Close shave for flights

Two aircraft, one of which could not be tracked, came on a collision course on Thursday morning but an on-flight warning system steered the pilots to safety.

Man Delays Flight Over Fear of Female Pilot

A male passenger delayed a flight at the airport in New Delhi, India today when he refused to fly on a plane with a female pilot.

Singapore Airlines to fly 7 times daily to Hong Kong

Singapore Airlines announced the addition of a seventh daily flight between Singapore and Hong Kong, making the territory its busiest point outside of Singapore, with 56 outbound flights weekly (including flights departing Hong Kong for San Francisco).

Singapore Airlines to launch inflight Internet in May

Singapore Airlines plans to introduce inflight mobile phone and Internet access in May this year, beginning with its flagship Airbus A380 fleet.

Several pricing models are believed to be under consideration, beginning with a low-cost package suitable for Webmail services such as Google Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail as well as a 30MB allowance for around SGD$25 (that’s $20 Aussie and US, and £120 and €14).

Virgin Blue To Add Business Class; 1H Profit Slumps

Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. (VBA.AU) will offer business class seats to all Australian capitals by year-end to diversify its earnings away from a competitive holiday travel market crimped by natural disasters and waning consumer confidence.

Australia's second-biggest carrier, which currently doesn't offer business class, booked an expected 62% plunge in first half profit Wednesday and said the second half is expected to be challenging.

source | http://online.wsj.com

US Airways offers electronic boarding passes

US Airways passengers in Phoenix can now go paperless when boarding many flights.

The Tempe-based airline today became the latest airline to offer the option of electronic boarding passes at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

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VIRGIN ATLANTIC RED ‘HOTTIES’ VOTED BEST LOOKING CABIN CREW

Virgin Atlantics ‘red hotties’ have been voted ‘most attractive’ cabin crew by British business travellers. The survey of 1,000 business travellers from all over the UK was carried out by the Business Travel & Meetings Show, which takes place tomorrow and Wednesday at Earls Court in London.

IndiGo flies ahead of Air India in January

Cementing its position in the top three, IndiGo airlines flew ahead of Air India by carrying 1.71 lakh more domestic passengers than the national carrier in January this year. IndiGo also recorded the highest occupancy level in domestic skies at 88.6 per cent last month.

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AI’s chief training officer set to resign

Air India Ltd may lose a second key hire made as part of its turnaround plan, with chief training officer Stefan Sukumar set to step down this week amid controversy over recruitments made by chief operating officer Gustav Baldauf, the Austrian appointed to helm the state-run carrier’s recovery.

Domestic airlines in India carry 49.36 lakh passengers in January

Indian airlines carried a total of 49.36 lakh passengers during January this year as against 52.13 lakh passengers in the previous month, an official statement said here today.

China air passenger growth to lead global market - IATA

The number of international air passengers from mainland China will rise by an average of 10.8 percent per year through to 2014, making it the world's fastest-growing market, industry association IATA forecast.

AirAsia offering 1 million low-fare seats

AirAsia is offering one-way low fares for 1 million seats to various domestic and international destinations.

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IATA projects 800 million more airline passengers in next 5 years

By 2014, airlines will handle 3.3 billion travellers, up by 800 million from the 2.5 billion in 2009, and 38 million tonnes of air cargo, up 12.5 million tonnes from the 26 million tonnes in the same period, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) industry consensus forecast.

Shiv Sena demands end to walk-in interviews for Air India cabin crew

Demanding a stop to the ongoing walk-in interviews for Air India cabin crew in Delhi, the Shiv Sena on Thursday accused the airline management of adopting an anti-Marathi stance. A delegation of party MPs met Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi on behalf of the Bharatiya Kamgar Sena, a trade union arm of the Sena, and presented a memorandum of demands.

Amritsar-Toronto flight from Sunday

Almost four months after the withdrawal of Air India’s Amritsar-London-Toronto flight, the new flight from the holy city to Toronto is all set for an overwhelming start from Sunday.

IndiGo Pilot grounded for 'rough landing'

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken an IndiGo Airlines pilot off duty after its investigation found that she had landed the plane on its fragile nose wheel on several occasions.
The DGCA, which was surprised to find the wrong landing many times, has told the carrier to send the pilot — Captain Parminder Kaur Gulati — for a correctional training for landing the plane on the front wheel and not the rear ones which is normal.

Kingfisher may cancel A380 and A350 orders

The UB Group-controlled Kingfisher Airlines may cancel its orders for Airbus A380s and A350s or swap these planes for smaller planes like A320s and A330s.
“We are reviewing our purchase plan of A380s and A350s. With our airline joining the Oneworld Alliance, we do not need these ultra long-haul aircraft any more. However, we have not started any negotiations with Airbus now,” said Kingfisher Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Aggarwal.

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Air Canada ties up with Jet to protect its India traffic

Toronto: After Ottawa's refusal to grant additional flights to Emirates Airline last year to protect traffic on the India-Canada corridor for its national carrier, Air Canada has entered into a sharing agreement with Jet Airways till it gets long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner to resume India operations.

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AI understated losses by Rs 3,000 cr

New Delhi: In what could have serious financial implications for battered national carrier Air India, a supplementary audit conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has revealed that AI may have understated its losses for fiscal 2010 by Rs 3038.1 crore. That could mean that the losses were under-reported by over 50%. AI had claimed to have cut down its net loss to Rs 5,551 crore in 2010 from Rs 7,189 crore the previous year.

International air passenger demand up by 8.2 per cent in 2010: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported 2010 demand statistics for international scheduled air traffic that showed an 8.2 per cent increase in the passenger business and a 20.6 per cent increase in freight.

Air Arabia receives two new aircraft delivered by Airbus

Air Arabia has announced that it has taken delivery of the third and fourth of 44 A320 aircraft it had ordered from Airbus. The announcement also marks the first aircraft to be delivered by Airbus in 2011.

Qatar Airways plans Montreal-Doha flights

Qatar Airways said Tuesday it will start three flights a week between Montreal and Doha in June.

Airlines that allow mobile phone use

Most restrict use to "silent" activities like texting and email, but four airlines — Emirates, Saudi Arabian, TAM and Malaysia — allow you to make voice calls. Take-off and landing are still times when your handset must be powered off, but calling home is now an option if you're flying to Dubai, Riyadh, Sao Paulo or Kuala Lumpur. And in case you're keeping score, Emirates is the only airline to install showers on certain aircraft.

Pilot descends 2000 feet, averts disaster

Two aircraft, one flying from Calcutta to Imphal, came on a collision course on Thursday afternoon but a disaster was averted as one of the pilots made a rapid descent following an on-flight alert.
Sources at the Calcutta airport suspect an oversight by the Dhaka airport authorities, in whose airspace the flights came too close to each other.

Etihad plans to expand its wings in India

Mumbai: Sharjah-based budget carrier Etihad plans to expand its wings further across India with a view to benefit from the growing air passenger traffic in the world's second-fastest growing major economy.

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Kingfisher to add to fleet by Oct; sees FDI rule ease

Kingfisher Airlines, plans to add eight leased aircraft to its fleet by October this year to expand capacity in the wake of growing air traffic, the firm said in an investor presentation made earlier in January.
Of the eight aircraft, six will be narrow-body Airbus A320 models and two will be the wide body Airbus A330s, the presentation said.

Thai AirAsia introduces direct daily flights from Chiang Mai to Singapore

Thai AirAsia introduces direct daily flights from Chiang Mai to Singapore Launch of new route provides better connectivity to/from two of ASEAN’s popular tourist destinations

Strong 2010 but Uncertainties in 2011

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported full-year 2010 demand statistics for international scheduled air traffic that showed an 8.2% increase in the passenger business and a 20.6% increase in freight. Demand growth outstripped capacity increases of 4.4% for passenger and 8.9% for cargo. Average passenger load factor for the year was 78.4% which is a 2.7 percentage point improvement on 2009. The freight load factor saw a 5.2 percentage point improvement to 53.8%.

SpiceJet regional services to take off from July

Mumbai/New Delhi: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet will launch its regional services from July this year, operating on 16 non-metro routes with Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, as one of its hubs.

Etihad Airways introduces chauffeur service in India

Mumbai: Etihad Airways has introduced complimentary luxury chauffeur service in its eight Indian operations-- New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad and Kochi, Bengaluru.

Kingfisher to re-induct seven grounded planes

New Delhi: Good times appear to be returning to Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines.
A spokesperson of the carrier confirmed to DNA on Monday that seven of the A320 family aircraft, which were grounded due to engine trouble last year, will return to the fleet by March this year.

Indonesia-India Join Forces to Establish Airline

Jakarta:Indonesia and Indian businessmen plan to establish a new airline company to be called PT Pacific Royale, confirmed air transportation director-general Herry Bhakti.