Archive for April, 2010

The National Aviation Company of India (NACIL) announced on Thursday that SITA, a company specialising in IT solutions for the aviation industry, has been selected to provide its hosted Horizon passenger services system (PSS) to Air India on a turnkey basis. The selection process followed a global competitive tendering process. NACIL, in a statement, said [...]

I am writing regarding your article titled, India to be among top 5 aviation markets: Praful Patel. I am an aviation blogger and a part-time travel agent. I disagree with a couple of points made by Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel.

Fliers would soon be entitled for cash and care in case their flights are cancelled, delayed or they are denied boarding even when they are holding a confirmed ticket.

Indian aviation has once again resumed its strong growth trajectory, with double-digit expansion since July 2009. This is good news for India’s airlines and airports after a turbulent couple of years, but growth brings its own challenges. The need for high quality infrastructure is widely recognised and billions of dollars have been invested, and will [...]

India’s aviation industry is taking off again after last year’s downturn. With passenger numbers for domestic carriers growing, many airlines are expanding their fleet and have started rehiring.

The worst in the aviation sector seems to be far behind with domestic air traffic continuing the double-digit growth. Domestic airlines flew 39.76 lakh passengers during March this year, up 23% over the corresponding month last year.

India’s civil aviation market is today the ninth largest in the world from being a virtual non-entity some years ago and it can be among the top five in the world in the next few years, according to Union minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel. Speaking at the unveiling of the new domestic passenger terminal [...]

Indian aviation industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country. The sector contributes 0.2% to the country’s GDP (at 1999-2000 prices).

High passenger volumes generated by aviation traffic to and from India, UK, Iran, Germany and Pakistan has helped Dubai airport register a 21.8 per cent jump in air travellers since March.