Air India's general manager (finance), who should be in the thick of company's financial matters, does not have information about pay and perks of the company's top bosses.
Given the cost structure in the country, it won't be easy for AirAsia to offer 'Nano' fares and still make money.
Unlikely to happen in less than a year,despite the advantage of the parent airline's base.
Agreement paves the way for increased air connectivity between both countries and has the potential to spur trade investment, tourism and strengthening the cultural exchange between India and Brazil.
The government on Monday denied any pressure on it regarding selection and procurement of aircraft for the Indian carriers.\n\n\n\n
Airlines have opposed the rules that make it compulsory for them to pay compensation to passengers in case a flight is delayed by more than four hours
Reduction in fuel price was supposed to bring back good luck for Indian airlines. But with the global spread of coronavirus, airlines are being forced to rejig their network, cut flights, and delay launches.
Hundreds of pilots are staring at a long wait to get the job of their dreams after completing the course, the cost of which runs to Rs 1 crore.
Sanjiv Kapoor questions the rival's change in strategy and claims of full load.
As fliers find themselves spoilt for choice, airlines are looking at ways in which to position themselves distinctively.
Indian airlines are running into losses.
Strengthening the Indian Airlines and Air-India and putting in place a comprehensive civil aviation policy would be accorded top priority by the new government, Union Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel said on Monday.
Air India and Jet Airways flew tonnes of fresh flowers to Europe in the last 10-12 days, though their uplift is much less compared to rival carriers.
A suggestion that these issues be tackled in-depth by a committee headed by a retired judge has been made by Civil Aviation Minister Valayar Ravi during his meetings with leaders of 14 unions of the state-run carrier.
"Pakistan Air Force continuously monitored the complete flight path of the flying object from its point of origin in Sirsa in India till its point of impact near Mian Channu and initiated requisite tactical actions in accordance with standard operating procedures," Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar said.
'The unity among Israelis is such that the killing of the many Israelis is like a personal loss.' 'They feel as if they have lost someone from their own family. The whole of Israel is sad.'
'Indian aviation sector needs much more investment and new entrants.'
Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad refuses to apologise.
After a hiatus of nearly two decades, the government's programme to privatise state-owned firms restarted with the handing over of debt-laden national carrier Air India to the Tata Group. With the new owner shelling out Rs 18,000 crore for the buyout of the 'Maharaja', this would be the highest-ever amount garnered through privatisation, and is even more than the cumulative sum mopped up through strategic sales from 1999-00 to 2003-04. The government had in October last year inked the share purchase agreement with the Tata Group for sale of national carrier Air India for Rs 18,000 crore. Tatas would pay Rs 2,700 crore cash and take over Rs 15,300 crore of the airline's debt.
GoAir hopes to fly 15 million passengers by 2016-17, serve 30 destinations, up from 21 now, and will largely remain a domestic airline.
Emirates and Etihad Airways have over the past year continued to lobby India to allow them more flight slots, which won't be possible until the 2007 pact is revised.
India requested Pakistan to let Modi's aircraft fly over its airspace to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.
Punjab and Sind Bank will take on Services in the first Super League match of the 62nd Senior\nNational Hockey Championship at the Surjit hockey stadium in Jalandhar on Saturday.
The airline, which operates 24 daily flights including linking Delhi to Port Blair and Bhubaneshwar, would, however, provide free drinking water to all passengers.
Two weeks' time given to CBI for filing a fresh status report.
The first plane -- Air India's jumbo B747 aircraft carrying 211 students, 110 working professionals and three minors-- reached Delhi around 7.30 am and another flight of the airline would leave the national capital for the Chinese city in the afternoon.
On Monday, the fifth Air India flight landed in Delhi from Bucharest with 249 Indian nationals while the sixth flight arrived from Budapest here with 240 Indian nationals, the officials said.
Britain's Cairn Energy has secured a French court order to seize 20 Indian govt properties to recover arbitration award, it is learnt.
7,000 unemployed pilots in India but airlines continue to bet on expats
SpiceJet, Air India Express and IndiGo will operate special flights from Hungarian capital Budapest and Romania's Bucharest on Monday and Tuesday to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive.
Expressing deep concern over the declining profitability and market share of Indian Airlines and Air-India, the government on Wednesday said there was an urgent need to augment the aircraft fleet to turnaround the two companies.
Mittu Chandilya wants to bring a new meaning to flying for Indians.
Inching closer to launch its operations, new no-frill carrier AirAsia India on Saturday took delivery of its first Airbus A-320 as it landed in Chennai after flying in from Toulouse headquarters of the European aircraft manufacturer.
FIA is a body of four established domestic private airlines -- Jet Airways, IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir.
Indian Airlines is likely to suffer a loss of Rs 98.90 crore (Rs 989 million) in 2002-2003 due to increase in the price of aviation turbine fuel and hike in insurance premium, landing and navigational charges and levy of customs duty.
Analysts say mergers by India's airlines have not been successful so far because of their objectives: it's to either kill competition or acquire flying rights to fly international.
Analysts remain sceptical on the profitability from freighter business, saying that once normal air transport resumes and there's abundant belly capacity, the traditional economics of air cargo may not be that lucrative.
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