Improvement in load factors, coupled with an increase in seat capacity after Jet's slots were allotted to low-cost airlines, has resulted in an increase in daily passenger traffic.
National carrier Air India has tied up with Deutsche Bank and the British lender Investec Bank to raise up to $500 million to take the delivery of five Boeing Dreamliners, according to airline sources.
SpiceJet was dragged to court by several aircraft leasing firms.
Air India is going all out to woo business class travellers asking them to fly the Dreamliner, but the jury is out on whether that will be enough to create a brand image.
Air India has put all its newly-acquired Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner planes for sale and leaseback and invited bids from prospective lessors by February first week, even as all of these aircraft remained grounded across the world.
Claiming to be on top of all airlines in the country in terms of passenger load factor, infant budget carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday said it would add four more aircraft to its existing fleet of three Boeing airplanes by December to launch services in
Jet Airways plans to increase capacity on international routes by reconfiguring existing aircraft and adding new ones.
The entire 50-strong global fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, including six of Air India, were grounded on Thursday after US regulator FAA asked airlines to stop their operations temporarily till a battery fire risk was corrected.
With oil prices in a free fall, the airline is looking at regaining some of its lost share.
Infighting among pilots might impact Air India's 787 flights
While Air India Express is expected to get the full insured amount for the hull loss, it will have to pay compensation to the kin of the deceased and injured, according to applicable laws. The compensation will be paid from its liability cover.
The Indian consulate in Dubai will remain open on Saturday to help those who need assistance to travel to Kerala and provide information about the crash of the Air India Express flight that skidded off a hilltop runway and split in two while landing in heavy rain at an airport in Kozhikode, killing at least 18 people.
In 2014, about 650,000 customers used Emirates' Wi-Fi service on board.
Airline says can't discuss dues publicly, denies grounding of planes
The board of state-run international flag carrier Air-India Ltd on Saturday deferred a key multi-billion-dollar plan to buy up to 17 planes from either Boeing or Airbus, a spokesman said.\n\n\n\n
The board of international flag carrier Air-India will take a final decision on April 9 on a multi-billion-dollar plan to buy up to 17 planes from either Boeing or Airbus, a spokesman said.
Executives of Indian airlines said that the drop is primarily for flights to major metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, which are the prime revenue generators on the domestic front.
7,000 unemployed pilots in India but airlines continue to bet on expats
The airline has informed its flight attendants that they would be eligible for leave without pay between November 1 and December 20
Airbus is now confident of crossing 1,000 net orders (excluding cancellations or conversions from previous orders) in 2014.
A White House plane carrying United States First Lady Michelle Obama had to abort its landing at Andrews Air Force Base since it came dangerously close to a 200-ton military cargo jet, owing to an air traffic controller's mistake, according to federal officials.
Apart from the Adani group, the Tata group, the Hinduja group, Indigo and a New York-based fund, Interups, are expected to submit EoIs.
5 AI's Dreamliner pilots left the airline to join other carriers without serving the mandatory six-month notice period
SpiceJet strts trimming workforce.
Jet Airways on Monday awarded $750-million contract to a leading Singaporean firm for maintenance support to engines of its 67-strong Boeing-737 fleet over the next 10 years.
The CH-47F version of the Chinook that India is buying from the United States is a high-tech marvel.
Chinook is a heavy lift, tandem rotor helicopter which serves armed forces of 19 countries. It is a multi-role platform and is used for the transport of troops and material among other roles
Emirates has been voted as the world's best airline in 2016 by travellers around the world.
J R D Tata and Air India... Mrigank Warrier explores one of India's eternal love stories.
The unstated aim of a well-publicised airlift operation of this kind is to demonstrate India's ability to rapidly move troops and equipment over long distances.
Concerned about the deteriorating financial and operational performance of the Kalanithi Maran-promoted airline, the DGCA had on Friday withdrawn 186 flight slots of SpiceJet and directed it not to take bookings for flights beyond a month.
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With the launch of these services, Air India would become the first airline to operate the new Boeing-787 Dreamliner to the Australian continent, a spokesperson said.
While the number of operational airports in the country will rise to 131, other smaller towns too are seeing a surge in connectivity.
In another development, SBI Capital Markets, which had issued the expressions of interest on April 8, extended the deadline for submission of initial bids to April 12.
This is the third time this month that the national carrier has invited bids for leasing out aircraft.
Etihad is the fourth airline to operate the super jumbo aircraft to India.
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