Jet Airways to add to low-cost operation

Tuesday 18 August '09

Private carrier Jet Airways will be converting about 70 per cent of it overall fleet size into its low-cost arm, Jet Konnect, company officials said.

Navy to mark 275 yrs of Dockyard operations

Monday 17 August '09

The Navy will celebrate 275 years of Naval Dockyard’s operations this October.

Delhi’s airport busier than Mumbai’s by 40 flights a day

Sunday 16 August '09

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGAI) has overtaken the Mumbai airport that was once the country’s busiest airport in terms of air traffic movement (ATM) and passenger footfalls.

DGCA forms expert panel to forecast trends in aviation industry

Sunday 16 August '09

The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is constituting an Air Traffic Experts Committee to look into the various economic, social and political factors that affect air traffic.

Study says airport fees in India among the lowest in world

Saturday 8 August '09

Even as airlines hit out at private airport developers against the “exorbitant” charges being collecting from carriers, the Association...

MIAL eyes Nashik airport to divert flights

Friday 7 August '09

In a bid to decongest traffic at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) is in talks with the Nashik division of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited...

Air India scraps induction of 42 pilots

Wednesday 5 August '09

Air India scrapped induction of 42 trainee pilots into the company even though the airline is facing an acute shortage of pilots.

41% schoolkids use Google for information: survey

Thursday 30 July '09

School Children in Indian cities bank more on Internet search engine Google to gather information than on print or television media....

Pre-paid taxi woes: Transport undertaking promises support services to airport operator

Thursday 30 July '09

Mumbai airport’s private operator, Mumbai International Airport Limited, is in touch with Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking in view of passengers’ dilemma following the introduction of pre-paid taxi system at the airport.

A Story of Flight

Monday 27 July '09

What comes to mind when you think of aviation? For most, the foremost thoughts are of chaotic airports, last minute check-ins, cold meals that are passed off as gourmet fare...

Navy deploys 9 teams in 5 key locations to tackle flooding

Sunday 26 July '09

Taking lessons from earlier incidents of loss of lives and damage to property due to flooding during monsoon, the Western Naval Command has deployed nine teams of sailors in five key locations across the city.

Enthusiasts hope weather doesn’t play spoilsport

Wednesday 22 July '09

Even as eclipse enthusiasts in the city prepare to fly in chartered jets or helicopters to witness the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, weather could turn a dampener.

Pre-paid taxis, autos but longer queues at airport

Tuesday 21 July '09

It has been four days since all the cabs and auto-rickshaws at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport have gone pre-paid.

Pilots fear rain effect, feel planes skid on runways

Monday 20 July '09

Besides causing departure and arrival delays, heavy downpour at Mumbai airport has also resulted in anxiety among pilots.

Harsh weather conditions prove costly for airlines

Thursday 16 July '09

Heavy rainfall affected flight operations at the Mumbai airport on Tuesday. There was an average delay of 45 minutes in flight departures and there were ten go-arounds for the day.

Duped in Russia, 8 Indians bring back tales of trauma

Saturday 11 July '09

Eight Indians duped in a major job racket in Russia have finally returned home, thanks to help from Indian medical students based there.

Union Budget: no relief for travel agents

Tuesday 7 July '09

Travel agents across the city were a disappointed lot after listening to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s budget speech on Monday.

700 AAI staff still out of work

Monday 29 June '09

The Airport Authority of India’s Regional Executive Director...

Amid gloom, airport sees a small rise in passenger traffic

Monday 29 June '09

As one of the worst sectors to be hit by the ongoing recession, Indian aviation industry is hoping for revival.

Loss-hit AI wants employees to pitch in to plug Rs 5,000 crore deficit

Friday 26 June '09

Air India chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav today asked his employees to draw up...

Air India agrees to cut wage bill by Rs 500 crore

Tuesday 23 June '09

Air India has announced its intention to cut costs to the tune of Rs 500 crore...

4 months, 2 flight scares, no sign of a probe report

Tuesday 23 June '09

President Pratibha Patil is scheduled to land again at the Mumbai airport on Saturday...

Missing sailor: ‘Navy backtracked on word to provide probe report’

Sunday 21 June '09

Three months after a Petty Officer of the Indian Navy had gone missing under mysterious circumstances from an Indian Navy Ship...

US aircraft wanted to cross over Indian territory on dual call signs

Sunday 21 June '09

The military cargo aircraft, hired by the US, that intruded into Indian airspace and was forced to land at the Mumbai airport on Friday was permitted to take off on Saturday.

Cut airport charges: IATA tells India

Saturday 20 June '09

Montreal-based International Air Transport Association (IATA) has come down heavily on the high aeronautical charges and taxes prevalent in India....