Airliners-India.com

747-237 · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:11 am Post subject:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Vacate-all-airport-space-Airports-Authority-of-India-tells-Kingfisher-Airlines/articleshow/18855362.cms

Vacate all airport space, Airports Authority of India tells Kingfisher Airlines

Mar 8, 2013

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has written to the grounded airline, asking it to vacate all office space it occupies at its various airports across the country. The authority has also asked the airline's management to vacate the two hangars-one each at Kolkata and Chennai- immediately.

At present, almost 30 aircraft leased to KFA are parked across the country which airports, tax authorities and banks are not allowing to be repossessed by the lessors.

Since forcible holding back of leased aircraft is in violation of international conventions, aviation secretary K N Shrivastava has now asked all agencies to securitize their dues from airlines and leave the leased planes alone. Till some months ago, lessors used to take a couple of planes back after paying airport authorities a lump sum. But now with tax authorities and banks trying to recover their dues and holding aircraft as security, lessors have realized that paying airports alone may no longer be enough to get their planes back.

"The Kingfisher example of forcibly holding back leased aircraft will make it tough for other Indian carriers to get planes. The ministry is now going to help KFA lessors take their planes back but the problem is that many of them are not airworthy due to massive interchange of spare parts among them. KFA did this - take working parts from planes - to keep some planes flying in its last days," said an official.

747-237 · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:11 am Post subject:

http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/kfa-wants-to-retain-airport-slots-ceo-meets-dgca-113030800009_1.html

KFA wants to retain airport slots; CEO meets DGCA

Debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines, grounded since October last year, would like to retain its airport slots, especially in Mumbai. Sanjay Agarwal, the CEO, met Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Arun Mishra on Thursday in this regard, said sources.

747-237 · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 11:43 am Post subject:

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/over-500-employees-leave-kingfisher-airlines-as-revival-hopes-fade/1085055

Over 500 employees leave Kingfisher Airlines as revival hopes fade

In the last four to five months, 500-550 people have quit the airline, two informed sources told FE. Managerial staff, ground staff, engineers and pilots are among employees who have put in their papers.

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

Kingfisher Airlines will soon pay staff six month salary dues
News
8-Mar-2013 12:32 PM
Kingfisher Airlines CEO Sanjay Agarwal reportedly informed Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Arun Mishra the airline would soon pay its staff six months' salary dues, using funds from the United Spirits Limited-Diageo agreement (Business Standard/Live Mint, 08-Mar-2013). He also said the carrier is in the process of obtaining “NOCs [no-objection certificates] from leasing companies, oil companies, airports, (and on) employee salaries.

himmat01 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1392 Location: DEL

stealthpilot · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2325 Location: BLR, DXB

747-237 · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 8:34 am Post subject:

The former Air Deccan A320, VT-DNV, has a received new lease on life and has entered service with Aegean Airlines.

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

DGCA to Kingfisher Airlines: Clear all dues before seeking licence renewal
News
11-Mar-2013 10:58 AM
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reportedly requested Kingfisher Airlines to clear all dues, including pending salaries, before taking up for consideration its application for renewal of flying licence (PTI, 10-Mar-2013). The renewal of Kingfisher Airlines‘ air operator permit (AOP) is reportedly not only linked to the unpaid staff wages, but also to the dues towards its vendors and lessors.

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

vivekman · Member Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 1897 Location: BOM

Optimus.Prime · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:58 pm Post subject:

747-237 · Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:08 am Post subject:

A good time as any to continue in Kingfisher Airlines NEWS -- Part 7

http://airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=124913#124913