Wolfgang Prock-Schauer resigns as CEO of Jet Airways
India’s private airline operator Jet Airways has revealed that their CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer has resigned from his position in the company.
His resignation is effective from October 15.
The company has appointed Nikos Kardassis as the new acting CEO while they look for a suitable replacement.
Nikos Kardassis is [...]
Southwest Airlines to equip all of their planes with internet connectivity
Southwest Airlines is the latest airline company with plans to offer wireless internet connectivity on their planes.
The airline company has said that they aim to test the services and price points throughout this year.
They have already been testing the wireless internet services on four [...]
Hyderabad-Dubai flight from Jet Airways
Indian airline company Jet Airways has announced the launch of their latest international flight.
The company would operate a flight between Hyderabad and Dubai from tomorrow.
This route would get a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and it would be the company’s first international flight from the Hyderabad city.
The company already operate [...]
Government employees told to fly on Air India
It is not a secret that government owned airline company Air India is struggling to compete in the highly competitive Indian aviation market.
The situation is so bad that the Indian government has now made it mandatory for all government employees to use Air India for all [...]
China Eastern Airlines to acquire Shanghai Airlines
China Eastern Airlines has announced that they are now acquiring smaller rival airline company Shanghai Airlines.
The deal is worth around 7 billion Yuan and it would be conducted in an all-share deal.
Every share of Shanghai Airlines will be exchanged for 1.3 shares of China Eastern Airlines.
With [...]
Continental Airlines can now join Star Alliance of airlines
The US transport department has now given its permission to Continental Airlines to join the Star Alliance of airlines.
They would now be able to work in collaboration with other airline companies like United Airlines on international routes.
This decision overrides the statements made by the Justice [...]
Kingfisher Airlines to launch flights to eight new international routes
Kingfisher Airlines has announced that they are going to expand their presence globally this year.
The company is planning to launch flights on eight new international routes this year.
Some of the planned flights are:
Mumbai to Singapore
Mumbai to Hong Kong
Delhi to London
Delhi to Bangkok
Delhi to Dubai
Mumbai to Bangkok
Mumbai [...]
Ratan Tata could be asked to help revive Air India
Air India was founded by J R D Tata way back in 1932. It is currently owned and operated by the Indian government.
The times are so bad, that the government might ask help from Tata chairman Ratan Tata to help revive the company.
Indian [...]
Spicejet could buy new jets from Boeing for expansion
Indian budget segment airline company SpiceJet is likely to buy some new planes from the US based company Boeing to expand their fleet.
The company is likely to continue acquiring Boeing planes so that they can have a fleet of planes from the same manufacturer.
This would [...]
Flydubai launched in India
Flydubai has become the latest international airline company to launch their operations in the Indian market.
The Dubai based low cost airline company has for now chosen to serve three cities: Lucknow, Coimbatore and Chandigarh.
They aim to complete flights from all these three cities by July 23.
Flydubai said that they [...]
