Even as Jet Airways's pilots and the management were hectically working out a settlement to end their stir on Friday, latest reports coming in say that pilots are not likely to return to work even on Saturday and the parleys would continue to break the deadlock that has severely disrupted flights affecting thousands of passengers.
A Jet Airways spokesperson also said their flights in and out of Mumbai would operate in accordance with their normal schedule. However, their Kingfisher Airlines counterpart said one flight each on Delhi-Mumbai, Bangalore-Mumbai, Hyderabad-Mumbai and Nashik-Mumbai sectors have been combined with other flights on the same routes.
A day before the opening of its initial public offering, Jet Airways on Thursday said it will pay up to $7.5 million to acquire trademark and intellectual property rights from Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Enterprises Private Ltd.
Even in ruin, Jet retained its one essential brand quality: Dignity, says brand guru Sandeep Goyal.
The Bombay High Court on Monday adjourned for next Thursday, hearing on an arbitration petition filed by private carrier Jet Airways in connection with the collapsed deal to takeover rival Air Sahara.
India's private airliner Jet Airways will begin its five-day a week flight to Toronto from Delhi, via Brussels, from September 5, a company release said.
A Jet Airways customer service assistant told PTI that the suspension had been ordered in view of poor passenger booking.
Indian Airlines and Jet Airways on Friday revised the advance purchase fares in most of the sectors from next month.
Etihad will be able to carve out a strong niche in the Indian market.
Jet Airways on Tuesday said it would file a petition before the Supreme Court seeking transfer of all cases, relating to its failed takeover deal of Air Sahara, pending before the Bombay High Court and the Lucknow district court.
With the London airport opening up after wide-spread flight disruptions caused by volcanic ash from Iceland, Air India and Jet Airways on Wednesday readied themselves to resume operation to the UK.
Private airlines Jet Airways and Kingfisher owe state-owned oil firms over Rs 1,774 crore (Rs 17.74 billion) in unpaid jet fuel bills, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Jitin Prasada said on Thursday.
"Airlines in India like Jet Airways and Air India have firm orders with Boeing for delivery till the year 2011. Now they are planning beyond that in view of expected market growth," said Dinesh Keskar, senior vice-president (sales), Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Why the recent strike could see the carrier go Air India's way.
Earlier, budget carrier SpiceJet said it would hire 500 from Jet, including 100 pilots. Air India Express has also inducted around 25 commanders from the grounded airline.
There is fear amongst various lobbies with Jet Airways having taken over Air Sahara.
The Bombay High Court on Monday asked Jet Airways and Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd (SICCL) to settle their dispute over the takeover of Sahara Airlines by July 2 or else it would pass an order.
Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday said it had not registered any case against Jet Airways for alleged "shady" funding of the private domestic carrier neither did it intend to carry out a preliminary enquiry into the matter.
'In the inspections, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism.'
Jet Airways, the largest privately owned airline in India, is set to continue its global expansion with the commencement of direct flights from London to Mumbai on May 23
Sale of wide-body aircraft will not affect internatinal flights, says Jet
"The Chinese government has never allowed a third party to operate to the US out of China. This is for the first time that our government negotiated with them to do so. We hope to get the permission from China soon," Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal told reporters. With the launch of San Francisco flight from May 5, Jet Airways would become the first private carrier to operate a non-stop daily flight to Shanghai from country's financial hub of Mumbai.
Jet-Sahara deal: HC asks govt for documents
GoAir reluctant to respond to overtures.
Speaking to Business Standard, Jet Executive Director Saroj Datta said: "SpiceJet and JetLite are an absolute fit in so far as their business models are concerned."
Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and state-owned NACIL owe public sector oil companies over Rs 2,241 crore (Rs 22.41 billion) as payment for jet fuel, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dinsha Patel said on Tuesday.
The Bombay High Court would examine the Ernst & Young report on the erstwhile Sahara Airlines buyout by Jet Airways to decide the onus on payment of tax liability amounting to Rs 107 crore (Rs 1.07 billion).
Private sector airline Jet Airways will give its A340-300E aircraft on short-term wet lease to Air-India to operate a daily flight between Mumbai and London.
Though NCLT has extended window to find a buyer, bankers don't see much hope of a deal.
Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal said the strategic alliance forged almost a year ago between his company and Kingfisher Airlines has still not achieved tangible progress, and added that airfares need to rise by 20-25 per cent.
Needless to say, Kingfisher is planning to deploy all foreign cabin crew on its US flights.
The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld its earlier order which had ruled that Jet Airways was liable to pay the renegotiated amount of Rs 1,450 crore (Rs 14.50 billion) instead of the original determined price of Rs 2,000 crore for the purchase of Sahara Airlines (now Jetlite) in 2007.
Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal said this price represents a 40 per cent discount to the originally agreed price.
Jet Airways is in talks with Chinese carriers for code-sharing deals to other destinations after it became the first Indian private air carrier to operate a service to China by launching its Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco flight. The flight connecting the economic hubs of India and China was formally launched in Shanghai on Monday.
Over 30 passengers have suffered ear and nose-bleed after the crew on Jet Airways flight 9W 697 reportedly forgot to select a switch that helps maintain cabin air pressure
Prock-Schauer has resigned to join British Midland PLC. He will be replaced by senior vice president Nikos Kardassis.
After allowing private Indian carriers to operate to the UK and Southeast Asia, government on Friday permitted Jet Airways to launch operations to New York from the ensuing summer season starting April.
Private domestic airline Jet Airways on Thursday said it would start issuing electronic tickets from the next year in a bid to cut administrative costs by 50 per cent.
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