Indian representatives on the board and indeed in the airline's senior management. Whether AirAsia Bhd's aircraft can be brought in for operation into India, a measure that would certainly be cheaper for the airline, is still unclear. Though the government has cleared the investment, AirAsia will actually have to lobby for permissions at every step. ...
05:00 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Low-fare airline JetLite has been ordered by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 45,000 to a passenger as compensation for the loss of valuables from his baggage during transit from Guwahati to Delhi. ...
08:46 AM, Jan 13, 2013
New Delhi: Fourteen pilots and 31 cabin crew members have been found reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol till March this year, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said on Wednesday. Of the total 14 pilots and 31 cabin crew who failed the pre-flight breath analyser test, a large number of pilots and cabin crew were of Jet Airways, he said in reply to a question in Lok Sabha....
12:24 AM, May 17, 2012
It's an airline in transition. And no one feels it more than Jet Airways' cabin attendant Sushmita D. Depending on her roster, it is, "What meal would you like to have sir?" on some days. And "What meal would you like to buy Sir?" on others. These days, it can be a bit confusing with both lines being delivered on different flights the same day. Sushmita has been with the...
05:02 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Mumbai: As part of a strategic rebranding and restructuring exercise announced last July, the country's largest airline Jet Airways on Monday said, effective March 25, its low-cost arm JetLite will cease to operate, after being merged with the other no-frills brand JetKonnect. "Effective March 25, JetLite will cease to operate separately, but will come under the JetKonnect brand, enabling guests to avail of a single superior in-flight product in the...
07:22 PM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: All major airlines in India are compromising on safety to cut costs, revealed aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in its audit report. The DGCA has put all the airlines on notice for safety. The DGCA has also cautioned low-cost carriers IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir for not maintaining crucial data needed for safe flights. The DGCA report severely criticised JetLite for not possessing the software to...
01:15 PM, Jan 09, 2012
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
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
Mumbai: India's struggling Kingfisher Airlines slipped in market share to the third position in October, from second in September, ceding ground to budget airline IndiGo, government data showed. Kingfisher is unlikely to recover lost ground in coming months because the loss-making carrier has cancelled scores of flights in November, catching both customers and government authorities by surprise and spooking investors. Chairman Vijay Mallya said earlier this week Kingfisher cancelled the...
03:51 PM, Nov 19, 2011
Jaipur/Mumbai: The story of fake pilots and phantom flying schools is getting scarier. It's turning out to be much more than just a one off case or at best a few. Two days after two fake pilots employed with spice jet were arrested for foraged flying hours from the government-run Rajasthan Flying School, CNN-IBN has accessed names of eight more pilots, who are still flying and could soon be arrested....
10:04 PM, Mar 23, 2011
Mumbai: Jetlite passengers at Indore airport were made to wait for 12 hours after their 8.30pm flight developed a technical snag. Even as airline officials dithered over giving clear instruction on alternate arrangements, passengers alleged that a CISF commandant turned off the air-conditioning at the terminal in order to try and get them to leave. Respite came at 3am when JetLite officials offered them accommodation and arranged to get another...
08:51 PM, Nov 16, 2010
![JetLite plane suffers bird hit, aborts take off]( "JetLite plane suffers bird hit, aborts take off")
The Lucknow-Delhi flight S2138 was taxiing on the runway when it suffered a bird-hit. ...
11:41 AM, Jul 29, 2010
Aircraft with 139 people on board had suffered damage to tail while taking off. ...
09:06 AM, Sep 10, 2009
Full emergency declared after pilot of the plane found some problems. ...
09:46 PM, Apr 08, 2009
All 38 passengers and eight crew of the Jetlite flight from Kolkata to Guwahati were safe. ...
12:13 PM, Jan 17, 2009
![Airport driver lands Bihar Dy CM in hospital]( "Airport driver lands Bihar Dy CM in hospital")
The driver of a Jetlite bus was talking on the cell phone while driving. ...
09:07 PM, Dec 02, 2007
Bangalore citizen journalist narrates how JetLite took him for a rough ride. ...
10:04 PM, Nov 16, 2007
Jetlite apologises to cerebral palsy patient Rajiv Rajan. ...
06:35 PM, Jun 21, 2007
Jet Airways is planning to raise funds for its low-cost arm, JetLite, via the private equity route. ...
10:49 PM, May 15, 2007
Jet Airways acquisition Sahara has a new name, JetLite and it will be a 100 per cent subsidiary of Jet Airways. ...
12:25 AM, Apr 17, 2007
