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folks We are in the process of moving to a different service provider. You are kindly requested to check the thread in Site Related. thnx Aseem (Mod)
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Dear Airliners-Net Colleagues,
Thank you for welcoming me here. I feel obliged and wanted to start my first topic as informative and useful
 AirIndia 1600 227 722. From Mobile 2548 9999. Info by Fax 2548 9988. www.airindia.com
Air India Express 1412 www.airindiaexpress.in
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Continental Airlines To launch in 2009 BLR, HYD, MAA, BOM
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Continental Airlines confirmed it is considering launching services to Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai when it takes delivery of B787s from 2009 . The carrier currently operates non-stop New York-Delhi service.
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"Viroj Sirihorachai, GM (India), Thai Airways said that it wished to touch Hyderabad by the end October '06 and looked forward to have flights into the Buddhist sectors of Gaya & Varanasi. Some excerpts How is the performance o...
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Hi,I'am a new member,joined here today.With the growing demand for direct flights from India to the U.S,will we ever see UAL operating flights and the increase in the flights by AA,DL and CO.Are we gonna see only the Indian carriers taking the lead with AI,9W AND KF operating direct flghts?I want to k...
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Hi all,
This is my first post after being a long time lurker in A.net and also in A-I.net. As my profile says, my heart is in aviation while my daily bread comes from software.
Last week I was in this BLR-HYD-DEL-HYD-BLR trip on SG. On my return journey, we landed at HYD and before the aircraft cam...
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India needs 1,100 aircraft in next two decades: Airbus
NEW DELHI, Dec 7, 2006 (UNI)
India’s fast-growing aviation market will need 1,100 passenger and cargo aircraft worth 105 billion dollars over the next two decades, European aircraft maker Airbus Industries s...
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Goa to become SriLankan Airlines’ 50th destination Monday, May 29, 2006
The famed Indian coastal resort town of Goa is to become SriLankan Airlines’ 50th global destination, and the 10th in India, with the airline planning to launch services from Colombo in October.
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Ahmedabad airport
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Does anybody have more info on the progress/upgrade/new Ahmedabad airport.
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AI/IC Merger...
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Since the issue is something else I desired to start a new thread.
Now that the GoI is planning to merge AI and IC and talks have gone quite ahead, it seems like there will be a merger this time finally.
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Guys, aside from makemytrip.com, airindia.com and the lufthansa site are any of you aware of any good websites out there that offer discount airfare to india? something legit like orbitz that acutally searches fares on several websites and lets you book them online?
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Air-India to fly non-stop to New York from April
New York, August 31:Air-India would start flying daily non-stop from New York to Mumbai from April, the airline has announced.
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As the DIAL (Delhi International Airport Limited) and MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Limited) start their work and gather steam in designing the master plan for the new airports. Various questions are crisscrossing through my mind..
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List of airport codes in India
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(did not add DEL, BOM, MAA, BLR, HYD, CCU as they're already on a.net).
AMD - AHMEDABAD
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TIMES OF INDIA, MAY 31, 2006
CHANDIGARH: The Amritsar-Dubai flight of Air India Express, the low cost airliner, which was scheduled to start by May 1 this year was delayed due to non-availability of trained cabin and operation crew and the focus shifting to Chennai-Kuala Lumpur and Ch...
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Air travellers can thank the weather gods for not letting the fog envelop the country’s airports, especially Delhi airport, which is the most affected year after year.
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This is for you Tayara Sahib He he
www.uninews.com
Twelve A-320 aircraft of Indian grounded for maintenance New Delhi, July 27
As many as 12 A-320 aircraft of state-owned carrier Indian are grounded for major maintenance or want of engines, the Lok Sabha was informed today. ‘‘Th...
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Airline CEOs join hands to wipe out rising losses --- headed by Air India chief
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2143099.cms Airline CEOs join hands to wipe out rising losses Byas Anand [ 11 Oct, 2006 0106hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] RSS Feeds| SMS NEWS to 8888 for latest updates
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Speculation doing rounds that Indus Air will commence operations shortly. Expected date of launch is about November 15th, 2006. Backed by Mohan Meakin group.
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Hey Guys,
Seeing the amount of traffic increasing manifold from Punjab, many international and national carriers have commenced their services to Amritsar(ATQ). The latest air is that Lufthansa is planning to launch services to ATQ.
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AAI to invest Rs 250 crore to upgrade Bhubaneswar Airport
Bhubaneswar, Jul 22 (UNI)
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) Chairman K Ramalingam today said a new integrated international terminal building complex will be set up at Bhubaneswar airport under its modernisati...
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Airbus A380 certified air worthy
TOULOUSE, France (AFP) - The Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, has received its air worthiness certificate from US and European authorities, 10 months before Singapore Airlines...
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http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu2&subLeft=1&autono=265961&tab=r Govt may up FDI in aviation to 74% Bipin Chandran / New Delhi November 25, 2006 Move aimed at helping carriers bankroll growth plans. Th...
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AI makes an attempt to improve its image and tehn something happens that gives it very bad publicity. Or is the press very biased?
NDTV had this very dramtic headline: "Air India passengers stuck"
Pune passengers hit Maharaja air pocket: Stuck in Mumbai for 12 hrs
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Just for the information of members, Discovery channel will be showing a show on the A380 tonight at 10.00 pm, Indian standard time.
A brief description taken from Hindustan times: Watch how the Airbus A380 is built from scratch.
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AI is now looking for 4 widebodies and upto 5 widebodies (medium range) on wet-lease to maintain schedule, says my AI source.
4 widebodies are from B747-400, B747-300, B777-300ER, B777-200ER, A340-600, A340-300, A330-200 and MD-11
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Air Deccan to start campaign on Sep 19 to reach Number one slot
Bangalore, Sep 16 (UNI)
India’s first low cost carrier, Air Deccan will trigger a massive campaign from September 19 to dislodge Jet Airways from the number one slot.
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Anyone aware why the Talking Tarmac website has not been updated since End of August this year.No replies to Emails queries too.
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How about using this thread to post intesting stuff about the airlines of India? Will be easier to track instead of having it all over. HERE IS THE FIRST ONE.
Bangalore: Complimentary umbrellas from Kingfisher Airlines http://www.bellevision.com/newshead.asp?nhid=3375
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LH have put online their new services which will operate non stop from FRA to CCU. Initially these flights will be 3 per week starting mid December with the option of going daily at a later stage.Flights will be operated with the Airbus 340-300 aircraft.Anybody knows the capacity of this aircraft.
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An interesting piece of information. I guess it has a good amt of proofs.
Due to my relation with the speaker i cannot reveal his identity but this is what he told me:
"The merger will not take place on 'whole basis'. The main reason for AI and IC merger is for getting a higher IPO price so that both airl...
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OPINION:http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_lynn&sid=aQYSML948qJsAirbus Needs to Break Free of the French State: Matthew Lynn
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With the delivery of the 43 new Airbus planes, Indian will make several changes for the entertainment of the passengers, as well as changes in crockery, galley facilities and toilets, upgrading them to a more classy atmosphere. According to one news report qu...
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With other airlines following Kingfisher,s policy of taxing air travellers with a congestion charge. I wonder is it fair on airlines part to levy its pax with airspace crowding up there??? I think its time that its these airlines who should be taken to consumer courts or a PIL filed ag...
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I was checking flights from Mumbai to Delhi on Kingfisher and all of them are stated to be on a A321... they have just 1 A321 so are obviously are expecting more... i think its a smart move by Kingfisher by doing something like this... putting a higher capacity narrow body on such and important sec...
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http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=211875 For the disabled, flying is an ordeal Problems start much before boarding a plane for passengers on wheelchairs Lekha Agarwal Mumbai, December 3: Social worker Natwarlal Worah (95) and wife Pushpa (9...
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Biman may sue after US FAA bars DC-10 A Biman Bangladesh Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 en route to New York Kennedy airport was forced to divert to Montreal on 14 May after the US Federal Aviation Administration refused it entry into US airspace.
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--- After King Gyanendra fell, the first thing that was done was to remove the word Royal from everything.
So Royal Nepal Airlines has become just Nepal Airlines.
They stopped flights for a month when there was that trouble in Nepal. -- Edited by karatecatman at 18:57, 2006-06-05
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www.uniindia.com
Sri Lanka considers a new airline Saturday, December 9, 2006
Dec 09, Colombo (UNI)
Sri Lanka's Ministries of Finance, Ports and Aviation Services will jointly put forward a Cabinet paper to set up a new airline for Sri Lanka.
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another good news for the 787 projectInternational Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) and Aeromexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced the carrier will operate three 787 Dreamliner airplanes, making it the first Latin American airline to incorporate the mostly composite airplane into its f...
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