Recruitment Secret #6 – Once a client, Not always a client

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A lot of recruiters claim to have worked with the best in the industry, but did they ever get paid? Did they try and fail? trying cannot be considered a client-service provider relationship. A lot of firms file tenders and bids, only the successful one is considered the contractor.

So, what does this mean for you as a candidate.

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BA and union leaders adjourn talks until Friday

Negotiations aimed at resolving the British Airways cabin crew dispute have been adjourned till tomorrow.

The airline's chief executive Willie Walsh met leaders of Unite, the union representing cabin crew, last night in a renewed bid to reach a settlement. The talks at a secret location lasted for six hours and are expected to resume on Friday.

The first wave of three five-day strikes enters its fourth day today. Barring a breakthrough, the next round will start on Sunday and last until June 9.

Iraqi Airways goes bankrupt

The Iraqi government has closed national carrier Iraqi Airways over a dispute dating back to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

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Paramount, Jet receive highest number of complaints

Paramount Airways and Jet Airways had the highest number of passenger complaints for March 2010, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) figures. The industry average of the number of passenger-related complaints was 4.5 per 10,000 passengers carried for March.

Branson eyes Virgin Atlantic merger

Sir Richard Branson has hinted that merging Virgin Atlantic with another carrier might be the only way to allow his airline to compete with the likes of United, Lufthansa and British Airways.

International SOS and Control Risks launch TravelTracker Mobile

International SOS and Control Risks has released TravelTracker Mobile, an on-the-go enhancement to the companies' TravelTracker service.

Singapore Airport Reports April 2010 Traffic

Singapore Changi Airport registered 12.6% growth in passenger traffic for the month of April 2010, with more than 3.28 million passenger movements processed.

Etihad Wins World's Best First Class, Best First Class Seat and Best First Class Onboard Catering

Etihad Airways has the world's best First Class product and service according to the results of the latest Skytrax survey of 200 airlines across the world.

Office circular not a 'gag order': Air India

NEW DELHI: Air India on Wednesday asserted that its office circular which prevents union leaders from publicly airing their views about the airline's affairs was not a 'gag order' and a similar order had been upheld earlier by the Bombay High Court.

Flights cancelled as Air India staff strike over media gag

A total of 76 Air India flights were cancelled on Wednesday after a lightning strike by ground crew and engineers in protest at a management gag order on staff after the weekend's fatal air crash.

Recruitment Secret #5 – Recruiters pay Human Resources

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Where it does not happen, you are good, where it does, you should know what to do.  It may not be just Hr & it may not be just money.
Here are the tips on how to know its happening & what to do about it.

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60 hrs after crash, no black box yet

MANGALORE: The Black Box eluded the DGCA's search team for the second day running despite efforts made to locate it on Monday. The box, a vital missing link to the last couple of minutes of Air India Express' descent into Bajpe airport in Mangalore, stayed buried and untraceable under the debris a full 60 hours after the disaster.

BA keeps the flag flying

British Airways has underlined its defiance to break the cabin crew strikes by painting a ''keep the flag flying'' slogan across the fuselages of a number of its aircraft.

BAA concedes defeat in Heathrow third runway

BAA has formally conceded defeat in its campaign for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport by withdrawing its planning application.

Recruitment Secret #4 – Your Recruiter May Not Be The Main Recruiter

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Some of the big recruiters, send out positions to the specialists (read niche) and the specialists do not need to work at getting new clients or worry about fees etc. It works for the recruiters, but what about you? Here's why its not good for you & What you should do.

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British Airways Strike Begins as the Showdown Gets Even Nastier

British Airways is running at 60% today, with London-Gatwick and London-City airports at normal but London-Heathrow in total disarray. That's because day 1 of 5 of BA summer airline strike 1 of 3 is now underway.

Short, narrow Bajpe runway fraught with risks: Experts

BANGALORE: Is the Mangalore airport inherently flawed? Should the airport be relocated owing to natural risks?

Aerospace experts say flat terrain should be the first choice for an airport and table-top runways only in an "absolute no-choice situation".

Air India Express IX 812 made last-ditch effort to take off

NEW DELHI: Pilots of the ill-fated Air India Express IX 812 possibly made one last attempt to fly back to safety after realising that they had overshot the runway and would not be able to stop in the available length.

Mangalore air crash: Insurers may have to shell out Rs 400 cr

MUMBAI: Insurance firms are already feeling the heat with the national carrier, Air India, and relatives of the passengers who died in the ill-fated Mangalore air disaster set to claim compensation worth hundreds of crores of rupees in the coming days.

It is estimated that insurers may have to collectively shell out compensation claims to the tune of Rs 350-400 crore for loss of 158 human lives and the total destruction of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed.

Many airports don't have approach radars

CHENNAI: When a plane crashes while landing, pilot error is always suspected. But, hardly anybody checks why there was scope for the pilot to err.

Mangalore airport does not have an approach radar. If it was there, air traffic control (ATC) could have warned the pilot about the altitude, speed or the glide path.

Need separate body to probe air crashes: Patel

NEW DELHI: Government may consider setting up a separate body to investigate air accidents in line with the US National Transportation Safety Board, in view of Saturday's air crash in Mangalore that claimed 158 lives.

"We will be looking at this aspect (setting of an independent body to investigate accidents) very meaningfully.... We will look at, may be a different, an independent regulator for this purpose," civil aviation minister Praful Patel said.

His comments came when he was asked whether the government could consider establishing an independent body to probe accidents, like the NTSB that investigates all major accidents in the US including air crashes or accidents at sea or on highways.

Replying to questions on the Air India Express crash, Patel did not rule out a human error factor but made it clear that the report of the inquiry being conducted by the DGCA should be awaited before coming to any conclusion.

"You cannot rule out a human error factor. Certainly all parameters looked normal for a normal touchdown," he said. To a question on his offer to resign during his meeting with-PM Manmohan Singh on Saturday night, Patel said it was an "emotional moment.... I accepted it (the crash) as a moral responsibility.... At the end of the day, I am the head of the civil aviation family.

Air France ends “annus horribilis” with record €1.6bn loss

Air France-KLM, Europe's largest airline, has reported a record loss of €1.56 billion in what its chief executive described as the airline's "annus horribilis".

Air India board wants 70%+ load factor on domestic flights

The board of directors of Air India, which met on Tuesday, has set some stiff targets for the ailing airline, to improve its financial performance.

AI board to split domestic, intl ops: Sources

The Air India organizational restructuring may be reviewed. The Air India board may discuss separation of domestic and international operations, reports CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar quoting sources.

Aviation ministry names Malviya for Prez medal

In a strange development the civil aviation ministry has recommended the name of top aviation security official, Manoj Malviya, a 1986 batch IPS officer, for President's Police Medal (PPM). The CBI on Wednesday searched Malviya's residence and office for allegedly abusing his official position to benefit private firms.

On the dot with IndiGo

In a country where most people nearly make a virtue out of the notion of 'Indian Stretchable Time', IndiGo Airlines, in its new campaign, highlights the benefits of being on-time, while drawing attention to the brand's own track record of operational efficiency.

AAI ropes in consultants to review DIAL project costs

State-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) has appointed Engineers India and the Indian arm of global consulting firm KPMG to audit the technical and financial sides, respectively, of the project cost submitted by GMR Group-led Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL).

AirAsia launches flight to Bangalore

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia launched its inaugural flight to India's Bangalore city, carrying 15 children with congenital heart disease who need open heart surgery.

Record losses at British Airways

British Airways has recorded a record financial loss of £531 million for 2010.

A fall in revenue, industrial action and disruption caused by volcanic ash all pushed losses beyond the 2009 figure of a £401 million loss.

Mangalore tragedy an eye-opener: Air India

The Mangalore air crash that killed 158 people on Saturday "points finger towards the faults in our infrastructure facilities in airports", an Air India board member said.

At least 160 dead in Mangalore plane crash

An Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai overshot a runway and crashed outside an airport in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 160 people in one of the worst air accidents in India in years.

160 killed in Indian plane crash

At least 160 people are dead after a Boeing 737 Air India plane overshot a runway landing in the southern Indian city of Mangalore and burst into flames.

Secrets of Recruitment #3 – There is no Job, only Advertisement

Secrets of Recruitment #3 – There is no Job, only Advertisement

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AI crew refused to serve liquor, pilot intervened

An Air India commander is facing the wrath of the cabin crew union for insisting that passengers must get every service that they have paid for, including drinks on board. The pilot has alleged he has been getting threatening calls; the union has denied this, but has said it will "take up" the matter with the pilots' association, and boycott the commander.

Non-crew present in Polish crash cockpit

Non-crew members were present in the cockpit of a plane which crashed on approach to Smolensk Airport earlier this year killing the Polish president.

Lech Kaczynski and dozens of senior Polish political, military and cultural leaders were killed on April 10th, when their Tupolev Tu-154M crashed in poor weather over western Russia.

Unite to appeal against BA decision

Unite has branded a High Court decision declaring planned British Airways cabin crew strikes illegal "an absolute disgrace" and launched an appeal.

Jet Airways announces seventh consecutive month growth in April 2010

Jet Airways has announced its growth figures for April 2010, which marks the seventh month of increase in passenger traffic for the airline. The airlines' domestic passenger traffic reported a 39 per cent growth as compared to the same period last year and its international passenger traffic increased to 29 per cent.

New ash flight rules set to come into force

New measures developed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are due to come into force today in an effort to reduce disruption caused by volcanic ash.

Following "positive" talks between airlines, regulators, and aircraft and engine manufacturers, the CAA has developed a new Time Limited Zone (TLZ), allowing aircraft to fly through higher volumes of ash for shorter periods.


Based on new research, aircraft and engine manufacturers have agreed it is safe to allow operations in the new zone for a limited time, reducing the need for full air space closures.

To operate in the new zone airlines need to present the CAA with a safety case that includes the agreement of their aircraft and engine manufacturers.

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Recruitment Secret#2 – You Are Not Important to the Recruiter

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Its true.

If you just read the statement once you would feel I was nuts.

The recruiter gets paid (and in some cases, exceptionally well paid) because of you.  You are good, you get selected and hence his business thrives.

Why wouldn't you be important to him? ridiculous.

But its still true.

Now, hear me out, why & what you can do about it.

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Aviation players increase flight frequencies

Aviation players are increasing frequencies and easy payment options.

Air Canada, Garuda, Thai and Air Austral could sublease Air India’s 777s

Air Canada, Thai Airways International, Garuda Indonesia and Reunion Island-based Austral have expressed interest in subleasing Boeing 777-200LRs and 777-300ERs from Air India.

2-seater plane force lands in Ahmedabad, pilots safe

A two-seater private plane belonging to an aviation training institute made an emergency landing on the outskirts of the city, following a technical snag. The plane suffered heavy damage, but both persons aboard escaped unhurt.

"The incident took place at around 9.25 am on Friday. The Cessna 152, a two-seater plane, made an emergency landing near Godrej Garden City, Charodi, 4 to 5 km nautical miles west of Ahmedabad Airport," said Anuj Agarwal, director of the Ahmedabad airport.

Mumbai Airport plans Rs 2,280 crore investment this fiscal

Mumbai Airport said it will invest Rs 2,280 crore this fiscal on modernisation and development work against Rs 1,306 crore in FY10.

Mohali airport awaits MoD nod to take off

Even after over two years of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab and Haryana to develop an international civil airport terminal in Mohali,

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Government calls emergency meeting to avert BA strike

The UK government has made a last-minute intervention in the long-running British Airways dispute with cabin crew, calling BA's chief executive and union leaders for an emergency meeting today.

Ash cloud threatens days of travel disruption

Airports across the UK continue to suffer severe disruption and closures after a new volcanic ash cloud swept across UK airspace.

The country's two largest airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, reopened at 7am today but were only operating limited flight schedules with passengers facing renewed travel chaos.

To add to the misery for passengers, British Airways cabin crew are poised to start a series of strikes tomorrow.

Two airports likely for Goa

Tourists who come from across the world to laze around in the balmy beaches of Goa will now have another attraction — it will have not one but two airports. The cabinet will soon take up a proposal to let the existing Indian Navy airport to operate even after the new airport in north Goa comes up.

"We are in favour of operating the existing as well as the proposed airport. The state government and the Navy, which owns the existing airport, are also in favour of operating both the airports," said a senior civil aviation ministry official who did not want to be identified.
A new airport is being built at Mopa near the Maharashtra border on Goa's northern tip with private participation. The existing airport, owned by the Navy and operated by the Airport Authority of India (AAI), is situated at Dabolim in south Goa. At present, the Goa airport handles 2.7 million passengers annually.

This will be first instance when an old airport will continue to operate even after a new airport has been built. The old airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad, for instance, were closed because they could have impacted the earnings of the new airports.

BA to operate at least half of services through strikes

British Airways plans to run at least half its flights from Heathrow Airport during the cabin crew walk-out next week.

The UK flag carrier has also made arrangements with more than 50 other carriers to allow their customers disrupted by the five-day strike to rebook.

BA says it plans to run 60 per cent of long-haul and 50 per cent of short-haul flights from Heathrow during the strike.

Cabin crew union Unite says it is planning four strikes of five days each, with just one day between. This could lead to disrupting services for over three weeks.

BA said it plans to fly more than 60,000 customers each day of the strikes next week, adding that Gatwick and London City airports will not be affected by the industrial action.
The airline said it is still available to hold further talks with Unite but wants customers to have early warning of its flying schedule to allow sufficient time for alternative travel arrangements to be made.

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SpiceJet in talks with four state tourism boards to offer holiday packages

New-Delhi based, LCC SpiceJet is currently in talks with state tourism boards like Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) and Kerala Tourism, Jammu and Kashmir and Goa to promote holiday packages to end consumers.

The holiday package offered will be an extension to the existing SpiceJet Privilege Pass Programme which was launched in September 2009. Currently the airline is in advance discussions with KSTDC and Kerala Tourism and the holiday packages are expected to go live soon.

With economy soaring, people take to skies again

Thanks to the economic resurgence, domestic travellers are flying again. Last month saw 41.9 lakh people flying within the country, 24.7% higher than April 2009's figure of 33.6 lakh.

This April's figure is even higher than pre-slowdown April 2008's tally of 37.8 lakh. Since April is the beginning of travel season after the traditionally slow quarter of January-March, the industry is expecting huge growth in coming months.

The massive shift towards budget flying — even by corporates — during the slowdown has helped LCCs complete their domination over Indian skies. Pure budget carriers lead the load factor charts, followed by Jet and Kingfisher that now have a majority of their flights in LCC avtars. Air India, that does not have a domestic LCC, saw the lowest occupancy — 73% in April.

Naresh Goyal's Jet Airways, which enjoys almost 26% share, followed by Kingfisher at 21.4%, admitted that good times are back.

Russian consulate may lodge protest

The Russian consulate is weighing the option of sending a note of dissent to the Indian government to ensure that its citizens are not harassed without reason.

The planned move comes just a day after a Russian couple Albi Evoasle Onara and her husband Asal Becov Artur was detained and grilled at Kolkata airport for hours after a panicky flight crew suspected them to be terrorists on board a Delhi-Kolkata flight. The chief point of suspicion was the fact that the woman was wearing a burqa and had her face covered throughout the journey.
The Russian authorities feel this problem could easily have been solved had the consulate been contacted. A translator would have been sent and the confusion would have been cleared up within minutes.

A Russian diplomat said they would write to the Indian government as such harassment was not expected in India, with which Russia shares friendly ties. He contended that the Russians were unnecessarily held and the consulate was not kept in the loop about their detention.

Jet Airways Reports April 2010 Traffic

Jet Airways’ domestic passenger traffic grew by 39% in April 2010 when compared to the same period last year, with international passenger traffic rising 29%.

AI sends Baldauf on a wild goose chase

It will not be easy for Gustav Baldauf — whose appointment as chief operating officer (COO) of Air India was approved by the beleaguered national carrier's board today — to earn his performance bonus.

Etihad Airways signs Codeshare with Olympic Air

Etihad Airways customers around the world will soon be able to fly to two of Greece’s leading holiday destinations as well as Romania and Bulgaria for the first time, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Olympic Air.

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No Noida Airport for now

The move to set up an international airport in Noida disrupts not just the business plan of the Delhi International Airport (DIAL) but also the entire model of creating infrastructure through public-private partnership (PPP).

The Claridges, New Delhi ranked among world’s best hotels in Expedia 2010 Insiders’ Select list

Expedia has ranked The Claridges, New Delhi among the world's best hotels in Expedia 2010 Insiders' Select list. The 2010 Expedia Insiders' Select list has been compiled based on more than one million traveller opinions, hotel reviews collected by Expedia, combined with a value rating and the local market expertise of more than 400 Expedia employees in local markets worldwide.

Etihad Airways along with TT Services launches online UAE Visa application service

Etihad Airways, in conjunction with TT Services, (Visa outsourcing service provider in India, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Sweden, Russian Federation and UAE), has launched a new Visa processing service for all Etihad Airways passengers travelling to the UAE from Thailand. The service is also available for other nationalities.

Jetstar spreads wings with Singapore base

Jetstar Airways has confirmed it is to develop its international route network, offering budget long-haul flights from a new base in Singapore.

The Qantas-owned budget carrier will offer travellers a selection of destinations in Australia, North Asia and Europe.

Vast profits at Emirates despite turbulence

The Dubai-based Emirates Group has reported record profits for financial 2009-10, despite the global economic slowdown.

In a difficult market, the group's net profits for the financial year ended March 31st 2010 increased 248 per cent to US$ 1.1 billion.

Revenue at the group – which comprises of Emirates Airline, Dnata and subsidiary companies - remained stable at US$ 12.4 billion, reflecting lower passenger and cargo yields offset by increased traffic.

Jetstar to launch Long Haul Low Cost Flights from Singapore

Jetstar has unveiled plans to launch Singapore’s first long haul low cost airline with services from Changi Airport commencing late in 2010.

The airline will operate its next two A330-200 aircraft from Singapore and will employ up to 200 new aviation jobs across its growing Pan Asian network including Pilots, Cabin Crew, Engineers and Airport Customer Service staff.

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BA cabin crew reject pay offer

Cabin crew at British Airways have overwhelmingly rejected the latest pay offer from the airline, setting the stage for a prolonged period of strike action.

Members of the British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA) were balloted earlier this month, with some 81 per cent voting to reject the latest deal offered by the British flag-carrier.

Turn out in the vote was 71 per cent.

The Unite union had "strongly recommended" members reject the latest offer, a decision British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh branded "bizarre".

As a result, British Airways now faces the prospect of up to 20 days of strike action over the coming months, with thousands of flights at risk.

Following the vote, union leaders called on British Airways to listen to employees.

"BA management should take note of their own employees' strong rejection of their offer and immediately address the outstanding concerns," said Unite's joint general secretaries, Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley in a statement.

"They should make no mistake that Unite is fully committed to supporting our members in furthering this dispute if no resolution is found."

Unite must give British Airways seven days notice before taking any industrial action, with strikes therefore possible by mid-May.

‘One shift, one aircraft type’

India's aviation regulator has found that pilots flying more than one type of aircraft in one duty shift are prone to accidents.

As a result, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a draft on April 30 asking airlines not to roster pilots in more than one type of aircraft in a duty cycle. For instance, a pilot who has flown a Boeing 737 aircraft on a route should not be asked to fly an Airbus 320 in the same shift.
"It is plain logic. You will struggle to drive a Mercedes soon after driving a Maruti," said Nasim Zaidi, director, DGCA.

Airlines and other stakeholders will have to respond to the draft with suggestions by the end of May.
The regulator's accident assessment team found that often pilots have to fly different types of aircraft in a single 10-hour shift. In such cases the pilots struggle to adjust to different cockpits and controls.

"We have come across two cases wherein the cause of the accident was the pilots lack of training to handle different cockpits," said a member of the team requesting anonymity.

Air India to get Rs 1,200-cr govt infusion in June

The government will make an equity investment of Rs 1,200 crore in Air India to help the national carrier tide over initial financial commitments and to also part-finance a turnaround plan, Union civil aviation minister Praful Patel told ET. The investment will be done by June and will be through a single transaction, unlike the conditional equity infusion of Rs 800 crore that the government had invested in Air India last year.

"Air India will have to focus on marketing and the turnaround plan will have to include that aspect," Mr Patel said, adding that the measures would also include route rationalisation, fleet reduction and lower manpower costs.

The financial crisis of 2008 and rising costs had hit the state-owned Air India's profitability severely, bringing it to the brink of a collapse, before the government initiated a strict turnaround plan to save thousands of jobs.

Mr Patel, however, refused to discuss the specifics of the plan which is being prepared by Air India's new management, including the newly-appointed chief operating officer Gustav Baldauf. The plan will need a Cabinet approval.

Airlines Restoring Capacity on International Sectors: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Sunday said airlines worldwide have begun restoring capacity on international sectors which was drastically affected during the global recession.

"Airlines are bringing capacity back into international air travel and air freight markets. But at a much slower pace than the expansion in demand," the IATA said in its latest publication on the aviation industry.

This, it said, was despite the damage caused to the industry by the volcanic ash crisis recently in Europe. The airline shares, it said, were still 15 percent higher in 2010.

"The passenger capacity available in the international sectors grew by two percent, compared to a travel expansion of over 10 percent since March last year," it stated.

International air travel volumes grew annually at nine percent, while air freight expanded at 26 percent

Air India audit panel wants debt recast

Air India's working capital requirement is expected to climb to a whopping Rs19,000 crore by the end of this fiscal, if steps are not taken to restructure debt. Already, the ailing airline has Rs17,200 crore loans on its books.

The company's newly constituted audit committee headed by Harsh Neotia — Anand Mahindra is also a member — has suggested a complete overhaul of the airline's unsecured debt as well as debt taken to fund an ambitious aircraft purchase plan.

The latter amounts to $10 billion, of which $7 billion is under a sovereign guarantee, or underwritten by the government.

"We need to bring down both working capital requirements and also raise the $7 billion secured debt at concessional rates. We are paying about 11.5% for the unsecured loans and the airline's total interest and repayment outgo stands at Rs 2,600 crore a year. And it is steadily climbing," a source in the civil aviation ministry told DNA.

"The audit committee, which held its first meeting last week, has recommended that this huge interest and repayment outgo be brought down to the lowest possible level," the source said.

Ash cloud forces BAA numbers down

BAA saw passenger numbers fall by over a fifth during April, as a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland closed UK airports.

The operator revealed in its monthly update traffic had fallen by 21.5 per cent over the month when compared to expected levels as a direct result of the cloud.

Losses elsewhere meant BAA's passenger traffic in April was down 22.7 per cent in total on the same month last year.

UK airports were closed for six days during April as ash from the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano drifted across the north Atlantic and Europe.

Southampton and Edinburgh airports were both hard hit, with traffic down by 27 and 26 per cent respectively following closures attributed to the cloud.

London's Heathrow Airport – the busiest in the country – also saw traffic fall by 21 per cent as a result of the disruption.

British Airways price-fixing trial collapses

The trial of three former British Airways employees and one current member of staff over allegations of price-fixing collapsed at Southwark Crown Court this morning.

Prosecuting QC Richard Latham told the judge he would offer "no evidence" in the trial, after questions were raised over the prosecution's case on Friday.

Addressing the court Mr Justice Owen suggested he had considered "whether the manifest failures on the part of the prosecution are such as to render a fair trial impossible".

The four have been on trail since April.

BA's head of sales Andrew Crawley, ex-commercial director Martin George, ex-communications head Iain Burns and ex-UK and Irish Republic sales chief Alan Burnett all denied the allegations.

Mr George and Mr Burns resigned from BA in 2006, while Mr Burnett retired in the same year.

Mr Crawley remains in his role.

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Indus Airways to take off again by 2011

Indus Airways had begun flying on the Delhi-Chandigarh-Mumbai route in 2006 but shut shop within a year because of financial woes. It now plans to start its scheduled services by the end of this year or early 2011. It is initially planning to fly with five to six small aircraft, including CRJs and Embraers, on the regional routes.

"At the moment, we are formulating the plans. We hope to start operations in the next six to eight months. To start with, we will not fly on trunk routes. We will focus on good profitable regional routes first," Sudeep Sehgal, chief financial officer (CFO), Indus Airways, said. Indus Airways, promoted by liquor company Mohan Meakin, owned by Mohan family, has sought the ministry of civil aviation's approval to obtain a no-objection certificate (NoC) to operate scheduled air transport (passenger) services. According to an aviation ministry official, the empowered committee constituted to examine proposals of air transport services and import of aircraft has recommended Indus' proposal to the minister's office. The company has plans to focus primarily on business clientele.

Jet Airway’s JetEscapes unveils FIFA World Cup packages to South Africa

Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, has unveiled an attractive array of '2010 FIFA World Cup™' packages for Indian soccer fans under its holidays brand JetEscapes. Jet Airways, the sub-agent of Cutting Edge Travels who have been appointed the "Participating Tour Operator for 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in India" offers these attractive packages to South Africa, including match-day tickets to a game of the guest's choice, exclusively for its Jet Privilege members. The JetEscapes '2010 FIFA World Cup™' packages will be available to Indian soccer fans with immediate effect.

The JetEscapes 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Bonanza packages are priced attractively, starting at Rs. 1,51,000/-* and include return Economy class air fare on Jet Airways, four nights and five days accommodation in applicable hotels in Johannesburg, airport transfers, the all important match ticket, travel insurance and a chance to earn 5 JP Miles on every INR 100 spent.
According to Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, "Jet Airways is delighted to introduce these special JetEscapes 2010 FIFA World Cup™ packages, created specifically for the Indian soccer fan. Through our association with Cutting Edge Travel – the participating tour operator for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in India, we are confident that our packages will prove extremely popular with soccer fans around India, perfectly complementing our new daily non-stop service to Johannesburg from India. After all there is no bigger stage in world soccer than the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, and we are happy to give Indian fans this once in a lifetime opportunity."

JetAirways, in conjunction with Cutting Edge Travels, the participating tour operator of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in India will also offer exclusive packages for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Final to be played in the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday July 11th 2010. The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Bonanza also includes other packages, which will allow Indian soccer fans to travel to cities besides Johannesburg. Soccer fans can also choose from a wide array of other destinations and matches in Rustenburg, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth and Nelspruit
Book packages through any of our ticketing offices or any IATA approved travel agent in India.

Meal under burqa sets off false alarm on SpiceJet

A Delhi-Kolkata SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday afternoon, after a burqa-clad Russian woman passenger drew the crew's attention for "suspicious behaviour".

She and her husband were detained and questioned for long hours before and were set free, drawing in the process a diplomatic intervention from the Russian Embassy. Asal Becov Artur (58) and his wife Albai Evoafle Onara (50) were heading for Dhaka via Kolkata. They were scheduled to board a Kolkata-Dhaka Kingfisher flight in the evening, said a senior CISF official.

On being asked why the emergency landing was sought, the captain and crew members explained that the woman neither removed her veil when taking refreshments nor spoke throughout the flight. This, coupled with her height — 5 feet 8 inches — led them to suspect that there might be a man under the veil who was trying to hide his identity.
Onara told interrogators that her religion forbade her to remove the veil in public.
Interrogation revealed that they have visited India around eight times earlier. Thereafter, they were released and they boarded the Kolkata-Dhaka flight.

Recruitment Secret#2 – You Are Not Important to the Recruiter

Its true.
If you just read the statement once you would feel I was nuts.
The recruiter gets paid (and in some cases, exceptionally well paid) because of you.  You are good, you get selected and hence his business thrives.
Why wouldn't you be important to him? ridiculous.
But its still true,
Now, hear me out, why & what you can do about it.

http://www.hospemagjobs.com/articles/secrets-of-recruitment/secrets-of-recruitment-you-are-not-important-to-the-recruiter/

Secrets of Recruitment #1 – Candidates Pay Recruiters

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management recruiters.


The articles are meant to assist you in

your job search, get you jobs faster &

make the selection process faster & effective.

Secrets of Recruitment #1 - Candidates Pay Recruiters

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Wataniya Airways, Kuwait's premium service airline, is looking at launching operations from India.

Wataniya Airways, Kuwait's premium service airline, is looking at launching operations from India.

Airline Jobs - Passenger Service Agents Washington D.C. / Virginia

By joining Air France you will become part of a worldwide team, opening a door to worldwide opportunities.

Executive Appointments at Air France - KLM

The Air France-KLM Group has made the following executive appointments:

Airline Jobs- Senior Director Station Operations

Reporting to the General Manager Airports, Eastern canada, the Senior Director Station Operations YYZ is responsible for managing safe and customer-focused operations of the Airport and leading the management team and all unionized employees providing passenger and ramp services.

Low-cost airlines pull down global fares

Planning to fly to Kuala Lumpur from Chennai? Book yourself in an Air Asia flight and you have to fork out just Rs 4,100, compared with Rs 8,243 charged by Jet Airways. Also, for a trip to Sharjah from Delhi, Air Arabia charges just Rs 7,659, compared with Jet’s Rs 11,217.