Aviation
Emirates offers ‘handling service’ to sidestep electronics ban
27 Mar 2017
Emirates' new handling service will be offered free to customers travelling to the US from Dubai, allowing them to use their laptops and tablets until just before boarding
Vijay Mallya to be extradited, UK court may issue arrest warrant
24 Mar 2017
The British government has certified India's request for loan defaulting liquor baron Vijay Mallya's extradition and a UK court is considering issuing warrant for the same, an MEA spokesman said
Airlines unite to bar ‘slapgate’ MP Gaikwad from flying again
24 Mar 2017
Besides Air India, private airlines IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet, Go Air, AirAsia and Vistara also won't allow Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who assaulted a senior Air India official, with IndiGo even cancelling his Delhi-Pune flight ticket for Friday evening
US, UK electronics ban could be boon for Indian carriers
23 Mar 2017
The American and British ban on carry-on electronic devices on planes originating from some countries in West Asia and Africa could prove a boon for Indian airlines
US bans large electronic items on flights from 8 countries
21 Mar 2017
The US is banning electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and North African countries, including almost all the Gulf states as well as Turkey and Egypt, on unspecified security grounds
Air India lost over 6,000 crore in 3 years, CAG report dumps profit claims
11 Mar 2017
CAG says Air India incurred heavy losses when it sold five of its wide-body Boeing 777-200 long-range aircraft to Etihad Airways, at a significant discount to their market value, for $67.3 each
Qatar Air plans foray in Indian domestic short-haul sector
09 Mar 2017
Qatar Airways Ltd plans to set up a short-haul airline in India with a fleet of 100 narrow-body planes, renewing a push to gain a bigger share of one of the world's fastest-growing travel markets
Faulty engines partly to blame for Kingfisher collapse: Mallya
03 Mar 2017
Vijay Mallya has now blamed faulty engines as one of the factors for the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines
GVK wins bid to develop Navi Mumbai airport
13 Feb 2017
GVK Infrastructure, which operates the Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Airport, will also operate the new airport at Navi Mumbai, intended to decongest the Mumbai airport
Delta Air Lines cancels 150 flights
30 Jan 2017
Delta Air Lines cancelled 150 flights yesterday after grounding its US flights due to an automation issue, the company said in a statement
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