Airlines
DHL/Blue Dart aviation to start direct services on Kolkata-Dhaka route
15 May 2008
Delta pilots ratify merger with Northwest
15 May 2008
Delta-Northwest merger comes under US Congress scanner
15 May 2008
Finnair in talks with Indian carriers for local connectivity
15 May 2008
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair report tough times ahead for freighter operations
15 May 2008
China Eastern moves to raise $2.1 billion in capital
15 May 2008
SpiceJet launches cargo arm
15 May 2008
Singapore to be Gati's international regional headquarters
14 May 2008
Hong Kong carrier, Dragonair, re-schedules launch of Bangalore service to July
14 May 2008
Emirates ramping up India operations
14 May 2008
Family held stake in SpiceJet may be up for sale
14 May 2008
Jet Airways introduces direct Chennai-Pune daily services
13 May 2008
Government asks Air India to resubmit proposal for capital infusion of Rs1,000 crore
12 May 2008
JAL swings back to profit in FY07
12 May 2008
Etihad may code share with BMI, Jet Airways
12 May 2008
Aviation industry sees fewer fatalities, says IATA report
09 May 2008
American British Continental: easy as ABC, but does it add up in the sky, asks CAPA
07 May 2008
Foreign airlines roped in to promote Indian destinations on board their aircraft
06 May 2008
European Commission asks Italian govt to respond about Alitalia bridge loan by 19 May
06 May 2008
JB Aviation to start scheduled chopper services in southern states of India
06 May 2008
GoAir launches new scheme - offers return tickets for zero fare
06 May 2008
Emirates receives $110 million as compensation for A380 delay
05 May 2008
Air India Express planning to fly to Kuwait
05 May 2008
JAL more than doubles profit forecast
05 May 2008
Air India's domestic fares to go up 10 per cent
05 May 2008
Bangladeshi domestic carrier, United Airways, eyes Dhaka-Kolkata route
05 May 2008
Boeing delivers Air France's fiftieth 777 airplane
03 May 2008
Synergies in JetLite and SpiceJet combine, says senior Jet Airways official
03 May 2008
Global air passenger traffic growth continues to slow: IATA
02 May 2008
AirAsia to offer return fares at Rs5,000 on Trichy-Kuala Lumpur route
02 May 2008
Government threatens action if airlines persist with congestion fees
02 May 2008
Pakistan International Airlines reports a loss of $207.5 million for 2007
02 May 2008
ZAV Air receives initial permission to operate in the east/north-east of the country
02 May 2008
India's ministry of defence frees up airspace for civil use – joint operation to be tested in Chennai
02 May 2008
All-business class British airline, Silverjet, secures $25m lifeline from UAE investor
01 May 2008
Club One Air to launch subsidiary for low cost private jet operations
01 May 2008
British Airways in talks with American, Continental for trans-Atlantic alliance
01 May 2008
Air travel costlier as domestic carriers raise basic fares and fuel surcharge
01 May 2008
Jet Airways, Cathay Pacific frequent flyer programmes announce partnership
01 May 2008
Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2008, will provide Indian air passengers increased compensation
01 May 2008
Essar, GMR Group in fray for Czech airline, CSA, and Prague airport
30 April 2008
Jet Airways scoops top honours for JetPrivilege programme at Freddie Awards 2007
30 April 2008
Air Arabia reports increased load factor on its Indian destinations network
30 April 2008
A peeved Berlusconi threatens to nationalise Alitalia
30 April 2008
Tunis Air opts for Airbus aircraft for its fleet renewal programme
30 April 2008
Finnair Q1 profit dips 40.9% on high fuel costs
30 April 2008
SAS announces heavy Q1 loss – cuts in capacity and jobs to follow
30 April 2008
Indian aviation industry will look for 6,000 additional pilots over next five years: Praful Patel
29 April 2008
Impressive achievements for Air India Express in three years since inception
29 April 2008
US small airline crisis escalates - Eos Airlines now sixth airline to shut shop
29 April 2008
Kingfisher Airlines launches daily Chennai-Tiruchirapalli services
29 April 2008
Continental backs off from merger games
29 April 2008
New Hyderabad international airport registers growth in passenger and air traffic movements
29 April 2008
Norms may be eased as domestic carriers look to deflect losses through international operations
28 April 2008
A merger merry go-round, as American Airlines starts talks with US Airways, Continental
26 April 2008
Airnetz Aviation, Mumbai-based jet and helicopter charter company to expand fleet size
26 April 2008
Vijay Mallya appointed chairman, Deccan Aviation
26 April 2008
Air India Cargo moves up five places to occupy fourth slot in freighter market
26 April 2008
Dubai Aerospace's to invest $2 billion through 2009 to acquire more aircraft
26 April 2008
Merger necessary to compete against foreign airlines, say Delta, Northwest chief executives
26 April 2008
GoAir not to place fresh orders for A320s
25 April 2008
Jet Airways leases land from BIAL to set up MRO unit
25 April 2008
Market rumours have SpiceJet and IndiGo in merger talks
25 April 2008
Lufthansa posts healthy Q1 profit – retains bullish outlook for 2008
25 April 2008
UPS Q1 profits dip to $906 million – affected by 'anemic' US economic conditions
25 April 2008
Delta reports huge Q1 loss of $6.39 billion, as it accounts for fall in market capitalization
25 April 2008
Berlusconi promises rescue - and also job cuts - at Alitalia
24 April 2008
Gulf Air to launch daily, non-stop flights to Hyderabad from 1 July
24 April 2008
AI announces 'One Price India' fare on New York-India trips
24 April 2008
Air travel levels in India even less than in Sri Lanka and Pakistan: Assocham report
24 April 2008
Jet Airways inaugural flight welcomed at Abu Dhabi
24 April 2008
Kozhikode to become Qatar Airways' ninth Indian destination from 15 June 2008
23 April 2008
Italian government sanctions bridge loan for Alitalia as AF-KLM withdraw from the fray
23 April 2008
Deccan Aviation shrinks Q3 losses with sale and lease-back deals, higher fares
23 April 2008
IATA slams US Exit Plan proposal
23 April 2008
United Airlines reports massive Q1 loss - pledges 'fundamental overhaul'
23 April 2008
UK Competition Commission's interim report slams BAA stewardship of UK 's airports
23 April 2008
IATA welcomes UK Competition Commission's interim report on BAA Airports
23 April 2008
China Southern's 2007 profits up tenfold
22 April 2008
Asia Pacific airlines report a strong performance for 2007
22 April 2008
Lufthansa announces launch of all-business class, Frankfurt-Pune, service from 1 July
22 April 2008
India-Malaysia clear direct flights on Penang-Chennai route
22 April 2008
India's Paramount Airways adds nine new daily flights to meet peak season demand
22 April 2008
Lufthansa may commence all-business class service on Pune-Frankfurt route by July
21 April 2008
India-Chile to sign air services pact
21 April 2008
Jet Airways’ JetPrivilege programme in partnership with Global Hotel Alliance
21 April 2008
Bahrain Air to start India operations on 26 May with flight to Kochi
21 April 2008
1 June 2008 to be cut-off date for Kingfisher-Deccan merger
21 April 2008
Jet Airways to operate Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco route from first week of June
21 April 2008
RAK Airways to launch service from Kerala
19 April 2008
Air Deccan founder, Capt Gopinath, ventures into logistics with Deccan Cargo
19 April 2008
Southwest Airlines reports dip in Q1 profits
18 April 2008
Continental Airlines reports Q1 loss and considers “strategic options” in the face of NWA-Delta merger
18 April 2008
Berlusconi puts Aeroflot back into the reckoning for Alitalia
18 April 2008
American Airlines reports Q1 loss of $328 million and dim full-year outlook
18 April 2008
Japan Airlines to pay $110 million penalty on charges of collusion to fix cargo rates
18 April 2008
DGCA sets up national aviation safety team to go into safety related issues
18 April 2008
ATF price hike to cost domestic carriers additional $30 million every month: Jet Airways CEO
17 April 2008
Delta Airlines-Northwest deal merger announcement raises some questions
17 April 2008
Cathay Pacific to expand India and Hong Kong services significantly
17 April 2008
Delta-Northwest merger: Just the tip of the iceberg?
17 April 2008
Hong Kong transport secretary, Eva Cheng, and aviation minister, Praful Patel, to hold talks
16 April 2008
China's mainland carriers gear up for launch of operations across the Taiwan Strait
16 April 2008
TNT Express to invest $157.9 million in strengthening Asia-Europe network
16 April 2008
Vietnam's Pacific Airlines to re-launch as Jetstar in partnership with Qantas Group
16 April 2008
BA sacks two senior executives and postpones shift of long-haul flights to T5
16 April 2008
GoAir announces 'Kids Fly Free' offer for summer time travel
15 April 2008
High ATF cost eroding profitability of domestic airlines: Assocham
15 April 2008
Kingfisher inaugurates new services – three connections for Delhi
15 April 2008
Govt implementing all agreements arrived at with AI/IA unions: Patel
15 April 2008
DGCA to implement performance-based navigation in Indian air space
15 April 2008
Delta, Northwest merger decision to create world's largest airline
15 April 2008
Jet Airways to report full year loss for 2007-08
14 April 2008
Boeing, Air India to sort out compensation issues arising from 787 Dreamliner delay
14 April 2008
India, China to propel Asia-Pacific's air traffic growth: CAPA report
14 April 2008
IGI airport, Delhi, is SriLankan's first overseas station for launch of 'Online Check-in' facility
14 April 2008
Frontier Airlines fails; becomes fourth US airline to files for bankruptcy in four weeks
12 April 2008
Mumbai, Delhi drive Finnair traffic growth
11 April 2008
Sasol receives international approval for environment-friendly, fully synthetic aviation fuel
11 April 2008
FlyYeti, Nepal's first LCC connects Kathmandu and Doha
11 April 2008
SpiceJet inaugurates new daily connections from Kolkata on Bengali New Year's day
11 April 2008
'Man of the Year' award for Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal
11 April 2008
Jet Airways goes lukewarm on rights issue – to raise funds overseas
10 April 2008
Aviation sector regulator may be in place by October: MCA official
10 April 2008
China implements the 'Olympic Bypass' - a shorter route to Beijing
10 April 2008
Alitalia says enough cash on hand to operate short-term – to meet with unions
10 April 2008
American Airlines cancels another 1,000 flights - leaves 110,000 passengers stranded
10 April 2008
Aviation industry takes another hit as low-cost carrier, Oasis Hong Kong, stops operations
10 April 2008
Kingfisher Academy to train thousands of students in aviation and hospitality sectors
10 April 2008
Boeing to further delay delivery of 787
09 April 2008
FAA removes manager responsible for safety oversight of Southwest Airlines
09 April 2008
American cancels hundreds more flights as MD-80s undergo further inspections
09 April 2008
Airlines adding capacity despite global economic slowdown
08 April 2008
Air Arabia is fastest growing international airline in India
08 April 2008
Qatar Airways deploys Boeing 777ER on Mumbai-Doha route
08 April 2008
Air France-KLM board approves suspension of talks with Alitalia
08 April 2008
China suspends pilots and officials as strike actions threaten to spread
08 April 2008
British Airways' T5 blues continue with computer glitches, flight cancellations and pilot anger
08 April 2008
Czech Airlines, Air India extend Airbus A310 lease agreement
08 April 2008
Price of air tickets now includes charge for e-booking
08 April 2008
Jet Airways, All Nippon Airways announce code share and Frequent Flier Programme agreement
07 April 2008
Skybus Airlines becomes third US carrier to announce bankruptcy in a week
07 April 2008
Kingfisher – Deccan may have to wait till November for start of overseas operations
07 April 2008
Rome, Alitalia unions want Air France-KLM to come back to table
05 April 2008
With $31.7 million in losses, T5 to be costly launch for British Airways
05 April 2008
ATA Airlines becomes second US airline to shut down
05 April 2008
Nacil sells and leases back aircraft in order to raise loans
05 April 2008
Maunu von Lueders appointed as new CEO of JetLite
05 April 2008
Jet Airways' Naresh Goyal would like to pick up another domestic carrier
05 April 2008
Jet Airways opts for Milan as its second international hub – talks on for third hub at Shanghai
05 April 2008
Jet Airways spreads its wing to Hong Kong, Shanghai, San Francisco and the Gulf
04 April 2008
Singapore Airlines expands services across the region, including India
04 April 2008
Start-up logistics operator, Aryan Cargo, to launch operations by August
04 April 2008
Deccan and ICICI Lombard offer domestic travel insurance
03 April 2008
United Airlines grounds 52 Boeing 777s saying required checks not performed
03 April 2008
Four more US air carriers come under FAA's safety scanner
03 April 2008
SriLankan Airlines launches new frequent flyer programme - FlySmiLes
03 April 2008
R. Rajamani takes over as Chairman of Shell-MRPL Aviation Joint Venture
03 April 2008
Hoda committee recommends standard VAT rate or 'declared goods' status for ATF
03 April 2008
AF-KLM withdraw bid for Alitalia as talks with unions fail
03 April 2008
Kingfisher hikes fares – Jet, Air India, LCCs set to follow
02 April 2008
Turkish Airlines is latest Star Alliance member
02 April 2008
Dragonair to add another flight on Dhaka-Hong Kong route from July
02 April 2008
Lufthansa offers special inaugural fares for non-stop Mumbai – Munich service
02 April 2008
IATA cuts airline industry profit forecast by 10 per cent to $4.5 billion
01 April 2008
New Hyd'bad international airport gears up for summer schedule
01 April 2008
GMR-Hyderabad Int'l airport puts off implementing user development fees for some time
01 April 2008
Aviation turbine fuel prices go up 13 per cent
01 April 2008
US-EU open skies agreement rolls out in a depressed global environment: IATA
01 April 2008
Malaysia Airlines orders 55 Boeing 737-800s, to take delivery of six A380s in 2011
01 April 2008
Jet Airways takes delivery of ATR 72-500
01 April 2008
Last three Indian Airlines inducted Airbus A300s phased out of service
01 April 2008
Deccan launches 18 new flights with new summer schedule
01 April 2008
Global passenger load factor for February falls: IATA
01 April 2008
JetLite seeks to start daily services to Pakistan
31 March 2008
US Congress to scrutinise 'critical lapses in FAA safety oversight of airlines'
31 March 2008
Singapore Airlines ramps up operations on Delhi and Chennai routes
31 March 2008
Alitalia suspends operations to India - retains staff and landing rights
31 March 2008
All Nippon Airways converts Tokyo-Mumbai flight into a daily service
31 March 2008
Legacy airlines reverse trend - gain lost ground in February
29 March 2008
Air India's Mumbai-Delhi-Shanghai flights will become direct services from 30 March
29 March 2008
Chinese aerospace giant, AVIC I, establishes regional carrier in partnership with China Eastern Airlines
29 March 2008
Cochin Airport's summer schedule to accommodate 30 per cent more flights
29 March 2008
Northwest re-woos Delta after lack of pilot buy-in stalls merger
29 March 2008
Air India merger process may take two years, says new CMD
29 March 2008
IndiGo enhances Business-Friendly schedule
28 March 2008
El Al's 2007 turnover highest ever in 60-years
28 March 2008
Jet Airways to launch San Francisco-Shanghai-Mumbai daily service from 5 May
28 March 2008
Brand Deccan fades out as Kingfisher zooms in
28 March 2008
Air India's CMD designate seeks bridge capital from government
28 March 2008
FAA happy with 'runway safety' exercise – to review additional airports
28 March 2008
JetBlue founder to start new airline in Brazil
28 March 2008
Disastrous debut for London Heathrow's new Terminal 5
28 March 2008
Emirates to double flights to New Delhi
27 March 2008
Delta's turn to cancel flights for safety inspections
27 March 2008
Ryanair's cost-cutting measures to realise over $600 million in savings
27 March 2008
American Airlines cancels 300 flights as MD-80 fleet is reinspected
27 March 2008
Jet Airways expects to divest 10 per cent stake over the next few weeks
27 March 2008
SpiceJet to launch new services in southern sectors from 30 March, including Vishakhapatnam
27 March 2008
AirAsia X places $2.1 billion order for ten Airbus A330-300s
26 March 2008
Raghu Menon, special secretary, MCA, takes over as next Air India chief
26 March 2008
Ajay Prasad committee submits master plan on country's air space management
26 March 2008
AF-KLM softens position on Alitalia's unions, as rival Air One readies for another bid
26 March 2008
Awaiting merger with AF-KLM, VLM Airlines reports profits for tenth straight year
26 March 2008
A-I may opt for Frankfurt and Munich as European hubs
26 March 2008
Air India is official carrier for PATA Travel Mart 2008
26 March 2008
Name of Air India's new CMD might be announced Wednesday, 26 March
25 March 2008
Dragonair postpones launch of daily service to Bangalore
25 March 2008
Maharashtra puzzles industry - slash on ATF duty not applicable for Mumbai and Pune
24 March 2008
Emirates initiates first authorized cell phone call on a commercial flight
24 March 2008
FedEx reports quarterly income dip, forecasts 'limited earnings growth'
24 March 2008
Boeing admits redesign work on 787 Dreamliner parts, stays mum on further delays
24 March 2008
China's aviation regulator issues tough guidelines to curb passenger inconvenience during summer Olympics
24 March 2008
Berlusconi spooks AF-KLM/Alitalia merger bid – working on an all-Italian bid
24 March 2008
IndiGo receives APAI award as 'Best Low-Fare Carrier in India for the year 2007'
20 March 2008
Rising fuel costs force easyJet to cut full-year forecast
20 March 2008
Alitalia acquisition 'at risk': Air France-KLM chief
20 March 2008
Delta will reorient domestic network to feed expanding international services
20 March 2008
Emirates clarifies it will help set up, not own, new LCC
20 March 2008
Emirates to launch low-cost airline
19 March 2008
Alitalia to pull out of India, China sectors from next summer
19 March 2008
Kale Consultants, Finnair Cargo in pact for accounting services
19 March 2008
Blue Dart to help DHL connect across the country
19 March 2008
NetJets takes on Ashish Chordia as strategic partner for India foray
19 March 2008
Government undecided on date of Air India IPO: civil aviation secretary
18 March 2008
Air China full year profit up 57 per cent
18 March 2008
SIA's A380 super jumbo to make European commercial debut at London Heathrow
18 March 2008
Boeing boosts 2008 sales with Bangladeshi GMG Airlines and Israeli El Al orders
18 March 2008
Jet Airways to shed promoter stake over next fortnight
18 March 2008
Air India employee unions defer strike action
17 March 2008
GoAir fleet size to expand, will add capacity on existing routes
17 March 2008
Air Deccan gets in-principle nod to fly abroad
17 March 2008
Blue Dart to switch Boeing 737s with B757SFs
17 March 2008
Bangalore Bengaluru International Airport to open on 11 May 2008
17 March 2008
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport delays launch of commercial operations
17 March 2008
Air France – KLM to take over Alitalia for €138 million
17 March 2008
Jet Airways takes delivery of first of seven B737-800s from BOC Aviation
14 March 2008
India-Pakistan flights set to more than double
14 March 2008
JPMorgan: US airlines set to lose $4-9 billion in 2008
14 March 2008
Airports union calls off stir
13 March 2008
Indian civil aviation sector may need 5,000 pilots in five years: Praful Patel
13 March 2008
EC raids European carriers over allegations of price fixing on Europe-Japan route
13 March 2008
Southwest re-inspects 737 fleet - outside consultant to review maintenance programme
13 March 2008
Patel offers striking employees general aviation, defence related services at B'lore, Hyd'bad airports
13 March 2008
2007 is record year for Sri Lankan Airlines, ferries 3.2 million passengers
13 March 2008
Biman Bangladesh Airlines considers suspending domestic routes
13 March 2008
Lufthansa bucks the trend - bullish on growth for 2008 and 2009
13 March 2008
Delta, NorthWest CEOs say rising fuel costs are 'budget-breaking'
12 March 2008
London Heathrow-Gatwick service charges to shoot up as BAA allowed to hike rates
12 March 2008
Airfares in Asia Pacific still on the rise, domestic fare increases led the charge in India: Amex Business Travel
11 March 2008
Virgin Atlantic makes economy class travel fun for its Indian travellers
11 March 2008
Cash back deal for passengers from GoAir and Yatra Online
11 March 2008
Etihad Airways' new summer schedule almost 50 per cent larger than last year
11 March 2008
China Southern Airlines to expand international operations
11 March 2008
FAA forecasts 'pause in growth' for domestic US airline market - long-term outlook robust
11 March 2008
New aircraft orders helps SAS Group resolve dispute with Bombardier and Goodrich
11 March 2008
Airports union threatens nationwide stir
10 March 2008
Jet Airways' frequent flier programme links up with InterContinental Hotels Group
10 March 2008
GoAir bags excellence in quality and service award at Berlin's ITB fair second year in a row
10 March 2008
Insurance options from Tata-AIG General Insurance for GoAir passengers
10 March 2008
Qatar Airways to start all-first class service on medium-haul routes
10 March 2008
787 Dreamliner deliveries will slip another three months: Goldman Sachs
10 March 2008
Lufthansa Cargo to market Jade Cargo's Europe-Asia route
10 March 2008
Middle East region set to dominate global aviation
10 March 2008
Centre bound to close down Bangalore and Hyderabad airports: aviation ministry
08 March 2008
India is "final frontier" for AirAsia -operations may start by October
07 March 2008
Kerala slashes tax rate on aviation turbine fuel
07 March 2008
Airbus plans delivery of 265 aircraft to China by 2010
07 March 2008
British Airways "well positioned" to face downslide in fiscal 2008-09
07 March 2008
FAA to slap $10.2 million fine on Southwest Airlines for safety violations
07 March 2008
Air China and Cathay Pacific to partner in bid for China Eastern stake
07 March 2008
Bad market sentiment forces Jet Airways to put off rights issue
07 March 2008
Air India takes delivery of fifth Boeing 777-200LR aircraft
06 March 2008
Parliamentary panel against closure of existing airports
06 March 2008
Jet, Brussels Airlines bring Berlin Tempelhof, Lyon and Barcelona on to combined network
06 March 2008
Kingfisher Airlines conferred prestigious ‘5-star airline’ status by Skytrax
05 March 2008
Government requests domestic airlines to absorb Indians as co-pilots
05 March 2008
All-business class service from SIA on Pacific routes
05 March 2008
Cathay posts record earnings and profits for 2007
05 March 2008
Air Arabia expands sub-continental operations with services to New Delhi
05 March 2008
Jet Airways may shift Asia-Pacific hub from Shanghai to Hong Kong
05 March 2008
Boeing delivers 1,400th 747 aircraft
01 March 2008
SIA says stake offer for China Eastern still valid
29 February 2008
Biman Bangladesh Airlines evaluating bids for fleet order
27 February 2008
Pune international airport to start restricted services
27 February 2008
Lufthansa's 2007 full-year net doubles to $2.46 billion
27 February 2008
IATA: January traffic data could signal start of slowdown
27 February 2008
GMR Infra steps into air charter services with Rs700-cr capex plans
26 February 2008
Virgin Atlantic conducts successful bio-fuel demonstration flight
25 February 2008
Blue Dart Express bags “Emerging cargo integrator of the year” award at Air Cargo India 2008
23 February 2008
Irked with 787 Dreamliner delays Boeing loyalist, JAL, may switch to Airbus: report
23 February 2008
IATA: Worldwide e-ticketing in 100 days
22 February 2008