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CII to host India IT Summit 2009 in Kerala next month

CII to host India IT Summit 2009 in Kerala next month

November 3rd, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Kochi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organise a two-day India IT Summit 2009 here next month, an initiative that is expected to accelerate growth of information ...

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Long-haul Sydney passenger sues airline for $600k over broken seat!

October 28th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, October 28 (ANI): A man in Sydney is seeking up to 600,000 dollars in damages from British Airways, alleging he was forced to endure a long-haul flight in a broken seat. Engineer ...

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Continental joins Star Alliance, but Air India waits on tarmac

October 28th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS -
By Mahesh Daga Newark (New Jersey), Oct 28 (IANS) US carrier Continental Airline has become the 25th member of Star Alliance even as Air India continues its struggle to put its systems in ...

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BA Mumbai-London flight makes emergency landing

October 1st, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) A British Airways Mumbai-London flight with 207 passengers on board made an emergency landing here early Thursday following a fire warning in the cockpit, an official said. The captain ...

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Argentina, here come Indian colours and flavours

September 30th, 2009 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Indian films, food, dances and handicrafts will deck up Argentina this November, with the Festival of India set to be held not only in Buenos Aires but ...

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Qantas airways poke fun at Australian team

July 22nd, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, July 22(ANI): Australian airliner Qantas has launched a cheap air fare promotion, which pokes fun at the Australian captain Ricky Ponting and his underperforming cricket team. "Hurry! Once (these tickets) are gone ...

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Finnair bans swine flu patients from boarding

July 21st, 2009 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS -
Helsinki, July 20 (Xinhua) Finland's national carrier Finnair said Monday that passengers with swine flu would not be allowed to board its aircraft. The airline imposed the measure after the Finnish National Institute ...

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Microsoft dethrones Google as UK’s best brand

July 15th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 15 (ANI): Microsoft has left Google behind to grab the top spot in the list of UK's best brand. The software company, co-founded by Bill Gates, moved from second to first ...

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Heavy losses deterring airlines from investing in IT: Report

July 1st, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Investment in information technology (IT) by airlines the worldover this year is likely to be the lowest since 2002, says SITA, an air transport communication provider. The 2009 ...

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Air India staff plans nationwide stir to protest salary delay

June 17th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Air India employees will stage demonstrations at airports across the country June 19 and sport black badges for three days to protest the company's decision to delay ...

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India reports 31st swine flu case, wants US to screen passengers (Roundup)

June 16th, 2009 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Worried after another fresh case of swine flu cropped up, of a nine-year-old boy who arrived from the US, the Indian government Tuesday said there should be ...

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Hyderabad boy down with swine flu, total cases now 31

June 16th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, June 16 (IANS) A nine-year-old boy who arrived here from the US is infected with swine flu, health authorities confirmed. This takes the number of A(H1N1) flu cases in Hyderabad to ...

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British Airways pilot faced victimization for exposing racism against Asians

June 12th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 12 (ANI): A British Airways pilot has alleged that his colleagues victimized him after he exposed the "canteen culture of racism" against Asians at the airline. Scotish pilot Douglas Maughan, ...

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Pete Doherty ‘arrested for DUI, drug possession’

Pete Doherty ‘arrested for DUI, drug possession’

June 12th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 12 (ANI): English musician Pete Doherty has reportedly been arrested for allegedly possessing drug and driving under the influence. The Babyshambles frontman was taken into custody in the early hours ...

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Sheetal Mafatlal gets bail for alleged smuggling of gold

June 9th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Sheetal Mafatlal, a leading business woman belonging to the well known Mafatlal family who was arrested for trying to allegedly smuggle in gold and diamond jewellery, was Tuesday ...

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Pete Doherty arrested on drug charges

Pete Doherty arrested on drug charges

June 9th, 2009 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS -
London, June 8 (IANS) English musician Pete Doherty has been arrested at an airport in Switzerland after he was suspected of taking drugs in a plane toilet. The singer was flying from ...

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NRI socialite Sheetal Mafatlal sent to jail till June 12

June 8th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Socialite Sheetal Mafatlal, president of Mafatlal Luxury, was remanded to judicial custody till June 12 by a court here Monday, a day after she was arrested for carrying ...

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Pete Doherty ‘arrested for drug use’ on flight

Pete Doherty ‘arrested for drug use’ on flight

June 8th, 2009 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 8 (ANI): Pete Doherty was taken into custody following claims he took drugs while on a British Airways flight to Geneva. The rocker was taken in by authorities on ...

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Two fresh cases of swine flu in India, total 10

June 7th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India Sunday reported two fresh cases of swine flu taking the total number of confirmed people infected with the virus to 10 so far, health officials said. ...

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India confirms three fresh swine flu cases, total eight (Lead)

June 6th, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad/New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) India Saturday reported three fresh cases of swine flu, including a woman and her four-and-a-half-year old daughter, in the Andhra Pradesh capital, taking the total confirmed cases ...

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Air France-KLM and Delta form transatlantic joint venture

May 20th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Paris, May 20 (DPA) Europe's largest airline, Air France-KLM, and US carrier Delta Airlines have agreed to a joint venture involving transatlantic flights, the French-Dutch airline announced Wednesday in Paris. The partnership will ...

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British Airways crew member hospitalized with flu-like symptoms

April 26th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by admin -
LONDON (BNO NEWS) – A British Airways crew member has been hospitalized in a British hospital after returning from Mexico, health officials told BNO News early Sunday. "The Trust can confirm that a ...

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Campbell’s mantra for controlling volatile temper - seaweed crisps!

Campbell’s mantra for controlling volatile temper - seaweed crisps!

April 10th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Apr 10 (ANI): Naomi Campbell, who was last year arrested at Heathrow for abusing British Airways staff, has finally found a way to control her explosive temper - seaweed crisps. The ...

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No British Airways flight to Kolkata from Monday

March 29th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) British Airways suspended its direct service to London from here Sunday, with the last flight taking off at around 5 a.m., even as national carrier Air India ...

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No British Airways flight to Kolkata from Monday

March 29th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) British Airways suspended its direct service to London from here Sunday, with the last flight taking off at around 5 a.m., even as national carrier Air India ...

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Prince William chooses to fly economy times of recession

Prince William chooses to fly economy times of recession

March 29th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Mar. 29 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his ministers can take a lessons on cost cutting from Prince William, second in line to the British throne, who has ...

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Scottish pilot loses racist culture case against British Airways

March 18th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Mar 18 (ANI): Scottish pilot Captain Douglas Maughan is facing a 4,400 pound legal bill after claims that he was racially abused by his British Airways colleagues were dismissed by ...

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British Asian magazine strikes a recession-beating deal

February 19th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Feb 19 (IANS) Britain's largest free journal for the South Asian community has reached a distribution deal that will see it stocked on the shelves of the country's biggest supermarkets, its ...

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Revealed: Rushdie’s shelter from the storm

Revealed: Rushdie’s shelter from the storm

February 16th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Feb 16 (IANS) British Airways refused to fly writer Salman Rushdie in the days after the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini's death sentence against him, but Middle Eastern airlines had no problems ...

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British Airways flight crash lands at London City Airport

February 14th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Feb 14 (ANI): A British Airways plane carrying 71 people from Amsterdam to London made a hard landing at London City Airport, injuring several people on board. A spokesperson from the ...

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