Newly bought six Boeing 787 Dreamliners of Air India would remain grounded till February 17, with further delays expected in the tests being carried out by US and Japanese authorities on the faulty lithium ion batteries used in the aircraft. This means that the newest aircraft in the airline fleet will remain grounded for a month as it was on January 17 that Air India had grounded its Boeing 787 fleet, after the DGCA issued a directive following an advisory by the US regulator Federal Aviation A
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More direct flights from Mumbai to Hong Kong by Cathay
Cathay Pacific would add more direct flights from Mumbai to Hong Kong from April. The Hong Kong-based full service airline will also introduce its new product line of the premium economy cabin on this route after launching it in Delhi and Chennai last year.
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Air India’s budget hits as Dreamliners grounded
It has been a week since the United StatesÂ’ regulator, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), asked airlines around the world to ground B787s due to battery problems. India's government-owned Air IndiaÂ’s (AI) grounding of its Boeing-787 Dreamliners has already started adding to the airlinesÂ’ fuel cost by around Rs 40 lakh daily, apart from forcing changes in flight schedules.
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HAL to be the lead integrator in MMRCA project
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) would be the lead integrator for producing 108 multi-role combat aircraft in the country after French firm Dassault Aviation sought to play a bigger role in the multi-billion dollar project, said the Union Defence Ministry on January 21.
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No plan to invest in Indian airlines: IAG
The International Airlines Group, the sixth largest airline globally in revenue terms, said it did not have plans to invest in any Indian airline. Formed in January 2011, IAG is the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and bmi. This follows speculation that Delhi-based low-cost airline IndiGo was looking to tie up with British Airways.
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Reliance Metro’s Airport Express Line Recommences Operations
Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra), part of the Reliance Group, through its Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL), today announced that the Airport Metro line would resume commercial operations at its regular timing of 5:30 AM from January 22, 2013.
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SpiceJet, AI cut fares, budget carriers may follow suit
Now, a silent fare war among Indian airlines is appears to be on. SpiceJet's recent mega sale has triggered a tussle between other Indian airlines who are dropping fares discreetly. Air India dropped fares on January 21 night, taking them lower than rival full-service carrier Jet Airways and matching the prices of the three budget carriers on every route.
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Air India may soon become a member of Star Alliance
Air India's Director (Commercial) GD Brara will meet Star Alliance bosses in Frankfurt, Germany, this week to join Air India as a member of the prestigious Alliance. The Indian government-owned carrier had been waiting for years to join the Star Alliance. It may happen within a few months.
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British Airways in talks with IndiGo for alliance: Reports
To have an 'interline agreement' with India's biggest carrier, IndiGo, British Airways is engaged in talks, media reports say. The agreement is for ticketing and baggage sharing, sources said on January 22. The interline agreement allows customers from two airlines to buy connecting flights on one ticket.
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Etihad may get into pact with Jet Airways
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways will finalise a deal to buy a stake in Jet Airways on January 25, according to a television report. If it materialised, it would become the first such investment by a foreign carrier in an airline in India since rules were relaxed last year. A deal may be announced as early as January 25 or by the first week of February, sources were quoted as revealed.