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Kingfisher Air Pledges Brand, Furniture
Kingfisher Airlines Ltd., the Indian carrier seeking cash after losses, pledged assets ranging from its brand to office furniture for bank loans of as much as 64.2 billion r u p e e s ( $ 1 . 2 b i l l i o n ) . A luxury villa in the western Indian state of Goa, two helicopters, a building in Mumbai...
December 18th, 2011 | Aviation | Read MoreCBI seeks nod to book Civil Aviation men
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought prosecution sanction from the Ministry of Civil Aviation to register a case against six civil aviation officials, including a joint secretary, for alleged irregularities in the over Rs9,000- crore Airbus deal for supplying 43 aircraft to erstwhile...
November 22nd, 2011 | Aviation | Read More100 Years of flying high Air lndia going to be a national disaster
Air India is fast becoming a national disaster Our national carrier is in deep trouble. A loss of Rs 20,000 crore, a debt of Rs 40,000 crore, a clueless management, an owner who just does not understand how airlines are run, a fast deserting clientele and 30,000 hapless employees stuck in the middle....
November 20th, 2011 | Aviation, Default | Read MoreAFTERMATH of PAConf / 34 at Singapore
Consequent on IAAI registering its strong protest at PAConf / 34 held at Singapore on 12th October 2011 by our National President, Mr. Biji Eapen, IAAI did not take rest. IAAI has filed its strong objection with the following three Indian carriers who have mooted and forwarded the Agenda proposal on...
November 20th, 2011 | Aviation, Default | Read MoreHOW CAN WE CLOSE DOWN APJC?
Strange but true. This was a question asked by one of the participants at the workshop organized by IAAI, at Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, Hyderabad, on the 12th of November, 2011. Mr. Biji Eapen, President of IAAI, gave a PowerPoint Presentation, on the genesis of Weekly payment, which was 1st...
November 20th, 2011 | Aviation, Default | Read MoreDGCA tightening rules on airfares and refunds
The Director General of Civil Aviation will shortly lay down guidelines on fares and refund timelines, and ban charges on certain services such as for providing wheelchairs. “The intention is to check airfare prices from going up extraordinarily in these difficult times,” said The Director General...
October 25th, 2011 | Aviation | Read MoreAir Traffic looks up
Global air passenger numbers were surprisingly strong in July, while freight markets stagnated and the end of 2011 is still expected to be weak, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. International passenger traffic rose 5.9 % in July year-on-year, while freight traffic fell 0.4 % mainly...
September 21st, 2011 | Aviation, Default | Read MorePATA: Martin Craigs new CEO
PATA has appointed aviation industry expert Martin Craigs, currently elected president of Aerospace Forum Asia (AFA) and managing partner at Hillcrest International Advisory, as its new CEO, effective October 31. Craigs, presently based in Hong Kong but with prior work and project experience in Europe,...
September 21st, 2011 | Aviation, Default | Read MoreChina tipped to spend $600b on Boeing in 20 years
Boeing Co increased its forecast for China’s spending on new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years by a fourth to $600 billion, saying international expansion by Chinese carriers will help drive faster demand in what it expects to become the world’s second-biggest market after the US,...
September 21st, 2011 | Aviation, Default | Read MoreAutomatic Cancellation of Un-ticketed and Inactive Segments
In order to minimize the ADMs incurred for not removing HX and other inactive segments including un-ticketed PNRs, it is strongly recommended to use the TKXLoption when you create bookings. While creating a PNR add the ticket element with automatic cancel option TKXL, instead of a TKOK or a TKTL. You...
July 30th, 2011 | Aviation, News | Read More
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