Plane carrying 189 people crashes off Indonesia; no sign of survivors

An Indonesian aircraft with 189 people on board crashed into the sea and sank on Monday soon after taking off from the capital, Jakarta, on a domestic flight to a tin-mining region, officials said.......

The man who has been living at an airport terminal for 5 months

As millions of passengers stream through Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport, heading off on holidays or returning home to loving families, all Hassan Al Kontar can do is watch. And......

Major domestic carriers ban 'unruly' TDP MP, probe ordered

All major domestic airlines have banned Telugu Desam Party MP Diwakar Reddy from flights citing “unruly behaviour” after he was denied boarding for being late, while the civil......

Sena MP Gaikwad refuses to apologise, says 'AI official is mad'

Refusing to apologise to the Air India official whom he allegedly thrashed, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on Saturday said he would only tender an apology to Parliament for disrespecting its......

Tata Sons comes to rescue of Tata Play as it faces growth headwinds

The reported buyback of Temasek’s 20 per cent stake in Tata Play by Tata Sons will be the third instance of Tata Group providing an exit to a foreign partner in recent years. In 2018, Tata......

Compare IndiGo with global, not local carriers: CEO Elbers

IndiGo’s size should be compared with global carriers, and not other domestic airlines, chief executive officer Pieter Elbers said on Tuesday, adding that such benchmarking will help India......

Akasa Air's occupancy soars at fastest pace among peers in April

Akasa Air’s plane occupancy, or load factor, improved the most among all major carriers in April compared to the last month. Photograph: Akasa Air/Twitter Load factor signifies the......

Air India revises pilots', cabin crew salaries, announces reward, bonus

Air India on Monday announced a new compensation structure for its pilots and cabin crew, with a guaranteed flying allowance of 40 hours per month for both categories of staff. Photograph: Reuters......