The report came amid speculation on social media that JeM founder has died.
You'll be mistaken as a hijacker, Air India (then Indian Airlines) had told flight purser Victor Joynath De while asking him to snip off his handlebar moustache in 1998. When he refused to trim his moustache which he considers his 'pride', 62-year-old Victor was forced to take compulsory retirement as an assistant manager of Indian Airlines, in 2001.
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.
SpiceJet did not provide the details of its ancillary revenue.
"Though the management has agreed to pay the pending arrears to ACEU, the other unions have not been paid yet," said a union member.
The first plane -- Air India's jumbo B747 aircraft carrying 211 students, 110 working professionals and three minors-- reached Delhi around 7.30 am and another flight of the airline would leave the national capital for the Chinese city in the afternoon.
Alliance Air, the feeder subsidiary of Indian Airlines, may fly Russian defence aerospace major Sukhoi's new civilian jet to connect regional locations in the country.
National Aviation Company, the name of the proposed merged entity of Air India and Indian Airlines, plans to launch a value carrier to take on the challenge from JetLite and Air Deccan.
Indian Airlines proposes to commence its own retail courier and freight services to tap the huge domestic courier/cargo business, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
The Etihad delegation was led by its CEO James Hogan at the meeting, which was also attended by Jet Airways promoter Naresh Goyal.
National carrier Air India will have two maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities for its aircraft, one in Nagpur and the other in Delhi.
After filing their objections against the Air India-Indian Airlines merger with the corporate affairs ministry on August 31, the unions of Indian Airlines are now planning to take the matter to court.
Despite all its problems, V Thulasidas, head of the merged Air India-Indian Airlines, feels the elite cadre provides the most challenging environment.
Rajiv Gandhi met Indian Airline brass, was shown financial details against norms.
Indian airlines flew over 4.5 per cent more passengers in the 11 months of this year compared to the same period last year, with IndiGo retaining its top position in market share.
About 350 Boeing 737 Max 8 are currently in service with airlines around the world, with thousands more on order. Boeing insists it has no reason to pull the popular aircraft from the skies.
Mallya said, the ED on the one side and the banks on the other are fighting over the same assets.
How the first FDI in aviation was achieved.
Naresh Goyal becomes the country's first airline promoter to receive foreign investment.
The Indian Airlines board on Wednesday cleared an attractive voluntary retirement scheme for its 500-odd cabin crew.
Suryanarayana's body will be taken to Hyderabad.
AirAsia recently said it would set up a 49:30:21 joint venture with the Tata Sons and Telestra Tradeplace of Indian investor Arun Bhatia to launch a new Indian airline.
From the Gulf countries to Malaysia and the UK to the US, the multi-agency operation christened 'Vande Bharat Mission' will see the state-owned AI operate 64 flights till May 13 in the first phase to ferry around 15,000 Indian nationals from 12 countries.
There is a high possibility that one or two Indian airlines might not survive the rough weather.
Airfares in Indian market are unsustainable, says a senior Boeing official.
Indicating its intentions to fly abroad very soon, proposed airline AirAsia India on Wednesday trashed the "bizarre" policy of allowing carriers to operate international flights only after five years of domestic operations.
Fifty-six passengers and seven crew members onboard Flight IC-809 were evacuated as emergency services stood by.
One person was killed in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Vijayawada city but no other casualties have been reported from elsewhere so far, according to sources in the State Disaster Management Authority.
Experts say carriers will start making money on higher ticket prices, but jet fuel costs may act as a dampener
Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad refuses to apologise.
She won the gold medal in 25m Pistol National Championship for Women in the 49th National Shooting Championship.
However, Federation of Indian Airlines will continue to function and its other members are not pulling the plug yet, industry sources said.
A sacked Indian Airlines officer has been jailed for four years for possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 63.06 lakh, double his known income, by a Delhi court which said he failed to maintain the "purity" of public office.
The airline will be inducting large number of A321s this year which will be largely used on international routes and high density domestic routes.
To be allotted to other Indian airlines
In a move which could affect the Jet-Etihad deal or start-up carriers like Tata-SIA or AirAsia India, DGCA has made it clear that foreign airlines or investors would not have the right to control the management of an Indian carrier.
'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...'
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