"Indian Airlines News Blog" - 7 new articles
Air India employees stage protest march to Parliament in New DelhiNEW DELHI: A section of Air India pilots, technicians and employees on Thursday marched to Parliament demanding immediate government action to save the cash-strapped national carrier. The employees, holding Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav responsible for the present condition of the airline, also demanded his removal and regularization of the payment of their due [...] Airlines must Pay/Refund flyers for delays or denying boarding pass – DGCANEW DELHI: Wrongly blocking passengers with confirmed tickets who reach on time from boarding will now cost airlines dear, as per new rules to be imposed shortly by the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation. With overbooking becoming rampant to make up for last-minute no shows, the government has finalized cash penalties to clamp down on this practice. [...] Economy A380 plane to fly 840 passengersDUBAI: An Indian Ocean airline is planning the first regular flights for more than 800 passengers after buying a no-frills budget version of the Airbus A380, the world’s largest airliner, with economy seating throughout. Reunion-based Air Austral confirmed an order for two superjumbos at the Dubai Air Show and said it would operate them between Paris [...] 241 Bird hits in 2009 causing Rs 7 crore loss to airlines in IndiaAn Air Deccan flight, which was grounded because of a bird hit at the Visakhapatnam airport. Bird hits have proved especially expensive to airlines this year. Cash-strapped airlines have been pounded on another front suffering a loss of at least Rs 7 crore this year on account of [...] GoAir, SpiceJet Airlines merger deal hits roadblockA possible merger between low-cost carriers SpiceJet Airlines and Wadia Group-owned GoAir has hit a roadblock after the two sides failed to arrive at a consensus on valuation and branding related issues, two persons familiar with the development, told The Economic Times, a popular new service. SpiceJet and GoAir have an agreement of exclusive negotiations [...] Air India to resume pay cut talks with staff unionsAir India is to again start the process of negotiations on productivity-linked incentives (PLI) in pay with the staff unions. Earlier meetings held to agree on an amount to cut from salaries have not yielded satisfactory results. "We will be meeting the unions soon and are hopeful that we will agree to a percentage, as [...] Kingfisher Airlines starts Chennai-Salem service – Salem Airport back in operationSALEM: After a 16-year wait, the airport at Salem in western Tamil Nadu became operational again, with Kingfisher Airlines kicking off its Chennai-Salem services on Sunday. Puducherry is the only airport that does not have commercial services in the southern region. The flight takes an hour to reach Salem. The Chennai-Salem flight will depart [...] More Recent Articles |
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