Kingfisher Airlines' Tier-II, III operations may be affected till March-end

The Economic Times

The cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines' operations from tier-II and tier-III cities are likely to be affected until March end, industry sources said. Read more

Aviation turbine fuels worry

Tehelka

THE CIVIL aviation ministry proposal allowing airlines to directly import Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) has not brought much cheer to the Indian carriers as they feel the proposal lacks clarity in its present form. Jet fuel prices in India are among the highest in the world mainly because of steep sales tax levied on them by state governments. Read more

India needs to go duty free for developing aerospace industry

ZEEBIZ.com

The Indian government will have to lend duty-free support to the country's upcoming but fledgling aerospace industry, which has the world's highest growth potential over the next 10 years, a senior industry observer has said. Read more

Abhishek Bachchan upset with Jet Airways

Bollywood.com

After Ayesha Takia ran into trouble with an airline comes news of Abhishek Bachchan’s unpleasant episode with another leading domestic air carrier. Read more

Air India lenders clear Rs.18,000-cr debt recast

The Hindu

Lenders of cash-strapped Air India on Friday approved its corporate debt restructuring plan worth Rs.18,000 crore and decided to provide a fresh cash credit of Rs.2,200 crore. Read more

Airbus may have to replace rivets in A380: EASA

The Economic Times

Plane maker Airbus, already forced to fix cracks in the wings of some of its A380 superjumbo jets, sought to play down news on Friday that it might now have to replace rivets in the fuselage. Read more

CIAL plant work on sans nod

It has now come to light that the Cochin Inter-national Airport Limited (CIAL) had not obtained clearance from the Kerala Pollution Control Board (KPCB) and the Nedumbassery panchayat before initiating work on the new sewage plant at the airport. Read more

Kingfisher suspends Kolkata flights

Business Standard

Kingfisher Airlines is suspending all operations at Kolkata and may shut its Hyderabad operations, too, after slipping further into the red, say sources. Read more

On-track AI flight surprises

The Times Of India

The Air India flight for Delhi has set a new record and this time a pleasant one. The flight remained operational throughout the week and landed on all three days on its schedule. Read more

Dry grass catches fire near RGIA

Dry grass piled up in an open area near the Air Traffic Control (ATC) at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad caught fire on Friday afternoon. Read more