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 [...]
Qantas cancels order for Boeing Dreamliner 787 aircraft
Boeing has suffered a major setback as Australian airline company Qantas has now cancelled a major order for their Dreamliner 787 aircraft.
Qantas revealed that they have cancelled orders for around 15 of these jumbo sized planes.
This is mostly Boeing’s fault as they have further postponed the launch of [...]
Air India delays payment of salary for the current month
Air India looks like in monetary troubles as the airline company has announced that they are delaying the salary payments for the current month.
The delay is by around 15 months and it is going to cause much hassles for their workers.
Air India said: “The June salary [...]
Jet Airways Konnect launched
Jet Airways has announced that they are launching a new brand of airline services.
These services would be offered through their no-frills service named Jet Airways Konnect.
The aim is to cash in on the coming summer vacations in the Indian market.
This airline service would offer cheaper traveling options to potential [...]
Delta Air Lines stops using India based call centers
Delta Air Lines has announced that they are no longer outsourcing reservation calls to India.
This decision was taken after the company received too many complaints from their customers.
The airline company added that they are in the process of bringing all customer calls back in-house to USA.
They [...]
Fuel surcharge hiked again by Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines
Private airline companies Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines have raised the fuel surcharge on their tickets.
These charges have been increased by Rs. 300 on long flights and Rs. 200 on shorter routes.
SpiceJet too has stated that they are considering increasing the fuel surcharge on their [...]
American Airlines adding Boeing 737-800 to its fleet
American Airlines has now added some new updated Boeing 737-800 aircrafts to its fleet.
These would run from the company’s hub at O’Hare Airport.
They have already taken deliveries of two of these new planes.
AA is now planning to add 74 more over the next two years.
These [...]
Alaska Airline offers Wi-Fi service in-flight
Alaska Airline has become the latest airline company to offer in-flight wi-fi internet access to its customers.
They are currently offering this service on some of their Boeing 737-700 planes.
For now, the service is available for free on the flights between Seattle and San Jose.
The airline company said that after the [...]
SpiceJet planning a subsidiary airline company
Delhi based airline company SpiceJet has announced that they are now planning to launch a a new subsidiary.
This new entity would provide regional air connectivity in the domestic market.
SpiceJet said that this new airline company would operate as a feeder airline connecting smaller cities and towns to the major [...]
Boeing: No cancellations from Indian airline operators
US based aircraft manufacturer Boeing has revealed that despite the economic concerns, they have received no cancellations from Indian airline operators.
Boeing added that they are on schedule to deliver the planes to Indian customers including Air India.
Dinesh Keskar, Boeing India said: “We have zero cancellation from India. We [...]
