Following an increase in fuel surcharges, Kingfisher and Jet Airways upped their domestic fares as much as Rs. 200.
 
The increase in fuel surcharge also applies to Jet Airways’ subsidiary carriers JetLite and Jet Konnect. As is the case with Jet Airways, the surcharge may not exceed ...

The United Arab Emirates-based Etihad Airways will be launching four flights, on a weekly basis, on the Abu Dhabi – Hyderabad route from 2010.
 
Hyderabad will be the seventh Indian destination for the Etihad Airw, with the other destinations being Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, ...

National carrier Air India, which posted a loss of Rs.7,200 crore last fiscal, said it was in talks with financial institutions to secure additional funds to pay salaries to its employees by Nov 10.
 
"Air India is in discussion with financial institutions to secure additional funds to ...

Private carrier Kingfisher Airlines has registered a net loss of Rs.419 crore for the second quarter of the 2009-10 fiscal which ended Sep 30 against the net loss of Rs.483 crore registered during corresponding period last fiscal.
 
The net income from operations has dipped by 13% to be ...

Air India has urged government to provide it with Rs 5,000 crore in the form of additional equity with the promise for cutting down its fleet sized as well as the wage bill of its 31,000 employees.
 
According to the cash-strapped national air carrier, Rs 5,000 crore should be provided in ...

The global aviation industry lobby, International Air Transport Association, has urged the governments for approving more tax sops so that more investment can be made in fuel-efficient aircraft.
 
"We ask governments for a global approach towards aviation," IATA director general ...

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told on Tuesday that he will request Civil Aviation Ministry for releasing funds to help cash-strapped Air India as soon as possible.
 
The civil aviation ministry group will hold talks with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday on issues related ...

The 137 Air India flights, which are meant for the Hajj pilgrimage, will be operational from Tuesday.
 
Air India will be introducing 117 hub-and-spoke flights so that passengers, who do not get the Air India Hajj flights, have access to special Haj flights of Saudi Arabian Airlines and NAS ...

The civil aviation minister Praful Patel mentioned on Wednesday that government is ready for lending financial help to the cash-strapped Air India. Government will be lending $1.1 billion if Air India will find the same amount in costs cuts and extra revenue.
 
The airline had lost $875 ...

An AirAsia statement, which was announced on Wednesday, mentioned that the air carrier will be operating daily flights between Kolkata and Kuala Lumpur from November.
 
"Today, AirAsia is reiterating its commitment to the Indian market with the launch of a new route - Kolkata," ...

Air India has mentioned that it will be launching two direct flights to US next month – one will be between New York and Delhi and the other is between Mumbai and Washington.
 
According to a spokesperson of AI, “Many people want to fly Washington directly and a need has been ...

Emirates Airline, based in Dubai, has plans for expanding its services in Kerala, by adding nine more flights per week by Dec 1.
 
Asha Subramanian, the Emirates sales manager in South Kerala, who was addressing the media in Thiruvananthapuram, mentioned that with this addition the total ...

Wolfgang Prock-Schauer has quit from the post of the chief executive of Jet Airways, with effect from Oct 15.
 
Schauer, who started his career with Jet in2003, will now start his tenure with British Midland PLC (BMI) as the CEO.
 
Nikos Kardasis, who had been the CEO of Jet Airways ...

The Sharjah-based low-cost air carrier Air Arabia has lowered its air fares for the Indian travellers as a part of its festive offers.
 
"We are happy to unveil the lowest fares for this region. Air Arabia has 46 destinations in the Middle-East, North-Africa, India and Eastern Europe. ...

GoAir, a low cost Indian air carrier, has mentioned ion Sunday that it does not have any plans for “offloading” stakes, which had been reported by the media. It also added that it has plans for expanding its fleet.
 
According to Jeh Wadia , the managing director of GoAir, ...

Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has requested the Air India pilots to call off their agitation and resume their work. He has given them the assurance that they salaries of the employees will not be deducted without consulting with them.
 
"No formal decision regarding cut in ...

India’s national carrier Air India has announced a 25% to 50% cut in the productivity linked incentives of its employees.
 
The decision was taken at a board meeting of the carrier held in New Delhi.
 
Air India has mentioned that the cut will be with effect from the August ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration, after its audit, has mentioned that India is completely fully compliant with international safety standards.
 
"They (FAA) have taken a view to keep us in Category 1. We are now on a level playing field and things have been sorted out," Civil ...

In wake of the statement issued by government that airlines should adopt stringent measure for reducing the expenses and improving the revenues, government-run air carrier, Air India, has decided to announce a 50% reduction in its incentive package.
 
"The board may make an announcement ...

Emirates Airline, based in Dubai, unveiled its new holiday packages to various Asian as well as European destinations on the eve of Ramzan.
 
Asha Subramanian, the sales manager of Emirates Airline, said that Ramzan period generally marks a decline in the number of passengers on the flights, ...

Wipro Ltd has won a three-year outsourcing contract from Japan’s No. 2 air carrier, All Nippon Airways (ANA). The financial details of the contract have not been disclosed.
 
ANA is the first air carrier to own a Boeing 787 Dreamline. The airline is revamping its materials management ...

A bilateral deal has been inked by Air India and Singapore Airlines, according to which the passengers will be provided an opportunity to earn and redeem miles on the both the operators’ flights.
 
The new agreement, which will be effective from Sep 15, is excessively meant for ...

The daily non-stop flights of Kingfisher Airlines between Mumbai and Hong Kong will be available to the passengers from Sep 15. Yet another daily non-stop service will be added to the fleet from Sep 16, which will be between Mumbai and Singapore. The flights on both these routes will employ Airbus ...

Air India, the national air carrier, has disclosed on Tuesday that it is maintaining a reserve crew as well as aircraft, which can be sued by the Jet Airways, in case of emergency.
 
"We are in talks with the government and Jet Airways officials," Air India spokesperson Jitendra ...

The WAM news agency has reported that the national air carrier of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways, has added one more flight to United States, thereby increasing its US operations.
 
The new flights will carry passengers between the UAE city of Abu Dhabi and the US City, Chicago. ...

India’s private air carrier, Kingfisher Airlines, which is owned by Vijay Mallya, has announced on Monday that the company is eyeing to raise $100 million (about Rs. 500 crore) in the Global Depository Receipts (GDRs).
 
In the regulatory statement, which was submitted by Kingfisher ...

A new in-flight menu has been unveiled by the German air carrier Lufthansa for its first class and business class passengers on India. The Indians will be entreated to a rich gourmet experience with a menu that has been designed by two celebrated Indian chefs.
 
Prawn curry masala, Tomato ...

The employees of Air India will be receiving performance incentives which will be 30% to 50% less than what they normally receive. This decision has been taken by Air India because of its “penniless“ condition.
 
The decision taken by the management has been accepted by union ...

The low-cost wing of Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect, will be giving a boost to its daily flights. There are plans to increase the number of flights to 180 from Oct 1. Currently, about 135 flights are being operated by Jet Airways Konnect on a daily basis.
 
"Effective September 3, ...

According to the President of Russia's Irkut aircraft building corporation, Britain's Rolls Royce and Canada's Pratt & Whitney will be supplying engines to MS-21 aircraft that has been built by them.
 
Oleg Demchenko said: "The best two firms have been chosen. The technical details ...