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Published Sep 06 2012 by Topnews.in

Air India to pursue Star Alliance, but airlines group non-committal

Air India has not stopped making efforts to become a member of Lufthansa-led international airline group called Star Alliance.

In a recent interview, Air India CMD Rohit Nandan revealed that Air India approached the alliance last week and emphasised that it was good and performing well as any of...

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Domestic airlines told to limit number of privileged seats

ReutersNew Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has directed domestic airlines to limit the number of seats on their flights for which they charge passengers a fee, over and above the cost of the ticket. Earlier this month, the Government had allowed ... [Published msn.co.in - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Airline, Jet Airways India Ltd, Air-India Express, Boeing 737

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

AirAsia Bhd

Ministry asks airlines to limit number of paid seats

Unhappy with airlines putting a large number of seats under the “privileged” category for which they can charge the fliers separately, the civil aviation ministry has asked the carriers to limit such seats. Senior ministry officials met airline executives ... [Published Hindustan Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Airline, AirAsia Bhd, Jet Airways India Ltd, Air-India Express

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Air-India Express

Seat of power may move to Air India building

The government participated in a bid to acquire a few floors on lease in the Air India building at Nariman Point as the Mantralaya building is slated to undergo an extensive makeover. ... [Published Times of India - May 17 2013]

Entities: Air-India Express, Nariman Point

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 6 reports

India moves to resist EU fine on airline emissions

India remains opposed to the European Union’s emission norms for airlines even as European Commission said it may fine Air India and Jet Airways for not sharing emission data. A senior aviation ministry official said that the matter will be taken-up with ... [Published Hindustan Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Emission, European Union, Aviation, Airline, India

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 7 reports

Boeing Company

Grounded Dreamliners to be ready for redeployment by month end, assures Boeing

Boeing on Friday said it will ready the remaining four grounded Dreamliners of Air India within this month and also deliver the seventh 787 to the national carrier by end of the month.After grounding all the six Dreamliners on January 17, Air India on ... [Published India Today - May 17 2013]

Entities: Boeing Company, Dinesh Keskar, Air-India Express, Redeployment, Boeing 787

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Boeing 787

Flag Carrier Seeks Dollar Loan to Cut Debt Cost: Corporate India

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Air India Ltd., the carrier which pays more interest on its debt than any publicly traded Asian airline, plans to borrow $300 million from overseas to repay costlier rupee obligations, according to a company official.The carrier ... [Published La Repubblica - May 17 2013]

Entities: Air-India Express, Boeing 787, Etihad Airways, Jet Air, Ajit Singh

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

European Union

Indian carriers may face ban in EU airports

Air China and Air India were among 10 Chinese and Indian airlines facing the prospect of fines. ... [Published Financial Express - May 17 2013]

Entities: European Union, Air China Ltd, Air-India Express

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Air India: Safety Fears and End To Free Food [Published WSJ.com: India Real Time - May 15 2013] Air India, the debt-laden national carrier, plans to become a hybrid of a low cost and a full-service airline in an effort to cut down mounting losses. ...
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