Why this deafening silence over crash, Praful Patel asks Singapore Airlines

Former Civil Aviation Minister and senior NCP leader Praful Patel on Wednesday questioned the "silence" of Singapore Airlines over the horrific crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in......

Pilot Training In India Is Below The Mark

The principal problem lies in lack of training infrastructure and relatively lax safety standards. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes.Photograph: Rajesh......

Air India Finds No Fault In Boeing Fuel Switches

'In the inspections, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism.' IMAGE: An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft pictured near Malpensa airport in Milan, Italy. Photograph: Jan......

Pak Airspace Shut: Indian Carriers Redraw Flight Paths

Executives from India's leading airlines are conducting internal meetings to devise alternative routes for their international flights that currently pass through Pakistani airspace. Kindly note......

Lalu's lessons for low-cost airlines

You have to hand it to the low cost airlines -- they have truly democratised air travel and in the bargain, generated hundreds of jobs, directly and indirectly. But there's still a trick or two the......

Get ready for low-cost airline war

Six years after running down the low-cost model, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines are betting on it to keep running. On August 25, 2003, Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath, an ex-Army officer who ran......

More low-cost airlines coming to India

Low-cost airlines are set to take to the skies over India with budget travellers happy to forego hot airline meals if it means cheaper tickets.India's main international carrier, state-run......

Frankfinn to start low-cost airline

Mumbai-based Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training is planning to start a low-cost airline, Air Frankfinn, with an estimated cost of Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion).FrankFinn Aviation Services......