tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201961922012-05-30T23:53:24.562+05:30Aviation IndiaIndian Civil Aviation NEWSAv Indianoreply@blogger.comBlogger32034125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-61238483776222494832012-05-30T23:52:00.002+05:302012-05-30T23:53:24.578+05:30Striking Air India pilots have no rights to be trained: HCNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court today said the striking pilots of Air India have no right to get training on advanced Boeing 777 to be used in international flights.Refusing to hear an Air India appeal against the single judge's May 11 order which had stayed the training of more pilots till the implementation of Justice Dharmadhikari panel recommendations on the issue, a bench of Acting Chief Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-33957435552160493222012-05-30T23:52:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:52:47.099+05:30SpiceJet Q4 loss widens to Rs 249-crChennai: SpiceJet Ltd has posted a loss of Rs 249 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared with a loss of Rs 59 crore for the comparable previous period. The falling value of the rupee, high fuel prices and the “significant tax burden” were cited as major reasons for the higher losses.These issues continued to hurt the entire domestic aviation sector, says a company release.However, Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-72794467792022791542012-05-30T23:51:00.002+05:302012-05-30T23:52:12.024+05:30GMR Infra posts Rs 366 cr loss in Q4New Delhi: GMR Infrastructure today reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 366.16 crore for the January- March quarter of the last fiscal, hit by losses incurred by its subsidiary DIAL, which is the operator of Delhi Airport.However, the losses have narrowed down by about 64% in the fourth quarter as compared to loss of Rs 1,006.74 crore of the January-March period of FY'11."Delay in tariff Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-72936079569072534722012-05-30T23:51:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:51:35.412+05:30Draft CAG report erroneous, benefits were available to all: GMRNew Delhi: Terming the draft CAG report on Delhi International Airport (DIAL) "erroneous", GMR Infrastructure Wednesday said that land at concessional rates and other benefits available to it to run the Delhi airport were part of the bid document and were available to every bidder."It is a draft report, which we have not seen it. However, Rs 1.63 lakh crore figure, as quoted by the media, as Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-87701460243960428372012-05-30T23:50:00.002+05:302012-05-30T23:51:04.823+05:30Plan panel roped in for Navi Mumbai airportMumabi: The development of the Navi Mumbai airport seems to be picking up pace with the civil aviation ministry on Tuesday saying that it has approached the Planning Commission to work out the modalities of developing the new airport and all other related work.According to the ministry, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday met the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-44845953980206964672012-05-30T23:50:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:50:34.002+05:30Ajit Singh tells striking pilots to get back to workNew Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday reiterated the government's stand that the demands of the striking Air India pilots will be considered only after they returned to duty unconditionally.The minister conveyed this in his reply to a letter sent from Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) which had asked reinstatement of 101 terminated pilots, recognition of IPG and assurance of promotion Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-66778668913763044032012-05-30T23:49:00.002+05:302012-05-30T23:50:02.711+05:30Stalemate at AI; no word on IPG demandNew Delhi: Stalemate continued between the striking Air India pilots and the government for the 21st day, with civil aviation minister Ajit Singh reiterating the call to pilots to report to work. The minister said their demands would be considered “only if they report for duty unconditionally”.The Indian Pilots’ Guild, now de-recognised union of pre-merger Air India pilots, started calling in Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-90388557685996320142012-05-30T23:49:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:49:34.791+05:30High Court asks AI pilots to end strikeNew Delhi/Mumbai: Striking Air India pilots today suffered another blow with the Delhi High Court holding that the protesters' view on the issue of training on Boeing 777 to be used in international flights will be heard only after they call off their over three-week agitation. "Let them call off the strike, we will then hear the matter," a bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-14443714024628432162012-05-30T23:48:00.000+05:302012-05-30T23:49:00.464+05:30Govt looking at PPP for Chennai, Kolkata airportsAfter privatisation of four major airports of the country, the government is now set to explore the possibility of development, operation and maintenance of state-owned Kolkata and Chennai airports through a public private partnership (PPP) model.The state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) is developing airports at Chennai and Kolkata at costs of Rs 2,100 crore and Rs 2,350 crore respectivelyAv Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-43652022705003322352012-05-30T23:47:00.002+05:302012-05-30T23:48:26.328+05:30Airbus plans innovation cell in BangaloreToulouse, France: Airbus plans to make India a hub as it is in the process of setting up an innovation cell in Bangalore . The cell will be led by an Indian though no name is announced yet. According to sources, Ardhendu Pathak, who was earlier with GE Industrial Solution, is a leading contender for the post."We see future of aviation industry lies in Asia," said Tom Enders, president and CEO of Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-33268667080135761892012-05-30T23:47:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:47:43.945+05:30Mangalore air crash: 812 foundation complaint verdict on June 12Mangalore: The private complaint filed by 812 Foundation, alleging that three government agencies and 12 officials as responsible for the Air India Express 812 crash of May 22, 2010 which claimed 158 lives, was posted for orders on June 12 by the JMFC II court Judge Roopashri here.Making submissions at the court here on Tuesday, 812 Foundation, president Yeshwanth Shenoy said though at first he Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-62055570550282618382012-05-30T23:46:00.002+05:302012-05-30T23:47:06.750+05:30Flying high, but not too farAhmedabad: In 2009-10, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (SVP) International Airport was among the country's fastest growing with foreign passenger traffic seeing a year-on-year growth of more than 20 per cent. Today, almost two years after the airport got a Rs 350-crore swanky makeover, it has seen one of the sharpest dips in the number of foreign passengers.The city's SVP international airport has hit Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-26820225164507286792012-05-30T23:46:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:46:34.376+05:30BEL produces cockpit sub-assembly for Boeing aircraftBangalore: State-owned defence undertaking, Bharat Electronics Ltd. has produced a cockpit sub-assembly for Boeing's EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft, the public sector unit announced on Wednesday.On May 3, Boeing delivered to the US Navy the first EA-18G to feature the sub-assembly, according to a press statement released by the Bangalore-based defence PSU.The sub-assembly provides Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-66110307505713808082012-05-30T23:45:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:45:58.769+05:30Redect Consultancy sells over 36 lakh shares of KingfisherMumbai: In a bulk deal, Redect Consultancy offloaded 36,97,073 shares of the company for Rs 11.33 apiece, valuing the deal at Rs 4.18 crore, according to the data available with the stock exchanges.However, buyers of the shares could not be ascertained.As of April 24, 2012, Redect Consultancy held 1.89 crore shares, or 2.8% stake in the company.30/05/12 Press Trust of India/Business StandardAv Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-11349834348154018242012-05-30T23:44:00.002+05:302012-05-30T23:45:19.389+05:30DGCA officers ‘fudged’ papers to give free air tickets, probe orderedNew Delhi: Delhi Police has been asked to lodge an FIR against top officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for issuing false certificates and misusing a travel facility to allow DGCA officials and even private individuals to fly free.The request for the FIR has been made by the chief vigilance officer of the DGCA, which is probing large-scale misuse of this facility by its Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-58241640307971265832012-05-30T23:44:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:44:43.306+05:30Ministerial panel to decide on compensation for Dreamliner delayNew Delhi: A ministerial panel will decide on how much compensation Air India should seek from the US-based aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, for delay in delivery of the Boeing 787 aircraft, a senior Government official said on Tuesday.Declining to specify whether the issue will be decided at the level of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs or some other level, a senior Government official Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-49754463261763201272012-05-30T23:43:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:43:53.408+05:30VATA seeks round-the-clock operationsVisakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam Air Travellers' Association (VATA) has appealed to the government to provide the necessary manpower support for round-the-clock operations at the Visakhapatnam Airport.In letters to Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ajit Singh and Union Minister of State for Defence Pallam Raju and Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari and MinisterAv Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-75013017570091251022012-05-30T23:39:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:42:58.455+05:30Crown says Air India bombing acquittal didn't mean the men were innocentVancouver: The not-guilty verdict in the historic Air India bombing trial did not amount to a finding that the two accused men were innocent of all charges, a Crown prosecutor told B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday.Len Doust urged Justice Ian Bruce Josephson — the original trial judge — to reject a bid by former suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik to recoup $9.2 million in legal fees from the B.C. government Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-62059644952554254362012-05-30T23:38:00.002+05:302012-05-30T23:39:28.422+05:30Immigration fraud: One held at IGINew Delhi: A man travelled to Paris two years ago on a fake French passport and had to serve 23 months in jail after being caught by the French police. The man was arrested again from the IGI airport on Tuesday for cheating Indian immigration, police said."Naina M Mohamed Anwar Ali, resident of River Bank road in Sirkali, Tamil Nadu was arrested after he arrived by an Air France flight as a Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-49888955426735050062012-05-30T23:38:00.001+05:302012-05-30T23:38:49.710+05:30GuestLogix Expands Footprint into India with Jet Airways DeploymentToronto, Ontario: GuestLogix Inc., the leading global provider of onboard retail and payment technology solutions to airlines and the passenger travel industry, announced today that it will deploy its onboard retailing technology and point-of-sale handheld devices to power Jet Airways' in-flight duty free program, JetBoutique, in conjunction with Inflight Sales Group , a global pioneer of Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-8880016209843822342012-05-30T23:37:00.000+05:302012-05-30T23:38:16.057+05:30Mango unit opened near BIALKolar: A private mango selling unit has been started near the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) for the benefit of mango growers, said State Agriculture Market director C Somashekar.Chairing a meeting of the Mango Growers Association members and the mandi agents held at the Deputy Commissioner office here on Tuesday, he said the government was committed to protect the interest of theAv Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-89782327555982873842012-05-29T19:48:00.000+05:302012-05-30T19:49:17.062+05:30Air India seeks compensation from Boeing for Dreamliner delayNew Delhi: Troubled national carrier Air India (AI) wants Boeing to expedite payment of compensation for the delay in delivery of 787 Dreamliners. The aircraft were supposed to be delivered starting from September 2008.The AI Board, which met on Monday, forwarded the matter, including the compensation amount to be claimed from Boeing, to the government, according to sources.The Board has not Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-8812396104235189342012-05-29T19:47:00.001+05:302012-05-30T19:48:30.259+05:30Panel to rationalise Air India's loss-making routesNew Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Monday constituted a four-member panel to examine Air India's route profitability, even as the strike by pilots of the national carrier continued for the 21th day, taking its losses to more than Rs 300 crore (about $55 mn).The decision came after the minister reviewed the status of flights on domestic and international routes which are Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-58384063302779202112012-05-29T19:47:00.000+05:302012-05-30T19:47:50.775+05:30Air India may sack all striking pilotsNew Delhi: The government is strongly considering the option of sacking all striking Air India union pilots if theydon’t return to work soon, sources said. However, no decision has been taken yet, to give pilots ample time to return to work.The civil aviation ministry on Monday set up a panel to identify international and domestic loss-making routes, and sources said some of these could be axed Av Indianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20196192.post-83197429503098819812012-05-29T19:46:00.000+05:302012-05-30T19:47:08.109+05:30Govt comes out strongly against striking Air India pilotsNew Delhi: Government on Tuesday came out strongly against striking Air India pilots saying they were continuing their agitation despite Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh saying their demands would be considered only after they joined duty "unconditionally"."The striking Air India pilots have continued to insist on their demands even though the Minister had communicated to a group of striking Av Indianoreply@blogger.com