The private air carrier, Kingfisher Airlines, has hiked the fuel surcharge by Rs. 400, today. This will be effective from today. This hike will be applicable to all the domestic sectors.
 
Earlier today, Jet Airlines had also increase the fuel surcharge by Rs. 400, which now stands at Rs. ...

Jet Airways has announced an increase in the fuel surcharge by Rs. 400. This is applicable to all the domestic sectors with effect from 17.06.09, Wednesday. It is very likely that the other airlines will also follow the steps of Jet Airways. Thus, travelling by air is going to cost you more. ...

IndiGo Airlines, India’s largest low cost airline, is set to enter the airport terminal business. The low cost carrier’s parent company InterGlobe has tied up with BBA Aviation. BBA Aviation is UK-based and one of the largest general terminal operators.

InterGlobe intends to build ...

Singapore Airlines, the leading airline by market value, has plans to go for an alliance with India and China. The CEO of the company, Chew Choon Seng, said on Monday, weeks after indications that there were no plans to have a stake in China Eastern Airlines.

Seng further added that they are ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said global airlines may lose $9 billion in 2009. This is almost double the estimate done three months ago. The IATA had predicted in March that the losses would amount to $4.7 billion. The rising fuel costs and a dip in demand have given rise ...

Malaysia Airlines on Monday (May 11) brought a 53 percent reduction in fuel surcharge for flights to Kuala Lumpur from India. The recent decision has been taken to allure customers especially during the holiday season. According to a statement from the airline, fuel surcharge has been slashed by ...

India has joined the Montreal Convention on Civil Aviation which will force the carriers to take the responsibility of the passengers. Under the provisions of convention, the carries will have to pay a compensation of nearly $150,000 for the death of a passenger if it is found that death is caused ...

New Delhi witnessed the launch of Deccan Express Logistics, a new cargo and express logistics venture, on 8th May 2009. Promoted by Captain G.R. Gopinath, the cargo service will operate five times a week, on the Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Hong Kong-Dubai sector, in the initial stages. At the ...

The founder of Air Deccan, G.R. Gopinath on Friday (May 8) announced the launch of India's first door-to-door international freight and cargo service by this month. The new freight carrier called ‘Deccan 360′ will operate on the Delhi-Chennai-Hongkong-Dubai sector. Informing more ...

The two leading airline companies of India, Air India and Jet Airways are entering into agreements with foreign carriers to operate their international flight services. Naresh Goyal-owned Jet Airways will enter into code-sharing alliance with Virgin Atlantic on the Mumbai-London sector while ...

Arvind Jadhav has been appointed as the new chairman and managing director of the state-owned Air India. According to a statement from the ministry of civil aviation, Jadhav will hold the top post for three years. An IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, Jadhav took the charge of Air India from E.K. ...

After three consecutive hikes, the government-owned oil companies on Thursday (April 30) reduced the aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by Rs 311 per kilolitre. According to an official of Indian Oil Corp (IOC), in Delhi the aviation turbine fuel (ATF) will now cost Rs.31,615 per kl. Similarly, the ...

Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Wednesday (April 29) added six more fights to its daily services. The newly introduced fights will be available from Mumbai, Goa, Hyderabad and Kolkata. According to IndiGo president Aditya Ghosh, the introduction of new services will provide the customers with greater ...

The civil aviation ministry is likely to appoint a new chairman and managing director for the state-owned National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL). The present chairman and managing director of NACIL, Raghu Menon who joined the organization on April 1, 2008 was supposed to hold the position ...

State-owned carrier Air India has introduced up to 50 percent cheaper airfares on 35 select domestic sectors of its network. The new incentive from Air India is called Advance Purchase Excursion (APEX) fare. Under the new plan, the passengers can book the tickets 10 days in advance for Rs 2694 and ...

After Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines, low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd is also considering to raise airfares. According to a statement from SpiceJet, the airline company will hike the fuel surcharge on air tickets by Rs200 to Rs300 in the next few days. Earlier, Jet and Kingfisher had increased ...

On Monday (13th April) Sharjah-based budget airline Air Arabia announced lucrative packages for its Indian passengers traveling to Greece, Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf region this summer. The airline said in a statement that, they have introduced special holiday fares from their Indian destinations ...

Boeing reached a milestone on Friday (10th April) when it delivered its 777th Boeing 777 to Air France. The French national carrier is among the top Boeing clients. Other clients of Boeing are Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airline and United Airlines. The new Boeing 777-300ER will be the first to ...

Bhutan’s flagship carrier, Druk Air announced the launch of a new flight connecting Bagdogra in West Bengal with Paro in Bhutan and Thai capital Bangkok from April 18. According to Tandin Jamso, Druk Air chief executive, an airbus A-319 aircraft will fly the Paro-Bagdogra-Bangkok route twice ...

Sahara India on Monday (30th March) dragged Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways into the court by filing an application in Bombay High Court in which it claimed that the airline had defaulted in its payment commitments. The application was filed by Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd (SICCL). ...

British Airways has scrapped its direct flight to London from Kolkata because of the diminishing profits on this route. For the last time, British Airways' direct Kolkata-London flight took off from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata early on Sunday (29th March). Passengers ...

India's national carrier Air India on Sunday (29th March) launched its daily Delhi-Chicago flight via Frankfurt. According to Air India spokesperson Chandra Kumar, the Delhi-Chicago flight took off around 1.50 a.m. on Sunday (29th March). Kumar also said that, the flight had 274 passengers on ...

The low-cost private carrier, SpiceJet is planning to launch a new subsidiary airline to connect smaller cities and towns with the major cities. According to the CEO of SpiceJet, Sanjay Aggarwal, the feeder airline service is planned to expand the presence of the company in domestic aviation ...

The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) on February 12 ordered its investigation wing to probe on airlines for hiking fares all of sudden. According to statement, the Director-General of Investigation and Registration (DGIR), the investigating arm of MRTPC, has been ...

The low-cost carrier, JetLite introduced a promotional base fare of Re 1 on Wednesday (February 11). The new base fare offerings of JetLite will be available all over the country including premier sectors like Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi- Hyderabad, and Mumbai-Chennai routes. Air fuel and other surcharges ...

To tackle with the financial loss situation due to low load factors, full service airlines have hiked their basic fares across sectors. The recent hike in fares is going to cost Rs 1200-1800 more on an average per passenger.
 
Almost all major airlines including Jet Airways, Kingfisher, and ...

Leading German carrier Lufthansa has decided to shut down its sales offices at Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bangalore owing to global economic downturn. While announcing the closure of its sales offices in major Indian cities, Lufthansa said that the decision has been taken as a part of its ...

Leading carrier of Turkey, Turkish Airlines started its daily flight operation from Istanbul to Delhi and Mumbai on Monday (February 2). The Turkey’s carrier already operates four weekly flights from Mumbai and three from New Delhi to Istanbul.
 
While interacting with the media, ...

Kingfisher Airlines is soon going to start flights from Dubai to Srinagar. This service is expected to give a major boost to tourism in terrorism-infested Kashmir.
 
Kingfisher Chairman Vijay Mallya told that the airline has applied for a licence with the Civil Aviation Ministry for a flight ...

Boeing Co became the latest U.S. industrial giant to cut jobs on Friday (9th January), shedding 4,500 workers from its commercial plane operations, or about 7 percent of the unit total, as it looks to trim costs in the face of a global recession.
 
The world's No. 2 plane maker joins Alcoa ...