Here is why airlines hire more females than males!

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 10:28

Seeking to fly high in a high-cost environment, Indian and foreign airlines are taking innovative measures to cut their expenses, including a greater emphasis on hiring of supposedly lower-weighing female cabin crew.

Airline may be able to charge extra for upto 20% seats

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 18:14

Indian carriers may have to limit the seats for which they can charge extra to about 15-20 percent of the total seats on each flight, with the government planning to soon issue a directive in this regard.

Sacked Indian Airlines officer jailed for 4 yrs in DA case

Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013, 18:41

A sacked Indian Airlines officer has been jailed for four years for possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 63.06 lakh.

When AI pilot and air hostesses locked themselves up in cockpit

Last Updated: Saturday, May 4, 2013, 09:52

A captain and two air hostesses have been reportedly suspended by Air India after the three were found locked in the cockpit for a “prolonged period”.

Airlines can charge for preferred seats, check-in bags: Govt

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 18:08

In a move that would raise the cost of air travel, the government Monday said it has allowed airlines to charge passengers for preferred seats on a flight, check-in baggages and meals, among other things.

Airlines term mishaps minor but are you safe?

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 10:23

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the United Nations’ aviation watchdog, in a compiled report in December 2012, had ranked India amongst the 13 worst-performing countries in terms of aviation safety parameters.

Indian Airlines tickets theft 1999: Woman pleads guilty

Last Updated: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 12:47

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Parkash also directed convict Naiya Relan to defray the expenses incurred by the probe agency in the trial.

Etihad Airways to buy 48% stake in Kingfisher Airlines

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 12:25

After initial reports of buying stake in Jet Airways, Gulf carrier Etihad Airways is now in talks with debt-ridden Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines (KFA).

Maurya new ED (security) of Air India

Last Updated: Friday, November 23, 2012, 17:41

Senior IPS officer B K Maurya has been appointed as the new Executive Director (Security) of national carrier Air India.

'Full-fledged integration of AI, IA in three to four months'

Last Updated: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 15:33

AIE has started operating 48 winter services per week from the Airport to Middle East destinations.

Case related to Kandahar hijack collapses

Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2012, 21:55

A local court acquitted 19 persons, accused to have helped get fake passports for the hijackers of the Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in December 1999.

Jet fuel prices cut by 3%

Last Updated: Monday, October 15, 2012, 19:25

Jet fuel prices were today cut by 3 percent on back of rising rupee, the second reduction in rates this month that will ease burden on cash-strapped airlines.