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Kolkata
to soon have direct flights to China
After decades of strained relations, China and India are warming
up to each other, both diplomatically and economically with
bilateral trade growing from less than US$2 billion in 1999
to a projected US$ 30 billion this year.
Centre
positive about Indian aviation growth post-2010
Given the current bumps faced by the Indian aviation industry,
the ministry of civil aviation is positive about infrastructure
development to support its growth post-2010.
‘The
on-ground experience at terminal 3 of Heathrow will be a benchmark’
Recently Sir Richard Branson expressed his interest of starting
an airline from India. However until then, Virgin Atlantic
Airways is highly focussed on improving passenger services
from the country, says Judith Wilcox, regional manager (Indian
subcontinent) for the carrier. By Chetan Kapoor
Malaysia
Airlines works towards 5 year plan
Malaysia Airlines, one of Asia's largest flying airlines is
currently finalising its five-year network plan, developing
new routes and increasing frequency between its major destinations.
Deccan
launches SMS booking with Oxigen
Deccan, in partnership with the telecom service provider Oxigen,
has announced its m-fly initiative which allows customers
to book Deccan tickets via SMS.
'Aviation
and tourism are inter-dependent'
Naresh Goyal, founder chairman of Jet Airways, talks about
the growing domestic aviation market and the avenues that
are open to an international lift. By P R Subas Chandran
‘Regional
connectivity will lead to the next phase of aviation growth’
Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel, talks about the
role aviation has played in taking Indian tourism to the top.
By P R Subas Chandran
Delta
to inaugurate 777-200LR on Mumbai-JFK non-stop flight in April
2008
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines will induct one of its two Boeing
777-200LR on the Mumbai-JFK non-stop route, come April 2008.
Greenfield
airports in North-East Region
With the objective of operating up to 50 airports/airstrips
in the North-Eastern region by the end of the XIth Five Year
Plan and providing up to 600 flights per week within the region
by using the appropriate type of aircraft; making the required
improvements in existing airports / airstrips in a time-bound
manner, the North-East Council has directed the Ministry of
Development of North-Eastern Region and other related agencies
of the Government of India to proceed expeditiously
SriLankan
airline eyes new destinations in India
With its 11 existing destinations in India, Srilankan airlines
is now looking at getting into 15 tier two cities in the country,
in order to make their presence felt more strongly here.
BIAL
to start operations from March 30, 2008
The much awaited Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL)
will be operational from March 30, 2008 at exactly 00:01 hours.
Management
Maximising
Real Opportunity
The growing number of aviation companies setting up MRO facilities
in India shows that the country has a huge potential of becoming
an MRO hub. By Gayatri Vijaykumar
FE
roundtable identifies efficient airspace management as the
need of the hour
The Financial Express roundtable conference titled, Aviation
Skies Ahead held in Mumbai brought together stalwarts from
the aviation industry on a common platform to discuss the
future of the aviation industry in India, as well as highlight
means to cope with the seemingly persistent problems of pilot
shortage, congestion at airports and soaring fuel prices.
Suparsa
Aviation Services: Investing in the finer nuances of training
The mere mention of a pilot or the aviation industry makes
the mind drift towards the glamour that is attached to the
job.
Appointment
Tracker
Aviation Life
Reddy,
set, go!
Heading one of India's leading companies is not a cakewalk
and more so when it is responsible for restructuring the Mumbai
International Airport Limited (MIAL) - the diamond in the
crown of all the Indian airports. G V Krishna Reddy, chairman,
GVK Industries and MIAL talks about his early days and where
he intends heading from here. By Chetan Kapoor
Spatial
Aviation Safety Training Academy to open at Dubai World Central
Dubai World Central Aviation City, which will be home to one
of the world's largest maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
centres in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, has signed a land
lease agreement with a Dubai company to set up the Middle
East's first independent aviation safety training academy.
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