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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Kingfisher Airlines has cut salaries of pilots
Kingfisher Airlines has just announced a massive loss in their operations.
Market sources say that the company is now cutting salaries of their pilots.
Kingfisher Airlines has apparently enforced a cut of around 20 per cent in the salaries of its pilots.
An insider spoke about the cuts: “We joined on terms [...]
Singapore Airlines has discounts for the Indian travelers
Singapore Airlines has announced some major rate cuts on their flights originating from India.
The airline company is now offering discount deals of up to 60% on flights from Mumbai.
Singapore Airlines said that a return fare from Mumbai-Singapore is now available for Rs 16,830 including taxes.
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