AirAsia launches new flights to three Indian cities
on Nov 21, 2009 in New Nov 2009 Airports Nov 2009 Foreign Nov 2009 Sepang: AirAsia is set to be the most connected non-local airline in India with nine new destinations.Three new flights to the Indian cities of Kochi, Kolkata and Trivandrum were launched in Kolkata yesterday, adding to AirAsia’s existing destinati...

Air India offers senior citizens 20% off
on Nov 21, 2009 in Air India - International Nov 2009 Foreign Nov 2009 NACIL Nov 2009 Mumbai: There is good news for senior citizens. Those in the age group of 65 years and above will get a 20% discount for travel in first and executive classes on Air India's international flights.The airline had earlier offered a 50% discount to the...

DHL signs security partnership with Air India
on Nov 21, 2009 in New Nov 2009 Foreign Nov 2009 Cargo Nov 2009 NACIL Nov 2009 Mumbai: DHL, world's leading logistics company announced today that its freight forwarding division DHL Global Forwarding has signed a security partnership with Air India-SATS, Bengaluru.The security partnership aims to develop standard operating pro...

‘No damages for articles left behind in aircraft’
on Nov 21, 2009 in Air India - International Nov 2009 Foreign Nov 2009 NACIL Nov 2009 New Delhi: Can an airline be made to compensate for articles missing from an aircraft after a passenger leaves them behind?No, says Delhi Consumer Commission. Items left behind by a passenger as a result of his or her own negligence cannot be conside...

Congress criticises navy for delaying Goa airport expansion
on Nov 21, 2009 in Airports Nov 2009 Panaji: The Congress Friday criticised the Indian Navy for its delay in parting with 2.5 acres of land sought by government agencies for the expansion of Goa’s only airport at Dabolim.Mauvin Godinho, Congress legislator and deputy speaker of the Go...

Woman AI pilot accuses seniors of harassment
on Nov 21, 2009 in NACIL Nov 2009 Air India Domestic Nov 2009 Kolkata: A Kolkata-based woman co-pilot of Air India has approached the National Commission for Women, alleging that officials of the national carrier have been harassing her for the last three months "in the name of an enquiry over a trivial is...

Air India pilots postpone strike to Nov 30
on Nov 21, 2009 in NACIL Nov 2009 Air India Domestic Nov 2009 New Delhi: The threat of Air India flights being disrupted has been pushed back by a week with sections of the airline pilots deferring their proposed strike to November 30.“In view of national interest, the management seeking more time and interve...

Ahmedabad airport in 'critical' danger
on Nov 21, 2009 in Airports Nov 2009 Safety Nov 2009 Ahmedabad: The rise in the incidence of bird hits at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVP) in Ahmedabad has forced the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to declare it a 'critical airport'. Though this raises fresh worrie...

This year, more planes get fog-fit
on Nov 21, 2009 in Airports Nov 2009 Indian Aviation- In General Nov 2009 New Delhi: This winter, interminable waits at the airport for fog to lift may be a thing of the past. With more and more airlines coming around to training pilots in CAT-III operations, which equips them to fly in visibility as low as 50m, passengers...

GVK to acquire L&T stake in Bial
on Nov 21, 2009 in Airports Nov 2009 Mumbai: GVK Airport Developers Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd, is in the process of acquiring the 17% stake of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (Bial).GVK Airport Developers...