Aviation
Kingfisher surprises employees with salaries
19 Feb 2013
Jet Air offers 20 lakh seats at flat Rs2,250
19 Feb 2013
American Airlines, US Airways merging to form world’s biggest airline
14 Feb 2013
The merger would see American Airlines move closer in value terms to rival Delta Airlines, with an estimated market valuation of $11 billion
American Airlines, US Airways boards said to approve merger
14 Feb 2013
The boards of AMR, the parent of American Airlines and its smaller competitor US Airways Group yesterday separately voted to approve a merger, a deal which would create the world's largest airline
End nears for Kingfisher as lenders pull the plug
13 Feb 2013
Kingfisher Airlines has been brought to the brink of extinction as its consortium of lenders, comprising mainly public sector banks, have decided to pull the plug and start the process to recover Rs8,500 crore in dues
Kingfisher posts Rs755 cr Q3 loss
05 Feb 2013
Air India to divest ground handling, MRO subsidiaries
30 Jan 2013
Operationalising the two subsidiaries would bring down the aircraft-employee ratio in Air India to global standards.
Dreamliner battery blew up lab in 2006
25 Jan 2013
A devastating lab fire in Arizona in 2006 had shown the extreme hazard posed by Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner lithium-ion battery if its energy was not adequately contained
SC slams DGCA for letting airlines overcharge
23 Jan 2013
SC gives Kingfisher four weeks to face taxman
23 Jan 2013
Pilots give Kingfisher 21-day ultimatum before legal action
22 Jan 2013
Pilots of the grounded Kingfisher Airlines have served legal notice on the airline's management seeking payment of their salary dues and compensation for mental harassment, within 21 days, or face another winding-up petition in the high court
Nightmare for Boeing as Dreamliners grounded
17 Jan 2013
Boeing Co’s 787 Dreamliner – touted as the future of commercial aviation – is taking on shades of a nightmare, as airlines across the world, including India, have grounded the plane over problems related to its battery
DGCA unmoved by Kingfisher's NOC from creditors
16 Jan 2013
Kingfisher revival plan suffers major setback
12 Jan 2013
Domestic carriers offer hefty discounts
12 Jan 2013
SpiceJet, owned by Chennai-based Sun group, has launched a discount scheme, offering a million seats at an all-inclusive fare of Rs2,013 for travel between February and April
Kingfisher’s Rs650-cr plan not enough: DGCA
11 Jan 2013
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