'Nose landing' pilot's license revoked
Chennai/New Delhi: The licence of a woman pilot of no-frills airline IndiGo has been cancelled after she made a rough landing in Goa last month, endangering several lives and investigators later found
IA pilots to strike
Mumbai: Members of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), representing the erstwhile Indian Airlines, today threatened to strike work from March 9 after the Air India management failed to ad
Hyderabad, Delhi airports ranked best
New Delhi: Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has been ranked first and Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport the fourth in an international ranking of the best airports in the world
The birth of a new Boeing jumbo
Seattle, Washington: Boeing Co has rolled out a new jumbo jet, hoping to relive the glamor of the birth of the 747 over 40 years ago and use it to boost slow sales.
The 747-8 Intercontinental will se
Global aviation biggies flock Aero India 2011
Bengaluru: Global aeronautical companies laid out their stalls on Wednesday in one of the world's hottest aviation markets, looking for a share of billions of dollars in Indian military and civilian c
Ailing Air India delays salaries again for 30,000 staff
Mumbai: Citing cash crunch, Air India today delayed for the second time payment of salary to its 30,000 employees for the month of January.
The national carrier, which had earlier said that the sa
Thai airline recruits the 'third sex'
Bangkok: A newly launched Thai airline has adopted a policy of recruiting transsexuals as flight attendants in an effort to offer equal opportunities to the 'third sex', company sources said on Tuesda
IndiGo to start overseas flights
New Delhi: Budget airline IndiGo will start international operations in August, the company said in a statement, a week after it placed an order for 180 new aircraft.
The aviation ministry has approv
Airbus beats Boeing with 574 orders in 2010
Toulouse, France: Europe's Airbus held onto its place as the world's biggest planemaker in 2010, the firm said on Monday, announcing it had beaten UN rival Boeing by delivering 510 planes and winning
Rise in airfares likely after jet fuel prices go up by 2 pc
New Delhi: After a two per cent hike in jet fuel prices, airline officials today indicated a rise in airfares with Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel saying the Ministry intervenes in such matters