A British cricket team who want to defeat the Indian team is brainstorming the best way to do it. They conclude that they should think like Indians to be able to do so and decide to act, dance, eat and play cricket just like Indians. Flying Lufthansa is just another choice as part of that decision which has everything Indian on board hence the tagline 'More Indian than you think'. The airline, which is looking to change its German perception in...
Showing posts with label Foreign Apr 2017. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foreign Apr 2017. Show all posts
Friday, April 28, 2017
Etihad joins Jet Airways for Maharashtra partnership
Etihad Airways and strategic partner Jet Airways have signed an agreement with the government of Maharashtra to promote tourism to the western Indian state.
The partnership will enable both airlines to capitalise on their strong links with Maharashtra and further propel domestic and international arrivals into the state capital Mumbai and beyond.
It is the first time an Indian state has signed a tourism collaboration agreement with the airline...
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Brussels Airlines sees strong demand in Indian market
Sounding optimistic about the Indian market, Lufthansa group subsidiary Brussels Airlines today said it sees “strong” demand for its offering from here. Brussels Airlines, which is 100 per cent owned by the German airlines’ group Lufthansa, commenced its air services into India last month with a flight to Mumbai from Brussels. The airline currently operates five flight per week from Brussels airport to the Chhtrapati Shivaji International Airport...
Qatar Airways to launch domestic airline in India, Bengaluru to likely serve as hub
Qatar Airways, a state-owned enterprise of the middle eastern nation, has decided to operate a domestic carrier in India. The airliner will be applying with the Qatar investment authority (QIA) for an operating licence within the next few weeks.
The proposed domestic carrier would be owned majorly by the Qatar Investment Authority, with Qatar Airways have a minor share of 49 per cent. The fleet will consist of will consist of approximately...
Maharashtra Tourism Signs MoU with Etihad & Jet Airways to promote Tourism
Maharashtra Tourism signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Etihad and Jet Airways, aiming to boost tourism by attracting more visitors to the state and leveraging the airline’s expanding international network.
Valsa Nair Singh, Principal Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Government of Maharashtra, signed MoU with Neerja Bhatia, Regional General Manager of Etihad Airways and Jayaraj Shanmugum, Chief Commercial Officer of Jet Airways in the...
DGCA grounds foreign pilot for fake medical record
In a possible first, an expat pilot working with an Indian charter company has been barred from flying in the country for allegedly fudging his medical tests. Pilots need to be healthy -both physically and mentally -and require valid medical certificates to prove their fitness and operate flights.
"The expat pilot flew without a valid Federal Aviation Administration (FAA, regulator for US) approved medical.Then he flew without an Indian medical...
Cirrus Aircraft to sell its single engine planes in east
The world's largest manufacturer of single engine planes, Cirrus Aircraft, has taken on board a Kolkata-based automobile dealer to sell its planes in the east. The AKM Group owned by Amit Modi has multiple auto dealerships, including Skoda cars and Indian motorcycles.
AKM has partnered with Urban International Aviation Centre of Excellence (UI-ACE), a Kolkata-based company, to set up an assembly unit for the five-seater Cirrus luxury planes and...
Despite laptop ban, Dubai still popular among Indians flyers
The impact of travel bans and electronic device restrictions has started showing on overall passenger traffic volumes at the Dubai airport as traffic to North America fell 4.3% during March compared to the same period last year.
In the last week of March, the US department of homeland security banned "all personal electronic devices larger than a cellphone or smartphone" from the carry-on bags of passengers who board direct flights to the US from...
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Rolls-Royce Opens Defence Service Delivery Centre in India
Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc on Thursday opened a new defence service delivery centre (SDC) in Bengaluru, the first outside the US and UK, to provide localized engineering support and solutions and reduce turnaround time for the Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
Rolls-Royce is looking to improve capability and provide faster front-line support for over 750 engines in a range of aircraft...
SriLankan to expand India network
Encouraged by the growth in India, SriLankan Airlines has decided to increase its footprint in India market. “We have seen substantial growth in traffic from India to Sri Lanka in last one year and vice versa. As a result, we are going to increase frequency. We currently operate 107 frequencies in a week and we will be increasing that to 130 by middle of this year. We are adding three destinations; Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Coimbatore by July...
3 years after Flight 370 missing, Malaysia Airlines to track flights with satellites
One of the greatest mysterious in modern aviation is about the sudden vanishing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on March 8, 2017. The flight took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport with 239 people on board never made it to China. With year long search operations and after spending millions on it, the aircraft is not located prompting several theories about its disappearances. Three years after the tragic incident, Malaysia Airlines on April...
Two airports in TN receive 6% of foreign tourists using e-tourist visas
Chennai and Trichy airports in Tamil Nadu collectively received 6% of international tourists, who flew to India on e-tourist visas in March.
The Union ministry of tourism compiles monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) & FTAs on e- tourist visa on the basis of nationality-wise, port-wise data received from Bureau of Immigration (BOI).
According to an official statement, New Delhi international airport recorded the highest number...
Now, toilet trouble on United Airlines' NY-Mumbai non-stop flight
United Airlines, which was at the receiving end recently for forcibly offloading a flyer from due to overbooking on a US flight, has run into troubled waters again. Flyers on the airline's Newark-Mumbai non-stop flight on Thursday complained that some toilets on board were "clogged" and hence, not usable.
A passenger on that flight, who requested anonymity , said, "Two lavatories in the economy class were shut, leaving only two toilets for the 100-odd...
Friday, April 21, 2017
Virgin Atlantic and Jet Airways extend codeshare agreement
Virgin Atlantic and Jet Airways have announced they are expanding their codeshare agreement between India and the US, providing greater choice and enhanced connectivity via London Heathrow.
The new agreement will make it even easier for guests to tailor their perfect trip, combining flights from Jet Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines in a single booking.
Jet Airways guests travelling between India and the US can now connect through London...
SpiceJet joins hands with Lufthansa Systems to offer in-flight entertainment and e-commerce
SpiceJet, India’s budget airline is all set to now offer in-flight entertainment (IFE) and e-commerce, soon.
SpiceJet has joined hands with Lufthansa Systems to equip its whole fleet with BoardConnect Portable offered by the latter. The new service will allow SpiceJet passengers to do shopping, stream movies, cricket and other content from select platforms offered by the airline.
The airline signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Lufthansa Systems...
British Airways deploys B787-9 Dreamliner on Mumbai- London route
British Airways has deployed the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner between London and Mumbai route. Earlier the carrier used to fly a Boeing 777. With this new deployment the Airline has invested more in the premium products between London and Mumbai. The new aircraft features a brand new First cabin.
Speaking about the new deployment Robert Williams, Head of Sales - Asia Pacific and the Middle East, British Airways said, “India is a very important market...
Thursday, April 20, 2017
'Drunk' passengers insist on playing music on flight; offloaded at Delhi airport
Delhi: Two Canadian nationals, who were apparently intoxicated, were offloaded from a British Airways flight bound to London at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi. According to Hindustan Times, the duo were adamant about playing a musical instrument on board the plane.
Both had arrived from Kathmandu and were travelling to London via Delhi. They had to be removed from the flight, since the pilot refused to fly with them.
Airport...
Monday, April 17, 2017
Lufthansa To Fly Its Premium Airbus A350 Aircraft From Mumbai To Munich
German airline Lufthansa on Sunday announced debut of its Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft at Mumbai International Airport. Mumbai will be one of the only three destinations in the world where the airline operates its latest Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft, Lufthansa said in a release. "The newest addition to the Lufthansa fleet will embark on daily 8-hour flights to Munich, which is also one of the airline's hub location. With a maximum seating capacity...
Fear of Flying: Air India and United Airlines Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
It could be a match made in heaven. Literally. Indian social media is salivating at the prospect of watching Shiv Sena's 25-chappal-MP Ravindra Gaikwad flying the friendly skies with United Airlines.
That could be an encounter that would be worth watching putting WWE wrestling to shame for sheer drama. Dragging a passenger off by force from an overbooked flight has left both the passenger and United with a bloody nose. United Airlines, whose CEO...