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Coast Guard growth plan: 3 new stations in state, triple manpower

Friday 6 November '09

The Indian Coast Guard will set up three new stations along the coast of Maharashtra, at Murud village in Raigad district, Dahanu in Thane district and Ratnagiri.
Air India pilots issue 14-day strike notice

Tuesday 3 November '09

Pilots from the Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) — the union of over 700 pilots of erstwhile Indian Airlines — have issued a 14-day strike...
Runway delay bothers airport officials

Tuesday 3 November '09

The Mumbai airport’s cross-runways will be closed for the second time on Tuesday for six hours in the afternoon along with the secondary runway that has been already shut till January 31.
Development my sole agenda: Ashok Jadhav

Tuesday 3 November '09

Ashok Jadhav of the Congress is unfazed about political observers attributing the ruling party’s victory in the Assembly polls to a weak Opposition.
Flights diverted, held in air for 20-25 min

Wednesday 28 October '09

As many as 96 machines, including dumpers, hot mixers, pavers, rollers, concrete mixers and bitumen dispensers...
Citizens’ candidate says middle class apathy caused his defeat

Friday 23 October '09

Even after much fanfare and support from 53 NGOs, Hansel D’Souza, citizen’s consensus candidate, has lost his bid for Andheri West Assembly seat.
Airport passenger figures up, cross 2008 levels

Thursday 22 October '09

The overall passenger movements at the city airport in the first six months of this fiscal (April to September) has registered a marginal 0.53 per cent rise compared to the corresponding figures of 2008.
Rice flour, toy guns, baby feeds among security finds at airport

Wednesday 21 October '09

With the Mumbai airport switching to the ‘in-line’ baggage checking system, false alarms are giving security officials a tough time.
Day after, plane with US Marines leaves Mumbai

Tuesday 20 October '09

An aircraft with US Marines on board, forced to land at Mumbai airport on Sunday, finally took off at 5.30 pm on Monday, the...
Flight with Marines takes off, finally

Tuesday 20 October '09

An aircraft with US Marines on board, forced to land at Mumbai airport on Sunday, finally took off at 5.30 pm on Monday...
Cost cutting: Air India to phase out expat pilots in a year

Saturday 17 October '09

As part of its ongoing cost-cutting exercise, national carrier Air India plans to phase out all its expatriate pilots within a year’s time....
Cut costs by Rs 800 cr or no Govt help: Patel to AI staff

Thursday 15 October '09

Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel made it clear to the Air India employees that unless they cut costs there would be no govt help.
Let them fragment the slum vote: Hansel D’Souza

Wednesday 14 October '09

He has the formidable backing of 53 NGOs and can set a precedent by offering citizens a real alternative to career politicians and political parties if he wins.
Poor airport infra worries IATA chief

Tuesday 13 October '09

International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Giovanni Bisignani has expressed his apprehensions over the state of the Indian Aviation...
Used to old names for taxiways, pilots can’t react to new ones

Monday 12 October '09

Over the last few months, pilots and airport officials have been getting frequently confused by the new names for the 27 taxiways.
‘Expansion happened too fast... which led to overcapacity’

Friday 9 October '09

Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, who resigned as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, citing family reasons for the move, is set to join...
Runway under repair and four taxiways shut, flights leave up to 1 hr 15 min late

Thursday 8 October '09

Early-morning departures are being delayed by 45 to 75 minutes, owing to the revamp of the secondary runway and some major taxiways. One of the most crucial taxiways...
Their ‘sick’ leave reasons: loose motions, tooth ache, migraine

Thursday 1 October '09

If most Jet Airways pilots cited headache and backache when they reported “sick” during their strike earlier this month, Air India executive...
Airport runway to shut for repairs

Thursday 1 October '09

The Mumbai airport’s secondary runway—14/32— will be closed for the next four months from Thursday for carrying out repair work.
Pilots who earn Rs 8 lakh per month face a cut of Rs 2.5 lakh per month

Wednesday 30 September '09

The mass sick leave by a section of pilots of Air India has virtually grounded the national carrier and even triggered talks of a lock-out. The pilots are protesting over a cut in their PLIs or Productivity Linked Incentives which form a key part of their salaries. Shashank Shekhar explains the intricacies in the salary structure of pilots at Air India and why PLIs are considered critical by the pilots....
Day 3: Pilots adamant, AI threatens shutdown

Tuesday 29 September '09

Airline website stops selling tickets, PMO steps in; another meeting called today....
Pilots’ strike fails to hit AI hard, 13 flights cancelled

Sunday 27 September '09

The protest by executive pilots failed to have any major impact on operations of Air India on the first day of the stir even as around 20 protesting executive pilots...
AI pilots could hijack festive cheer

Saturday 26 September '09

Around 400 executive pilots of the National Aviation Company of India Limited (Nacil) — the company that runs Air India....
Air India website refuses to book business class seats

Friday 25 September '09

Air India’s online booking facility has been causing trouble for officials of the airline for the last three months.
AI makes 25-50 pc cut in incentives

Thursday 24 September '09

Air India’s board on Wednesday decided to cut productivity-linked incentives (PLIs) of its employees by up to 50 per cent in a graded...
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