New Delhi: Contrary to the job cuts initiated by Indian air carriers, Dubai-based international airline Emirates today said it would hire more staff and would be happy to recruit more Indians as cabin crew in its international operations. Read the rest of this entry »

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HYDERABAD: Bad news is coming in a flurry these days. Even before one got over the shock of Jet Airways handing out pink slips to its staff, the loss-making state-owned carrier Air-India has decided to introduce a voluntary leave scheme to cut operational costs. Read the rest of this entry »

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MUMBAI: It was a night of high drama for India’s aviation industry. Bowing to the considerable political backlash, an emotional Naresh Goyal, chairman of Jet Airways, announced the rescinding of the decision to sack 1,900 employees. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mumbai: Jet Airways has decided to lay off 1,100 additional employees in the next few days, a top official said on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Jet said it has retrenched around 800 flight attendants and suspended its expansion programme, adding that it will also cut flights because of a slowdown in demand. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday warned he wouldn’t allow Jet Airways flights to take off from Maharashtra if the airline does take back the services of 850 employees. "If they are adamant about the issue then I too will ensure that no Jet Airways flight takes off from Maharashtra,” said Thackeray. Read the rest of this entry »

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MUMBAI: State-owned air carrier Air India is expected to post half of the domestic aviation industry’s losses this fiscal, at Rs 3,000 crore, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

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Terming it as "hard decisions that are inevitable" in the difficult market conditions, Jet Airways today said that it was terminating the services of around 800 flight attendants that were recently recruited as part of the planned expansion programme. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: Jet and Kingfisher should have thought twice before jumping into bed as some anti-competitive elements of their alliance could expose them to regulatory scrutiny, say competition law experts. Route rationalisation — a key aspect of their arrangement — could directly impact competition in routes where both airlines have significant presence now, they said. The arrangement gives the combine control of over 60% of the domestic civil aviation industry. Read the rest of this entry »

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