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Air Deccan service to Jamshedpur, Ranchi uncertain
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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060522/asp/jamshedpur/story_6253390.aspDeccan hits air pocket OUR CORRESPONDENT Jamshedpur, May 21: Air Deccan may defer its proposed flight between Jamshedpur and Calcutta, if the Airports Authority of India (AAI) further delays issuing a licence to T...
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Transjet Logo and livery?
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Will United (UA) return to India ?
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Does anyone know if United Airlines plans to return to India ?
It would be good to see a star alliance carrier go non-stop US-India. That would complete all the 3 alliances having non-stops from US to India since CO (Skyteam) and AA (OneWorld) already have flights !!
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Jet-Sahara deal in trouble?
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Jet Airways and Thai Airways enter FF partnership !
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Just received a mail from the Royal Orchid Plus (FF of Thai Airways) stating that
"A New Partner Airline in India
Accrue and redeem miles with Jet Airways, our newest airline partner with 48 destinations in India and beyond. "....
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An American news
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Check out this they have used the word "massive" for B787 so wat wud u call B747 and more than that A380
Continental Airlines is getting more jets Wednesday June 7, 2006
Continental Airlines has become the largest U.S. customer for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner by doubling to 20 its order for the mas...
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IATA stands by plans to eliminate paper tix by 2008
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IATA stands by plans to eliminate paper tix by 2008
Creating a paperless world for airline tickets is proving to be a difficult task, but IATA is adamant that it will not waiver on its Dec. 31, 2007, deadline.
After that, IATA will refuse to issue paper tickets on its widely use...
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Desperate Airbus fighting back after possible A380 cancellations. May announce A320Enhanced
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BBC TV June 20. 2006 says Airbus may now appeal for more EU aid to help it out after the A380 disaster.
It may also unveil a new A320 Enhanced. Plans have just been announced.
(Copyright Airbus 2006 --- proposed interior of the A320 Enhanced)
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best between india n greece
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i gotta fly to greece (athens) and from bombay. the options economical are AF BOM-CDG-Athens and back the same way. LH offers BOM-FRA-Athens and back. Swiss Air gives BOM-ZRH-Athens which shuld be the best among them in terms of service, on time performence, entertainment, etc it is economy class
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India considering an open sky arrangement with EU
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India is considering an open sky arrangement with the EU. Under this, EU member airlines will be allowed to operate from any EU country into India regardless of their home country. Of course, this treaty is subject to a unrestricted access being granted to Indian carriers to the EU countries.
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Airlines reject Singapore LCC terminal
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www.bbcnews.com
Jetstar Asia, Valuair reject no-frills terminal
Singapore, June 19
Singapore-based budget carriers Jetstar Asia and Valuair have decided against operating from Changi Airport’s no-frills Budget Terminal, an aviation official confirmed today.
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San Francisco to screen all plane cargo
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BBC TV (June 21, 2006) says that San Francisco is all set to be the first to screen all passenger plane cargo. San Francisco International Airport will be the first in the US to screen all passenger aircraft cargo for explosives.
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Blairforce One....Order's May Come Soon
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From the BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5098126.stm
Quote PM to get two 'Blair Force Ones' Mr. Blair currently uses charter planes and the Queen's Flight Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to get the go-ahead later this month for two "Blair Force One"...
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Cheap tickects
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Hey im travelling to delhi from mumbai mostly on the 7th of July and return on 14th (night like an 8-10 pm dep) or 15th (morning 930am-12pm dep) am not geting cheap tickects the lowest im getting is Rs.5,148 on Air Deccan i wouldnt mind any other airline expect for air india because of the hassle of travel...
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9W and S2 FF programs ? When will the two be merged ?
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Does anyone have information about when the FF programs of 9W and S2 might get merged into one program ?
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AI to lease more aircraft
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1656813.cms Air India considering leasing aircraft [ Sunday, June 18, 2006 12:48:25 pmPTI ] NEW DELHI: Air India is examining leasing about six wide-bodied aircraft to add capacity and replace some planes whose leases expire i...
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British Airways is Airline of the Year 2006. Singapore is way down
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Source: BBC TV (June 13, 2006)
British Airways voted airline of the year British Airways has won the title of Airline of the Year 2006 at the annual World Airline Awards. LAST YEAR IT WAS four places down. The Tv report said the top airlines for 2006 are: British Air...
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Is Houston next for Air India?
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1719508,0008.htmHouston wants better trade ties with India
Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi, June 13, 2006 A delegation from a leading trade body of Houston, Texas, on Tuesday said it was exploring business opportunities in In...
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787 to be delayed?
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http://search.businessweek.com/boeing
By Diane Brady - June 26, 2006
The 787 Encounters Turbulence
Technical glitches and manufacturing woes could delay Boeing's breakthrough
Boeing facing 787 Dreamliner delay
Published on: Monday, 19th June, 2006 |
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Air Deccan-SBI pact for online ticketing
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And another one from rediff.com. Last one for tonight, I promise
Air Deccan announced on Tuesday its tie-up with State Bank of India for on-line ticket booking.
The facility would be available to all Internet registered users of SBI and over a million customers will benefit from t...
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Lockheed Martin eyes tie-ups with India
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Hi All,
Another one from rediff.com
US aviation major Lockheed Martin, in the race to sell 126 F-16 jets to the air force, is in talks with Indian firms like HAL and the Tata group for the outsourcing of aircraft components, a company official said on Tuesday.
More details on the URL below:
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IT's A345HGW in place of A380?
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Well we all know that Mallya has ordered A340-500HGW for flights to USA.
Then where the hell will he fly the A380s and the A350s when they arrive?
Or will he lease out the A340s once he gets the A380s?
Any updates?
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First 787 cancellation
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BBC TV on June 17, 2006 afternoon news says that Xiamen Airlines (China) has become the first carrier to cancel a firm order for Boeing's 787 aircraft. It may order 3 737-800s instead!!!
-- Edited by karatecatman at 16:16, 2006-06-17
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Have you heard of this?
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http://www.business-standard.com/economy/storypage.php?leftnm=3&subLeft=3&chklogin=N&autono=95363&tab=r"Th...
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Man foiled trying to hijack South Africa plane
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http://in.news.yahoo.com/060618/137/654uf.html
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A man, believed to be armed, tried to hijack a South African Airways (SAA) domestic flight on Saturday but was subdued before he could enter the cockpit, the airline said.
"It appears a passenger threatened a crew m...
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Fake?
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Jun 13, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject: Indian private Airline inviting expat P1s on Embraer 170/190
Found this one in the Times of India.
But a bit suspicious
Indian private Airline Calling Captains on Embraer 170/190 with min PIC 500 Hrs ATPL...
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A cool one...
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go to the link and in the search engine select airlines like Kingfisher, Indian etc the results are cool especially the IT A380
let me know if u liked it
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IFE in India
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http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2006/jun/15king.htm
In-flight entertainment hasn't caught up yet
Geetanjali Shukla in New Delhi | June 15, 2006 03:18 IST
It was Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines that set the trend. A year ago, in-flight entertainment or IFE as the more tech-savvy on...
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Trip Report Shanghai
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All
I have posted my recent trip report on Shanghai.
Regards
Srinivas Rao
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IT to hold IPOs till markets stabilise
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Date not set for Kingfisher IPO Kingfisher Airlines, which had planned to come out with an Initial Public Offering this year, will not do so till it discovers 'optimum value' for the shares, UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya said on Friday.
read the last para-mallya says his aircrafts not to be delaye...
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NRI aviator plans US-India airline
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1651962.cms
NRI aviator plans US-India airline Byas Anand [ Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:34:06 pmTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] NEW DELHI: An America-based entrepreneur is all set to join the burgeoning list of wannabe Indian avi...
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Qantas will not leave Australia
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QANTAS would not leave Australia, the company's chief executive said today, while complaining about foreign ownership restrictions on the flying kangaroo.http://finance.news.com.au/story/0,10166,19467807-462,00.html
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Want to fly to Iceland?
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www.ptinews.com
Air service agreement between India and Iceland approved
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) The Union Cabinet today approved an agreement to launch air services between India and Iceland.
The agreement would pave the way for establishment of air links between th...
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AOG Fire
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a bit long link but check out the image and someone please tell me how did this happen
thanks for the link i deleted the one i posted -- Edited by the_380 at 22:40, 2006-06-15
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Jagson's website
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There have been a lot of posts on Jagson's expansion plans. So I had a look at their website which is
www.jagsonairline.com
Now the schedules given are quite interesting. Firstly, unlike virtually all other airline websites, there is no indication as to wh...
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New airport in Tibet -- on border with India
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www.ptinews.com
New airport in Tibet
BEIJING, June 14, 2006
A new airport located near Tibet’s border with India and Myanmar will start operations in July, state media said Wednesday, further opening the Himalayan region to the outside world. The new Nyingchi Airport, which...
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British Airways in safety scandal
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006260513,00.html
But the Sun is known to exaggerate. Same report was on BBC TV.
Planes safety scandal BA (voted the world's best airline for 2006) ... is facing major maintenance probe  ...
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please view these vids
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http://ds1.thatvideosite.com/streamv...mdfdG9vX2Zhc3Qud212&key=1150207070
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Aviation Ministry considering proposal to restrict ground handling
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http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200606130313.htm
The Hindu
Aviation Ministry considering proposal to restrict ground handling
New Delhi, June 13. (PTI): The Civil Aviation Ministry is contemplating restricting ground handling activities in six metro airports to a few p...
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LATEST NEWS -- Airbus probes A380 cable-cutting incident. Not an accident, says Airbus
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http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=79376774&p=79377x76&n=79377154&x=Airbus probes cable-cutting incident Airbus said that it had launched an internal investigation i...
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A day of problems for pilots
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/5071636.stmSmoke alert diverts passenger jet A passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing after the pilot reported smelling smoke in the cockpit. The American Airlines flight, from London Heathrow to JFK in New Yor...
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The landing gear was up
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The landing gear was up
June 2006
America News
A rookie air traffic controller just earned a medal for narrowly preventing an Air India disaster. On July 24, 2005, an Air India pilot landing at Newark Airport forgot to extend landing gear and came within half a mile of crashing the 747 on its bell...
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Bengal woos Boeing for setting up hub
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Just got this off rediff.com
http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/jun/13boeing.htm
Apparently, Bengal is trying really hard to woo Boeing for setting up their MRO base in the state.
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Low cost does not mean even no water --Air Deccan to pay compensation
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1717965,00020016.htmConsumer court trims feathers of Air Deccan
Press Trust of India
New Delhi, June 11, 2006 A consumer court has ordered India's first low-cost carrier Air Deccan to pay Rs 30,000 as compensation to a D...
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Has Air Sahara service and performance deteriorated ?
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I was booked a Air Sahara flight from Delhi to Kolkata about a week back. The series of events that happened at the airport made me feel that the service and performance of Air Sahara has taken a nosedive. Have any other SA Anetters felt this too ?
What happened to Kolkata bound passengers on 2nd June...
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Airbus Chinese A320 final assembly line to be located in Tianjin
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Check out this article and link below
The National Development & Reform Commission of China (NDRC) and Airbus announced today that the site for a potential A320 family final assembly line (FAL) in China is Tianjin Binhai New Coastal District, a state level new development zone. This follows...
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New airlines gain more ground
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http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1035067
New airlines gain more ground
Praveena Sharma Monday, June 12, 2006 BANGALORE: Challenger airlines like Air Deccan, Kingfisher Air, SpiceJet and Go Air continue to eat into the market share o...
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CX biggest order
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an article from wikipedia says
On December 1, 2005, Cathay Pacific announced one of the biggest aircraft order in its history, ordering 16 777-300ER aircraft (12 from Boeing and 4 on lease from ILFC to be delivered between September 2007 and July 2010, plus options on 20 more of the type, in which 2 o...
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S.Korean jet lands with no nose, no radar, no view
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from www.yahoo.com news
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SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean jet with 200 passengers on board landed safely in Seoul after hailstones blew off the plane's nose, destroyed its radar and shattered the front cockpit windows, airline officials said on Saturday.
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