
- Jet Airways flight makes emergency landing at Delhi airport
New Delhi: A Jet Airways flight made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Tuesday following a technical snag in its undercarriage wheels.
The pilot ....
- No bailout for private airlines, says government
New Delhi: A day after private airlines called off their Aug 18 strike, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today ruled out any kind of bailout for them or for the state-owned carrier Air Indi....
- No bailout for private airlines: govt
New Delhi: A day after private airlines called off their Aug 18 strike, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today ruled out any kind of bailout for them or for the state-owned carrier Air Indi....
- India's private carriers will fly after Aug 18 after all
New Delhi: Faced with stern action by the government and all-round resentment and anguish expressed by air travellers, private airlines in India late on Sunday called off their proposal to susp....
- Air India to increase number of flights from Aug 18
New Delhi: State-run national carrier Air India will push more flights into service Aug 18 following threats from private airlines that they would suspend operations the same day if airport cha....
- Private airlines call off move to suspend services from Aug 18
New Delhi: India's private airlines today called off their proposal to suspend domestic operations from Aug 18 in view of widespread public protest and a stern warning from the government.
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- Minister asks airlines to talk, watchdog wants explanation
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today asked private airlines not to suspend operations on Aug 18 and come to the table for discussions rather than inconvenience passengers. The ....
- Government asks airlines to talk, not stop service
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today asked private airlines withdraw their proposal to suspend operations Aug 18 and asked them come to the table for discussions rather than in....
- India's private carriers threaten not to fly from Aug 18
Mumbai: India's private airlines on Friday threatened not to fly from Aug 18 if the government fails to announce a bailout package to help them tide over the ongoing crisis which they claim....
- Sri Lankan Airlines to start flights
New Delhi: Sri Lanka's flagship carrier Sri Lankan Airlines will soon start floatplane services to the north of the island country, an area where a 25-year ethnic conflict came to an end tw....
- Boeing shows off Poseidon, India is first global buyer
Washington: India will be the first international customer of the Boeing P-8I Poseidon, a variant of the P-8A Poseidon, US Navy's newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft showcase....
- Work begins on Tata helicopters cabin facility
Hyderabad: The work on Tata Advanced Systems' facility on the outskirts of Hyderabad to manufacture Sikorsky helicopter cabins formally began on Thursday as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.....
- India, global aviation body sign pact on skill development
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday signed a pact with International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents some 230 airlines comprising over 90 percent of scheduled air traffic gl....
- Government asks Air India to cut costs
New Delhi: The government has asked the beleaguered national carrier Air India to drastically cut costs and manage revenues better if it expects any financial assistance to stay afloat, while t....
- Government asks Air India to cut costs
New Delhi: The government has asked the beleaguered national carrier Air India to drastically cut costs and manage revenues better if it expects any financial assistance to stay afloat, while t....
- IndiGo flight passenger's hoax creates midair scare
New Delhi: A passenger on board an IndiGo Airlines flight from Delhi to Mumbai created a scare today when he falsely claimed there was a bomb in the aircraft and asked the crew to divert the pl....
- Frisking case: Kalam denies receiving any apology
Kochi: Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said that he has not received any apology from Continental Airlines for frisking him at the Indira Gandhi international airport when he was goin....
- Air India has not cancelled any order, says Boeing
New Delhi: Boeing Co, the world's second largest commercial aircraft maker, on Wednesday said it has not received any proposal from India's cash-strapped national carrier Air India for ....
- Air India board to be recast within a month: Patel
New Delhi: Promising to recast the board of Air India in a month, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today said the government cannot help the cash-strapped national carrier "beyond a poi....
- Continental apologises to Kalam over frisking
New Delhi: US carrier Continental Airlines today issued a formal apology to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for having subjected him to frisking and even asking him to remove his footwear b....
- Raytheon bags $82-mn air navigation order
Chennai: American defence and aerospace systems manufacturer Raytheon Company has bagged a $82-million air navigation modernisation contract from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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- Kalam frisking will be probed: Praful Patel
New Delhi: The frisking of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam by Continental Airlines staff at the airport here will be probed and apologies would be asked for if "anybody is found wrong&#....
- Kingfisher fined Rs.26 crore for delaying tax payments
New Delhi: The government on Friday said it has fined private carrier Kingfisher Airlines Rs.26.46 crore for delay in remittance of tax deducted at source (TDS).
Minister of State for....
- Five new airports to come up in two years: Patel
New Delhi: Five greenfield airports would come up in Karnataka and Sikkim in the next two years, said Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today.
In reply to a question by Congress pa....
- Aviation fuel prices slashed
New Delhi: With a fall in international prices of crude, state-run oil companies on Wednesday slashed aviation fuel prices by almost 6 percent. The new prices will be effective on Wednesday nig....
- Aviation fuel prices slashed, but fares unlikely to be cut
New Delhi: With a fall in international prices of crude, state-run oil companies today slashed aviation fuel prices by almost 6 percent. The new prices will be effective from tonight and come a....
- Air India Express will be a low-cost carrier
New Delhi: Maintaining that low fare carriers were the need of the hour, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today said national carrier Air India will launch its own low-cost carrier under th....
- Air services pacts not harming Indian carriers: Patel
New Delhi: Bilateral air services pacts do not benefit foreign airlines at the cost of Indian carriers, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today.
"It's wrong to say rou....
- One crore Indians opt for air travel in April-June
New Delhi: Over a crore passengers travelled by air in the domestic sector in the April-June quarter, an increase of about 11 lakh compared to the previous quarter, according to official data r....
- Boeing eyes $10 bn Indian contract with Super Hornet
St Louis (Missouri): As the race to supply the Indian Air Force with 126 Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) hots up, Boeing, a leading contender, is showcasing the Super Hornet, promising a new ....
- Jet Airways sacks 50 trainee engineers
New Delhi: Private carrier Jet Airways has terminated the services of over 50 trainee engineers as part of its cost-cutting measures, the airline said today.
"As a part of our cos....
- Kingfisher set to expand international network
New Delhi: India's private carrier Kingfisher Airlines is planning to launch flights on eight international routes this year, it said today.
"We have planned a roadmap for the....
- Airport Authority lost Rs.65.58 lakh in equipment purchases
New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has lost Rs.65.58 lakh in equipment purchases for various international airports, the country's official auditor said on Thursday.
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- Delhi airport congestion to ease by April 2010: Patel
New Delhi: Air traffic congestion at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here will end once the new terminal T3 becomes operational by April 2010, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said ....
- Air India top brass in for rejig: Praful Patel
New Delhi: The top brass of loss-making national carrier Air India is headed for a rejig, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said, with the government proposing to hire "people with p....
- Air India losses could touch Rs.5,000 crore: Patel
New Delhi: Cash-strapped national carrier Air India is expected to register a loss of Rs.5,000 crore last fiscal, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told parliament today.
"Naci....
- Pilots move court against Air India hiring process
New Delhi: Unhappy with the selection process of Air India, 68 young pilots have moved the Delhi High Court against the airline, alleging foul play in its recruitment procedure.
The y....
- Air India employees go on two-hour strike
New Delhi: Employees of national carrier Air India went on a two-hour strike at airports across the country from 1 p.m. in protest against the delay in salary payments despite a warning from th....
- Air India borrows Rs.15,241 crore in less than two years
New Delhi: Borrowings of national carrier Air India have jumped from Rs.6,550 crore to Rs.15,241 crore since November 2007 owing to the global slowdown, high fuel costs and fleet expansion, Civ....
- Jet Airways inducts two new Boeing aircraft
New Delhi: Private carrier Jet Airways today inducted two Boeing 737 aircraft into its fleet.
The two 135-seat aircraft would formally start operations on July 7 and connect metros wi....
- Air India employees to get salary on July 3 sans cuts
New Delhi: Yielding to pressure from its employees, cash-strapped national carrier Air India today decided to give them their June salary on July 3, instead of July 15 it decided earlier.
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- Close shave for Kingfisher passengers
Siliguri (West Bengal): More than 180 passengers of a Delhi-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight had a close shave when the aircraft's wing hit the wall of a bunker while taxying on the run....
- Air India offers special fares on select domestic routes
New Delhi: India's cash-strapped national carrier Air India today announced special fares for select domestic destinations, hoping the low fares would "improve the load factor".
- Upgrade your air ticket to first class at little extra
New Delhi: Want to upgrade your economy class air ticket to first class by paying a small amount? US-based travel portal Optiontown's unique travel solution can help you.
Optionto....
- Air India discusses pay cut proposal with employees
Mumbai: Air India's top management on Thursday discussed with union representatives here a proposal to cut salaries of its 31,000 employees, but no decision has been taken, a union leader s....
- Air India seeks Rs.10,000-crore bailout
New Delhi: India's flag carrier Air India, which is struggling to cope with a cash crunch, will ask for a Rs.10,000-crore (about $2 billion) bailout package from the central government, a s....
- Air India CMD meets cabinet secretary, gets bailout promise
New Delhi: The government has promised to do "everything" that is possible to save the country's flag carrier Air India, which is struggling hard to cope with a cash crunch, a senio....
- Air India asks senior officials to forego July pay
New Delhi: Cash-strapped Air India today asked its top executives to forego their salary for July, a spokesperson of the national carrier said here today.
"The top management need....
- Air India, SpiceJet raise fuel surcharge by Rs.400
Mumbai: National carrier Air India and SpiceJet joined Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines today in hiking fuel surcharge on tickets by Rs.400.
"We have decided to increase the fu....
- SpiceJet raises fuel surcharge by Rs.400
Mumbai: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet today hiked its fuel surcharge by Rs.400 following a recent hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) rates.
"We have increased fuel surcharge by Rs.40....
- Jet Airways hikes domestic fares by Rs.400
New Delhi: India's private air carrier, Jet Airways, today increased its fuel surcharge by Rs.400 on all domestic sectors, and attributed it to an increase in aviation fuel prices.
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- Cathay Pacific apologises for flight cancellation
New Delhi: Cathay Pacific Airways, which cancelled its New Delhi-Hong Kong flight on Monday night minutes before the scheduled take-off, today apologised for the "inconvenience" caused ....
- Air India workers may go on strike from July 1
New Delhi: Employees of Air India will go on an indefinite strike from July 1 if the management delays their salaries next month, a workers' union leader said today.
"We have ....
- Japan Airlines cuts flights to Delhi
New Delhi: Japan Airlines today announced reduction in the number of flights it operates on several international routes, including to Delhi, as part of its strategy to improve profitability by....
- Air India employees warn of strike if salaries delayed
New Delhi: Employees of flag carrier Air India on Monday threatened to go on strike if the management delays their salaries next month.
National Aviation Co of India Ltd (NACIL), whic....
- Aviation fuel prices increased, air fares may rise
New Delhi: State-run oil firms today hiked aviation fuel prices by over 12 percent following the rise in crude oil prices in the global market.
Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) will now co....
- Air India salaries to be delayed next month
New Delhi: About 31,000 employees of flag carrier Air India will receive their June salaries only in mid-July as the national carrier attempts to overcome its losses, which were over Rs.4,000 c....
- New Gulf carrier starts India service
New Delhi: The lucrative India-Gulf aviation sector will soon have another entrant - FlyDubai, a low-cost carrier promoted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government.
The initiative....
- IndiGo set to add Lucknow to network
Lucknow: Low-cost carrier IndiGo will start operations in Uttar Pradesh from July 5 with daily flights from Lucknow to Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi and Patna.
"We have be....
- Air India public issue may be considered soon: Patel
New Delhi: Starting his second innings at the Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan here, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today said the government can soon consider an initial public offer for the cash-str....
- Air India, Jet flights miss colliding, probe ordered
Mumbai/New Delhi: A major disaster was averted at the Mumbai airport today when two passenger aircraft proceeded for take off simultaneously from two runways, but their pilots stopped the plane....
- Jet posts last quarter profit, income dips
New Delhi: India's largest private carrier Jet Airways today announced a net profit of Rs.52.99 crore for the quarter ending March 31, as compared to a net loss of Rs.221 crore in the corre....
- New Bangalore airport set to turn one - quietly
Bangalore: The new Bengaluru International Airport starts its second year on Sunday without any fanfare. Yet to be officially inaugurated or christened, the airport has got mixed reviews from p....
- Jet offers special benefits for students
Thiruvananthapuram: Leading private carrier Jet Airways today announced a slew of benefits to students flying abroad, effective from May 26.
The airline said in a statement that it as....
- SpiceJet offers 50 percent discount on kids' fares
New Delhi: In a bid to attract families during the summer vacations, low-cost carrier SpiceJet is offering 50 percent discount on fares for children aged between two and 12 years, the airlines ....
- Air France says sorry to Indian passengers
Air France today apologised for "all inconveniences" suffered by its passengers - mostly Indians - due to a long delay in a Paris-Mumbai flight on Sunday.
"Air Fr....
- Jet sacks expat air hostesses to fight the tough times
New Delhi: Regressive tendency is still evident in the aviation industry as Jet Airways, India’s second largest carrier, dismissed 120 foreign airhostesses, who have been serving the airlines ....
- HC notice on development fee for air passengers
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to explain why every air passenger at the airport here was forced to pay development fee.....
- Air India to launch daily Ahmedabad-Frankfurt flight
Ahmedabad: Air India is set to launch a daily direct flight from here to Frankfurt from June 1, the airline said today.
Flight AI-120 Ahmedabad-Frankfurt, a Boeing 777-200 aircraft wi....
- Air Deccan founder Gopinath to launch freight carrier
New Delhi: After launching India's first budget carrier, Air Deccan founder G.R. Gopinath today announced another first for the country - a door-to-door international freight and cargo ser....
- Jet Airways to launch low-fare Jet Konnect
New Delhi: Leading private carrier Jet Airways will launch a new economy service, 'Jet Airways Konnect', from Friday on select sectors, the airline announced today.
The compa....
- Airlines told to mention all-inclusive fare
New Delhi: Director general of civil aviation Nasim Zaidi has given all airlines, domestic and international, 30 days to correct their websites, systems and travel agent database so that passen....
- Air Works defends itself in Ambani chopper sabotage case
Mumbai: Aircraft maintenance firm Air Works today said it was because of its security procedure that the attempt by two of its employees to sabotage industrialist Anil Ambani's chopper was ....
- Corporate rivalry ruled out in Ambani chopper case
Mumbai: Ruling out corporate rivalry behind the attempt to sabotage industrialist Anil Ambani's helicopter, the police today claimed to have cracked the sensational case and arrested two em....
- Finnair to restart Mumbai operations from October
New Delhi: Hoping for a revival of passenger demand, Nordic carrier Finnair has decided to restart its Mumbai operations from October even as it has inducted a new fleet of Airbus aircraft to o....
- Arvind Jadhav named new Air India chairman
New Delhi: The government on Friday appointed Arvind Jadhav, a 1978 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, as the chairman of the state-run National Aviation Company of India Limit....
- DGCA blames Kingfisher airlines for directive misuse
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given some hope to pilots by accusing Kingfisher Airlines for misusing one of its directives. DGCA could put other airline manage....
- Jet Airways lays off 110 employees
New Delhi: India's leading private carrier Jet Airways handed over pink slips to 110 employees on the eve of May Day, the company said today.
"Jet Airways undertakes additiona....
- Malaysia Airlines chooses Kerala firm's software
Thiruvananthapuram: MASholidays, the travel and leisure arm of Malaysia Airlines, has opted for the city-based IBS Software Services' tour management solution 'iFly Tour', the IT f....
- Indigo expands network, adds six new flights
New Delhi: Low-cost carrier IndiGo today introduced six more new flights from Mumbai, Goa, Hyderabad and Kolkata, increasing its daily flights to 131.
The new flights will operate on....
- Anil Ambani group snaps ties with chopper maintenance firm
Mumbai: The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) has cancelled the maintenance contract of its Bell 412 helicopter with aircraft maintenance firm Air Works India, according to an airport source.....
- Abu Dhabi, India air traffic increases despite slowdown
Abu Dhabi: With the launching of new flights between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the air traffic between the two nations has grown considerably even at a time of global slowdown.....
- Kingfisher, Indigo to shift to new terminal from Sunday
New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines, its low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red and Indigo Airlines will operate from the new domestic terminal (1D) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here from....
- IGI ticketing system develops snag, flights delayed
New Delhi: A snag in the main ticketing system at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) led to many flights getting delayed Thursday evening, a senior official said.
The airport o....
- Flight trials in May of combat jets in running for IAF order
New Delhi: Flight trials are likely to begin in May of planes in the running for a $10 billion Indian Air Force (IAF) order for 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA), a top commander ....
- Delhi's new terminal to start operations April 19
New Delhi: The new domestic terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport will start commercial operations April 19, it was announced Tuesday.
Built at a cost of Rs.500 crore ($100 mil....
- After Jet, Air India announces reduced fares
New Delhi: Taking a cue from leading private carrier Jet Airways, which earlier in the week slashed fares on 30 days' advance bookings, national carrier Air India Thursday announced summer sp....
- Choppers to get separate landing corridor at airports
New Delhi: Helicopters will soon get separate corridors for landing at all major airports in the country, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said Monday.
"This would minimise tr....
- DGCA to discuss cartelisation with operators
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the country's aviation sector regulator, will meet airline operators to discuss the cartelisation issue, it said on Friday.
"We a....
- Cathay Pacific to fly daily from Delhi to Bangkok
New Delhi: With Thailand exempting the tourist visa fee for three months from Thursday, Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has announced the launch of a daily non-stop flig....
- Jet Airways to launch Mumbai-Kuwait direct daily flight
Mumbai: India's leading private air carrier Jet Airways on Thursday announced that it will launch direct daily flights from Mumbai to Kuwait from March 29.
This will be the airline's sec....
- Air India makes Frankfurt hub for Western sector
New Delhi: Air India has made Frankfurt its hub for operations to Europe and the US and has rescheduled flights to these destinations from the next season to offer its passengers better con....
- Patel lays foundation of new terminal at Surat airport
Surat: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Friday laid the foundation of a new terminal at Surat airport, the eighth such terminal project in the country since Feb 20.
The new domesti....
- GMR, Malaysia Airlines to set up aircraft repair facility
Hyderabad: A GMR-led consortium that operates the city airport, and MAS Aerospace Engineering, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, have floated a 50:50 joint venture to set-up a ....
- Flying out of Mumbai to cost more, still less than Delhi
New Delhi: The government on Friday approved the levying of a development fee on passengers flying out of Mumbai airport, who will have to pay Rs.100 per trip for domestic flights and Rs.600 f....
- Gulf Air takes four Jet planes on lease
New Delhi: India's largest private carrier Jet Airways on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with Gulf Air to lease out four of its B777-300 ER aircraft to the United Arab Emirates (UA....
- 'Long distance flights with stopovers more eco-efficient'
New Delhi: Long distance flights with stopovers are more efficient, an expert in the field says, pointing out that a Delhi-New York flight with a stopover in Europe can save nine tonnes of fu....
- HAL to deliver 350 combat jets, choppers by 2012
Lucknow: state-owned aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has sharply ramped up its manufacturing capacities and is set to deliver 350 combat jets, trainers and helicopters worth Rs.....
- Jet Airways group CEO resigns
Mumbai: Jet Airways group chief executive Ravi Chaturvedi has put in his papers citing personal reasons. His resignation would be effective April 1, said an airline official on Wednesday.
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- Joint ventures for air cargo, ground handling okayed
New Delhi: The government has approved the formation of separate joint venture companies between National Aviation Co of India Ltd (NACIL) and Singapore Air Terminal Services (SATS) for cargo....
- Oman carrier takes two Jet Airways planes on wet lease
New Delhi: Jet Airways has entered into agreements with Oman Air for leasing out, on a wet lease basis, of two A-330-200 aircraft for a period of six months each, with effect from May, the co....
- Airlines reply to regulator on fare hike
New Delhi: The aviation regulator has got explanation letters from six airlines on why they withdrew promotional fares and hiked base tariff, a government official said here on Saturday. He ref....
- And now, Indian cosmonaut flies Boeing fighter jet
Bangalore: India's only cosmonaut Wing Commander (retd) Rakesh Sharma on Friday co-piloted Boeing's fighter jet F/A-18 Super Hornet at the Aero India international air show here.
"It was ver....
- Scare at Patna airport as grass catches fire from plane exhaust
Patna/New Delhi: There was a scare at Patna airport on Friday as a patch of grass caught fire as a plane was taxiing after landing. The fire was put out before it could cause any loss or inju....
- About 150 passengers escape after plane catches fire
Patna: It was a miraculous escape for about 150 passengers on an Air India plane that caught fire while landing at the Patna airport on Friday. But thanks to quick work by the fire brigade ne....
- Anti-trust body, regulator ask airlines to explain fare hikes
New Delhi: India's anti-trust body as well as the aviation regulator on Thursday questioned domestic airlines' decision to hike fares at a same time and warned them against "cartelisation".
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- Regulator asks airlines to explain fare hike
New Delhi: A day after Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel warned airline operators against "cartelisation", the aviation regulator on Thursday asked them to explain the reason for hiking fare....
- Joint venture for upgrading Nagpur airport approved
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved a joint venture between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Maharashtra Airport Development Co (MADC) ? promoted by the Maharashtra gover....
- JetLite introduces promotional fare of Re.1
New Delhi: Bucking the trend of Indian carriers, including budget airlines, withdrawing promotional fares and hiking base tariff, low-cost carrier JetLite on Wednesday introduced a promotio....
- Mumbai near-miss blame game continues, Patil joins issue with IAF
New Delhi/Bangalore: The Indian Air Force on Wednesday gave a clean chit to its chopper pilots who narrowly missed colliding with a passenger aircraft at Mumbai airport, but Civil Aviation Mi....
- Probe ordered into near-midair collision over Assam
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the near mid-air collision between an Air India and an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft o....
- Patel against cartelization of airlines
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Wednesday came out strongly against reports of cartelization amongst airlines.
"The Ministry is against any cartelization amongst airli....
- Defence minister hails indigenous combat jet
Bangalore: The star attraction at the inauguration of the Aero India international air show here on Wednesday was a breathtaking series of aerial manoeuvres by the indigenous Tejas light co....
- Additional fee for passengers at Mumbai airport soon
New Delhi: The government is likely to allow Mumbai's airport developer to charge an additional fee from passengers to help it bridge its development fund deficit, a senior official said on W....
- India's aero show takes off with a roar
Bangalore: Aero India 2009 took off to a roaring start on Wednesday with India flaunting its air power in a stunning aerobatics display by fighter jets, helicopters and jet trainers.
Bil....
- CFM International to set up training centre in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Aircraft engine manufacturer CFM International will set up a maintenance training centre here to support all its customers in the South Asian region, it was announced on Wednesday.....
- Lockheed Martin selects Raytheon for F-16 protection suite
Bangalore: The race for an Indian Air Force (IAF) order for 126 combat jets just got hotter with US defence major Lockheed Martin opting to equip its F-16IN Super Viper with electronics giant....
- Regulator asks airlines to explain fare hikes
New Delhi: After Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Wednesday morning warned airline operators against "cartelisation", the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ....
- Abhinav Bindra, Yuvraj to fly in fighters at air show
Bangalore: It's a star studded Aero India 2009. Global giants at the international air show here who are hoping to bag a $10 billion Indian Air Force order for 126 combat jets have roped in t....
- TCS to design next-generation Gripen fighter for Saab
Bangalore: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will design and develop the next-generation fighter jet Gripen for the Swedish aerospace major Saab, a senior official of the IT bellwether said h....
- Air Passengers from Delhi to pay additional fee
New Delhi: The government today approved additional fee of Rs.200 on all domestic passengers and Rs.1,300 per head on those bound overseas from the airport in the national capital as access....
- Air India asked to pay Rs.26,000 to a passenger in damages
Indore: A Madhya Pradesh consumer forum has asked Air India to pay a compensation of Rs.25,000 to a passenger for not informing her about the precautions before using dry ice to kill a pain dur....
- Additional charge for air travellers in Delhi, Mumbai soon
New Delhi: Airfares are all set to go up once again as the government is close to working out the airport development fee (ADF) charges ? an additional fee for outgoing passengers ? at Delhi ....
- Air India to increase Bahrain-Thiruvananthapuram flights
Dubai: India's national carrier Air India will increase the frequency of flights from Bahrain to Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram from once a week to thrice a week effective January 23.
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- Daily Kingfisher flights to Colombo from Bangalore, Chennai
Bangalore: Kingfisher Airlines on Monday launched daily direct flights to Colombo from Bangalore and Chennai, the airlines said here.
"The flights on these two new routes will be operated ....
- Indian Air Force gets its first woman navigator
New Delhi: Seventy-five years after its formation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has finally broken the gender barrier with a young woman reaching out to the skies as its first woman flying of....
- Aviation fuel price raised by over three percent
New Delhi: After eight successive cuts in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price since last September, state-run oil companies on Thursday raised it by at least Rs.1,040 per kilolitre, a rise of 3....
- Jet Airways group remains India's largest airline
New Delhi: Private carrier Jet Airways, together with its low-cost airline JetLite, was India's largest domestic air services operator in 2008, ferrying some 12.01 million passengers for a ....
- Airports Authority of India allowed to exercise mini-ratna powers
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday appointed HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh, industrialist Sajjan Jindal and architect Hafiz Contractor as non-official directors of the Airports Authority of I....
- Mallya promises to walk extra mile for Kashmir tourism
Srinagar: India's liquor baron Vijay Mallya, chairman and managing director of the UB Group, said here Monday his Kingfisher Airlines would announce attractive tour packages to boost Kashmir ....
- Star Alliance Common IT Platform attracts more inventory migrations
New Delhi: The Star Alliance Common IT Platform (CITP) has taken a significant step forward with the successful migration of additional member carriers to the new inventory platform, it was a....
- Territorial Army deployed at Delhi airport for refuelling services
New Delhi: Territorial Army (TA) personnel have been deployed at the Delhi airport to ensure smooth flight operations in the wake of the nationwide strike by public sector oil company employe....
- Help hostesses to shed weight, PETA tells Air India
Bhubaneswar: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has asked Air India to help its hostesses shed weight instead of sacking them.
Reacting to the termination notices served to....
- Northeast to get dedicated air services: Mani Shankar Aiyar
New Delhi: After nearly two years of tender submissions and bidding, the ministry for development of northeastern region-DoNER has tied up with Indian Airlines to have dedicated air service....
- Air India sacks 10 'overweight' air hostesses
New Delhi: India's flagship carrier Air India has handed 10 air hostesses the pink slip for being overweight.
The hostesses, who were grounded some months earlier, were served the terminatio....
- Fare cut unlikely on int'l routes: Jet Airways
New Delhi: India's leading private carrier Jet Airways, which cut domestic fares by up to 40 percent last week, said it has no plans to slash fares on international routes.
"We don't....
- Kingfisher to launch Mumbai-London flight today
New Delhi: Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines will launch its daily non-stop Mumbai-London flight from Monday.
"We will launch our first flight from Mumbai to London tomorrow (Mond....
- Air India announces fare cut up to 82 percent
New Delhi: A day after Jet Airways reduced fares on domestic routes, state-owned operator Air India on Tuesday announced fare cut up to 82 percent in at least 20 sectors, mostly on metro....
- Jet Airways, Air India announce fare cuts
New Delhi: India's leading private air carrier, Jet Airways, and state-owned operator Air India on Monday announced fare cuts. While Jet will reduce the fares on its domestic routes by up to....
- Air India to reduce fares from Jan 1
New Delhi: A day after Kingfisher Airlines announced a fare cut, national carrier Air India today announced a similar fare reduction from Jan 1.
"In view of the slackening demand in p....
- Airlines unwilling to reduce fares
New Delhi: Indian air operators are unwilling to cut fares until the government brings aviation turbine fuel (ATF) under the "declared goods" category, a spokesperson of Kingfisher Airline....
- Airports Authority of India granted Miniratna status
New Delhi: India's airport operator Airports Authority of India (AAI) was Today granted Miniratna status by the government.
A civil aviation ministry statement said the AAI has fulfil....
- Jet agrees to pay 3 pc commission to agents
New Delhi: Jet Airways has agreed to pay 3 percent of airfare to travel agents as commission, and Kingfisher Airlines too is expected to sign a similar deal this week.
"We signed a dea....
- Jet chief to meet pilots, officials over salary cut
New Delhi: Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal is likely to meet pilots, engineers and other officials on Monday to discuss cost-cutting measures, including salary cuts up to 20 per cent, an offi....
- Bangalore airport chief executive Brunner quits
Bangalore: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) chief executive officer (CEO) Albert Brunner is quitting the high-profile post and has decided not to renew his contract, the company s....
- Jet Airways first to undertake 'PBN'
Mumbai: Jet Airways has become the first airline in India to obtain regulatory approval for the use of RNAV1 (Area Navigation) across its entire jet aircraft fleet. This is subsequent to the re....
- British Airways suspends Kolkata-London service
Kolkata: British Airways will suspend its flights between Kolkata and London from March 28 next year as it finds the route unprofitable, an airline officer said today. "The decision to suspend ....
- Jet Airways launches an in-flight festival
Mumbai: Jet Airways launches an In-flight Festival for Children called WOW (World of Wonders) with the onset of the festive season. WOW ? is a tailor-made, two month long in-flight fiesta suita....
- ATF prices cut again, airlines want cut on fares
New Delhi: Cash-strapped airlines today got another breather when state-run oil firms further cut jet fuel prices but they remained non-committal on slashing fares. State-run oil firms cut jet ....
- Jet Airways connects Bengaluru with New York
Bengaluru: Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, today connected Bengaluru with New York (Newark and JFK) and Toronto, via its European hub in Brussels with four weekly flights - ....
- Jet Airways posts net loss of Rs 3.84 bn
New Delhi: Leading private airline Jet Airways posted a net loss of Rs 3.84 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to Rs 283 million in the corresponding period last year, t....
- Indian aviation students bank on international carriers
Chandigarh: The cost-cutting steps of leading Indian domestic airlines are forcing students in private aviation institutes that impart training for air hostesses and flight attendants to rely o....
- Air India CMD faces heat on leave-without-pay plan
New Delhi: State-owned carrier Air India's Chief Raghu Menon today came under attack for his proposal to offer leave without pay to 15,000 employees. Highly placed sources said Oil Minister Mur....
- Airlines to pay fuel dues in 6 monthly instalments
New Delhi: Airlines will pay all outstanding dues on aviation fuel to oil companies in six monthly instalments and will be given a credit limit of 90 days to purchase the current requirement of....
- Kingfisher slashes salaries of trainee co-pilots
Mumbai: Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines today slashed salaries of its 50 trainee co-pilots as it charted ways to overcome the ongoing financial turbulence in the aviation industry. "W....
- Jet-Kingfisher alliance under probe
New Delhi: Fair trade practices body MRTPC today ordered a probe into the operational alliance formed between two leading private carriers, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines.
According to hi....
- India aviation show proves a big hit
Hyderabad: India's first-ever international exhibition on civil aviation - India Aviation-2008 proved a big hit with thousands of people flocking to the Begumpet Airport today. The show opened ....
- Jet reinstates all sacked staff
Mumbai: Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal on Thursday night profusely apologised for sacking a large number of employees, mainly cabin crew, assured them that their jobs were intact and told them ....
- Air India mulling leave without pay to 15,000 employees
Hyderabad: Facing the heat of the financial crisis that has hit the aviation sector, state-owned Air India today said that it is considering a plan to give 3-5 years leave without pay to about ....
- Aviation crisis not our responsibility: Government
New Delhi: The current turmoil in the aviation industry is not the government's responsibility, a senior minister said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, minister for science and technology Ka....
- Jet Airways cuts 1,900 jobs
Mumbai/Hyderabad: Battling a clawing downturn enveloping the aviation industry, Jet Airways today announced sacking of 1,900 of its employees across all operations. "It is an unfortunate decisi....
- Jet Airways staff cries foul after pink slips to 850
New Delhi/Mumbai: Agitated employees of Jet Airways cried foul on Wednesday after the services of 850 staff were terminated, following a strategic and operational alliance with rival Kingfisher....
- Kingfisher-Jet Airways seal mega alliance
Mumbai: In the biggest consolidation in the country's airspace, leading private carriers Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways late on Monday night announced an alliance that is aimed at cutting ....
- Air India may post 50 pc of aviation industry's losses
Mumbai: State-owned air carrier Air India is expected to post half of the domestic aviation industry's losses this fiscal, at Rs 3,000 crore, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on....
- Boeing eyes USD 20 bn defence orders from India
Hyderabad: Bullish about India's growing aviation market, US aerospace major Boeing sees a USD 20 billion opportunity in the defence sector alone over the next decade. The company is also eyein....
- Delhi airport's third runway to become operational today
New Delhi: The third runway at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi will be formally opened for operations today, the civil aviation ministry announced on Wednesday. The ....
- Indian airspace management headed for sea change
New Delhi: Indian airspace management would undergo a sea change in the next few years with the implementation of a slew of measures, like a satellite-based air navigation system, for seamless ....
- Kingfisher cuts 300 jobs; to return surplus aircrafts
New Delhi: In an effort to tide over rough weather that has gripped the aviation industry, Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines is cutting 300 jobs, besides returning surplus aircrafts. "A....
- Air India gets $548.6 mn Export-Import Bank loan
Washington: The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) of the US has given India's national carrier Air India $548.6 million in loan guarantees to support the purchase of Boeing aircraft. Air India ch....
- Emirates airline offers special seasonal fares
Dubai: Delhi is among the list of destinations Emirates airline is offering special seasonal fares from Dubai over the coming few weeks, the carrier said in Dubai today. Apart from Delhi, the l....
- Jet chief Naresh Goyal gets UK award
Mumbai: The Chairman of Jet Airways, India's premier private international airline, Naresh Goyal, was honored with the "Business Person of the Year" award at the prestigious UK Trade and Invest....
- Finnair eyes Bangalore, Chennai to expand reach
Mumbai: Buoyed by the success of flying to India, Nordic carrier Finnair proposes to start flights to Chennai and Bangaluru to tap the market that has resulted from the growing bilateral busine....
- Jet Airways voted one of the world's top 10 airlines
New Delhi: Jet Airways' emergence as one of the world's premium airlines has been recognised by the "Best in Travel Poll 2008", organised by SmartTravelAsia.com, a regional online travel magazi....
- Kingfisher plans flight to San Francisco from Nov 1
Bangalore: India's leading private carrier Kingfisher Airlines plans to launch from November 1 its direct flight from Bangalore to San Francisco, connecting this IT hub with the Silicon Valley,....
- Economic regulatory body for airports soon
New Delhi: India will soon have an economic regulatory body to regulate tariff structure for aeronautical services and fuel supply infrastructure at airports. The government today approved amen....
- Deccan airlines to be Kingfisher Red soon
Mumbai: Low-cost airline Deccan would now be called Kingfisher Red and would be a separate brand from Vijay Mallya promoted Kingfisher Airlines. From today, Deccan would operate under the fligh....
- Singapore Airlines to promote 'Incredible India'
New Delhi: After Bollywood star Aamir Khan, it is the turn of Singapore Airlines to promote the 'Incredible India' campaign to woo tourists to the country. In collaboration with the Indian ....
- Kingfisher flies to London from Bangalore on Sep 3
Bangalore: Kingfisher Airlines will make its international debut with a direct flight from Bangalore to London on September 3, the private carrier, owned by 'king of good times' Vijay Mallya, s....
- IGIA's third runway becomes operational
New Delhi: The third runway of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), said to be the longest in Asia, became operational on Thursday with the successful landing of an Air India Boeing....
- JetLite starts 14-day apex fares on domestic routes
New Delhi: JetLite, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Jet Airways, has introduced a 14-Day Apex fares on several of its domestic routes. "The sale of these attractive fares is available with immed....
- Singapore Airlines to promote 'Incredible India'
New Delhi: After Bollywood star Aamir Khan, it is the turn of Singapore Airlines to promote the 'Incredible India' campaign to woo tourists to the country. In collaboration with the Indian Tour....
- Air-India see revenues grow from Oman
Dubai: India's national carrier Air-India and its low cost subsidiary Air-India Express recorded revenue growth in operations of 45 per cent and 38 per cent, respectively, out of Oman in 2007-0....
- Airline sector facing passenger crisis
New Delhi: The airline sector is in trouble as the number of passengers falls and rising fuel costs inflict a huge loss on the industry this year, according to an aviation agency. The Internati....
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