Lufthansa is expanding its services to the United Kingdom and is laying on flights to Aberdeen, its sixth UK destination in the winter schedules 2011/12. Starting on 30 October 2011, the airline will for the first time be operating thrice-daily on the route from Frankfurt, linking the major port on the east coast of Scotland with the Frankfurt hub and from there into Lufthansa's global network.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Qatar Airways embarks on historic move into Canada
Qatar Airways, the national airline of the State of Qatar, has embarked on the latest journey of its remarkable expansion by entering the Canadian market for the first time.
Singapore Airlines to lease 15 more Airbus A330s
Singapore Airlines has reached agreement with Airbus to lease another 15 A330-300 aircraft, providing additional growth opportunities to the Airline.
AI scraps London flight, fliers told just days before
With Air India clubbing its flights on some international routes due to " low passenger load", those who were booked on flights that got cancelled have been left high and dry.
Flyer gets Rs 2.5L from airline for callous treatment
An illiterate Indian flyer was awarded a compensation of Rs 2.5 lakh last week by a consumer forum after it ruled that he was treated callously by a foreign airline.
Vizag airport to start 24x7 service
Visakhapatnam: It seems the long-pending demand of the Vizagites could take flight soon as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has, in principle, accepted the proposal of running round-the-clock operations in Visakhapatnam airport, if it handles 40 flights in a day.
Malaysia Airlines bans babies from first-class
Babies balling their eyes out on flights can irritate even the calmest of passengers, but now an airline has come up with a solution.
Turkish Airlines announces its first flights to Al Basrah (Iraq) and Naples (Italy)
Turkish Airlines today launched its first nonstop flight from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Al Basrah which is the airline's 3rd flight destination in Iraq after Baghdad and Arbil. The first flight to Al Basrah has departed at 7:00am (TK798) with the Boeing 737/800 aircraft.
British Airways launch new flights to Faro and Malaga direct from London City
British Airways has announced the launch of two new routes to Faro and Malaga and added more frequency to the popular destinations of Nice, Palma and Ibiza.
JetBlue adds fourth daily Flight from Boston to Chicago
Boston's largest carrier, JetBlue Airways, today announced the addition of a fourth daily frequency to its popular Boston-Chicago route just in time for the fall season.
Tourists braced for disruption as Greece goes on general strike
Tourists visiting Greece are braced for 48 hours of disruption as the country goes on general strike against unpopular austerity measures.
UK Border Agency strikes set cause travel chaos on Thursday
Up to half a million air passengers flying on Thursday could face severe disruption because of a strike by border officials at British airports.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Singapore Airlines and Brussels Airlines sign codeshare agreement
Singapore Airlines' customers from the Belgian city of Brussels can now fly to Singapore and beyond via three European hubs through a codeshare agreement with Brussels Airlines.
Probe to ascertain chopper health
Union civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi today said air crash investigation reports would provide definite answers about the airworthiness of choppers that were in service in the Northeast.
LCCs tune in to in-flight entertainment
Anand Kumar (name changed) was prepared to take a nap during his nearly two-hour long economy class GoAir flight from Mumbai to Delhi. The low-cost carrier (LCC), he thought, would not have any entertainment on board. He was wrong.
Singapore Airlines And Spain Tourism Board Sign MOU
Singapore Airlines and Spain Tourism Board have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at boosting tourist arrivals to Spain.
Etihad Airways launches new inflight kids’ packs
Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has launched new kids' packs, custom-designed to keep children content and entertained when flying with the airline.
Singapore Airlines Deepens Links With Tourism Australia
The importance of strong aviation partnerships in driving Australia's future tourism growth has been reaffirmed with the signing of a new commercial agreement between Singapore Airlines and Tourism Australia.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Branson makes final plea to Virgin pilots ahead of strike
Sir Richard Branson has warned that Virgin Atlantic pilots striking would leave "an indelible scar on the company".
Sunday, June 26, 2011
70 acres of Mumbai airport land on sale soon
The agency that runs the Mumbai airport plans to make thousands of crores by selling off part of the land in pricey Andheri that had been given to it for improving facilities.
African student held with 4kg of morphine at airport
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai Customs on Thursday arrested a South African student carrying 4.4 kg morphine worth more than Rs 4 crore in the international market. Anohya Jessica was arrested from the international airport in the early morning. She was booked on an Ethiopian Airlines flight, for Addis Ababa.
American Airlines and airberlin Expand Codeshare Agreement
American Airlines and future oneworld® alliance member, airberlin, have expanded their codeshare relationship to include airberlin's new service between New York's Kennedy International Airport and Berlin-Tegel. airberlin will fly the route four times per week.
US Airways and TWU Dispatchers Reach Tentative Agreement
US Airways has announced that it has reached a tentative agreement on a new, four-year collective bargaining agreement with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) that represents the airline's 164 flight dispatchers.
United Airlines Begins Service to Hilo, Hawaii
United Airlines has launched a new daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport and Hilo, Hawaii. In addition, United will begin once-weekly nonstop service to Hilo from its San Francisco hub.
Friday, June 24, 2011
India’s aviation market (now the size of France) revs up for further growth; first F1 race in Delhi later this year
Latest data from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) shows that India's airports handled 143.4 million passengers in the 12 month period ending in March 2011.
Flights delayed as TIA runway in need of repair
Kathmandu: Flights at the country's only international airport were disrupted for more than three hours today after a section of its runway wore out due to heavy rains.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
New civil aviation policy to end the isolation of the Northeast
New Delhi: Smaller airports, smaller aircrafts, intra-regional air connectivity, and more frequent flights in and out of this geographically difficult region - apart from improving safety standards - could end the physical exclusion of the Northeast, Union Minister for the Development of the Northeast Region (DONER) Bijoy Krishna Handique told The Hindu.
Two more flight services to Tuticorin
Two additional flight services are expected to be operated between Tuticorin and Chennai from October. The daily flights were likely to be operated by low-cost carrier SpiceJet daily — one in the morning and another in the evening, said J.P. Joe Villavarayar, former president, All India Chamber of Commerce and Industry, here on Monday.
Small airlines may get nod for tie-ups with big players
The government has decided to allow private non-scheduled airlines to partner with scheduled airlines, enabling the two to enter into marketing alliance and passenger booking.
Siemens to better cargo handling at Delhi airport
New Delhi: Delhi Cargo Services Center (DCSC) has signed up Siemens Ltd to set up a state-of-the-art cargo handling equipment for the integrated cargo complex at the Delhi International Airport.
Monday, June 20, 2011
GoAir orders 72 Airbus jets for Rs 32,000 crore
If the last decade was about the birth of low-cost airlines in India, the current one is all set for a full-throttle, steep climb in the number of no-frill seats on offer, what with yet another low-cost airline announcing mega aircraft purchase plans on Thursday.
Deccan 360 in trouble over unpaid bills
Almost three years after Capt Gopinath was forced to sell his debt-hit Air Deccan to fellow Bangalorean and rival Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines, the skies have again turned turbulent for him.
AI crash pilot shouldn't have been on flight: Son
The pilot who was at the helm of the doomed Air India Express flight that crashed in Mangalore last year was not suppose to fly, the Serbian captain's son reveals as he demands fresh investigation into the accident.
Crash Report blames Pilot
The report from an Indian Court of Inquiry, published by newspapers across the world earlier this year, held Captain Glusica responsible for the crash. The report also said that the captain had slept for more than half the flight and woke up just before the tricky landing, as a result he was slow to react to the situation.
Air shuttle service to connect coastal airports
Top priority will be given to launch an air shuttle service connecting the coastal airports in South India, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Vayalar Ravi has said.
Indian low-cost airlines’ success on display
The success of India's low-cost airlines is on display at the Paris Air Show, with a big order of Airbus aircraft from GoAir earlier in the week and more expected from Indian carriers at the show.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Air Canada prepares for workers strike
Air Canada said Saturday it will try to
keep operations running as close to normal as possible should customer
service and sales staff go on strike.
keep operations running as close to normal as possible should customer
service and sales staff go on strike.
ITC Mughal, Agra unveils The Khwab Mahal-Palace Of Dreams wing
ITC Mughal, Agra has opened The Khwab Mahal-Palace Of Dreams Wing, a
prime room wing of the royal complex.
prime room wing of the royal complex.
Mangalore Crash Inquiry Report: A Desperate Attempt to Save the Skin of AAI Also
When Air India Express Flight 812 crashed in the early morning of May
22, 2010, 158 lives were consumed by fire caused when the wing of the
aircraft broke after it struck the concrete structure on which the ILS
Antenna was mounted.
22, 2010, 158 lives were consumed by fire caused when the wing of the
aircraft broke after it struck the concrete structure on which the ILS
Antenna was mounted.
AirAsia X Prepares to Float Shares To Fund Expansion
Budget long-haul airline AirAsia X is eyeing a stock market listing
and fleet expansion to spread its wings across the globe.
and fleet expansion to spread its wings across the globe.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Airline profits to tumble in 2011 on fuel, global turmoil
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has slashed its estimate for 2011 airline profits by more than half - from USD 8.6 billion to USD 4 billion - as rising oil prices, the turmoil in the Middle East and the Japan quake and tsunami took a toll.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
NAL completes study on RTA
Union Minister for Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar announced that Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) has completed the feasibility study on the design and development of the Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA).Addressing the media at NAL campus here on Friday, he said that the estimated cost of the project was `7,555 crore.
Airline returns passenger's bag minus data in laptop
Ahmedabad: Anuradha Bhaumick's six-month-long lost and found drama has left her confused- should she be glad to find her missing bags or file a case against the airline for her trouble?
Rule violation blame on AI
New Delhi: Air India pilots have accused the management of forcing them to flout flying rules. The allegations were made in a letter to the civil aviation ministry and the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA).
Man sentenced for causing havoc while 'completely drunk' on flight
An airline passenger from Slough smashed a television screen after swigging from a bottle of vodka on a Heathrow-bound flight, a court heard.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
BNHS to help avoid bird hits at Navi Mumbai airport
The state government has appointed the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) to carry out a detailed three-year study to avert bird hits once the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport becomes operational.
Friday, June 10, 2011
DGCA safety audit slams Pawan Hans
New Delhi: India's aviation regulator Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) has indicted national helicopter company Pawan Hans for not operating single engine choppers for VIPs under the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) which makes it easier for pilots to negotiate bad weather.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
International Air Transport Association | Industry Financial Forecast - June 2011
Key points from our full report on the outlook
for airline financial performance in 2011:
for airline financial performance in 2011:
This landing scared the life out of flyers
At least 125 flyers aboard the Go Air's Delhi-Patna flight experienced the scariest moment of their life as the pilot aborted landing and went full throttle to ascend from a height of 500ft following a command from the air traffic control at the Patna's Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport on Friday morning. The reason?
Yet another aborted landing at Delhi airport
In what is becoming a routine occurrence at the Delhi airport, another aircraft had to abort landing at the last moment on Friday because an aircraft was present on the runway.
New integrated terminal planned at Kolkata airport
With a phenomenal growth in air traffic, a plush new integrated terminal will come up at the Kolkata airport by March next year with over 70 per cent of the work having been completed so far.
Flight aborted after Estonian falls sick
A SpiceJet Goa-Delhi flight made a priority landing at a city airport late on Friday after a 42-year-old passenger fainted mid-air. Estonian citizen Terje Uusen was rushed to Apollo Hospital from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport where doctors declared her brought dead. Doctors said she died of cardiac arrest.
India, Brazil propel global aviation market growth
Recording the strongest growth in the world, India's domestic aviation market has tripled in the past five years, followed by the markets in Brazil and China which doubled during this period.
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