Archive for December, 2009

The US Trade and Development Agency is bullish on the exponential growth of the aviation sector in India, despite the global economic downturn.

Can Indian airline players benefit from some of the successful best practices implemented in other geographies?

The Nepal Government has permitted Kingfisher Airlines to start air service between Nepal and India.

The fast expanding aviation sector of India can absorb as much as $120 billion in investment by the year 2020, civil aviation secretary Madhavan Nambiar has said.

On the back drop of competitive fares offerings, airlines have recorded improvement in load factors due to pick up in consumer demand.

Air India is considering buying a hub control system to streamline the operations of its 140 aircraft for about $36 million (Rs165 crore), two airline officials said.

After a poor September quarter, Jet Airways India appears to be clawing its way back. In November, the company’s passenger traffic surged by 33% on a year-on-year basis.

State carrier Air India has managed a further extension of its deadline for joining Star Alliance, one of the largest airline networks globally, to December 2010.

According to a PIB release, the second India-US Aviation Partnership Summit concluded yesterday in USA.

India has grown into the ninth largest aviation market in the world, with 29.8 million passengers travelling to and from the country during 2008, up 30 per cent from the previous year.