IndiGo to go ahead with fleet expansion
January 10th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Tuesday said a possible review of its fleet expansion by the aviation regulator would not hinder the induction plan and ... Read more...
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IndiGo defends itself, says passenger safety paramount (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Low-cost carrier IndiGo Monday tried to defend itself against the civil aviation watchdog's charge that it had flouted mandatory safety norms, and said passenger safety ... Read more...
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IndiGo says passenger safety its mission
January 9th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Low cost carrier IndiGo Monday said it has not flouted any safety norms by not reporting incidents of flight duty times of airlines' personnel or ... Read more...
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IndiGo launches five new domestic flights
December 23rd, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Budget carrier IndiGo Friday said it has added five more daily flights on its domestic route.The new flights started Dec 20 are in the Kolkata-Raipur, ... Read more...
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Kingfisher’s market share falls to fifth place in November
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Vijay Mallya-headed Kingfisher Airlines' domestic market share dropped to fifth place at 14 percent in November, caused by its less capacity due to route rationalisation ... Read more...
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Kerala will push low-cost airline, Islamic banking: Chandy
November 22nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Kerala will pursue with the central government its proposal to start an airline, mainly to extend low-cost option to its vast diaspora in the Gulf ... Read more...
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IndiGo begins international operations
September 1st, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Low-cost carrier IndiGo Thursday launched its maiden international flight from the national capital to Dubai, becoming only the fourth Indian low-cost carrier to operate overseas ... Read more...
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Flydubai doubles fleet
August 4th, 2011 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 3 (IANS/WAM) Flydubai, Dubai's pioneering low-cost airline, has doubled the size of its fleet within a year following the arrival of its 18th aircraft last week.Marking yet ... Read more...
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Aeromexico carries out first transcontinental biofuel flight
August 2nd, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) – Mexican flagship carrier Aeromexico on Monday evening made its first transcontinental flight using biofuel, the company said on Tuesday.The company said the flight from Mexico City to ... Read more...
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Jet Airway’s posts Rs.123.2 crore net loss in Q1
July 22nd, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Private carrier Jet Airways Friday reported a net loss of Rs.123.2 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal."Loss after tax INR ... Read more...
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Kalanithi Maran summoned by police, seeks time
July 13th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Media mogul Kalanithi Maran, managing director of the Rs.19 billion Sun TV Network Ltd, was summoned to appear before the police Wednesday morning in connection with ... Read more...
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IndiGo, Canada’s CAE to set up pilot training centre
July 9th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 9 (IANS) Montreal-based CAE, a world leader in providing simulators for training pilots, and InterGlobe Enterprises Limited of India have announced to form a joint venture training centre ... Read more...
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Air Arabia Egypt launches Istanbul flights
June 25th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, June 25 (IANS/WAM) Air Arabia Egypt, a leading low-cost carrier in the region, has launched direct flights to Istanbul from its main hub in Alexandria.The airline's inaugural flight to ... 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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Flydubai launches Hyderabad-Dubai flights
June 15th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 15 (IANS) Dubai's low cost carrier Flydubai has added Hyderabad as its second destination in India with the operation of the first flight between the two cities.Hyderabad is ... Read more...
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IndiGo to commence Delhi-Dubai flights from Sep 1
June 14th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Leading low-cost carrier IndiGo Airlines Tuesday said it will launch its international foray Sep 1, by operating services from New Delhi to Dubai."It is ... Read more...
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Australian flights cancelled due to Chile volcanic ash
June 12th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 12 (IANS) Thousands of travellers were left stranded in Australia after many domestic and international flights were cancelled Sunday due to volcanic ash from Chile making its way ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines launches nine new domestic flights
June 11th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines has launched nine new flights on its domestic network connecting major metros to tier-II and III cities, the airline ... Read more...
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Air Arabia launches holiday package to Kenya
May 10th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) In a bid to entice Indian tourists, Middle East-based low cost carrier (LCC) Air Arabia Tuesday launched a summer package to Kenya starting from Rs.49,500."The low-cost ... Read more...
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Private airlines told not to hike fares
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Monday directed private airlines not to take advantage of the Air India pilots' strike by hiking air ... Read more...
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Senior DGCA official sacked
April 19th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The controversial director of air safety at the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), R.S. Passi, has been relieved of his duties, a senior official ... 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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IndiGo to launch four flights connecting Indore
March 30th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Leading budget carrier IndiGo Wednesday said that it will launch four flights connecting Indore to Delhi, Bangalore, Srinagar and Nagpur from April 2 (Saturday)."These new ... Read more...
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InterGlobe to distribute yachts, sports cars
March 29th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) InterGlobe General Aviation, the holding company of low-cost carrier IndiGo, Tuesday said that it was venturing into exclusive distributorship of luxury lifestyle products like yachts, ... Read more...
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Suspended SpiceJet pilot resigns
March 25th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Budget carrier SpiceJet Thursday said that a suspended women pilot, who was being probed for acquiring her flying license through fraudulent means, has resigned from ... Read more...
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Getting real about killer fakes in air (Comment)
March 24th, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Last week I spent the most nervous two-and-a-half hours of my life. I had just dropped my wife at the airport for a flight to Chennai in a low cost carrier. ... Read more...
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Jet Airways’ market share 26.1 percent in February
March 23rd, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Leading private airline Jet Airways Wednesday reported a consolidated market share of 26.1 percent in the domestic segment in February."Jet Airways together with JetLite, successfully ... Read more...
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Air Arabia to start daily flights to Kenya
March 14th, 2011 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, March 13 (IANS/WAM) Air Arabia has announced the expansion of its services to Nairobi from its Sharjah hub in the UAE and will now operate daily flights to the ... Read more...
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Flyers may have to pay more for using Delhi airport
February 16th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the company operating the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, Wednesday said that the process of renewal of the user development fee (UDF) ... Read more...
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IndiGo launches seven new flights
February 1st, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Low cost carrier IndiGo Tuesday expanded its flight schedule by launching seven new flights on its network from Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram."(New flights are) In line ... Read more...
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IndiGo goes international from August
January 19th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Leading low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Wednesday was granted permission by the aviation watchdog to operate international flights from August this year."IndiGo has been granted international traffic ... Read more...
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IndiGo becomes third largest domestic airline
January 18th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo became the third largest domestic passenger airline in the country for the fourth quarter of 2010.The sector was led by full-fledged carriers Kingfisher ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia’s Nasair starts Delhi flights
January 18th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Saudi Arabia-based low-cost carrier Nasair Tuesday launched a direct flight between New Delhi and Riyadh as part of its strategic expansion plans."This is another stage of our ... Read more...
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IndiGo to buy 180 Airbus aircraft for $15 billion (Roundup)
January 12th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Wednesday signed a $15 billion deal with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for buying 180 A320 aircraft, the biggest ever single firm ... Read more...
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IndiGo to buy 180 Airbus aircraft for $15 billion (Second Lead)
January 12th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Wednesday signed a $15 billion deal with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for buying 180 A320 aircraft, the biggest ever single ... Read more...
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