Indian aviation sector in critical phase: IATA
March 15th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) The situation in Indian aviation sector was critical and there is an urgent need to address the problems, the head of an international carriers' trade group ... Read more...
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Private Indian airlines allowed to expand overseas services
February 14th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Indian government Tuesday allowed domestic private airlines to expand their overseas operations by using the maximum permissible limits of bilateral flying rights.So far, only ... Read more...
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Emirates wants to add more seats, destinations to India
January 15th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dublin, Jan 15 (IANS) Already a big player in India, flying to 10 cities, the UAE's flag carrier Emirates hopes the next bilateral pact between the two sides will ... Read more...
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Government mulls more funds to keep Air India flying
September 19th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 19 (IANS) The central government is open to infusing more funds into the cash-strapped state-run Air India Ltd to keep it flying, union Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar ... Read more...
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Kolkata-based Pailan Group likely to take over Indian Arrows
June 6th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Kolkata-based Pailan Group is likely to buy the All India Football Federation (AIFF)-owned Indian Arrows team, which was formed last year to prepare the national ... Read more...
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Kolkata and Pune firms in the race to own Indian Arrows
May 30th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A day after an inspiring 5-4 win over Mohun Bagan, Indian Arrows received the happy news that at least two sponsors have approached the All ... Read more...
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AIFF sets target to find sponsors for Arrows
May 20th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) If the All India Football Federation (AIFF) cannot find a sponsor within a week for its highly publicised developmental project to prepare a youthful India ... Read more...
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Mexico flies first plane with bio-fuel
April 3rd, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 3 (IANS) Mexico has carried out the country's first flight using fuel made from plants in an Airbus A320 plane.Domestic carrier Interjet and Airbus carried out the ... Read more...
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Airbus Lands Record Order With IndiGo
January 12th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The third largest Indian domestic carrier IndiGo has raised several eyebrows after the airline recently announced for the ordering of 180 A320 jet aircraft carriers. The ... Read more...
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14 dead in Nepal plane crash, soldiers search for bodies
August 24th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 24 (IANS) Soldiers of the Nepal Army aided by police began to collect scattered and badly burnt body parts in a village Tuesday after a private aircraft exploded in mid-air, ... Read more...
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Italian designer Roberto Capucci crafts new uniforms for JetLite
August 3rd, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Inspired by Rajasthan's traditional Jodhpuri style, Italian designer Roberto Capucci has crafted new blue and white uniforms with embroidered collars for the cabin crew of no-frills domestic carrier ... Read more...
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Air India signs $190 million deal for IT infrastructure
April 8th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Air India Thursday 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 ... Read more...
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Air India-Indian Airlines merger hasty, says MPs’ panel
January 21st, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The decision to merge flag carriers Air India and Indian Airlines in March 2007 was "taken in haste", a parliamentary committee said Thursday.
The decision was "taken in ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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Air India Express will be a low-cost carrier
July 14th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Maintaining that low fare carriers were the need of the hour, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Tuesday said national carrier Air India will launch its own low-cost ... Read more...
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Air India to phase out 47 Airbus planes by March 2010
April 3rd, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India's flagship carrier Air India will phase out 47 Airbus A320 planes, largely used for domestic operations, by the end of the current fiscal, a top official ... Read more...
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Blast in Kathmandu, no casualty
December 28th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 28 (Xinhua) A crude explosive device detonated Sunday morning outside a school in the Nepali capital - the third such incident in two days, but there was no report of ... Read more...
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Explosion near Kathmandu airport injures one
December 27th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 27 (DPA) At least one person was wounded when a bomb exploded near the airport in the Nepali capital, police said Saturday.The blast occurred Saturday morning near a police check ... Read more...
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Kingfisher cancels orders for three A340s
October 16th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Private domestic carrier Kingfisher Airlines has cancelled orders for three Airbus A-340 aircraft, a top Airbus official said here Thursday.Airbus chief operating officer (customers) John Leahy told reporters ... Read more...
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Indian asked to explain why ‘overweight’ air hostesses grounded
September 19th, 2008 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to domestic carrier Indian, formerly Indian Airlines, on a plea by five of its air hostesses who have challenged their removal ... Read more...
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SpiceJet CEO quits
July 12th, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Siddhanta Sharma, CEO and executive chairman of low-cost domestic carrier SpiceJet, stepped down Saturday citing personal reasons. The board of directors of SpiceJet Ltd had accepted the ... Read more...
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Raghu Menon frontrunner for NACIL top post
March 26th, 2008 - 11:04 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Raghu Menon, additional secretary and financial advisor in the civil aviation ministry, has emerged as the consensus candidate for the post of chairman and managing director of National ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines gets 5-star rating from Skytrax
March 5th, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Private carrier Kingfisher Airlines has been given the prestigious "5-Star Airline Status" by Skytrax, the world's leading independent travel forum and air travel information organisation. The UB Group-promoted ... Read more...
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Air India employees to strike work next week
March 5th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The employees' unions of national carrier Air India have threatened to go on strike March 12 and 17, accusing the management of the newly-merged airline with going back ... Read more...
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Air India to join Star Alliance
December 13th, 2007 - 8:37 pm ICT by admin
By Sanjay KumarNew Delhi/Beijing, Dec 13 (ANI): Air India, the countrys biggest overseas carrier, is all set to join the Star Alliance, one of the three global airline groupings.At their annual Board ... Read more...
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