Page 25 - Airlines

Tata Sons in talks to acquire AirAsia India stake at a steep discount

The Tata group is likely to tie up with other financial investors to acquire its Malaysian partner's 49 per cent stake in AirAsia India, said banking sources.

Vistara: Passengers can book adjacent seat at discount to keep it vacant

When it comes to concerns related to flying, 31 per cent of the customers expressed fear of exposure to coronavirus during the journey

India bars UAE airlines from operating flights; efforts on to resolve issue

A formal order has not been issued but UAE airlines, including Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad and Flydubai, were verbally informed of the decision on Thursday.

Hammered by Covid-19 pandemic, Air France announces 7,500 job cuts

Activists from multiple unions protested at Air France headquarters at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport as talks began Friday

Covid-19 impact: Vistara announces 5-20% pay cut for 40% employees till Dec

The aviation sector has been hit hard by the pandemic and all airlines in India have resorted to cost-cutting measures like pay cuts to survive the crisis

Govt eases air travel norms for persons recovered from coronavirus

The ministry said the rule was being updated so that cured people don't face hardship in travelling by flights

AirAsia, GoAir eye revenue growth from charter flights amid Covid-19

Although limited in number, charters are lucrative for airlines

IndiGo to experiment with new revenue model to tide over Covid-19 crisis

InterGlobe Aviation, the parent firm of IndiGo, on Tuesday reported a net loss of Rs 871 crore in the March quarter and would not be doling out any dividend

Intl airlines initiate probe against Pak pilots, staff over fake licences

Last week, PIA grounded 150 pilots with "dubious licenses" after the preliminary probe report of the Karachi plane crash on May 22 blamed pilots and and air traffic control for the tragedy

First-person account: What it takes to make it home in the time of Covid-19

After being stranded in the US for over two months, he finally came back to India under the government's national repatriation scheme. Abhishek Waghmare gives a first-person account of the experience

Covid-19: Airlines don't have to keep the middle seat vacant, says SC

The apex court dismissed a plea against a Bombay High Court order that allowed middle-seat occupancy on domestic flights

Air freight rates return to earth as virus-driven boom cools; airlines fret

About half of the air cargo carried worldwide normally flies in the belly of passenger jets rather than in dedicated freighters

Covid-19 crisis: $30-billion deal renewal headache for IT companies

Outsourcing deals are either going to be renewed at a lower price or they will be delayed, say experts.

World coronavirus dispatch: Fresh outbreak in Beijing gathering momentum

Hundreds of flights in and out of Beijing were cancelled on Wednesday as authorities stepped up measures to rein in a sudden outbreak of coronavirus in the Chinese capital

Empty skies, emptier flights: Flying on coronavirus-clipped wings

Domestic air passenger traffic declined 43.39 year-on-year during the January-May period

Govt asks airlines to expand capacity to 50% from current cap of 33%

The ministry has sought suggestions from airlines on whether this is feasible

'Crisis after crisis': Why govt won't bail out Indian aviation

Other countries have pumped in $123 billion in relief for their airlines

Airlines must extend credit period for two years: SC on cancelled tickets

The bench asked the Centre and airlines to sit together and devise modalities on the ways to refund the passengers for cancellation of their tickets during the lockdown.

Over 70,000 returned to India, 17k flew out on Vande Mission flights: Puri

'Vande Bharat' mission is a Government of India's initiative to bring home Indian nationals stranded in various parts of the world due to restrictions over air travel to contain Covid-19 spread

Covid-19 impact: Airlines expected to lose $84.3 bn in 2020, says IATA

Even as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise globally, various countries have restarted domestic and international air travel, albeit with precautions