London: British air traffic controllers say ash from the erupting Iceland volcano will affect flights out of Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland by Tuesday afternoon. The agency that controls air traffic over Britain and the eastern Atlantic said airports will remain open but flights will be affected between 5:30 pm IST and 11:30 pm IST. NATS said in a statement that the ash will affect airports in Londonderry in...
07:29 AM, May 24, 2011
Reykjavik: An eruption by Iceland's most active volcano was set to keep the island's main airport shut on Monday, while other European nations watched for any impact on their air routes from a towering plume of smoke and ash. Experts said they saw little chance of a repeat of 2010's six-day closure of airspace, which also hit trans-Atlantic flights, when another Icelandic volcano erupted, although airlines have been warned the...
09:15 AM, May 23, 2011
Reykjavik, Iceland: A year after an Icelandic volcano grounded planes across Europe, a spectacular new eruption flung up a miles-high ash plume that shut down the country's main airport, plunged nearby areas into darkness and sent ash drifting toward European airspace. The Grimsvotn volcano, which lies beneath the ice of the uninhabited Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland, began erupting on Saturday for the first time since 2004, sending ash, smoke...
10:46 PM, May 22, 2011
Hyderabad: Dubai's low cost airliner "flydubai" on Monday announced launching of thrice-a-week flights between Dubai and Hyderabad from June 11. Hyderabad is flydubai's 37th destination and second city in India after Lucknow. The new launch is targeted to provide a low-cost connectivity to 1.4 million Indians living in UAE considering the peak summer holiday season, a flydubai release said here. flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith,said: "We are delighted to announce...
03:42 PM, May 16, 2011
Dubai: Airlines in the West Asia will require an estimated 2,340 airplanes worth USD 390 billion by 2029, with demand being driven by the rapid growth of air travel in the region, the Current Market Outlook from Boeing has said. The company also estimates that West Asian air travel will grow by an average of 7.1 per cent per year over the next 20 years, outpacing the region's projected economic...
11:12 AM, May 14, 2011
Mumbai: Just days after the Air India pilots strike, it looks like there's more trouble for the airline. A CAG report now has slammed the airline for mismanagement and incurring huge losses at its jet engine overhaul workshop. From buying aircraft and employing people it can't sustain, stories of mismanagement and over-expenditure in debt-strapped Air India don't seem to end. A new CAG report with CNN-IBN slams Air India for...
01:27 PM, May 08, 2011
New Delhi: Air India operations were yet to be normalised on saturday after the pilots called off their 10-day strike, as the airline had stopped taking any bookings for over a week. Airline officials said they had not been taking bookings due to the strike and this had led to the cancellation of about 90 per cent of its flights. Moreover, 60 aircraft of the airlines were grounded. "If we...
11:00 AM, May 07, 2011
New Delhi: The Air Indian pilots strike enters day 8 on Wednesday and there may be an end to the deadlock. The airline management has finally called off their blanket ban on negotiations and called for a meeting with the pilots' representatives. Officials say they will reconsider the termination of pilots, despite the Delhi High Court issuing contempt notices to nine pilots. So far, seven pilots have been sacked and...
07:52 AM, May 04, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked striking Air India pilots to take a decision on resume work, saying "this strike will not see another day." "You call off the strike, we will press the management to consider your demand," said a division bench of justices BD Ahmed and Beena Birbal, while hearing a plea for initiation of contempt proceedings against the pilots who have struck work since...
02:32 PM, May 02, 2011
New Delhi: The Air India pilots strike entered its sixth day on Monday with no end to miseries for travelers. The Delhi High Court will initiate contempt proceedings against the agitators, after they defied its orders to resume duties by Monday. The 850 pilots on strike will on Monday have to tell the court why they haven't returned to work. The pilots staying adamant even after Chairman and Managing Director...
07:21 AM, May 02, 2011
Pilots said they have been trying to seek appointments with the civil aviation minister. ...
01:41 PM, May 01, 2011
Mumbai: With the strike by Air India pilots entering the fifth day on Sunday, the national carrier has decided to put into operation nine wide-bodied aircraft, besides a few domestic operations to transport stranded passengers from the city airports. The airline will be operating four Boeing 777's between Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Delhi-Mumbai (two services), Mumbai-Delhi-Mumbai, and Mumbai-Jeddah-Mumbai, an Air India spokesperson said. It will also operate a Boeing 747 Jumbo between Mumbai-Dubai-Delhi-Mumbai. The...
12:30 PM, May 01, 2011
New Delhi: The strike by Air India pilots entered a fifth day on Sunday with neither the 700 striking pilots, nor the Air India management willing to budge from their stand. Over 75 per cent of Air India flights were cancelled on Sunday. Out of 66 Air India flights from Delhi, only 13 flights will operate on Sunday, while from Mumbai, out of 55 Air India flights, only 9 flights...
08:17 AM, May 01, 2011
New Delhi: As the strike by Air India pilots entered the third day on Friday, the national carrier drastically reduced its operation to 50 flights across its network against the regular 320 as all executive pilots joined the stir. "Under the contingency plan, we are operating 50 flights across the network today," an Air India official said. From Delhi, the national carrier will be operating just 10 flights and almost...
10:33 AM, Apr 29, 2011
New Delhi: It's day 2 of the Air India pilots strike and with 53 flights cancelled since Wednesday and Thursday morning, it is the passengers who are bearing the brunt. Showing solidarity with the striking pilots 32 executive Air India pilots reported sick to work in Mumbai on Thursday. The Delhi High Court though has stayed the flash strike and has ordered the pilots to resume work. There has also...
07:27 AM, Apr 28, 2011
New Delhi: With around 20 flights being cancelled due to the pilot's strike, Air India management on Wednesday moved swiftly to derecognise their union ICPA and declaring their strike illegal. Around eight flights from Delhi and 11 from Mumbai were cancelled on Wednesday morning while several others were delayed by more than three hours after a section of Air India pilots, belonging to Indian Commercial Pilot's Association (ICPA), went on...
09:09 AM, Apr 27, 2011
Washington: Terming it as a "show of force", US has moved its naval warships and fighter planes into the Mediterranean region as the situation in strife-torn North African nation of Libya plunged to a near civil war. The move by the navy and air force was described by Pentagon as tools to provide "a full range of options to its leaders". US officials were tight-lipped about the build-up refusing to...
01:42 PM, Mar 01, 2011
New Delhi: A total of 557 Indians returned home in two batches by air from strife-torn Libya in the wee hours on Tuesday taking to 1,083 the total number of people evacuated so far by the four Air India special flights. The fourth Air India flight( AI-170) landed at Terminal 2 of Indira Gandhi International Airport(IGIA) here at around 4:30 am, bringing 331 passengers, an airport official said. The plane...
08:20 AM, Mar 01, 2011
New Delhi: Dense fog once again returned to disrupt flight operations at the IGI airport where around 20 flights were rescheduled on Tuesday morning. Most of the flights scheduled to depart early in the morning were delayed by over two hours after the runway visibility dropped to around 100 metres, an airport official said. There were no cancellations or diversion of flights but around 20 flights have been rescheduled, he...
08:58 AM, Feb 08, 2011
Kolkata: Heavy fog was reported in Kolkata on Friday morning, affecting air traffic in the city. No flights were able to take off or land till the early morning hours. However, flights have now started to run. The maximum temperature in the city was five degrees below normal and Kolkata recorded one of the coldest days in five years. ...
09:35 AM, Jan 14, 2011
