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This marks a new chapter in the history of Indian Regional Aviation. The flight was operated by VT-LNR, An Embraer 170AR, with manufacturer serial number MSN 293. Reportedly, LB601 did not operate with an airline call-sign, but rather the registration itself. Radio calls were made as “Victor Tango Lima November Romeo”, not the shortened “Victor November Romeo”. Bangalore International Airport (Kempegowda International Airport) does not yet list the flight or the airline on their website. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11129 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:34 pm    Post subject: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-costa-to-apply-for-pan-india-licence-to-take-on-big-players/articleshow/24181300.cms Air Costa to apply for pan-India licence to take on big players 15 Oct, 2013 Air Costa, the latest Indian regional airline to take to the skies plans to apply for a pan-India licence in the next 6-8 months to take on the likes of IndiGo, SpiceJet and the soon-to-start AirAsia India in an industry which is marked by aggressive expansion and constant losses. Under the current licence, the Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh-based airline can't fly to metros outside the southern region, its CEO KN Babu told ET. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:10 pm    Post subject: Hopefully the E170 enters the market strongly.... _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11129 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:32 pm    Post subject: Air Costa has started a Chennai-Ahmedabad flight. The flight departs from Chennai at 5.35 am and arrives at Ahmedabad at 7.50 am. On its return, the flight starts from Ahmedabad at 8.35 and arrives at Chennai at 10.50 am, according to a company statement. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/air-costas-chennaiahmedabad-flight/article5254562.ece _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top me111993 Member Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 3225 Location: MAA/AMD Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:34 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: Air Costa has started a Chennai-Ahmedabad flight. The flight departs from Chennai at 5.35 am and arrives at Ahmedabad at 7.50 am. On its return, the flight starts from Ahmedabad at 8.35 and arrives at Chennai at 10.50 am, according to a company statement. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/air-costas-chennaiahmedabad-flight/article5254562.ece YEAH ! Initial fare for tomorrows flight is Rs 3300! _________________ Causal Determinism : We are hardwired to need answers. The Caveman who heard a rustle in the bushes and checked out to see what it was, lived longer than the guy, who assumed it was just a breeze. - Greg House Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:19 pm    Post subject: me111993 wrote: YEAH ! Initial fare for tomorrows flight is Rs 3300! Now, I am licking my fingers at the thought of Rishul putting in a TR in his inimitable style, of the first flight of an exotic carrier on an exotic type, between two cities he spends most of his time in! Really looking forward to it, Rishul. Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top basheer1211 Member Joined: 28 Dec 2012 Posts: 271 Location: India Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:50 pm    Post subject: Any idea how they are doing? Back to top abhijith16 Member Joined: 14 Sep 2010 Posts: 1575 Location: DOH/IXE/MEL Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:39 pm    Post subject: Air Costa to add Hyderabad from 10th December.. The rotation is VGA-BLR-JAI-MAA-HYD-JAI-HYD-MAA. _________________ <a><img></a> Back to top basheer1211 Member Joined: 28 Dec 2012 Posts: 271 Location: India Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 5:51 pm    Post subject: abhijith16 wrote: Air Costa to add Hyderabad from 10th December.. The rotation is VGA-BLR-JAI-MAA-HYD-JAI-HYD-MAA. So they changed MAA-JAI non-stop into one-stop via HYD. Back to top ameya Member Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 3671 Location: Pune,Maharashtra Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:08 pm    Post subject: basheer1211 wrote: abhijith16 wrote: Air Costa to add Hyderabad from 10th December.. The rotation is VGA-BLR-JAI-MAA-HYD-JAI-HYD-MAA. So they changed MAA-JAI non-stop into one-stop via HYD. What am I missing ? We need to know the other aircraft rotation JAI-MAA is non stop one way, so the other aircraft would be going it the other way and then continue to BLR to complete the BLR-JAI return I assume Back to top basheer1211 Member Joined: 28 Dec 2012 Posts: 271 Location: India Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:54 pm    Post subject: Here is the rotation a/c 1 VGA-BLR-JAI-HYD-MAA a/c 2 MAA-AMD-MAA-HYD-JAI-BLR-VGA Back to top amd_flyer Member Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 156 Location: AMD Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:54 pm    Post subject: I booked a ticket VGA-BLR but was constrained to cancel it, a few days ago. my obs: the toll free no was not answered despite trying ofter over a period of 3-4 hrs. The AMD airport office no was answered promptly but I was told to proceed to the airport for booking. The web booking was smooth and hassle-free. When I cancelled, I again tried the toll free no. A taped message informed that the no was "blocked". Web cancellation was simple. but I received no confirmation by e-mail/sms. I hope I get a refund fast. The "blocked" message was a bit disconcerting. Back to top basheer1211 Member Joined: 28 Dec 2012 Posts: 271 Location: India Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 9:09 pm    Post subject: basheer1211 wrote: Here is the rotation a/c 1 VGA-BLR-JAI-HYD-MAA a/c 2 MAA-AMD-MAA-HYD-JAI-BLR-VGA There was a small mistake. The correct rotation as per their booking engine is a/c 1 VGA-BLR-JAI-MAA-HYD-JAI-HYD-MAA a/c 2 MAA-AMD-MAA-JAI-BLR-VGA So twice daily to JAI from MAA with a non-stop and one-stop service. Back to top abhijith16 Member Joined: 14 Sep 2010 Posts: 1575 Location: DOH/IXE/MEL Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:55 pm    Post subject: basheer1211 wrote: basheer1211 wrote: Here is the rotation a/c 1 VGA-BLR-JAI-HYD-MAA a/c 2 MAA-AMD-MAA-HYD-JAI-BLR-VGA There was a small mistake. The correct rotation as per their booking engine is a/c 1 VGA-BLR-JAI-MAA-HYD-JAI-HYD-MAA a/c 2 MAA-AMD-MAA-JAI-BLR-VGA So twice daily to JAI from MAA with a non-stop and one-stop service. I did point it out earlier.. _________________ <a><img></a> Back to top The_Goat Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:49 pm    Post subject: I'm surprised at their choice of Jaipur as a destination. Why did they not choose some other place with more demand from the South, like BOM, DEL or CCU? _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes). -Jasepl Back to top iah87 Member Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 2562 Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 7:42 pm    Post subject: BOM and DEL have 20+ flights from BLR, MAA and HYD and CCU has adequate competition also. JAI has little competition (in fact MAA has no nonstops to JAI, until Air Costa started flying), plus BOM is congested and tough to get desired slots. Two routes they can start is Vijayawada/Madurai- BOM and DEL nonstops, there are no nonstop flights now. Back to top abhijith16 Member Joined: 14 Sep 2010 Posts: 1575 Location: DOH/IXE/MEL Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 7:47 pm    Post subject: iah87 wrote: BOM and DEL have 20+ flights from BLR, MAA and HYD and CCU has adequate competition also. JAI has little competition (in fact MAA has no nonstops to JAI, until Air Costa started flying), plus BOM is congested and tough to get desired slots. Two routes they can start is Vijayawada/Madurai- BOM and DEL nonstops, there are no nonstop flights now. IXM-BOM has 2 weekly SG nonstop services. _________________ <a><img></a> Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11129 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:45 am    Post subject: http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/news/23867-indias-air-costa-to-unveils-hyderabad-as-second-hub-this-month India's Air Costa to unveils Hyderabad as second hub this month 04DEC2013 Air Costa is set to unveil Hyderabad Int'l as its second operating hub effective December 10. According to the airline, flights will be offered to Chennai, Vijayawada, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Bangalore Int'l using its fleet of two EMB-170s. In October, LEPL Group, a Vijayawada-based real estate and renewable energy company, announced plans to invest over INR6.17billion (USD100 million) into the airline over the next two years. The funds will be used to increase the airline's fleet by two EMB-190s by year-end with a further five aircraft due next year. In the long term, Air Costa aims to operate a total of twenty-five aircraft by 2018. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top Nimish Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 3:21 pm    Post subject: ^^ What does Hub mean in this context? Will the a/c overnight there? Because I don't think this means hub in the traditional "connection banks" way. _________________ We miss you Nalini! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11129 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:32 pm    Post subject: Air Costa Adds New Routes from Hyderabad from Dec 2013 Indian carrier Air Costa on 10DEC13 introduced 2 new routes, connecting Hyderabad with Chennai and Jaipur. Service to operate once a day, with Embraer E170 aircraft. Hyderabad – Chennai LB609 HYD1855 – 1955MAA E70 26 LB609 HYD2015 – 2115MAA E70 x26 LB607 MAA1250 – 1350HYD E70 26 LB607 MAA1425 – 1525HYD E70 x26 Hyderabad – Jaipur LB607 HYD1425 – 1615JAI E70 26 LB607 HYD1545 – 1735JAI E70 x26 LB609 JAI1640 – 1830HYD E70 26 LB609 JAI1800 – 1950HYD E70 x26 Source: Airlineroute.net _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11129 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:01 pm    Post subject: Air Costa have added a new E-190 to the fleet today, as VT-LBR. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top Nimish Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:55 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: Air Costa have added a new E-190 to the fleet today, as VT-LBR. To confirm - this means they now have 3 a/c in their fleet? Pretty good progress _________________ We miss you Nalini! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11129 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:05 pm    Post subject: Nimish wrote: To confirm - this means they now have 3 a/c in their fleet? Correct. E170 : VT-LSR E170 : VT-LNR E190 : VT-LBR _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top justbala Member Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 1896 Location: Bangalore Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:09 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: Nimish wrote: To confirm - this means they now have 3 a/c in their fleet? Correct. E170 : VT-LSR E170 : VT-LNR E190 : VT-LBR LBR - L Bhaskara Rao - founder of LEPL. Who are LNR and LSR?! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11129 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:35 pm    Post subject: justbala wrote: LBR - L Bhaskara Rao - founder of LEPL. Who are LNR and LSR?! LSR = L.V.S Rajasekhar (Director & CEO, LEPL Group) LNR = L Ramesh (Managing Director, LEPL Group) http://www.lepl.in/team.html _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top justbala Member Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 1896 Location: Bangalore Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:56 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: justbala wrote: LBR - L Bhaskara Rao - founder of LEPL. Who are LNR and LSR?! LSR = L.V.S Rajasekhar (Director & CEO, LEPL Group) LNR = L Ramesh (Managing Director, LEPL Group) http://www.lepl.in/team.html His wife is L Suryakumari Rao and his daughter is Nalini. Probably they are LSR and LNR. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11129 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:59 pm    Post subject: justbala wrote: 747-237 wrote: justbala wrote: LBR - L Bhaskara Rao - founder of LEPL. Who are LNR and LSR?! LSR = L.V.S Rajasekhar (Director & CEO, LEPL Group) LNR = L Ramesh (Managing Director, LEPL Group) http://www.lepl.in/team.html His wife is L Suryakumari Rao and his daughter is Nalini. Probably they are LSR and LNR. I wonder if there is someone with the initials WTF in there somewhere ! _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top sukritmunjal Member Joined: 23 Jan 2013 Posts: 178 Location: FMO Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:55 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: justbala wrote: 747-237 wrote: justbala wrote: LBR - L Bhaskara Rao - founder of LEPL. Who are LNR and LSR?! LSR = L.V.S Rajasekhar (Director & CEO, LEPL Group) LNR = L Ramesh (Managing Director, LEPL Group) http://www.lepl.in/team.html His wife is L Suryakumari Rao and his daughter is Nalini. Probably they are LSR and LNR. I wonder if there is someone with the initials WTF in there somewhere ! That's the registration I use while playing FS Back to top abhigopal Member Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 172 Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 10:12 am    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: Air Costa have added a new E-190 to the fleet today, as VT-LBR. Was VT-LBR delivered yesterday? Caught her on FR24 overflying BOM at FL410 at about 4 or 5 last evening? Back to top ameya Member Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 3671 Location: Pune,Maharashtra Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 4:00 pm    Post subject: I hope they use the 170s and 190s to manage the inventory properly. The increased seats in 190 should be managed well. Had a small discussion on this with Nimish the other day in BLR Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11129 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:39 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: Air Costa have added a new E-190 to the fleet today, as VT-LBR. 747-237 wrote: Correct. E170 : VT-LSR E170 : VT-LNR E190 : VT-LBR Air Costa have added their second E-190 to the fleet today, as VT-LVR. This brings their total fleet count to 4. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top justbala Member Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 1896 Location: Bangalore Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:05 pm    Post subject: Air Costa Commercial - Has this come on TV? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpS5bO94lHw Segments seem copied from a host of earlier ads - primarily - VS/SQ and EK> Back to top basheer1211 Member Joined: 28 Dec 2012 Posts: 271 Location: India Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 7:44 pm    Post subject: justbala wrote: Air Costa Commercial - Has this come on TV? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpS5bO94lHw Segments seem copied from a host of earlier ads - primarily - VS/SQ and EK> Already cameon TV. I think it is already posted here too in previous thread Back to top basheer1211 Member Joined: 28 Dec 2012 Posts: 271 Location: India Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 6:53 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: 747-237 wrote: Air Costa have added a new E-190 to the fleet today, as VT-LBR. 747-237 wrote: Correct. E170 : VT-LSR E170 : VT-LNR E190 : VT-LBR Air Costa have added their second E-190 to the fleet today, as VT-LVR. This brings their total fleet count to 4. Still the two aircrafts are standing idle??? Back to top rutvij Member Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 1390 Location: Skies of Fire! Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:09 am    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: justbala wrote: 747-237 wrote: justbala wrote: LBR - L Bhaskara Rao - founder of LEPL. Who are LNR and LSR?! LSR = L.V.S Rajasekhar (Director & CEO, LEPL Group) LNR = L Ramesh (Managing Director, LEPL Group) http://www.lepl.in/team.html His wife is L Suryakumari Rao and his daughter is Nalini. Probably they are LSR and LNR. I wonder if there is someone with the initials WTF in there somewhere ! Hahaha! WTF ! This is starting to appear a lala run business already. Professionalism can never be ingrained into Indian companies, unless its the Tata Group or their ilk. Back to top The_Goat Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:38 pm    Post subject: rutvij wrote: 747-237 wrote: justbala wrote: 747-237 wrote: justbala wrote: LBR - L Bhaskara Rao - founder of LEPL. Who are LNR and LSR?! LSR = L.V.S Rajasekhar (Director & CEO, LEPL Group) LNR = L Ramesh (Managing Director, LEPL Group) http://www.lepl.in/team.html His wife is L Suryakumari Rao and his daughter is Nalini. Probably they are LSR and LNR. I wonder if there is someone with the initials WTF in there somewhere ! Hahaha! WTF ! This is starting to appear a lala run business already. Professionalism can never be ingrained into Indian companies, unless its the Tata Group or their ilk. The airline is owned by them. They can put up their family trees on the fuselage if they wish to. and it is too early to say if they are a lala run business. Let's wish them well. It is far better than AI registering its A320/321 series as VT-PP*, after that bl**dy you know who! _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes). -Jasepl Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:55 pm    Post subject: The_Goat wrote: It is far better than AI registering its A320/321 series as VT-PP* Sir, the A321s carry the PP* desgination. The 4 new A320s are in the ED* series, the older ones are a bit scattered. The A319s are in the SC* series, possibly after the initials of one of the `teen deviyan' Indian Airlines team of Sunil Arora, one of the three super-efficient lady managers in the airline, Ms Sushma Chawla. It was this team which turned the stuttering behemoth of an airline into a lean, profitable machine, a legacy which was continued by his successor Vishwapati Trivedi, if I remember correctly. Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top The_Goat Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:50 am    Post subject: sumantra wrote: Sir, the A321s carry the PP* desgination. The 4 new A320s are in the ED* series, the older ones are a bit scattered. The A319s are in the SC* series, possibly after the initials of one of the `teen deviyan' Indian Airlines team of Sunil Arora, one of the three super-efficient lady managers in the airline, Ms Sushma Chawla. It was this team which turned the stuttering behemoth of an airline into a lean, profitable machine, a legacy which was continued by his successor Vishwapati Trivedi, if I remember correctly. Cheers, Sumantra. Indian Airlines was never a stuttering behemoth. It may have made some losses in the interim under PP but it was never as bad as AI. In fact, IC dominated the domestic scene even after 9W and the others came about. It was only the arrival of the LCCs (and the merger with AI), that put an end to their dominance. and while Sushma Chawla and Trivedi may have done a decent job, they did no one any favours. They were paid to do what they did. As for PP, he did nothing besides loot. Using their initials as aircraft registrations is downright disgusting. _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes). -Jasepl Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:06 am    Post subject: [duplicate post deleted (Gateway issue), please see the following one] Last edited by sumantra on Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:08 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Airliners-India Forum Index -> Civil Aviation All times are GMT + 5.5 Hours Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4  Next Page 1 of 4   Jump to: Select a forum New Members----------------Sign-up Guidelines Airliners-India----------------Civil AviationNon AviationTrip ReportsMilitary Aviation & SpaceInternationalAviation Polls & PreferenceTech/OpsAviation PhotographyEditorial/Analysis/ArticlesAviation HobbyAviation LawAviation Questions & CareersSite Related Flickr Group----------------Photo of the Month My Message Board----------------Pin Up  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. 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