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Currently the airline is in turnaround mode. So all the news needs to get in here, technically speaking.
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thumbs up. I agree with you.
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Currently the airline is in turnaround mode. So all the news needs to get in here, technically speaking.
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Well mr. KCM, AI wont be in the turnaround mode for lifetime, so it would be better if we do it the way sammyk has pointed out, so that it would be easier for future analysis, if that makes sense.
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Looking at the way the Govt is pulling apart on how to tackle Air India, we can't be even certain if there'll be an Air India, let alone the name Air India. The latest is that it must be called NACIL-Air India and NACIL-Indian. (And if that happens, we then might have to start two new news threads.  )
So till such time as things are very clear and it comes out in the government gazette, there is no harm in continuing posting here. Anyway it's going to be on lifesupport for quite a long time and especially till Jet and Kingfisher stabilise.
Why not merge that thread with this
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| karatecatman wrote: | Currently the airline is in turnaround mode. So all the news needs to get in here, technically speaking.
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Scheduled aircraft deliveries, retirements, all women crews, etc. have nothing to do with the turnaround.
If you want it all in one thread then you may as well post only in the NEWS thread. |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:41 am Post subject: |
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| sammyk wrote: |
If you want it all in one thread then you may as well post only in the NEWS thread. |
Sorry, am (we are) continuing to post here.
To raise objections well after this thread is into it's second round and almost into 20 pages and after monitoring the trend is a bit of a late reaction. |
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| Please post ALL Air India NEWS in this thread. Thank you. |
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Whats the meaning of changing a thread title?
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
AIR INDIA TURNAROUND PLAN -- PART 2
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| Please post ALL Air India NEWS in this thread. Thank you. |
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| karatecatman wrote: | | LOCKED |
No it's not.
Please post ALL Air India NEWS in this thread. Thank you. |
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Why not merge that thread with this
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Well Mr. KCM, your wish has been approved. Threads have been merged.
| Quote: | | To raise objections well after this thread is into it's second round and almost into 20 pages and after monitoring the trend is a bit of a late reaction. |
Better late than never. It has been observed that there were two different threads carrying same bit of information.
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| con spirito wrote: | | karatecatman wrote: |
Why not merge that thread with this
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Well Mr. KCM, your wish has been approved. Threads have been merged. |
Actually the thread has just been renamed.
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Moving on with Air India News,
Frankfurt hub played crucial role in Air India's expansion
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/biz/india-business/Frankfurt-hub-played-crucial-role-in-Air-Indias-expansion-/articleshow/5679643.cms
| Quote: | BERLIN: National carrier Air India's European operational hub in Frankfurt has helped the airline cope with losses and enabled it to expand its connectivity in the US and European routes.
The airliner marks its first anniversary at the end of this month.
The Frankfurt hub played a crucial role in helping the airline to cope with last year's turbulence in international air travel by ensuring a consistent and convenient connectivity on the strategically important route between India and US, said Ratan Bali, Air India's Regional Manager for Europe.
In an interview to PTI at the current ITB Berlin 2010, the world's largest tourism fair, where Air India is a co-sponsor of India's national pavilion, Bali said the airline has been offering very convenient departure timings for its US-bound passengers on its daily flights from Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad.
The Frankfurt hub ensured them seamless transfer to Air India flights to continue their journey to Chicago and New York (Newark).
Among the major international carriers operating on the US-India route, Air India provides the most convenient and fastest connectivity and it also offers world class services with its most modern Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, Bali said.
These flights also have very convenient arrival timings for its passengers in Chicago and in New York (Newark).
Bali said that Air India will maintain its present 35 flights a week via the Frankfurt hub in its new summer schedule, which becomes operational on March 29, in spite of the difficult economic situation facing the airline and other major carriers and the continuing downturn in international air travel.
Air India's existing flights to and from Frankfurt have been approved for the summer season by the German Federal Office for Air Transport, the agency which issues the landing rights.
Bali said that even in such a difficult situation, it is very vital for the airline to keep its present level of operation in order to be in a position to bounce back to its growth path as soon as the global economic downturn is reversed and international air travel recovers from its decline.
Air India launched its daily flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Chicago and New York (Newark) and back to coincide with the opening of its operational hub for its west-bound flights in Frankfurt on March 29, 2009.
The total number of the airline's weekly flights passing through the hub was raised to 35 when the airline added a new daily service between Ahmedabad and New York (Newark) in June, 2009.
Bali said these flights had an average seat occupancy of 72 per cent, which is "quite significant", especially at a time when all major international carriers have been experiencing sharp decline in their passenger traffic in the wake of the global economic and financial crisis and the outbreak of swine flu.
Air India was also successful in increasing its share of the German market to 21 per cent last year since the launching of the new flights and opening of the Frankfurt hub. The airline could have secured more passengers for its flights from Frankfurt to the US and to India if it could offer more convenient timings for travellers embarking in Frankfurt, Bali said.
Present early morning take-off schedules are regarded as inconvenient for passengers coming from far away places in Germany and from neighbouring countries, he said.
Air India's main competitor on the Germany-India route Lufthansa operates more than 65 flights a week from Frankfurt and Munich compared to the Indian carrier's 21 flights a week. |
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| Quote: | | Frankfurt hub played crucial role in Air India's expansion |
This article is just for publicity, I suppose.
BTW, what happened to the Milan hub plan??
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The aircraft went tech. Happens to all airlines, including SQ. |
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| Well 9W can crash airplanes to the ground and it won't get reported, but if AI has a bird that goes tech, its front page news.... The pitfalls of being the state run carrier is that any tom dick and (bloody) harry can come n call u names. |
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‘Air India at disadvantage against private airlines’
http://beta.thehindu.com/business/Industry/article244568.ece
| Quote: | Noting that Air India was reportedly at a disadvantage vis-a-vis the private players, a Parliamentary Committee has asked the government to make rules to penalise those airlines which were not operating 10 per cent of their capacity to socially important but commercially unviable routes like the Northeast.
The recommendation of the Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) came in the wake of reports that the State-run Air India was facing a disadvantage as profitable routes in both domestic and international sectors were being allocated to private carriers.
Noting that these reports cannot be ignored, the COPU sought amendments to the Route Dispersal Guidelines to ensure “strict compliance” by all scheduled airlines to mandatorily operate 10 per cent of their flights to such sectors, called Category-II, II-A or III routes.
It suggested that airlines be compensated for operating flights in these far-flung regions in excess of this mandatory requirement.
The COPU report, tabled in Parliament on Friday, also sought creation of a mechanism to make these guidelines “mandatory for all private airlines and for punitive action against the violators.”
It listed out over 80 international and domestic routes from where Air India withdrew flights since 2002-03.
In the process of finalising its report, the COPU raised a large number of questions on the issue of route allocations, including about complaints that “remunerative routes are being surrendered” by the national carrier to private airlines.
It also wanted to know who decided the routes to be operated by the airline — the Ministry or the airline — and the considerations on which the decision to surrender a route was based. To this, Air India replied that it decided the routes it would operate on its own.
The airline officials, while deposing before the COPU, said several loss-making routes were taken off its network, while flights from some more were withdrawn due to shortage of aircraft.
The Committee asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to conduct a “transparent review” of the entire route and slot allocations in domestic and international sectors.
After the review, the Ministry should “effect necessary changes” to ensure that Air India was “neither put to any disadvantage nor appear to be placed in any disadvantageous position”, the COPU said.
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This month, AI was scheduled to return some of its leased ex-UA 777-200ERs....is that happening? Can someone confirm that...KCM ?
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| Boeing7xx wrote: | | Well 9W can crash airplanes to the ground and it won't get reported, but if AI has a bird that goes tech, its front page news.... The pitfalls of being the state run carrier is that any tom dick and (bloody) harry can come n call u names. |
I guess thats because tax-payer's money is being burnt. Who cares if Goyal/Mallaya goes bankrupt! |
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| PAL@YWG wrote: | | This month, AI was scheduled to return some of its leased ex-UA 777-200ERs....is that happening? Can someone confirm that...KCM ? |
Redelivery Mx and refurb is gonna happen in these 2 months. Then they return. |
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| rutvij wrote: | | PAL@YWG wrote: | | This month, AI was scheduled to return some of its leased ex-UA 777-200ERs....is that happening? Can someone confirm that...KCM ? |
Redelivery Mx and refurb is gonna happen in these 2 months. Then they return. |
Thanks. Then are you saying all 4 ex-UA (3 772ER & 1 772A) birds will not be part of the summer schedule?
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| PAL@YWG wrote: | | rutvij wrote: | | PAL@YWG wrote: | | This month, AI was scheduled to return some of its leased ex-UA 777-200ERs....is that happening? Can someone confirm that...KCM ? |
Redelivery Mx and refurb is gonna happen in these 2 months. Then they return. |
Thanks. Then are you saying all 4 ex-UA (3 772ER & 1 772A) birds will not be part of the summer schedule? |
As of now, only 2 are in the process of being returned. One must also not forget all these didn't join AI at the same time, and that theres some Lease period remaining on the other 2. Defaulting which AI will have to pay huge penalties!
The only thing baffling me is WTH is Neelambari stored near Shivaji, when it could have been easily used for BOM-JED/RUH runs !  |
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Update:-
Boeing to pay Air India a compensation of $147.5 million for the B787 delay
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Air India Express earned Rs. 2,106.3 crores (463.4 million USD)! A 16.83% rise in revenue.
I wish Air India express good luck.
http://www.livemint.com/2010/03/16213423/Air-India-Express-beats-gloom.html
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| So AI gets a free 787 and some change. Wonder if they'll take the cash or an additional airframe. |
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cash any day of the week considering the financial crunch they are plagued with 
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: Air India steps up search for COO, ropes in Kotak, Jindal |
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/Air-India-steps-up-search-for-COO-ropes-in-Kotak-Jindal-/articleshow/5692420.cms
| Quote: | The government has resurrected the long-stalled plan to name a chief operating officer (COO) for Air India by engaging industrialist Sajjan Jindal and banker Uday Kotak, lending a rare professional touch to the selection of a key person in a public enterprise.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on March 27, said senior government officials requesting anonymity.
Typically, directors in top PSUs are selected by a committee comprising the chief of the public enterprises selection board, the secretary of the administrative ministry concerned — the civil aviation ministry in this case —and chief of the PSU concerned. A departure by getting corporate hotshots to be part of the selection committee that will appoint the person who is expected to play a key role in the revival of the troubled national carrier is aimed at bringing business insights into the process, said the officials.
The move comes close on the heels of the appointment of industrialist Anand Mahindra as an independent director on the AI board along with Ficci’s Amit Mitra, industrialist Harsh Neotia and retired air chief marshal Fali H Major. After banker N Vaghul retired, the airline has been without an independent director.
Appointment of a COO for AI has been held up by a long list of troubles ranging from debts to strikes, and the government’s attempts to rescue the carrier. But despite its pile of woes, the airline’s attempt to hire a COO last year evoked a good response. At last count, nearly 140 applications were shortlisted by the civil aviation ministry. Further shortlisting will happen before March 27, said the officials.
The government has given Rs 800 crore as additional equity to Air India and another Rs 1,200 crore may be on its way. The revival plan is being spearheaded by a group of ministers led by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.
With accumulated losses expected to balloon by Rs 5,000 crore by the year-end , Air India is struggling to stay afloat. The company has been asked to cut costs sharply and improve revenues to improve its balance sheet. However, resistance from employees has prevented sharp pay cuts and low yields due to overcapacity till recently added to the losses. |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: Air India steps up search for COO, ropes in Kotak, Jinda |
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| con spirito wrote: | chief operating officer (COO) for Air India by engaging industrialist Sajjan Jindal and banker Uday Kotak
Anand Mahindra as an independent director on the AI board along with Ficci’s Amit Mitra, industrialist Harsh Neotia and retired air chief marshal Fali H Major. |
So MoCA + AI + Parliament will now pay all these fine gentlemen their fees, and leave them with hands and legs tied and unable to actually do any work. Why waste the money on the fees?
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AI commercial fleet to fly cargo
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ai-commercial-fleet-to-fly-cargo/388963/
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Air India is leasing out all freighters and will carry out cargo in the belly of its commercial fleet to enhance revenue and make loss-making routes profitable.
National Aviation Company Ltd (Nacil), which runs Air India, has a fleet of 10 freighters. Seven have been leased out and the rest are in the process of being leased out.
“The cargo business is essential for our bottomline. There is lot of space in the belly of the commercial aircraft and is highly underutilised. Hence, using this space will make many of our routes profitable,” said a senior Air India official, on the condition of anonymity.
Another Air India official, who didn’t want to be named, said they were making huge losses from the cargo business. “Our freighters provide around 40 tonnes of space, much more than the demand in the market.”
“We have space for two tonnes of cargo in the belly of our commercial aircraft, which is sufficient to meet the amount of cargo we book.”
The cargo business accounts for 10 per cent of the airline’s total revenues. Air India aims to grow these earnings to 20-30 per cent of the total revenues and make routes profitable, according to the first official.
Air India, which is reeling under losses of over Rs 7,000 crore, will get an equity infusion of Rs 1,200 crore for 2010-11, as earmarked in the Budget, apart from the Rs 800 crore received in this financial year. Of the Rs 800 crore, the airline got the first instalment of Rs 400 crore in February and will receive the rest this month.
However, the airline has not been able to meet its targets for 2009-10, when it was expected to save over Rs 2,000 crore from various measures. According to the civil aviation ministry, it has been able to save only Rs 800 crore. |
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| You mean they haven't been carrying belly cargo all this time? Wow. |
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| sammyk wrote: | | You mean they haven't been carrying belly cargo all this time? Wow. |
Even I thought the same thing......no wonder they are deeper in the red than other carriers. |
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| I am not sure on this - shippers in TRV raised a hue and cry when TRV-DXB went from AI to AIX about the cargo capacity being reduced. |
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FINALLY, we have some NEWS on Sabre! 
Bagged Tenders for both the Flight Control System and Crew Scheduling.
| Quote: | Air India has teamed up with Sabre Airline Solutions in an attempt to achieve operational efficiencies in key airline functions and be more cost efficient.
Sabre Airline Solutions will move Air India toward having a fully integrated Flight Control System, providing Air India with solutions from the Sabre AirVision and Sabre AirCentre suites.
The Sabre Integrated Operations Control Centre (IOCC) and dedicated hub control centre gives Air India an automatic decision aid, making recovery from any irregularities – whether a flight diversion or delay – smooth and efficient.
The Sabre AirCentre Flight forms the backbone of the entire fleet operation, providing an easy way to monitor and schedule daily flight operations and notifies of impending operations issues before they become problems. The Sabre AirCentre Crew enables airlines to efficiently plan and manage their crew operations. From planning and bidding to crew rosters and pairing, the solution enables airlines to effectively plan their crew operations, taking into account crew training and qualification requirements.
The Sabre AirVision suite not only helps in the complex decision making processes when formulating an airline schedule, but will also optimise it. Using complex algorithms and high-level operational research techniques, the suite analyzes data from the airline, and from other sources, to make informed forecasts about the profitability of the schedule. It makes optimum usage of the fleet, and can also assist in the assignment of slots.
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AI blames Boeing for financial woes
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/03/19/stories/2010031953720100.htm
| Quote: | The Air India's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Arvind Jadhav, has blamed Boeing's inability to deliver the Boeing 787 as one of the factors for the airline's poor financial performance.
In the deposition he made before the Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU), he said that not operating the Boeing 787 was one of the main reasons for the losses.
“If you ask me today do you want B 787, I have to say that I want the 787… I am not able to run profitably now on Gulf areas because I am using the smaller aircraft where I can use a larger aircraft. I am not able to run the Bangkok-Shanghai, Bangkok-Tokyo and other routes where the B 787 can work beautifully...” he said.
He also said that a 787 would have given around four times as much return as the 777.
“The internal rate of return for the 787 is around 12.6 per cent. For the 777, it is 2.6 per cent”
Air India has around 15 Boeing 777s and has placed orders for 27 Boeing 787s. There has been a delay in the delivery of the latter. Air India has claimed $710 million in compensation from Boeing. Boeing has agreed so far to pay $145 million.
Could Air India have chosen some other aircraft, such as the Airbus 340?, COPU asked NACIL.
NACIL, in a written reply, said, “…the Airbus A-340 was evaluated under the category of Ultra Long Range (ULR) and Medium Capacity Long Range (MCLR-A) aircraft and the corresponding models considered were A340-500 and A340-600. The corresponding Boeing aircraft models were the B 777-200 LR in the ULR category and B 777-300 ER in MCLR-A category. The fuel efficiency of the B 787 aircraft was found to be better than that of the competitor A330-200 by 17 per cent.”
This is the first time that someone is officially blaming the fleet for the huge losses that the airline is incurring. Until now, reasons such as merger between Air India and Indian Airlines, high fuel costs, falling passenger yields and poor management were cited.
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| con spirito wrote: | AI blames Boeing for financial woes
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/03/19/stories/2010031953720100.htm
| Quote: | The Air India's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Arvind Jadhav, has blamed Boeing's inability to deliver the Boeing 787 as one of the factors for the airline's poor financial performance.
In the deposition he made before the Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU), he said that not operating the Boeing 787 was one of the main reasons for the losses.
“If you ask me today do you want B 787, I have to say that I want the 787… I am not able to run profitably now on Gulf areas because I am using the smaller aircraft where I can use a larger aircraft. I am not able to run the Bangkok-Shanghai, Bangkok-Tokyo and other routes where the B 787 can work beautifully...” he said.
He also said that a 787 would have given around four times as much return as the 777.
“The internal rate of return for the 787 is around 12.6 per cent. For the 777, it is 2.6 per cent”
Air India has around 15 Boeing 777s and has placed orders for 27 Boeing 787s. There has been a delay in the delivery of the latter. Air India has claimed $710 million in compensation from Boeing. Boeing has agreed so far to pay $145 million.
Could Air India have chosen some other aircraft, such as the Airbus 340?, COPU asked NACIL.
NACIL, in a written reply, said, “…the Airbus A-340 was evaluated under the category of Ultra Long Range (ULR) and Medium Capacity Long Range (MCLR-A) aircraft and the corresponding models considered were A340-500 and A340-600. The corresponding Boeing aircraft models were the B 777-200 LR in the ULR category and B 777-300 ER in MCLR-A category. The fuel efficiency of the B 787 aircraft was found to be better than that of the competitor A330-200 by 17 per cent.”
This is the first time that someone is officially blaming the fleet for the huge losses that the airline is incurring. Until now, reasons such as merger between Air India and Indian Airlines, high fuel costs, falling passenger yields and poor management were cited.
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Yeah right!! The 787 is a factor but is a very very miniscule one. There are over a 100000 other reasons with more relavance but they were also completely in AI's control, so are not mentioned. Blame the third person!!
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rutvij
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| PAL@YWG wrote: | | rutvij wrote: | | PAL@YWG wrote: | | This month, AI was scheduled to return some of its leased ex-UA 777-200ERs....is that happening? Can someone confirm that...KCM ? |
Redelivery Mx and refurb is gonna happen in these 2 months. Then they return. |
Thanks. Then are you saying all 4 ex-UA (3 772ER & 1 772A) birds will not be part of the summer schedule? |
Awaiting Redelivery refurb at BOM. Also note the A310 holding short. Its probably one of the 2 being Returned/Retired (VT-AIA / AIB)
And now recently joined by Hamsadhwani (VT-AIR) |
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I recently flew the nonstop JFK-DEL-JFK, and noticed the following while looking at baggage tags:
- more pax seemed to be from CCU than DEL (or the Bongos just carry way too much luggage )
- A significant proportion of pax were connecting to places onwards from JFK, many of whom first flew to IAD and then connected on UA flts
Both flights were amazing (I was in J both ways), and the loads in J were 90%+ both ways, F was about 50%, and Y was 85%+
TR might come in soon! |
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Spiderguy252
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| CHS wrote: | | TR might come in soon! |
Yes please! |
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Boeing7xx
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101 originates from CCU and is operated by Indian Airlines to DEL from where we take over the passengers.
| CHS wrote: | I recently flew the nonstop JFK-DEL-JFK, and noticed the following while looking at baggage tags:
- more pax seemed to be from CCU than DEL (or the Bongos just carry way too much luggage )
- A significant proportion of pax were connecting to places onwards from JFK, many of whom first flew to IAD and then connected on UA flts
Both flights were amazing (I was in J both ways), and the loads in J were 90%+ both ways, F was about 50%, and Y was 85%+
TR might come in soon! |
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AI resumes pilot recruitment process
Mumbai, Mar 21 (PTI) National carrier Air India has put the selection process for 40 pilots back on track after having put it on hold for more than a year following charges of favouritism.
While plans were afoot last year to hire 90 pilots, 40 commercial pilot licence (CPL) holders have so far successfully completed 90 per cent of the selection process.
Their final selection, however, was put on hold, following charges of nepotism, sources close to the development said, adding that now the vigilance department has cleared the process which has since been restarted.
"We are hiring around 90 pilots. Currently, they are undergoing mandatory medical tests. Once the process is completed, they will be put on the training," they said.
The sources said the remaining 50 candidates were engineers, mainly from Air India who have obtained commercial pilot licence (CPL).
http://www.ptinews.com/news/574867_AI-resumes-pilot-recruitment-process |
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