Page 10 - Airlines

India and Canada to discuss open skies agreement, increase flights

At present Air India and Air Canada have 29 non-stop flights a week between Canada and Delhi; there are demands for Amritsar-Canada, while Mumbai airport too is looking to re-establish connection

IndiGo appoints Venkataramani Sumantran as the chairman of the Board

Sumantran currently serves as the chairman and managing director of Celeris Technologies, a strategic advisory firm

Delhi airport displaced Dubai as world's second busiest in March

Airlines operating into Indian capital flew around 36 lakh seats, compared to 44 lakh deployed for Atlanta.

IndiGo pilots under scanner for using expletives on radio during flight

The Indigo pilots were expressing unhappiness over the airline's delay in restoring the pre-Covid salaries and vented ire on 121.5 MHz frequency.

Air India takes Rs 60,800 cr cover for its fleet, paid Rs 266 cr premium

Under new policy, Air India can't fly in Russia, Ukrainian airspace due to war

As air traffic increases, airlines start restoring pilots' salaries

Air India reinstates employee salaries by 75% compared with pre-Covid level

Air India starts restoring salaries in a phased manner to pre-Covid levels

Air India is restoring salaries of employees in a phased manner to pre-pandemic levels as the aviation sector is recovering with the decline of COVID-19 cases in the country

On Broadway, Disney takes cue from airlines to sell more tickets

In reality, Disney and airlines rely on a shared economic premise: Getting as many butts in seats as possible

GIFT City's aircraft leasing business struggles amid confusing rules

Despite generous tax breaks, opaque and confusing rules have companies struggling to get off the ground

Biden administration moves to choke off exports to 3 Russian airlines

The Commerce Department said the move would prevent the airlines Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot, Utair and Azur Air from receiving items from the US, including parts to service their aircraft

Cheap tickets to stay as India's airlines squabble on fare hikes

IndiGo is unperturbed by criticism as well as calls from smaller rival SpiceJet for airlines to work together to raise fares, even if that causes a slight dip in bookings

Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of flights along West Coast as pilots picket

Dozens of flights along the West Coast were canceled Friday as Alaska Airlines pilots picketed during an impasse in contract negotiations with the airline that have lasted nearly three years.

Two top IndiGo's executives quit in 2 days as Rahul Bhatia is named MD

IndiGo's Chief Commercial Officer Willy Boulter said he will resign after July, just a day after CFO Jiten Chopra quit the biggest budget airline in Asia by market value

'50% crew members to be subjected to random pre-flight alcohol test daily'

Airlines must ensure that 50 per cent of cockpit and cabin crew members are subjected to pre-flight alcohol test daily, the aviation regulator DGCA said on Tuesday.

Airlines to operate 930 daily flights to 40 countries in summer schedule

This is around 22.5% lower than pre-Covid levels

US will give airlines a break on takeoff rights in New York, Washington

Federal officials are extending pandemic relief that helps big airlines keep coveted takeoff and landing rights for international flights this summer at busy airports in New York City and Washington

Airline CEOs bat for lower taxes, better infra to tide over ATF price hike

They say 21% of an airline's revenue goes straight to govt by way of taxes; want improved processes in order to become hubs for global travel

Vistara in talks with lessors to fill long-haul gap amid 787 delays

Vistara is in talks with lessors about getting long-haul planes to cover a gap left by delays in Boeing 787 deliveries, chief executive Vinod Kannan said

400 mn fliers by FY24, airports to get Rs 1-trn investment, says Scindia

The number of air passengers was 145 million in 2018-19. The traffic fell to 83.8 million in 2021 due to the pandemic.

'400 mn air traffic by FY24, Rs 1-trn investment lined up in airports'

He also defended the government's move to lease out airports to private entities saying the profitability of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will increase due to this