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
CHENNAI: Just as the Sabarimala pilgrim season is gaining momentum, a group of Ayyappa devotees were taken aback at the airporthere when they were reportedly not allowed to carry their irumudis (kit with offerings for the deity) on a Kochi flight by the Jet Airways staff. Santhanam, along with eight others, was all set to depart for his yearly pilgrimage by a flight at 6.55 am on Monday when the...
09:47 AM, Nov 22, 2011
Saroj Datta Age: 75 Career: He has been with the Jet Airways group since 1991. Prior to that was with Kuwait Airways and Air India Interests: Listening to Hindustani classical music, jazz, reading crime fiction and translations of Bengali classics Q You has spent two decades building India's largest airline. What were the turning points? Early in the life of the airline, the first call was about coming into the...
08:29 AM, Nov 19, 2011
Mumbai: Jet Airways has been declared the 'Best Domestic Airline' at the fifth edition of the CNBC Awaaz Travel Awards 2011. The award was presented by Union Minister for Tourism Subodh Kant Sahay to Jet Airways' Senior Vice President- Commercial, Gaurang Shetty, in New Delhi on Thursday. The travel awards recognise and honour the best in class destinations, organisations, infrastructure and service providers based on an objective study conducted by...
08:46 PM, Nov 18, 2011
New Delhi: After Kingfisher, which is facing financial crunch, now the Jet Airways has expressed the need to raise funds in order to pay off its debt. According to Jet Airways, the depreciation in rupee has impacted debt levels for the company. The current debt in books for Jet Airways stands at Rs 14000 crore. Jet Airways has, however, said that their debt would come down by Rs 1500 crore...
03:53 PM, Nov 16, 2011
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