PUNE: Low-cost airline SpiceJet is expanding its fleet and focusing on costs to counter competition in a fast-consolidating Indian aviation sector. The airline, which also plans to connect to newer places, will induct a 212-seater Boeing 737-900 ER this month while three more will join its fleet in 2008, said executive chairman Siddhant Sharma. This will take the total aircraft strength to 22. Read the rest of this entry »

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BANGALORE: The consolidation momentum in the Indian aviation sector has started rolling again with Deccan Aviation and Kingfisher deciding on an “in-principle” merger talks. This decision has wide ranging ramifications not just for the airlines but also for the entire industry. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: An e-mail threatening to blow up Indian airports in January has been received at a call centre of the national carrier Air India in neighbouring Gurgaon, airline sources said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

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A formal announcement on its value carrier status will be made at the 12th annual general meeting of Deccan on 19 December in Bangalore Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: Blame it all on the balmy weather. This year’s winter rush is turning into a windfall for the aviation industry. Thanks to soldout flights, airlines have withdrawn special promotional air fares for the winter. Winter is traditionally a travel-heavy season. But this year, most airlines have recorded such heavy booking on all sectors that they are completely soldout for the next one month. Read the rest of this entry »

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A leading NRI businessman from Kerala on Saturday urged MPs from the state to work for establishing Kerala Airlines, a low-cost airline service for the Gulf region.

M K Yusuffali, director Infrastructure Kerala Ltd (InKel), a state government initiated company to mobilise NRI funds for infrastructure development, said that millions of people from Kerala living abroad are keen to see their long-standing dream of having a state-owned airline fulfilled.

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NEW DELHI: The peak season coupled with attractive fares helped Kingfisher, SpiceJet and IndiGo to gain market share in November. While Jet Airways and JetLite and GoAir managed to build market share during this period, Paramount Airways and Air Deccan failed to draw passengers. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: Jet Airways, the country’s first private airliner to fly to Gulf, on Thursday announced launching of direct flights to Kuwait and Bahrain from January 5 next year. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: State-run national carrier Air India said on Thursday it would join the Star Alliance global network of 19 airlines to help it take on growing competition at home and abroad. Star Alliance, which includes Lufthansa and UAL Corp’s United Airlines, allows airlines to widen their reach and boost revenues and customer loyalty as air miles can be transferred between group members. “India has long been on the radar,” Glenn Tilton, United Airlines’ chief executive, who chaired the Star Alliance annual board meeting in Beijing, said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tirupati: “Kingfisher Airlines has stepped into the profit earning phase”, says UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya. Kingfisher Airlines is a subsidiary of the Vijay Mallya-owned UB Group. Read the rest of this entry »

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