British Airways is rolling out 600+ modernisation initiatives as part of the airline’s £7 billion transformation plan.
This summer, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will serve 155 destinations - 92 in Europe and 63 intercontinental.
Effective April 1, Malaysia Airlines will deploy its flagship Airbus A350-900 aircraft on both of its daily nonstop services between Kuala Lumpur and Doha.
British Airways is set to fully refurbish all of its London Heathrow Airport lounges over the next five years, starting with the Terminal 5 Arrivals Lounge.
At the moment Jet Airways has not made a final decision on the type of aircraft it wants to procure and the contract is mostly going to depend on the manufacturer’s ability to deliver planes in a timely manner.
For an airline that loses around Rs 14 crore a day, Jet Airways faces an uphill task to raise capital and skirt insolvency proceedings.
The government-owned carrier said total impairments amounted to USD 1.9 billion, including a USD 1.06 billion "charge on aircraft, reflecting lower market values and the early phase out of certain aircraft types."
According to Rajan Mehra, MD, Universal Aviation USA the FAA air safety downgrade is bound to not only impact Air India and Jet Airways but also future projects like Tata-SIA and other airlines that are planning to fly to US.
The offices near Mumbai‘s international airport have vice-presidents, captains and department heads, cabin baggage in tow, buzzing in and out. Most are either coming from or are en route to the Etihad Airways headquarters at Khalifa City in Abu Dhabi.
With limousine pick-ups and on-board chefs, Asia's premium airlines are investing hundreds of millions of dollars on luxury services in a bet on a rebound in business from the wealthy, even as low-cost carriers fly high with the booming middle class.
Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) saw some multiple project launches and a growing reputation but it looks like BKC is losing its sheen as an investment destination for Private equity (PE) firms, reports Priyanka Ghosh of CNBC-TV18.
While addressing the concerns affecting of the aviation sector including Jet Airways, chairman Naresh Goyal said that the recent government iniative of allowing direct import of aviation fuel (ATF) was not a feasable option.