Air travel in India sees 17.9% rise in March: IATA

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 19:14

Air travel demand in India rose by nearly 18 percent in March, more than-two fold of the global average, on account of improved economy and market stimulation by way of heavy discounts offered by the Indian airlines during the period, the IATA on Wednesday said.

Ahead of ICAO audit, DGCA to issue licences to 2000 ATCOs

Last Updated: Sunday, May 3, 2015, 16:07

Aviation regulator DGCA faces the uphill task of issuing licenses to 2000-odd Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) and over 60 aerodromes ahead of the audit by UN aviation body, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), later this year, sources said.

'Air traffic sees strong recovery; 'fittest' to gain more'

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 17:53

Moreover, rising incomes and ease of travelling abroad is expected to continue to boost outbound travel.

Google`s Waze app to alert kidnappings in LA

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 06:55

Alerts about hit-and-runs and kidnappings in Los Angeles will soon pop up on traffic app Waze, along with road closure information, the West Coast city`s mayor said Tuesday.

Self-driving cars hold key to future highway: Google executive

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 06:22

Self-driving vehicles hold the key to reducing traffic fatalities and will transform the automobile industry, a top Google executive predicted Tuesday.

AAI opposing cut in Delhi airport charges unfortunate: IATA

Last Updated: Sunday, April 19, 2015, 16:09

On the contrary, lower airport fee would stimulate the traffic growth at the Delhi Airport as it would bring down airfares to an affordable limits, it said.

US Telecom files suit against government's new Internet rules

Last Updated: Monday, April 13, 2015, 22:31

A legal fight against the Federal Communications Commission's new Internet traffic rules has begun.

Discount drive helps domestic airlines log healthy growth in February

Last Updated: Friday, March 27, 2015, 13:05

A series of heavy discount ticket offers by domestic carriers helped India's air passenger traffic log a healthy 21.48 percent growth in February over the same period last year, DGCA data shows.

90% of traffic generated through mobile services: Myntra

Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015, 15:53

Myntra.Com, India's leading online fashion retailer, today said that 90 percent of its traffic is being generated through mobile devices.

Internet traffic in India grew 74%, 3G usage more than doubled

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 17:44

The 2G mobile Internet usage grew by 41 pecent in 2014, as per Nokia Network's MBit Index study.

Mobile data traffic rose 74% in 2014: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 16:03

Fuelled by strong third generation (3G) and second generation (2G) data traffic growth, a 74 percent rise in mobile data traffic was recorded at 2014-end compared to the year`s beginning, Nokia Networks` MBit Index study said Wednesday.

US recalls 2.1 million vehicles in new air bag issue

Last Updated: Sunday, February 1, 2015, 19:03

The vehicles involved in the recall announced by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are made by Toyota Motor Corp, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Honda Motor Co.