Mumbai: The on-time performance report of flights at the city airport for January 2012 reads like entries made in the school diary of a habitual adolescent latecomer, except that the latter is more innovative. The excuses run the whole gamut, from the very grave to the mildly serious to the somewhat frivolous and the rather hard to digest. They are repetitive, some cited as often as over 300 times. And...
12:56 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Mumbai: For the last two months, an 80-year-old woman has been waiting for a reply to one seemingly simple question: why did an attendant -- who had been appointed for the express purpose of wheeling her out of the airport and into the arrivals section -- abandon her in her wheelchair for over two hours in the middle of a sprawling Mumbai airport, with no explanation? "The wheelchair arrived half...
03:21 PM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: After Kingfisher Airlines, now India's largest private carrier Jet Airways is in need of money. Sources say Jet Airways has asked lenders for additional working capital loans of $ 200 million. The company also needs funds as it expanded its operations by 18 per cent in 2012. Jet Airways now requires funds for expansion of domestic operations and also for fleet expansion. Jet Airways already has a debt...
03:34 PM, Feb 29, 2012
The situation seems grim, not just for Kingfisher Airlines, but for the aviation sector as a whole, what with Jet Airways and SpiceJet posting record losses. ...
04:46 PM, Feb 20, 2012
Islamabad: Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal on Thursday came out in support of a proposal to allow foreign airlines to pick up stakes in Indian carriers. Goyal, however, said his company does not require any foreign direct investment (FDI). "We do not need any FDI. We are doing fine. But we welcome the move," said Goyal who is visiting Pakistan as a part the Indian business delegation led by Commerce,...
10:06 PM, Feb 16, 2012
A Jet Airways pilot allowed a trainee pilot to take over from the co-pilot and land the aircraft. ...
01:40 PM, Feb 15, 2012
The DGCA sources said that the trainee pilot who landed the flight had only 50 hours of training on Boeing 737. ...
12:59 PM, Feb 15, 2012
New Delhi: A Jet Airways pilot and two cockpit crew members have been suspended for two and a half months for allowing a trainee pilot to take over from the co-pilot and land the aircraft in Mumbai, endangering the lives of all on board. The suspension comes after Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) asked the airlines to take action against the pilot and the chief of its flight safety...
08:24 AM, Feb 15, 2012
New Delhi: Jet Airways had suspended the pilot of one of its flights and another cockpit crew for two and half months for allowing a trainee pilot to take over from co-pilot to land the plane in Mumbai, endangering all those onboard. Aviation regulator DGCA had asked the Jet to take action against the pilot and the chief of its flight safety in connection with the incident that had taken...
12:16 AM, Feb 15, 2012
Mumbai: An Air Traffic Control staff at the Mumbai airport averted a tragedy on Wednesday evening by aborting the takeoff of Jet Airways' Goa-bound flight carrying 158 passengers when another plane was about to touch down. The ATC asked the Jet pilot to abort the takeoff as an IndiGo flight was about to land, airport sources said. "As instructed by the air traffic controllers, Jet flight from Mumbai to Goa...
09:22 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Mumbai: Scrips of three listed domestic carriers, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet rallied after the government on Tuesday allowed airlines to import jet fuel directly. The decision on direct jet fuel imports was taken by an empowered group of ministers (EGoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. Analysts said the move, announced by Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, would help airlines to cut 10-15 percent of their operating cost....
04:46 PM, Feb 07, 2012
New Delhi: Indian airlines and private non-scheduled air operators are together likely to add around 1,000 aircraft and 250 helicopters over the next five years, according to Planning Commission estimates. While the scheduled airlines are likely to add around 370 aircraft in their fleet, non-scheduled operators could induct 300 business jets, 300 small planes and 250 helicopters during this period, owing to heightened demand. A working group set up by...
03:21 PM, Jan 26, 2012
New Delhi: Country's largest private sector air carrier Jet Airways on Monday said it will complete the merger of its two low-cost models - Jet Lite and Jet Konnect - under a single brand by May. "We are contemplating brand merger of Jet Lite and Jet Konnect. Jet Lite will cease to exist by April-May. We expect capacity addition in low cost models as well," a Jet Airways official told...
06:54 PM, Jan 23, 2012
New Delhi: The first spell of dense fog in 2012 wreaked havoc on air operations at the IGI airport on Wednesday hitting over 250 flights and causing inconvenience to flyers. At least 207 domestic and international flights were delayed by five to six hours as the runway visibility remained below the prescribed minima for low visibility take-off of 125 and 150 metres for different types of aircraft. Four flights, two...
08:17 PM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: India's aviation regulator plans to review the massive fleet expansion plans of IndiGo, the country's No 2 airline, after a safety audit found a shortage of trained staff and alleged operational discrepancies, a report by the regulator shows. IndiGo placed an order for 180 Airbus planes worth $16 billion last year in the biggest jet order in commercial aviation history. "Indigo has some rapid growth issues," said the...
07:22 AM, Jan 10, 2012
Dubai: Despite Gulf and Indian air carriers increasing capacity and flights between the two regions, fares are unlikely to come down while demand for seats remains high, according to a survey. As per the new Visa Global Travel Intentions Survey, 2011, released here by Arabian Business weekly magazine, India was voted one of the top global destinations for travellers from the UAE this year and continues to be popular with...
01:28 PM, Dec 27, 2011
Mumbai: In spite of the mounting troubles and the recent flight cancellations, Kingfisher shares honours with Jet Airways in the category of most favoured airlines in 2011, according to an annual airline and air travel survey released on Friday. According to the survey, while Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher is the best airline for in-flight entertainment, food/beverages, in-flight service, in-flight maintenance (cabin lighting, cleanliness, seat comfort, leg room), Naresh Goyal-headed Jet leads...
08:49 PM, Dec 02, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices on cross appeals by Sahara India and Jet Airways challenging a Bombay High Court order directing the latter to pay a renegotiated amount instead of the original determined price for purchase of Sahara Airlines (now Jetlite) in 2007. A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S S Nijjar granted six weeks to the two parties to file their counter-affidavits and...
06:52 PM, Dec 02, 2011
New Delhi: Air India has cancelled four flights to London on Tuesday due to a nationwide general strike by several British unions while Jet Airways advised its passengers travelling to the UK to rebook their flights to avoid any inconvenience. The scheduled flights cancelled by the state-owned airline are, Amritsar-Delhi-London (AI-115), London-Delhi (AI-116), Delhi-London (AI-111) and London-Delhi (AI-112), an AI spokesperson said on Tuesday. A Jet spokesperson clarified that its...
02:35 AM, Nov 30, 2011
Mumbai: The auditors of India's biggest carrier Jet Airways have warned the company required to raise funds or generate cash flows in the future to meets its obligations, including financial support to its subsidiary JetLite. Deloitte Haskins & Sells and Chaturvedi & Shah said in a report dated November 11 that raising money is crucial if Jet's accounts have to be prepared on a "going concern basis" in the future,...
10:36 AM, Nov 22, 2011
