Bangalore Aviation News, Reviews, Analysis and opinions of Indian Aviation
Last week Boeing delivered to Air India, the carrier’s third 787 Dreamliner. ZA237, LN 46, registered VT-ANI. This the first aircraft built at the new Boeing assembly line in Charleston, and the first outside the venerable Everett factory near Seattle. Courtesy Boeing, some special photos of the delivery ceremony. Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar and Air India Representatives cut the …
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Air France-KLM, Etihad, airberlin enter in to a code share agreement
The Air France-KLM Group, Etihad Airways, and airberlin will implement code-share agreements as of October 28, 2012, which will offer their respective customers more destinations. Air France, KLM, and Etihad code-shares On the routes between Europe and Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways customers will be able to fly on the Amsterdam-Abu Dhabi daily flight operated by KLM. Air France customers will …
Read More »Vijay Mallya shifts ownership of his Airbus A319 private jet VT-VJM away from Kingfisher Airlines
In what could be a move to protect his personal toys, UB Group has transferred the operational ownership of the ultra-luxurious Airbus A319-133ACJ (Airbus Corporate Jet) used by Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya out of Kingfisher Airlines. In its previous avatar, VT-VJM used to sport a tail with the Kingfisher Airlines logo and used to operate with the radio call …
Read More »Opinion: A date of ignominy in the Kingfisher Airline calendar
2010 Kingfisher Calendar. Copyright KingfisherWorld Kingfisher is known for its super-sexy swimsuit calendar, featuring some of the most beautiful women in the world, and Kingfisher Airline’s Chairman Dr. Vijay Mallya’s son, Sidhartha, may love cavorting on the beach with them, but yesterday, October 4, 2012, witnessed a tragedy, and was, to borrow the words of FDR, a date that will …
Read More »Mangalore, Lucknow, Varanasi, Trichy, Mangalore and Coimbatore declared International airports
Photo copyright Samrat Mondal. Used under CC licence. The Union Cabinet today approved the declaration of Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, Lucknow, Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport, Varanasi and airports at Tiruchirapalli, Mangalore and Coimbatore as international airports. The Indian ministry of civil aviation says, all these airports are capable of handling medium capacity long range type of aircrafts and are also …
Read More »Survey: The Kingfisher Airlines drama continues. Is the airline ready for euthanasia?
Employees of Kingfisher Airlines have finally reached a breaking point. The airline, blaming the employees has declared a lockout Kingfisher Airlines Limited today announced that following a series of protracted and unabated incidents of violence, criminal intimidation, assault, wrongful restraint and other illegal acts including refraining from attending work, by a small section of recalcitrant employees which were all unnecessary …
Read More »AirAsia shifts Bangkok operations from Suvarnabhumi to Don Mueang airports
In a move that will lose it international passengers arriving in to Thailand, AirAsia, has shifted its operations at Bangkok from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to the old Don Mueang International Airport today. AirAsia鈥檚 Group Chief Executive Officer, Tony Fernandes commented 鈥淚 am extremely happy with our move to Don Mueang International Airport, which is probably Thailand鈥檚 biggest and first low …
Read More »Share your view: Strikers manhandle fellow employees at Kingfisher Airlines disrupting flights across the network
Our topic of this week comes thanks to the financial troubles at Kingfisher Airlines. The flights of the financially ailing carrier have been disrupted across its India network due to striking engineers. As per media reports, striking employees, after hearing that some employees received salaries, manhandled fellow employees, beat up a management executive, held passengers hostage aboard a flight for …
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