
Even ten days after the strike by the Air India's pilots began there appears to be no resolution in sight. With civil aviation minister Ajit ...

10:53 AM, May 16, 2012

Geneva: The global aviation industry could run up losses of over USD 5 billion this year if oil prices spike by more than anticipated in light of the tensions building up over Iran's nuclear programme, the industry's trade group said on Tuesday. The International Air Transport Association, or IATA, says it now expects earnings will likely decline to USD 3 billion in 2012. That's down from December's forecast of USD...

05:43 PM, Mar 20, 2012

New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Ministry has started working overtime to formulate a new policy to cater to the latest concerns of the aviation industry, especially issues relating to its sustainability like jet fuel pricing, infrastructure, airfare pricing, safety and security. A meeting of major stakeholders and senior Ministry officials was held on Friday to list the entire gamut of issues, elicit the views of the industry and service providers...

08:05 PM, Jan 27, 2012

New Delhi: The Air India Management on Tuesday called pilots for a meeting to resolve the crisis. Bombay High Court will hear the plea against AI management's discriminatory practices on Wednesday. Pilots had filed the petition in court. 23 pilots are reported sick and over 100 have threatened to quit. 10 AI flights have also been cancelled this past week. Their complaint is that some of them have not been...

10:00 AM, Nov 01, 2011

In the two years after 9/11 the aviation industry lost more than 20 billion dollars. ...

12:37 PM, Sep 10, 2011

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday said Air India has cut its losses by 25 per cent. ...

03:53 PM, Apr 13, 2010

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01:21 AM, Dec 16, 2009

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09:11 PM, Dec 15, 2009

Shares in BA fell 0.7 pc immediately after the strike announcement. ...

11:30 AM, Dec 15, 2009

A group of Air India pilots on Tuesday said it was firm on the strike. ...

11:23 PM, Nov 17, 2009

Agitation by pilots is just one of the many problems Air India's facing. ...

07:19 AM, Oct 01, 2009

Pay cuts will have to be implemented at some point in time. ...

03:31 AM, Oct 01, 2009

The management agreed to meet one of the demands but the stir continues. ...

03:09 AM, Sep 28, 2009