Page 12 - Airlines

6.35 mn domestic air passengers in Nov, 51% lower than last year: DGCA

The occupancy rate or load factor of six major Indian airlines was between 66.3 and 77.7 per cent

Vistara allows passengers to book their tickets directly on Google

Passengers can now directly search and book tickets on its flights using Google

With Air India bid, Tatas hope to give wings to their aviation dream

Over the past three decades, the group made unsuccessful attempts to get back into the commercial aviation business

New Zealand, Cook Islands announce quarantine-free two-way travel bubble

Both prime ministers and their cabinets have instructed officials to continue working together to put in place all measures required to safely recommence two-way quarantine-free travel

Airlines gear up to transport vaccines that might revive travel industry

One of the biggest challenges for airlines has been ensuring that vaccines are transported at frigid temperatures

Airlines waive off rescheduling, no-show charges amid Bharat Bandh

Operations at the Delhi airport ran smoothly with flights being operated on schedule.

Airlines see 'oasis' in entertainment, energy sectors during pandemic

Most companies have slashed spending on corporate travel, leaving airlines without a crucial source of revenue. Business traffic remains at least 85% down on pre-crisis levels.

Bookings on Mumbai-bound flights decline by 20% on Covid-19 curbs

Most bookings being made for travel within 15 days; some last-minute cancellations seen with new rule mandating RT-PCR test

Jet Airways plans to resume as full-service airline in summer of '21

For businessman Murari Lal Jalan and consortium partner Kalrock, reviving airline is an opportunity

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Airlines to play key role in reaching vaccines

Students stressed out over uncertain future, the road to mass vaccination, and 1 in 5 families may attend weddings despite Covid-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Boeing 737 Max set to fly: All you need to know about the grounded aircraft

In total, 346 people lost their lives. After the second crash, US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) decided to ground all 737 Max planes

A 'mission of the century' as airlines prep for gargantuan vaccine supply

Laid low by a Covid-19 outbreak that's decimated passenger demand, airlines will be the workhorses of the attempt to eradicate it, hauling billions of vials to every corner of the globe

Tata Sons may raise stake to over 76% in AirAsia India by 2020-21 end

If the Tatas successfully acquire Air India, the conglomerate is likely to integrate AirAsia with Air India's low-cost subsidiary, Air India Express

AirAsia India tells agents it is well funded, committed to expansion

Communication comes in the backdrop of its Malaysian promoter's move to review India investment, which sparked concerns about airline's exit from India

Higher costs and Covid curbs to weigh on airline profitability, revenues

Comfort of cheaper turbine fuel evaporates as crude prices hit highest level since March

Maharashtra govt's mandatory RT-PCR test norm may affect airline demand

In the pre-Covid time, there were around 120 flights each day between two cities

Airlines on course to lose $157 billion amid worsening slump: IATA

The bleak outlook underscores challenges still facing the sector despite upbeat news on development of COVID-19 vaccines, whose global deployment will continue throughout next year.

US regulator rescinds ban, clears runway for Boeing Max 737's return

DGCA says will examine Federal Aviation Administration's order and then take a call

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific axes flights to New York, London, Washington

Cathay Pacific has axed seven loss-making international routes, including New York, Washington, Brussels and London, as they were all losing money in the wake of flight suspensions due to the Covid-19

Covid-19 impact: Emirates posts $3.4 bn half-year loss in more than 30 yrs

Emirates had reported a 862 million dirham profit for the first half of the previous year