'A lot of people had problems in adjusting with the change of time and it affected their sleeping pattern'
The airline with a 66-aircraft fleet said on Monday that it would be inducting 16 planes this year and the remaining 12 by 2014.
"No airline is making money in India because they are selling below cost. The country is seeing a 25 per cent annual growth rate in air passenger traffic, but some slowdown is also expected. These are some of the pains when markets open up," said John Leahy, chief operating officer (customers), Airbus. Leahy, however, declined to offer details.
The airline might find it difficult to fill posts.
DGCA rules require pilots to service a six-month notice.
US aircraft maker Boeing Inc will soon start talks with Indian carriers to market its latest aircraft, the '7E7', which is due for launch in 2008, as it strives to cash in on the fast-growing Asian aviation market.
The airline will induct four more Dreamliners next year to complete order of 27 of these aircraft
Boeing 737 MAX planes were globally grounded in March 2019, after two of these crashed within five months, raising safety concerns.
The Delhi-based airline currently has 13 Airbus A320 aircraft in the fleet and it plans to take another seven (A320 Neo) planes by June 2018.
This is an exceptional case of extension beyond the 330-day limit under the insolvency and bankruptcy code.
The airline has already decided to lease out an A330 to Etihad and plans to lease out two more this year.
Industry sources say the demand for premium traffic on the route has shown a dip over the last few years and yields too have fallen.
With its nominees on the board, Tata Sons will have the controlling stake of 51%.
The world's largest passenger aircraft A-380 touched down for the first time in India on Sunday to mark the second anniversary celebrations of Kingfisher Airlines.
The aircraft (Airbus A-320 model) belonging to Air India was being transported by road from Begumpet airport to Central Training Establishment at Ferozguda in Balanagar when the crane bars got bent down and the aircraft suddenly fell on a nearby compound wall.
IndiGo has about 400 planes on order.
The premium economy cabin is getting popular among air travellers from India.
Since 1954, the Bhasins have collectively flown every aircraft in India.
Currently, Vistara has more than 22 planes and operates around 850 flights every week.
While Indian telecom czar Sunil Mittal's Bharti did not share deal details, UK Business Secretary Alok Sharma said his government and Bharti Global, will provide $500 million each.
In a fresh bid to break the Bofors jinx, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday cleared proposal to acquire 814 artillery guns for Rs 15,750 crore.
ISRO has an opportunity to be the one-stop shop for satellite manufacturing, and Alpha Design is just the booster it needed.
India is not an easy environment to operate in and grow because of the high cost of operations, says Neil Mills.
With the Chennai airport closed till December 6 following heavy rains and flood, the nearby naval air station at Arakonnam is likely to be turned into a makeshift airport.
A senior DGCA official said 23,403 departures per week have been finalised, covering 103 airports, which is 1.2 per cent higher than the 23,117 operated during the previous winter schedule.
The airline has also inked a deal to take 12 A320s from Singapore's Tiger Airways on lease.
Ajit Singh says will seek cabinet nod to scrap 5-year, 20 aircraft rule.
The international operations of Air India seem to be the main attraction for IndiGo, which has also flagged concerns about some foreign overseas airlines being allowed "disproportionate access" to the Indian market.
India on Tuesday night got permission to dock its ship at the Aden harbour for the evacuation of nearly 400 Indians from the sea port city as the government launched a massive air and sea evacuation operation for its over 4,000 nationals in strife-torn Yemen.
Jet Airways, India's top private carrier, says it is in talks to lease two or three wide-bodied aircraft from Boeing or Airbus for its long-haul international routes starting in April.
7,000 unemployed pilots in India but airlines continue to bet on expats
'Special police told me that if I speak according to their wishes they will not harm my family and also gave me false assurance that they will make my case weak so that after sometime I will get released...'
AirAsia runs a joint venture portal with Expedia and it is an exclusive online distribution channel for the airline.
The airline is currently working to normalise its operations with the support of its pilots and cabin crew and expects to be on track by the end of this week, it said.
Empty middle seat, no duty-free shopping to be new normal till WHO all-clear.
The pilot of a Bangalore-bound Air India aircraft, with around 125 passengers on board, landed under emergency conditions at Bhopal airport when he found the cockpit door jammed as he tried to open it to visit the washroom, airline sources said on Tuesday.
Tony Fernandes said the aviation sector here was a "double marathon" and not a "sprint".
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