Aviation News

» Corporates cut down on travel expenditure in 2012: Survey

In addition to cutting of business trips, many Indian companies had also switched to lower class travel and stay for their employees ... Read more

» Seaplane operations to be launched in Kochi from January 2013

Initially, a Cessna 208 will connect Kochi with lakes and tourist spots in Kumarakom and Munnar; Plans to launch another service in Thiruvananthapuram within the two or three months ... Read more

» Maldivian Airlines signs marketing alliance with Apollo Hospitals

Apollo Hospitals will give a discount on its service charges for those who fly the airline, and the airline will give similar discounts to the hospital’s patients on the airfare ... Read more

» Tax Dept to recover Rs. 200 crore dues from Kingfisher Airlines

The CBEC chief indicated that the Reveune Department might talk to aviation regulator DGCA as the beleaguered airlines is likely to submit a comprehensive revival plan to DGCA by this month end ... Read more

» Air India launches promotional fares for low season travel

The fares, inclusive of all taxes, under this scheme have been kept low ranging from Rs 1,799 to Rs 4,199 ... Read more

» Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh orders probe due to high airfares during Diwali

The Competition Commission of India too may look into complaints that airlines acted as a cartel to push up prices in the festive season ... Read more

» Maldivian Airways commences Mumbai Male Direct flight on 16 Nov

As per the statistics with the tourism ministry of Maldives, the number of visitors from India is increasing by 20% every year; a considerable part of which comes from Mumbai and its nearby cities ... Read more

» Air India starts hourly flights on Mumbai-Delhi route both ways from 12 Nov

The hourly service means 18 flights daily on the Mumbai-Delhi-Mumbai sector with mostly direct flights and a few one stopover flights between 6 am and 11 pm ... Read more

» India open to further reforms on airline investment

A lack of interest following changes to investment rules left Kingfisher and others still short of much-needed funds ... Read more

» Indian airlines to witness over 42 per cent seat utilization for foreign destinations

Foreign airlines flying into India are expected to clock 39.78% this season, compared with over 40% utilisation a year ago ... Read more

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