The airline would hire 100 cabin crew for the aircraft.
The aviation regulator slapped fines amounting to Rs 2.75 crore on Indian airlines in 2023, marking a 39 per cent rise in financial penalties from Rs 1.97 crore in 2022. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it imposed fines on domestic carriers such as Air India, IndiGo, AirAsia India and SpiceJet for issues related to non-compliance in 2023. The regulator also carried out a record number of 5,745 surveillance activities in the year to ensure compliance by airlines, aerodrome operators, and aviation personnel among others.
Jet Airways is venturing into the loyalty management business.
The Delhi Poice has confirmed the molestation of the cabin crew by Air India pilots Commnader Ranvir Arora and his co-pilot Aditya Chopra. This was confirmed by Joint Commissioner of Police (Operations) Satyendra Garg according to Delhi Police PRO, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Rajan Bhagat.
Air India's hopes of slashing 5,000 jobs through a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) may be too ambitious, say experts and union leaders. The airline would need about Rs 700 crore to put the offer together, and it is yet to secure the finance ministry's approval for this.
ACEU was derecognised after the airline's ground staff and cabin crew went on strike on May 26 last year.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has launched its daily services to Mumbai and plans to start thrice-a-week flights from Abu Dhabi to Delhi from December.
Intelligence Bureau officials are investigating how Khan Khalid Rashid, a Pakistani pilot working for Ethihad Airlines, was allowed to leave Thiruvananthapuram airport after his flight landed on May 6.Indian law does not permit Pakistani aircraft, Pakistani pilots or cabin crew to land in any airport in the country, except in New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkota. Pakistani crew members and pilots in other airports across the country have to stay inside the retiring rooms.
Aircraft pilot-in-command Captain Achint Bhardwaj spoke exclusively to ANI after landing at Delhi Airport and said that all air traffic controls, including that of Pakistan, extended support during the evacuation mission.
Thoughtful talent management during a downturn separates good performers from the ordinary, says Kanika Datta.
"In view of the statements of the cabin crew attendants and other circumstances, at this stage, it cannot be held that there are reasonable grounds that the accused has not committed the alleged offence," Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Kumar Goel said.
The airline confirmed that there were injuries onboard, and stated that all "possible assistance" will be provided to the passengers on the aircraft.
All the 23 players of leading Goan football club Churchill Brothers flying on a SpiceJet plane from Goa to Kolkata on Tuesday were offloaded at Mumbai airport after three of them allegedly misbehaved with an airhostess and some cabin crew members.
Eight-month-old pregnant Kuljeet Kaur from Amritsar boarded Air India's Delhi-Toronto flight along with her husband from IGI airport at midnight.
The two Boeing 787s, which were to take off for their destinations just 10 minutes apart on Thursday, had to be replaced with new planes which flew the passengers to their respective destinations, they said.
The Mumbai police on Wednesday claimed to have evidence of involvement of three players of Churchill Brothers, Goa's leading football club, in the alleged molestation of an airhostess on board a SpiceJet flight on Tuesday night and said they would file a charge sheet against them within three months.
Kingfisher Airlines is conducting walk-in interviews for Flying Model positions on July 6 and July 7.
The Kingfisher group has launched a training academy in Mumbai for those of you aspiring for a career in the airlines industry.
The British Airways said it was exploring "all options" to cope with the impact of the strike, but millions of holiday-makers are expected to face disruptions and the prospect of having journeys cancelled.
Come mid-April, India's largest private airline, Jet Airways, will don a fresh look. The Naresh Goyal-promoted airline will have fresh internal and external livery for aircraft to reflect its new corporate image.
An employee's job status cannot be downgraded on being transferred, the Delhi High Court has said while quashing Air India's decision of demoting a cabin crew member after she was transferred from Mumbai to Delhi.
The 1,600-member crew and a slew of civilian workers were working like busy bees on Friday preparing the majestic warship IAC Vikrant for its commissioning on September 2.
DGCA convenes meeting to discuss rules for safety operations.
Air India, often at the receiving end for one reason or another, on Tuesday got a boost when celluloid icon Amitabh Bachchan praised it after flying on one of its flights to Tamil Nadu.
The carrier, which fired 1,900 employees in October only to reinstate them under pressure from various quarters, has made the request to pilots, cabin crew and engineering staff, a source in the airline said on the condition of anonymity. It is, however, not clear what the airline proposes to do if the employees do not agree for a voluntary pay cut.
In a judgement, which has deep relevance for the posting and career of employees of merged airlines, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the government policy regarding the absorption of the staff of erstwhile Vayudoot in Indian Airlines in 1993.
After all, the employees did not flock to the Shiv Sena-run union but to Raj Thackeray despite the fact that many of the sacked employees were not Marathis. These non-Maharashtrians, going by the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, were those who came and usurped the local's share in Mumbai's and Maharashtra's economy.
National air carrier Air India is believed to be toying with the idea of hiring some of the laid-off Jet employees, as it would save time and cost on training.
The incident came to the notice of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) only on January 4 and the latest actions are for violations of various norms.
About 200 Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were thrown off a homeward flight on Wednesday after several rowdy fans were involved in a fracas with the cabin crew.
Als0 looking to make its staff accountable for delay in operations
Air Deccan is looking for qualified professionals to fill various positions across the country.
Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Wednesday said it plans to hire up to 1,500 people this year to support its major expansion drive.
In its petition, the association alleged that the procedure followed by the Union Government for the merger was not proper and was illegal. A new company, National Aviation Company of India Ltd was incorporated in March this year as promoter of the new brand and the merger would take two years to become effective.
The airline is currently conducting the exercise to have 30-50 pilots and 50 cabin crew on board in the next few days. It became the third largest carrier by flying 4,41,000 passengers in November with a market share of 14.7 per cent.
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the decisions of airlines banning stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his alleged heckling television journalist Arnab Goswami aboard a flight on Tuesday.
