Air passenger traffic falls for fourth straight month
September 18th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Domestic air passenger traffic fell 3.70 percent for the fourth straight month in August, which stood at 43.69 lakh from 45.37 lakh travellers in July, ... Read more...
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RBI to notify proposal allowing airlines to access foreign funds
April 19th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The government Thursday said it expects the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to notify the budget announcement of allowing the cash-strapped Indian civil aviation ... Read more...
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Garuda Indonesia orders 11 more Airbus widebody aircraft
April 12th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Garuda Indonesia, the national carrier of the Southeast Asian country, on Wednesday finalized an order with aircraft manufacturer Airbus for 11 more A330-300 widebody aircraft. The deal ... Read more...
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Myanmar to launch medical emergency flight charters
March 25th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, March 25 (IANS) A state-run domestic airline in Myanmar has plans to start medical emergency chartered flight services in a bid to facilitate patients during difficult times, a local ... Read more...
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Book catches fascinating flight of Indian aviation
March 15th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) Did you know that as many as 10 private airlines were operating in India in 1948? Or that the air ticket between Calcutta and Delhi cost ... Read more...
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Kingfisher urgently needs $400 million to survive: Expert
November 11th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 11 (IANS) Tycoon Vijay Mallya's cash-strapped and bleeding private carrier Kingfisher Airlines urgently requires about $400 million (Rs.2,000 crore) to survive and keep flying, an aviation expert said ... Read more...
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Kolkata, Ranchi and Port Blair on Go-Air network soon
September 29th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) Low-fare domestic airline GoAir will add Kolkata, Port Blair and Ranchi to its network from Oct 8, with daily flights to various destinations, a company spokesman ... Read more...
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IndiGo readies to fly to Kathmandu
June 17th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 17 (IANS) Fares on the New Delhi-Kathmandu flight are poised to dip, to the joy of the budget traveller, as India's low-cost carrier IndiGo readies to start operations ... Read more...
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Pratt and Whitney engines to power new IndiGo aircraft
March 31st, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Leading low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Thursday said it has selected Pratt and Whitney made engines to power its new fleet of 150 Airbus A320neo aircraft."The ... Read more...
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December crash takes toll on Nepal airline’s Bhutan flights
February 1st, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 1 (IANS) A deadly air crash in December that killed 18 Bhutanese pilgrims in Nepal has now claimed another victim - a Nepali airline's direct flights between Nepal ... Read more...
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IBS successfully implemented 55 solutions in 2010: CEO
January 26th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 (IANS) IBS Software Services, one of the leading IT solution providers to the global travel, transportation and logistics industry, saw 55 successful 'go-lives' of its solutions globally in 2010 ... Read more...
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Nepali airline starts India flights
January 7th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 7 (IANS) Nepal's campaign to bring one million tourists this year receives a boost this week with a Nepali private airline beginning flights to India.Domestic airline Buddha Air, ... Read more...
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Finnair ties up with Kingfisher for smooth connectivity to Europe
December 19th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Passengers from major Indian cities travelling to European countries on the Nordic carrier Finnair will now be able to fly on single ticket, thanks to a tie-up ... Read more...
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Bhutan grieves with Nepal as air crash kills 22 (Second Lead)
December 16th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 16 (IANS) As Nepal's authorities Thursday confirmed that all 22 people on board a small aircraft missing since Wednesday had perished following a crash in a dense forest ... Read more...
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Nepal pledges probe as plane crash kills all 22 on board (Lead)
December 16th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 16 (IANS) As search helicopters confirmed that all 22 people on board a small aircraft missing since Wednesday had perished in a dense forest in eastern Nepal, the ... Read more...
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Missing Nepal plane wreck found, all 22 feared killed
December 16th, 2010 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 16 (IANS) Helicopters scouring eastern Nepal for a small aircraft that went missing minutes after taking off a day ago located its wreck in a deep forest over 9,200 ft ... Read more...
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Plane with 22 on board missing in Nepal
December 15th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 15 (IANS) A small aircraft with 22 people flown by domestic airline Tara Air went missing in eastern Nepal Wednesday afternoon minutes after taking off, aviation authorities said.The aircraft was ... Read more...
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BJP urges Ratan Tata to name Minister demanding bribe
November 16th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Nov 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday urged Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata to name the Minister, who had asked his company for a bribe when he ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Ex-civil aviation minister wants Tata to name who sought bribe
November 16th, 2010 - 2:12 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 16 (IANS) C.M. Ibrahim, who was union civil aviation minister in 1996-97, late Monday demanded that Tata Group head Ratan Tata name the minister who sought Rs.15 crore bribe to ... Read more...
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Minister asked for Rs 15 crores as bribe: Ratan Tata
November 15th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by ANI
Dehradun, Nov 15 (ANI): Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata on Monday made an astonishing disclosure that a Union Minister had asked his company for a bribe of Rs 15 crores when he ... Read more...
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Chopper crashes, crew killed in bid to rescue Japanese climber (Second Lead)
November 7th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) An aerial search and rescue operation for two Japanese climbers stranded on a high Himalayan range in northeastern Nepal ended in tragedy Sunday with the helicopter ... Read more...
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Chopper searching for Japanese climber crashes in Nepal (Lead)
November 7th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) An aerial search and rescue operation for two Japanese climbers stranded on a Himalayan range in northeastern Nepal ended bleakly Sunday with the helicopter looking for ... Read more...
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Chopper on rescue operation crashes in Nepal
November 7th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) Less than three months after an aircraft crashed in Nepal, killing all 14 people on board, a private helicopter running a rescue operation for two stranded ... Read more...
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Stranded Kailash-bound Indian legislator, pilgrims rescued
September 21st, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 21 (IANS) Forty-one Indian pilgrims bound for Mt Kailash, including a legislator from Rajasthan who had developed high altitude sickness, have been rescued safely from the Nepal-Tibet ... Read more...
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Jet’s international operations up 21.8 percent in August
September 17th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The country's largest private airline by market share, Jet Airways, Friday reported a 21.8 percent increase in its international operations in August as against the like period ... Read more...
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National Insurance hit hard by Nepal plane crash
August 30th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IANS) India's oldest insurance company, the 103-year-old National Insurance Company Ltd (NIC), has been hit hard by last week's plane crash in Nepal with its sole ... Read more...
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Jet Airways Q1 net profit at Rs.3.52 crore
July 23rd, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India's largest airline group by domestic market share, Jet Airways, logged a net profit of Rs.3.52 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal due to higher ... Read more...
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Virgin America Bags Top Domestic Airline Title
July 9th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
California, July 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A reputed travel magazine has announced its winners of the best annual awards recently. The readers of the magazine vote for the best transportation, airlines, ... Read more...
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Jet Airways No.1 domestic airline for sixth straight month
April 15th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) 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 ... Read more...
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Jet Airways No.1 domestic airline fifth consecutive month (Lead)
March 15th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Domestic airlines carried 3.86 million passengers in February, with Jet Airways (including JetLite) taking the top position with a 26.1 percent market share and leading the domestic ... Read more...
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Jet Airways No.1 domestic airline in February
March 15th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) 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 Airlines at 22.7 ... Read more...
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Russian killed in Nepal chopper crash
November 15th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 15 (IANS) A Russian was killed and five people injured when a helicopter crashed in a mountainous district in northern Nepal Sunday.
The Russian flight engineer was identified as D. Satalo, ... Read more...
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Pilot killed in Bangkok Air crash on Samui
August 4th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
The Pilot has been reportedly killed and more than 40 others injured when a Bangkok Airlines flight from Krabi to the Thailand holiday island of Koh Samui crashed while landing this ... Read more...
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Decommissioned jumbo jet gets new life as hostel
January 28th, 2009 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Jan 28 (DPA) Up close, a Boeing 747-200 is an impressive sight. Visitors to Stockholm's Arlanda airport can now get a real, close-up view of a mighty bird - in the ... Read more...
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Indian teenager wounded in Kathmandu blast
January 1st, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 1 (IANS) A 16-year-old Indian teenager was hurt as a bomb went off in a busy area of the capital Thursday, the third blast to disrupt life in the city ... Read more...
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