NEW DELHI: Air travel may soon cost less as agents are planning to withdraw transaction fee of Rs 350-500 on each domestic and Rs 1,200-10,000 on international ticket, after facing protests from the passengers. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: India and Malaysia on Monday decided to increase the number of flights in a week operating between the two countries from 2009, officials said here on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

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MUMBAI: The world’s first double-decker aircraft A380 may not have had its maiden commercial flight in India, but it sure does have an Indian commander in its cockpit. The super jumbo completed its first anniversary of commercial flying recently and a few months before that, Capt Cyrus Cama, a former resident of Mumbai’s Bandra became the first Indian to be a commander on the A380. Read the rest of this entry »

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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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MOSCOW: A series of bankruptcies that have hit some leading air carriers and tour operators in the past month suggest that a serious crisis is brewing in global civilian aviation. Over the last six months about three dozen strong players have stopped or suspended operations. Among them are Russia’s AiRUnion, Britain’s XL Airways UK and Italy’s Alitalia. Read the rest of this entry »

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MUMBAI: British Airways has plans to launch a direct flight for London from Hyderabad in December this year, a top airline official said. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: In a move that could set the ball rolling for further opening up of the aviation sector, civil aviation authorities from across the globe are meeting in Istanbul in October to discuss the modalities of a zero regulatory regime. Some of the key areas to be discussed during this ‘freedom summit’ are liberalizing the norms for foreign direct investment (FDI), simplifying cross-border consolidation in the sector and doing away with bilateral aviation service agreements. Read the rest of this entry »

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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it has teamed up with the operator of India’s Hyderabad airport to set up an aircraft maintenance hub to capitalize on India’s fast-growing aviation market. Read the rest of this entry »

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Singapore: Indian travelers can now indulge in the best possible luxuries while traveling East as premier carrier Singapore airlines has introduced its latest cabin products on two of its most profitable routes to India. Read the rest of this entry »

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Kochi: Low-cost carrier Bahrain Air on Saturday announced the launch of a new flight between Kochi and Jeddah from Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

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