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India’s civil aviation sector grows by 22 per cent
Saturday, July 31st, 2010India’s civil aviation sector has grown by 22 per cent in the first six months of this year, according to Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar.
India, Pakistan showcase aviation wares at Farnborough airshow
Saturday, July 31st, 2010Led by their respective state-run agencies, India and Pakistan are exhibiting their aviation wares at the Farnborough International Airshow that got underway on Monday at Farnborough, some 55 km from southwest of London.
Long haul
Saturday, July 31st, 2010There is something for the aviation industry to smile about. Jet Airways has declared profits for the last two quarters, after suffering losses for long.
Emirates brings the super jumbo to India
Friday, July 16th, 2010Emirates Airline flew in the first Airbus A-380 super jumbo with 517 passengers on a scheduled commercial operation into India Thursday, and was welcomed at the spanking new Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport through arching jets of water in an aviation industry salute.
Air traffic surges 21% in June
Friday, July 16th, 2010The Indian aviation story is flying high. Last month saw 45.7 lakh domestic flyers, which was 21.4% higher than the 37.6 lakh people who took to the skies in June 2009.
Air India aims to trim losses by 75% in 18 months
Friday, July 16th, 2010In an ambitious turnaround plan Air India is looking to reduce losses by75% over the next 18 months.
India’s civil aviation sector to be in world’s top five
Monday, July 5th, 2010India’s civil aviation sector will be among the top five in the world in the next five years, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here.
Indian aviation industry strives for focus
Monday, July 5th, 2010The Hindu reports that everybody who is anybody in the aviation industry on the Sub-continent got together last week to “embark on a unified macro strategy for making India a global civil aviation hub”.
Air Works Appoints Vivek Gour as Chief Executive Officer
Monday, July 5th, 2010Air Works India Engineering Pvt. Ltd. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Vivek N Gour to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
‘Asia-Pacific to drive global aviation’
Saturday, June 19th, 2010Global airlines, which posted USD 2.8-billion loss last year, are expected to turnaround and achieve a profit of USD 2.5 billion this year, of which the Asia-Pacific carriers would account for USD 2.2 billion, the global airlines body IATA said here today.