BPCL to set up refuelling facility at Shillong airport
September 5th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 5 (IANS) Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) wants to set up a refuelling facility at Shillong airport, says Meghalaya Transport Minister Abu Taher Mondal.Formerly known as Umroi airport, ... Read more...
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Private airlines not keen to operate in northeast: NEC
September 4th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 3 (IANS) The North Eastern Council (NEC) is not finding a suitable airline company to operate in the northeastern states, an official of the regional planning body said ... Read more...
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Air India increases number of Delhi-Goa flights
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) National carrier Air India's subsidiary Alliance Air Friday said it is increasing the number of its flights from the national capital to Goa to meet ... Read more...
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Kingfisher tops in unused flight slots, says Ravi
November 30th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines has topped the charts for the highest number of cancellations as it was operating only 243 flights out of a scheduled 418 ... Read more...
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Air India starts Delhi-Port Blair flight
October 3rd, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) In a bid to cater to the domestic sector demand during the festival season, national carrier Air India Monday started a direct flight between Delhi ... Read more...
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Air India flight skids off runway in Kanpur
July 20th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 20 (IANS) An Air India flight carrying 54 passengers skidded off the runway at Kanpur's Chakeri airport Wednesday after landing from New Delhi. All the passengers were ... Read more...
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Meghalaya wants probe against pilots flouting safety norms
June 17th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 17 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Friday demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged violation of air safety norms by two pilots of Alliance Air operating flights between Kolkata ... Read more...
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Alliance Air launches Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flight
May 24th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kanpur, May 24 (IANS) National carrier Air India's budget subsidiary, Alliance Air, Tuesday started a hopping flight between the national capital to Kolkata with a 30-minute stopover at Kanpur."Alliance ... Read more...
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Alliance Air to increase flights to north east
May 18th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The government Wednesday decided to increase flight frequencies of the national carrier Air India's budget arm Alliance Air to Arunachal Pradesh.The move comes in the ... Read more...
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Air India’s subsidiary starts pilot recruitment
May 17th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) National carrier Air India's low-cost subsidiary Alliance Air Tuesday started a pilot recruitment campaign, intended to help the airline to tide over any future strike ... Read more...
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Air India extends promotional airfare scheme till May 19 (Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) National carrier Air India Thursday extended its promotional scheme of 50 percent off on tickets till May 19 as the airline, recovering from a crippling ... Read more...
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Talks to continue to end Air India impasse (Roundup)
May 5th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Interlocutors from the aviation ministry and representatives of the Air India's pilots failed to resolve the impasse Thursday on the ninth day of the strike ... Read more...
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Talks on to end Air India impasse (Second Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Informal talks were on Thursday between the Indian civil aviation ministry and representatives of the Air India pilots to end the nine-day strike that has ... Read more...
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Second round of talks with Air India pilots begin (Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A two-member team of the civil aviation ministry Thursday began a second round of informal talks with the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) as the ... Read more...
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Air India strike grounds 1,100 flights, loss mounts to Rs.85 crore
May 4th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As many as 1,100 Air India flights have been cancelled as nearly half of the national carrier's 1,600 pilots continued their strike for the eighth ... Read more...
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Air India resumes ticket bookings till May 8
May 4th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) National carrier Air India Wednesday said it has resumed ticket bookings for select routes till May 8."Our tickets are available till May 8 on ... Read more...
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Air India cancels 221 flights
May 4th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As many as 221 Air India flights on the domestic operations were cancelled Wednesday, as the strike by nearly half of the carrier's 1,600 pilots ... Read more...
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Air India cancels 90 percent domestic flights on sixth day of pilots’ strike
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:30 am ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- The state-owned Air India on Monday cancelled 90 percent of its domestic flights as the pilots' 'illegal' strike entered its sixth day, the Hindu newspaper reported.The ... Read more...
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Air India cancels 165 flights as pilots continue strike
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) National carrier Air India cancelled close to 165 flights, affecting its international operations as well, as nearly half of its 1,600 pilots continued their strike ... Read more...
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Air India to operate 106 domestic flights daily (Lead)
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Air India announced Monday it would operate 106 flights daily on the domestic sector as per its contingency schedule for the next few days as the ... Read more...
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Air India cancels 35 Mumbai flights
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Air India cancelled 35 flights to and from Mumbai Monday, the sixth day of the strike by almost half of the state-run carrier's 1,600 pilots, official ... Read more...
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90 percent of Air India flights crippled, management urges talks (Roundup)
May 1st, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Nearly 90 percent of Air India's domestic flights were cancelled Sunday as almost half of the carrier's 1,600 pilots continued their strike for the ... Read more...
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90 percent of Air India’s domestic flights disrupted Sunday
May 1st, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Air India suffered a 90 percent disruption in its domestic flights Sunday on account of the strike by nearly 600 pilots, though it reported fully normal ... Read more...
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Air India cancels 150 flights as pilots continue strike (Second Lead)
May 1st, 2011 - 3:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Close to 150 flights were grounded and re-scheduled Saturday as nearly half of Air India's 1,600 pilots continued their strike for the fourth day despite ... Read more...
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Air India cancels 150 flights as pilots’ strike continues (Lead)
April 30th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Close to 150 flights were grounded Saturday as nearly half of Air India's 1,600 pilots continued their strike for the fourth day despite facing a ... Read more...
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Lockout talks only rumour: Air India
April 30th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Talks about a possible lock out of Air India, crippled by the pilots strike and mounting losses, are only baseless rumours floated by the unions, ... Read more...
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Air India lost Rs.27 crore due to pilots’ strike
April 29th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Air India Friday said it had suffered a revenue loss of nearly Rs.27 crore in the past three days since a section of its pilots went ... Read more...
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Indian Airlines is history as ‘IC’ code formally merges with ‘AI’
February 26th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) In the centenary year of the country's civil aviation, Air India is formally emerging as the single entity for domestic and overseas operations with the 'IC' ... Read more...
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Erstwhile Indian Airlines to lose remaining legacy to Air India
January 28th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Soon, passengers on flag carrier Air India's network will no longer have to travel on separate tickets for domestic and international flights, giving the code "IC" ... Read more...
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Air India operates 22 flights from Kolkata
September 7th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) Despite a general strike Tuesday called by eight trade unions, national carrier Air India operated 22 flights from the city, a company statement said here.
"Out of the 24 ... Read more...
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No flight aborted to accommodate IPL players: Alliance Air
August 12th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) State-owned Alliance Air Thursday said it had combined a scheduled Delhi to Coimbatore flight with a chartered flight to ferry the Indian Premier League (IPL) players in ... Read more...
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Three greenfield airports in northeastern India
July 24th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 24 (IANS) The civil aviation ministry has approved setting up of three greenfield airports in the northeastern states to improve air connectivity.
An official statement said Saturday that of the ... Read more...
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Mangalore crash is 11th major air accident of India
May 22nd, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The plane crash at the Mangalore airport that killed over 160 people Saturday is the 11th major air accident involving Indian carriers or in the country's air ... Read more...
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Ludhiana gets air link; Congress, Akalis claim credit
May 13th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, May 13 (IANS) It may boast of highest number of Mercedes and BMW cars and millionaires and billionaires but Punjab's most industrialised city, Ludhiana, got air connectivity after years as ... Read more...
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Alliance Air to operate flights between Delhi, Himachal
March 28th, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 27 (IANS) Private airline Alliance Air will operate flights to Himachal Pradesh from Delhi and Punjab, an official said here Saturday.
"Alliance Air will operate four flights per week from March ... Read more...
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