News for 'Spring Airlines'

'No Sane Pilot Would Shut Off Fuel'

'No Sane Pilot Would Shut Off Fuel'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

'In multi-pilot operations, no critical switch can be moved without the other pilot's consent.'

'Who Was Flying AI 171 When Mayday Was Called?'

'Who Was Flying AI 171 When Mayday Was Called?'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

'Who tried engine relight?' 'If the first officer was the one flying at takeoff, the captain may have taken control immediately post-thrust loss.' 'But the AAIB report doesn't clarify any of this.'

23 inches! That's the seat space in this airline

23 inches! That's the seat space in this airline

Rediff.com13 Sep 2010

The seats will offer storage space as well.

Recipe: Airline Mediterranean Lentil Salad

Recipe: Airline Mediterranean Lentil Salad

Rediff.com25 May 2022

This versatile lentil salad can be a whole meal by itself or an accompaniment to a light evening repast.

Uzbekistan: Land Of Arabian Nights

Uzbekistan: Land Of Arabian Nights

Rediff.com20 Dec 2024

Uzbekistan lives comfortably in several centuries but is also a forward-looking nation, Deepa Gahlot discovers on a visit to this Central Asian country.

Mahatma Carter

Mahatma Carter

Rediff.com9 Jan 2025

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician, points out Shreekant Sambrani.

Airlines to travel agents: Pay on time or face suspension

Airlines to travel agents: Pay on time or face suspension

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

According to the new billing system, travel agents will have to make payment to airlines within seven days.

Airline delays could become a way of life

Airline delays could become a way of life

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

Some airlines, says Anjuli Bhargava, are convinced there's a conspiracy to malign them.

No Pasta in Italy!

No Pasta in Italy!

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

Pasta procured in Italy cooked up with lightly braised vegetables that can be mimicked in India.

Mother who fled to India from US charged with son's murder

Mother who fled to India from US charged with son's murder

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

The mother of a six-year-old boy who fled to India from the US in March this year has been indicted by a grand jury on several new charges including capital murder.

3 Indian airports among the world's best

3 Indian airports among the world's best

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

New Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad airports are among world's best.

Amid Covid spurt, China to reopen for foreign travellers from Jan 8

Amid Covid spurt, China to reopen for foreign travellers from Jan 8

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Days after it faced nationwide anti-government protests against its stringent zero-Covid policy, China in a major shift of its coronavirus response policies has announced that it will scrap quarantine for international travellers from January 8 as it reopens its borders and comes out of international isolation after nearly three years.

Recipe: Have Salad Not Poha!

Recipe: Have Salad Not Poha!

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

When you would rather have a salad...

Welcome To Dallas Y'll!

Welcome To Dallas Y'll!

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

Dallas is where JFK was murdered. It is also the home of the Gas Money Garage. And a city where 'big things happen'.

Put Covid norm violators on flights in no-fly list: HC

Put Covid norm violators on flights in no-fly list: HC

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

The Delhi high court on Friday called for strict action against those found violating masking and hand hygiene norms at airports and in aircraft, observing that the Covid-19 pandemic has not abated and keeps rearing its ugly head.

Why travel agents are defaulting on crores of payments

Why travel agents are defaulting on crores of payments

Rediff.com8 May 2013

Airlines are cutting down commissions putting their business under pressure.

Regulators to levy record penalty on AA

Regulators to levy record penalty on AA

Rediff.com20 Aug 2010

Attributing to people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal said, "Federal regulators are ready to propose a record penalty of $25 million or more against American Airlines for the maintenance lapses that prompted widespread flight cancellations in the spring of 2008."

China coronavirus toll up to 170; cases soar to 7,711

China coronavirus toll up to 170; cases soar to 7,711

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, capital of China's Hubei province, in December and has now spread across the globe. The Chinese authorities are trying to contain the epidemic while other countries, including India, are working on plans to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan and other cities in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak.

Why Congress should be worried by their lack of buzz on Twitter

Why Congress should be worried by their lack of buzz on Twitter

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

With the Delhi assembly elections weeks away, we decided to dip a barometer into the social media world to gauge the political chatter. This is what we found!

Travel agent defaults on Rs 120 crore

Travel agent defaults on Rs 120 crore

Rediff.com9 Apr 2013

Spring Travels chairman assures 'every thing will be fine next week'.

China-Taiwan direct flight from Sat

China-Taiwan direct flight from Sat

Rediff.com28 Jan 2005

Jet Airways too offers low fares for subsidiary

Jet Airways too offers low fares for subsidiary

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

Air India launched a short term 'SpringSale' of up to 50 per cent on all domestic sectors of its network, which is up for sale till Friday and valid for travel between February 21 and April 15.

Winter bellies versus summer abs

Winter bellies versus summer abs

Rediff.com7 Mar 2020

'Eavesdropping over conversations, I can state with some authority that the transition from a winter body to a summer one is proving traumatic for most, the winter wardrobe chastened by the summer one.'

'Weather Bomb' Stella levels northeastern US

'Weather Bomb' Stella levels northeastern US

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

Heavy snowfall has shut major cities like New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, leaving thousands of travelers stranded in airports across the nation and prompting warnings from officials urging residents to stay off the roads.

Mallya faces bankruptcy proceedings in UK high court

Mallya faces bankruptcy proceedings in UK high court

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

In a ruling in May, a UK high court judge had refused to overturn a worldwide order freezing Mallya's assets and upheld an Indian court's ruling that the consortium of 13 Indian banks were entitled to recover funds amounting to nearly 1.145 billion pounds.

Indian aviation: A few hits, many misses

Indian aviation: A few hits, many misses

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

The disappointment of the year is government's failure in finalising the re-drafted aviation policy.

China arrays aerial firepower along Indian border

China arrays aerial firepower along Indian border

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Overall, the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has focused on building ground-based air defense networks and network-centric operations rather than trying to match the Indian Air Force (IAF) in terms of straight fighter numbers along the border. All air assets fall under the Western Theater Command of the PLA, the largest geographic region of China's five military theater commands.

Why Iceland fascinates me

Why Iceland fascinates me

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

There's more to this country than just the Northern Lights.

PHOTOS: The life and times of the glamorous Sania Mirza

PHOTOS: The life and times of the glamorous Sania Mirza

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

She has spunk, confidence, some naughtiness and lots of style. Meet Sania Mirza, off-court

Sheena Bora Trial: Why does Indrani now want a lie detector test?

Sheena Bora Trial: Why does Indrani now want a lie detector test?

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Happy with her latest move, Indrani departed from Courtroom 51 with a spring in her step. The woman who hopped up into the jail truck was a cheerful one.

India Inc on a clean up drive, to shut loss-making businesses

India Inc on a clean up drive, to shut loss-making businesses

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

India Inc is either shutting loss making businesses or is hiving off allied verticals to enhance revenues.

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com11 Apr 2017

Here's a collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world.

Why Aakar Patel became a vegan

Why Aakar Patel became a vegan

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

'At home, being vegan is no real problem, and other than dairy (dahi, chhaas, ghee and kadhi) I can eat normally.' 'There is, of course, the eschewing of meat and as someone who likes (should I say liked?) Naga pork and beef steaks, and has eaten snake and dog, going vegan is unusual,' says Aakar Patel.

Mitra, the robot, steals the show from NaMo, Ivanka

Mitra, the robot, steals the show from NaMo, Ivanka

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

Ivanka spoke for a good 15 minutes, gracefully, looking straight at her audience, her face wreathed often in winning smiles. She is an articulate, striking, woman who charmed her audience.

2019: The year in photos

2019: The year in photos

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top photos of 2019. Together these images tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak, triumph and tragedy.

Coorg: 50 gorgeous shades of green

Coorg: 50 gorgeous shades of green

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

Coffee is a very small part of the magic that envelopes this beautiful land.

Vajpayee revelled in being everything to everybody

Vajpayee revelled in being everything to everybody

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Atal Bihari Vajpayee would seek to placate the hawks in the RSS by stating that the writing of history should not be one-sided. At the same time, he would project a moderate 'Nehruvian' image of himself as the archetypal liberal politician who would strive to attain a balance between conflicting viewpoints. A fascinating profile of the former prime minister and Bharat Ratna by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Shankar Raghuraman.

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.'