AirAsia India expects revenue to double this year, triple in 2018

AirAsia India expects revenue to double this year, triple in 2018

 

Dubai: Budget carrier AirAsia India expects revenue to double to 12 billion Indian rupees ($186 million) this calendar year, and triple to 18 billion rupees in 2018, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

The airline, a tie-up between Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd and India's Tata Sons conglomerate, made revenue of 6 billion rupees in 2016, Chief Executive Amar Abrol told reporters at an industry conference in Dubai.
Air passenger traffic in India, the world's fourth biggest market, is growing at over 20 percent annually.
Abrol declined to say when the airline expected to turn a profit, but said it was targeting to launch its first international route in January 2019 which would most likely be to either Malaysia or Thailand.
Under new rules, domestic airlines can fly overseas as long as they deploy 20 aircraft or 20 percent of capacity in India, whichever is higher. Airlines previously had to wait five years before they were permitted to fly on foreign routes.
AirAsia India's fleet will increase to 21 Airbus A320 jets by the end of next year, up from 13 today, Abrol said.
28/11/17 Reuters/Economic Times

Revised winter flight schedule out

Revised winter flight schedule out

Mohali: Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL) today released its revised winter flight schedule that will be implemented from December 3 to February 17, 2018.
According to the new schedule, 29 flights will operate from the airport. The first flight will arrive at the airport at 6.55 am from Delhi while the last flight will depart from Chandigarh at 3.30 pm. Air India, Jet Airways and IndiGo will operate seven flights each from the airport. There is no change in the flight operations of Vistara, AirAsia and SpiceJet. The Delhi-Chandigarh-Delhi GoAir flight has been cancelled and GoAir will operate one flight to Mumbai, which has been postponed to an afternoon slot.
In the new schedule, Air India has cancelled the flight to Kullu, which was started on October 13. An official from Air India said the flight to Kullu would not operate in the revised schedule due to fog and inclement weather conditions. The official said, “Another Air India flight to Delhi, which was started on October 30 and is the first flight to arrive at the airport, will be discontinued from December 15.”
28/11/17 Tribune

Air India Recruitment 2017: Vacancies for Business Development Manager and Training Co-coordinators; all you need to know

 

New Delhi:  National carrier Air India, CTE Hyderabad on Thursday announced an invitation for applications by interested candidates for the post of Business Development Manager and Training Co-coordinators. Candidates can access this notification published on the official website to get the form.
The last date to apply for the vacancies is December 4, 2017. There are a total of five vacancies, out of which one is for BD Manager whereas the other four are for Training Co-coordinators. The eligibility criteria for BD Managers is full masters in business administration with specialization in Sales and Marketing or three years part-time Masters degree in business administration with specialization in Sales and Marketing. The third education qualification a candidate can have is any postgraduate degree. For the post of Training Co-coordinators, a candidate should have a graduate in any field with a good knowledge of English, experience in crew scheduling and handling the training and licensing issues of Pilots and the necessary documentation and proficiency in DGCA CARs. The age limit for the vacancies set by Air India is 50 years.
The application fee of the exam form is Rs 1,500 and should be remitted through Demand Draft (DD) in favour of Air India Limited, payable a Hyderabad. Notably, candidates those belong to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) are exempted from the application fee. The address to send the application along with other required documents is “Air India Ltd, Personnel Department, Central Training Establishment Ferozguda, Secundrabad- 500011.
16/11/17 Financial Express

 

INDIGO AIRLINES IS CONDUCTING WALK-IN INTERVIEWS FOR AOCS IN THE BELOW DATES



BANGALORE : On 27-NOV-2017 from 9am till 11am for Officer Security & Executive Security.
Venue : Hotel Fortune Select JP Cosmos, Cunningham Cresent Road,Behind Sigma Mall, Bengaluru - 560052

HYDERABAD : On 28-NOV-2017 from 9am till 11am for Officer Security & Executive Security.
Venue : Radisson BLU hotels,Banjara hills,Hyderabad

CHENNAI :  On 30-NOV-2017 from 9am till 11am for Officer Security & Executive Security.
Venue : Park Plaza, 142, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Thoraipakkam, Chennai-600096

Boeing, Avolon finalize a deal for 75 737 MAX airplanes

 

Boeing and Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, have finalized an order for 75 737 MAX airplanes. The confirmed order is for 55 MAX 8s and 20 MAX 10s, with options for 20 additional MAX 8s.
The agreement, announced as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the 2017 Paris Air Show, is valued at nearly $11 billion at list prices including the 75 firm and 20 option aircraft.
Launched at the 2017 Paris Air Show, the MAX 10 will have the lowest seat-mile cost of any single-aisle airplane. The new airplanes will bolster Avolon’s airplane portfolio to meet growing customer demand in the narrow-body market segment.
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Avolon is one of the world’s leading aircraft leasing firms, with an owned, managed and committed fleet of 915 aircraft as of September 30, 2017. Avolon also has the youngest owned fleet amongst the top three lessors and an order book of exclusively new technology aircraft.

 

Airlines Can't Charge To Correct Passenger Name Error: Ashok Gajapathi Raju

The minister's comments on micro blogging site Twitter came in response to a user who complained that an airline was "acting pricey" in rectifying mistake in passenger name on a booked ticket. 

New Delhi:  Airlines are not allowed to charge additional amount for correcting any error in the name of a passenger while booking a ticket, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said today.

The minister's comments on micro blogging site Twitter came in response to a user who complained that an airline was "acting pricey" in rectifying mistake in passenger name on a booked ticket.

"For the benefit of all passengers - As per DGCA regulations, Airlines cannot charge any additional amount for correction in the name of the same person, when the person brings this to the notice of the airline after booking the ticket," he said in a tweet.

Further, the minister said it is applicable for any error in the name of a passenger while booking a ticket.

"The correction has to be made without any additional charge," he said.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is the country's regulator for civil aviation sector.

Earlier, one Twitter user tagged the minister in a tweet saying, "1 alphabet mistake while typing d middle name during booking ticket nd jet airways acting pricey to rectify it since 2 weeks..."

The user also said that such sort of errors are common, "if the traveller realises it before the start of journey nd is willing to provide required ID proof,guess rules shld be easy not to spoil the traveln experience..not only flexible for ppl booking it via ur portal".

In response, the minister tweeted, "@jetairways Please get this sorted out as per latest DGCA regulations on the subject" and followed it up with two tweets about the norms.

GoAir inducts four more planes, to add 30 additional flights

GoAir inducts four more planes, to add 30 additional flights 

Mumbai:  The Wadia-group-run no-frills carrier GoAir today said it has expanded its fleet size to 31 aircraft with the induction of four more new A320 Neos, which will help it launch more routes and 30 additional flights.

GoAir will strengthen its market presence at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolktata, Lucknow, Nagpur and Patna with the addition of these new flights, the airline said in a statement today. 

The induction of four new A320 Neo (new engine option) plane will see GoAir's fleet strength reaching 31 aircraft, it said.

"The induction of four new aircraft will cater to the enhanced seasonal demand while offering flexibility to customers with more flight options to choose from," GoAir managing director Jeh Wadia said.

To commensurate its twelve successful years in the domestic skies, GoAir has also announced anniversary fare offer with fares starting from Rs 1,212 excluding taxes on all new sectors, the airline said.
17/11/17 PTI/Economic Times 

Indian plane catches fire at Dhaka airport, no casualty

Indian plane catches fire at Dhaka airport, no casualty

A nose wheel of an Indian SpiceJet flight caught fire at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka today.

All the 74 passengers and four pilots and crew were evacuated safely from the Kolkata-bound flight, Wahidur Rahman, deputy director (air traffic) at the airport, told The Daily Star. 

The accident took place when the aircraft of India-based airline was heading towards runway from taxiway for taking off at 10:40am. 

As the fire caught at the aircraft’s nose wheel, the pilot aborted its take off, Wahidur said, adding that fire fighters immediately rushed to the spot and doused the fire.

After visiting the affected aircraft, it seemed to them that bearing of the wheel might break up causing fire at the wheel, Wahidur also said.

The passengers, pilots and crews were staying at the airport till last reported.
17/11/17 Daily Star 

Strange Birds Attacks British Airways Which Caused Serious Damages 

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