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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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British Airways crash-landed at London City Airport

British Airways crash-landed at London City Airport

February 14th, 2009 - 10:22 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi -
On Friday evening, a British Airways (BA) passenger jet carrying 71 people crash-landed at London City Airport, after part of its landing gear failed, said an official. One person was taken to ...

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Snow brings Britain to standstill

February 3rd, 2009 - 4:19 am ICT by IANS -
London/Paris, Feb 3 (DPA) Heavy snowfall in Britain Monday shut down major airports, motorways and public transport services amid predictions of blizzards and more snow across the country.The cold spell, bringing below-zero ...

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Kate Winslet, hubby Sam Mendes flight fears

January 27th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Kate Winslet and hubby Sam Mendes avoid flying on the same airplane because they fear that a crash would leave their children orphaned. The star couple was left ...

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British Airways plans to offer in-flight mobile phone services

January 24th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI -
London, January 24 (ANI): British Airways is set to launch mobile phone technology on its flights between London City Airport and New York JFK for its business-class travellers. Passengers will be able ...

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Foreign carriers could have stake in domestic airlines: Minister

January 14th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The government should consider allowing foreign airline operators to own up to 25 percent stake in Indian carriers, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here Wednesday. "We ...

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Travel agents want commission system back, transaction fee to go

November 20th, 2008 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Travel agents associations Thursday called on air operators to withdraw the transaction fee system they introduced Nov 1 and reinstate the earlier five percent travel agents' commission.The ...

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Winona Ryder hospitalised after falling ill on flight

November 20th, 2008 - 2:03 am ICT by IANS -
London, Nov 20 (DPA) Holywood actress Winona Ryder was taken to hospital in London Wednesday after falling ill on a British Airways plane flying in from Los Angeles, the airline said.The 37-year-old ...

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British Airways suspends Kolkata-London service

November 7th, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) 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 here Friday."The decision ...

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