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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

VT-AND finally in the air. Does anyone have info on VT-ALG? Does AI need it to be operational to run its LHR/SFO flights?
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 10:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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These committees report directly to Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani, said an Air India official. They have recently "suggested deployment of Boeing 777s on the Delhi-Mumbai route to cater to the Diwali rush, which will be done", said the official.


http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/government-wants-air-india-to-boost-passenger-cargo-revenues/articleshow/49651861.cms


...and is this happening beyond the 777 and 787 already in place?
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shillong/NEC-may-stop-funding-to-Alliance-Air-from-next-April/articleshow/49810948.cms

NEC may stop funding to Alliance Air from next April

Nov 17, 2015

The North Eastern Council (NEC) on Monday said it may stop providing financial assistance to Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, from April next year to help it cope with the losses incurred in providing air connectivity in the region.

"The NEC is likely to discontinue providing the viability gap funding (VGF) that it provides to a air carrier once the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation comes into effect from April 1, 2016," NEC advisor P H K Singh said.

The VGF is included as part of RCS in which a traveller has to shell out an average of Rs 2,500 only for flying one hour in the region, Singh said while addressing at the two-day North East Connectivity summit here.

Currently, the NEC is paying Rs 47 crore as VGF to Alliance Air that connects most destinations in the region.

The RCS, which is scheduled to come into effect on April 1 next year, is part of the Revised Draft National Civil Aviation Policy released on October 30.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Startup-regional-carriers-ATR-pilots-make-a-beeline-for-Air-Indias-Alliance-Air/articleshow/49814693.cms


Startup regional carriers' ATR pilots make a beeline for Air India's Alliance Air

Nov 17, 2015

Startup regional airlines, especially those with weak balance sheets, have started facing an exodus of their pilots who are headed to more stable workplaces. These young airlines operate the smaller turboprops and their pilots are mostly expats. Air India's subsidiary Alliance Air, that has a fleet of ATR turboprop aircraft, has inducted 10 pilots who quit two south India-based startup airlines and is getting regularly job applications from pilots of smaller airlines.

"We are going to induct 20 ATRs in our fleet in next two years. Next year, we will get 10 more ATR-72s and start 45 new flights," said Alliance Air spokesman Anil Mehta, while confirming that the airline has seen an inflow of expat pilots from regional startups and is getting new job applications from pilots with small airlines.

Alliance Air will start new routes that will connect metros to small cities under the Modi government's viability gap funding scheme for promoting regional connectivity. For instance, from next month it will start flights from Delhi to Gujarat and Gorakhpur and from Mumbai to Gwalior and Surat.

While startup airlines are witnessing an exodus of their turboprop pilots, bigger airlines are facing the same issue with their pilots.

Jet Airways has also seen its ATR pilots leave in droves to join other airliens where they willk get to fly bigger planes like the Airbus A-320. In fact faced witha shortage of Boeing 737 and turboprop co-pilots, Jet Airways has decided to "buy back" the approved privilege leave of its pilots for the current financial year. Jet has offered its pilots an "incentive pay" if they fly for seven consecutive days, apart from asking pilots to "volunteer for duties on their off days".

AI is facing an acute shortage of Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots as erstwhile Indian Airlines pilots trained to fly this plane are leaving in large numbers. The reason: Lack of pay parity with erstwhile AI pilots and resultantly getting paid less for doing the same job of flying the Dreamliner.

"While resignation of pilots of big airlines is a usual phenomenon as they head for greener pastures, resignation from startups should be a matter of concern for the aviation authorities. Many of the regional startups do not have the financial resources to operate viably and their pilots leave due to an uncertain future. The DGCA must monitor the aircraft of these airlines to ensure they are not compromising security due to financial constraints," said a senior airline official.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not directly related, but an interesting article about AI's move to BOM T2.


http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/auto-drivers-exploit-ai-relocation-t2-678

Auto drivers exploit AI relocation to T2

Although Air India’s domestic operations were shifted to the international terminal T2 on October 1, passengers are still unaware about the relocation, which gives auto drivers an opportunity to fool them.

According to sources at the parking area of the domestic airport, some passengers who take auto rickshaws from Vile Parle, Andheri and Kurla ask auto drivers to take them to Air India. Earlier, the airline used to operate from terminal 1A of the domestic airport. But when passengers reach 1A, they realise that the terminal is closed or a security official informs them about the relocation. Then, in a hurry, they ask the auto driver to take them to the new location, allowing them to take advantage of the situation by asking for more money.

Commenting on the matter, a senior official from Mumbai International Airport limited (MIAL) said, “We have set up hoardings, boards and indicators at Vile Parle highway and major turn areas around Mumbai Airport.”

“We have sent a number of messages to our passengers about the relocation of the terminal. The passengers’ tickets also mention the terminal from where their flight is supposed to take off,” stated a senior operational officer of Air India.

Despite all these efforts by the airline and airport staff, a series of passengers have been fooled by crafty auto drivers. Supriya Lele, a marketing executive, while departing for Delhi faced a similar situation. According to Ms Lele, she had told the auto driver to take her to Air India terminal, after which she landed at the domestic airport where a private security guard told her to rush to Andheri Airport and when she again asked the driver to ferry her there, he immediately demanded an extra `300, while the fare for this route is around `160.

In another incident, NRI Jitesh Parikh, who came to Mumbai on November 5 and was leaving for Baroda on November 7, was shocked after reaching terminal 1A as he had already informed the auto driver to take him terminal 2. Later Mr Parikh had to hire another auto rickshaw to travel to the international airport, which cost him around Rs 150.

Sharvi Shotriya, who was supposed to reach Hyderabad for a meeting on October 26, had to miss her meeting as her auto driver first took her to the domestic terminal. According to Ms Shotriya, she was travelling by air after three months and wasn’t aware about the relocation, so when she asked the driver to take her to the AI terminal, he took her to the domestic terminal instead.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-indias-engineering-wing-certifies-60-airbus-320-planes-as-operational/articleshow/49823931.cms

Air India's engineering wing certifies 60 Airbus 320 planes as operational

18 Nov, 2015

The engineering wing of Air India has certified 60 Airbus planes from its fleet of 66 as operational, surpassing the national carrier's target and giving a boost to its effort to increase on-time performance.

At a meeting called by aviation secretary RN Choubey last month, Air India's chairman and managing director Ashwani Lohani had said the airline would soon be flying 58 of the 66 Airbus 320 aircraft it has in its fleet. AI was then flying only 54 of these planes.

"On Sunday, 60 of our Airbus fleet were available for operations. This is the first time in many years that we have got so many of our aircraft operational," a senior Air India executive, who did not wish to be named, said.

The executive said that making available 60 aircraft will help increase on-time performance. "Availability of 60 aircraft is better than the target set by the CMD," he said.

With the 60 Airbus aircraft and 25 more (15 Airbus 320 and 11 ATRs) that the airline hopes to add, the national carrier plans to expand its network to smaller cities in the country.

Meanwhile, Air India's engineering subsidiary is also seeing business growth after the announcement of the new civil aviation policy which proposes waiver of service and value-added tax for the maintenance repair and overhaul sector. "If these tax incentives are implemented, the servicing cost of an aircraft in India will get about 30 per cent cheaper than now and would make us as competitive as our peers in Colombo or Singapore," said an employee of Air India Engineering Services Ltd, a subsidiary of Air India.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-may-not-be-able-to-start-direct-ahmedabad-london-flight-from-december-15/articleshow/49831021.cms

Air India may not be able to start direct Ahmedabad-London flight from December 15

18 Nov, 2015

Air India may not be able to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wish to start a direct flight between Ahmedabad and London from December 15, 2015, as the airline is struggling with a crew shortage.

"Our Ahmedabad-London connection will be via Mumbai initially and we will convert it with a direct flight only from January 15, 2016, when we have the adequate crew required for the flight," said a senior Air India official, who did not want to be identified.

The official, however, clarified that the passengers will not even be deplaned at Mumbai airport and the journey will be with about 90 minute stopover in Mumbai, 'where they will only have to identify their cabin baggage.'

PM Modi announced a direct flight between Ahmedabad and London from December 15, 2015.

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Air India's latest press ad mentions "most people evacuated by a civil airliner". To the best of my knowledge, this should read ""most people evacuated by a civil airline".
The record for "most people evacuated by a civil airliner" (as in one particular airliner, i.e. aircraft) stands with EL AL for 1088 people on a 747
( http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-passengers-on-an-aircraft ).
Does AI mean the sum total of all people evacuated by all its airliners (aircraft) during an evacuation ? But then it would not be "by a civil airliner", would it ?
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Air-India-receives-hijack-threat-call/articleshow/49879842.cms

Air India receives hijack threat call

Nov 22

Air India call centre received a hijack threat call on Friday. The caller claimed to be an ISI member and threatened that an Air India flight will be hijacked on Nov 28.

The call has put the CISF security personnel on high alert as it comes in the wake of Paris attacks and at a time when security concerns have gripped the global airline industry. "The caller identified himself as an ISI member and said a flight will be hijacked on November 28," said an AI spokesperson. "All the precautionary measures have been put in place," the official said adding that the standard operating procedure, put in place for such threats, has been followed. The airline also filed a police case at Shrinagar police station in Thane, where the airline call centre is located.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-mops-up-rs-7000-crore-through-aircraft-sale/articleshow/49879655.cms

Air India mops up Rs 7,000 crore through aircraft sale

22 Nov, 2015

Air India has mopped up Rs 7,000 crore by selling nine of its 21 Dreamliner planes to a Singaporean lessor, which it has taken back on lease from the company under an SLB arrangement.

A major chunk of these funds will go into repayment of the bridge loan availed earlier for purchasing these Boeing 787-800s, airline sources said.

Earlier also, the flag carrier had sold and leased back 12 Dreamliners under a similar arrangement.

"Air India has sold all the nine Dreamliners to one Singaporean lessor for a little over Rs 7,000 crore. These planes have now been taken back on lease by the same firm," Air India sources told PTI.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/DGCA-allows-Air-India-Dreamliners-to-land-in-dense-fog-this-winter/articleshow/49882287.cms

DGCA allows Air India Dreamliners to land in dense fog this winter

Nov 22, 2015

Air India has some more good news from the Dreamliner front. This aircraft had started joining the airline from September, 2012. But it could not land in winter dense fog in either Delhi or the European cities it operates to for the last three winters. This time, however, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has certified AI's Boeing 787 to and in dense fog using instrument landing system (ILS). The aircraft can now land using up to category 3B of ILS, which means till visibility is about 100 metres.

A senior DGCA official said that the regulator has asked the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to implement its promise of converting three airports near Delhi — Jaipur, Lucknow and Amritsar — into Cat III airports so that planes can land there in dense fog. "AAI first said these airports will be ready for Cat III by October 30 and then said the work will happen by November 10. However, both these deadlines have passed and we have asked them to hurry us as fog season is not far off now," said the official.

The regulator is going to call a meeting of all stakeholders in Delhi on Tuesday to examine the preparedness of airlines and airports for aircraft movement during fog this winter. The fog season usually lasts from December 15 to February 15.

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Air India will expand its regional connectivity by expanding fleet of small aircrafts operated by its regional subsidiary Alliance Air to 35 aircrafts by 2017, Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani said.

He said aircraft induction is already happening and would pick up pace, adding that by 2017 there would be 35 aircrafts in the fleet from the existing 12.


http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/air-india-inducts-fresh-crew-to-expand-into-new-regional-routes/article7912832.ece
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Air India offers three-year work contract to retiring employees
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Air India offered a three-year work contract to its employees who are due to retire to ensure smooth functioning of its operations, especially maintenance of aircraft (Mumbai Mirror, 24-Nov-2015). Around 30% of the carrier's staff — including pilots, engineers who certify planes fit for flying, and flight despatchers — will retire over the next 12 months. In a 06-Nov-2015 circular, chairman and MD offered a three-year contract to former and soon-to-retire pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers and other staff. The staff's pay will be based on their last drawn salary and Air India can renew their contract again after three years. Pilots' salaries will be calculated based on the number of flying hours. Mr Lohani said that the new system to retain staff had been drawn up to "ensure continuous availability of operational and technical manpower to maintain schedule integrity".
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Air India becomes first Indian carrier to get the IATA Environmental Assessment Certicate
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Air India said it has become the first Indian carrier to get the IATA Environmental Assessment Certificate (IEnvA) (TNN/IANS, 24-Nov-2015). Air India chairman and MD Ashwani Lohani stated: "The IATA certification is proof of Air India's commitment to environmental leadership in the aviation industry in India. The airline is committed to follow through the IEnvA process and embark on the process of certification for Stage two as well".
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Geeez! Rolling Eyes

Recently, Air India has inducted 14 A320Neo on the lease model.

http://www.businessworld.in/article/Airbus-s-A320Neo-Gets-Joint-EASA-FAA-Certification/27-11-2015-88748/#gist
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http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-air-india-plans-to-neutralize-carbon-emission-footprint-by-2020-2149279

Air India plans to neutralize carbon emission footprint by 2020

27 November 2015

The national carrier Air India has asked the Airport Authority of India (AAI), which manages air traffic in India to allow it's aircraft to land with 'constant descent approach' at the runway, to let it save on fuel, which forms about 40 per cent of the airline's operating cost. At present, due to safety and global aviation regulatory compliance reasons, the aircraft descent is not in straight slant. Instead, during the descending process, the aircraft brings down its altitude by taking a small dip before flying straight for a while. The process continues in small cycles till the final landing is done on the runway.

Harpreet Singh, executive director, flight safety of Air India, while talking about the airline's environment conservation programme said, the initiative has been taken positively by the AAI. "If the idea gets implemented without compromising on any safety issues, then it will help us in saving lot of fuel, thereby helping us save not only on carbon footprint but also save crucial foreign exchange," Singh added.

According to the airline officials, such landing can be made possible only on certain airports, especially during the non-peak hours, when the air traffic is low around at the airport. The airline officials also added that the consequence of low fuel may lead to lowering of air fares for the passengers. The AAI officials were not available for their comment on the issue.

Speaking further on the airline's initiative on fuel saving, Singh said that the airline's pilots are being trained to be more persistent in asking for higher altitude while flying as it helps in saving fuel. "There is no harm in asking for it from the ATC. If there is any possibility, the ATC personnel may allow it," she said.

As per the data available with the airline, so far in the last one year ending March, 2015; the airline has saved around 225 mn kg of carbon emission footprint. With reduction of seven percent in carbon emission in over past five years, and further around two percent reduction in coming two years, Air India plans to turn carbon emission neutral by the year 2020.

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Air India to operate Delhi-Durgapur services from Dec 7

Nov 27

Come December and Eastern India’s first greenfield airport, Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, is all set to be connected to Delhi. National carrier, Air India, will commence three flights a week from Durgapur to Delhi.

The inaugural flight will take off on December 7 from the Dum Dum airport at 13.00 hours. It will fly from Kolkata to Durgapur and from there reach Delhi at around 17:45 hours.

From Delhi, the flight will take off at 18:15 hours and will reach Kolkata via Durgapur at 22:00 hours. It will reach Durgapur (from Delhi) at 20:45 hours.

Interestingly, Air India had been amongst the first airlines to start commercial operations from the Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Durgapur. The inaugural flight was operated by Alliance Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, with a 48-seater ATR-42 aircraft.

Located 170 kms from Kolkata, the Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport is promoted by the Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL), in which Singapore’s Changi Airports International has an over 36 per cent stake; and five other Indian promoters

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Have AI upgauged Kabul to A321?
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http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-air-india-plans-to-cut-fuel-expenses-by-involving-passengers-2149694

Air India plans to cut fuel expenses by involving passengers

28 November 2015

With plans to cut down on its fuel expenses and also to reduce carbon emissions, national carrier Air India (AI) may now involve passenger participation to allow itself to club different flights in close intervals. The passengers may be given certain incentives if they choose to opt for it.

"We may do it in future, as passengers' participation is a must in an environment conservation programme to save the planet," said Harpreet Singh, executive director, flight safety, Air India. "For example, if the passengers' meeting has been scheduled a bit late and if he/she agrees to fly in a later flight, then the plan is possible," she added.

At present, most of the airlines do it but without informing the passengers or completely misleading them by citing some technical issue or the other. Airlines never actually specify what that "technical issue" is all about. This is generally done if two flights are about half an hour or an hour apart from each other and there are not enough passengers in both the flights.

According to aviation industry insiders, airline seats being a perishable commodity, it is a sin to fly empty seats. The airlines have to bear a lot of compulsory cost each time it flies including fuel, landing and parking charges, increased labour costs, et al.

However, Singh did not specify as how so many passengers at the same time may agree to go in the next flight. This, insiders say, would defeat the entire purpose.

Singh said that the airline's pilots are being trained to be more persistent in asking for higher altitude while flying as that it helps in saving fuel.

As per the data available with the airline, so far in the last one year ending March 2015, the airline has saved around 225 million kg of carbon emission footprint. With reduction of seven per cent in carbon emission in over past five years and further around two per cent reduction in the coming two years, Air India plans to turn carbon emission neutral by the year 2020.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/AIDelhi-SFO-non-stop-flight-tickets-sold-out-for-two-months-despite-higher-fares/articleshow/49951601.cms

AI Delhi-SFO non-stop flight tickets sold out for two months, despite higher fares

Nov 27, 2015

Air India may have at long last struck gold with its Delhi-San Francisco (SFO) nonstop connection that starts from next Wednesday. The airline says that this flight is nearly sold out on both the India-US and US-India routes for December and January -- despite the fact that its fare for the nonstop on this route is higher than the fare of popular foreign airlines flying one-stop on this route through their hubs in Gulf or Europe.

AI has been struggling for years to make its longhaul flights profitable and this is possibly the first time that a new launch has been sold out for next two months. "The yields have been much higher on this flight (which in common man language means fare are high). Our fares were a little more than competing foreign airlines. Still the response has been tremendous, proving that travellers want direct point-to-point connectivity instead of getting off planes at some intermediary hubs and then going through the hassle of security checks and boarding again," said a senior AI official.

For instance, a return ticket on this sector in last week of December was costing between Rs 83,000 and Rs 91,000 on some leading Southeast Asian, Gulf and European carriers. AI return fare for the nonstop was Rs 94,000. AI new chairman Ashwani Lohani is personally overseeing the revenue department of the airline and is trying to maximize earnings while trying to ensure that travellers get a premium feel.

"Nonstops are premium flights and people are willing to pay a little extra for the comfort of flying point-to-point," the official said. The airline says the SFO link has got very good response from IT majors and MNCs.


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http://www.thehindu.com/business/now-air-india-plans-direct-flight-to-washington/article7927525.ece?w=alauto

Air India plans direct flight to Washington


The carrier will be looking at the feasibility of connecting more cities in the U.S. from various places in India.

Air India is considering starting a direct flight to Washington as well as serving new cities in the United States soon after it launches its services to San Francisco next month.

The national carrier already operates non-stop flights to three U.S. cities — New York, Newark and Chicago. “I have been informed by Air India that it is considering a direct flight to Washington,” Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said.

Launch on December 2

Mr. Raju was speaking here on Friday at a function organised by Air India prior to the launch of its direct flight to San Francisco from December 2.

According to a senior official at Air India, apart from direct services to Washington, the carrier would be looking at the feasibility of connecting more number of cities in the U.S. from various places in India.

Tremendous demand

The official said the launch flight, both to and from San Francisco in California, has already been sold out and the demand was “tremendous“.

Air India used to serve Washington via New York, but the service was discontinued a few years ago. The carrier also had flights to Los Angeles in California, which was discontinued before the merger of Indian Airlines with Air India in 2011.

It will be a 17-hour flight

The non-stop Delhi-San Francisco flight, starting services from December 2, will be one of the longest with duration of close to 17 hours. Air India will operate B77-200LR plane to San Francisco — the Silicon Valley hub.

“This new flight will be a boon for the Indian Diaspora in the U.S. West Coast, making travel easy and convenient for students,” the carrier said in a release. The flight to San Francisco will leave Delhi on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday while the return service will be on Thursday, Saturday and Monday.

Three-cabin configuration

With a three-cabin configuration, the flight will have eight seats in first class, 35 in business and 195 in economy.

Passengers from IT hubs of Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Ahmedabad and Pune will have seamless connection to the flight from Delhi, Air India has said. “The return flight from San Francisco will provide onward connections to cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Pune and Bhubaneswar,” the release said.

Flights to 34 global destinations

Air India has flights to 34 international destinations spread across the U.S., Europe, Far-East and South-East and the Gulf.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Air-India-to-increase-connectivity-within-Rajasthan-cities/articleshow/49982267.cms

Air India to increase connectivity within Rajasthan cities

Nov 30, 2015

The Rajasthan government has sought proposals from Air India on having regular flights from Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner and Jaisalmer. The airline is believed to have expressed interest in flying through these cities, which are a major attraction among domestic and international tourists. At present, a private airline is operating flights to Udaipur.

The state civil aviation officers held a meeting with Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani on the subject last week. The state government too was keen on increasing air connectivity with the cities, as it would boost its tourism revenue.

Jodhpur, Bikaner and Jaisalmer have Air Force bases that have been readied for operating civil flights too. Rajasthan has 32 airstrips, of which 17 are owned by the state government. The airstrips at Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota and Kishangarh are owned by the Airport Authority of India.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-mulls-rs-1-crore-bond-for-new-pilots-to-prevent-poaching/articleshow/49979144.cms

Air India mulls Rs 1-crore bond for new pilots to prevent poaching

30 Nov, 2015

In an unprecedented move to protect its pilots from being poached by other airlines, Air India is planning to make its new entrants sign a bond of up to Rs 1 crore.

Pilots joining the airline will have to pay this amount if they quit before a certain period during which AI has not recovered the cost of training incurred on them.

An airline spends anywhere up to Rs 30 lakh to train a pilot. AI has seen an exodus of pilots in recent times, with a leading Indian low cost carrier (LCC) alone tak ing about 50 of its highly-trained pilots in last one year.

Lohani told TOI: "It is best that such unethical poaching is avoided. This dirty game can be played with them too by even bigger players. (All Indian carriers are facing poaching by Gulf carriers which offer fancy tax-free sal aries). We are contemplating very strict action ."



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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Air-India-Star-Alliance-hold-emergency-response-meet/articleshow/49988234.cms

Air India, Star Alliance hold emergency response meet

Nov 30, 2015

Air India took steps to ensure that during emergencies or any crisis situation, airlines and related agencies are ready to identify and plug all the gaps in a coordinated manner. A conference was held by Air India and Star Alliance on the emergency response training conference in Mumbai on Monday.

"The conference highlighted and discussed in detail, the issues involved in a crisis situation and sought ways to evolve an effective mechanism to tide over such crises," said a release issued by the airline.

Markus Ruediger, director media relations at Star Alliance said, "The purpose of this training program is to understand the requirements of a local authority and the resources available at that point in time. Identifying the gaps involved in a communication during crisis and evaluating solutions to fill those gaps is extremely crucial. Cross carrier drills should also be encouraged for a better disaster management."

"The topics discussed in the meet have a major impact while handling a crisis situation," said the release. "Disaster response; aligning airport plan and airline plan; search and rescue; media handling during crisis were some of the issues that featured in the program," it added.

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Incident: Air India A319 near Delhi on Dec 1st 2015, hydraulic problem

Dec 1st 2015

An Air India Airbus A319-100, registration VT-SCK performing flight AI-645 from Mumbai to Jodhpur (India) with 88 passengers and 6 crew, was descending towards Jodhpur (runway 05/23 length 9000 feet/2745 meters) when the crew aborted the descent reporting a hydraulic problem and decided to divert to Delhi, about 250nm northeast of Jodhpur. The aircraft landed safely on Delhi's runway 29 (length 14530 feet/4430 meters) about one hour after aborting the descent to Jodhpur.

A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration VT-SCX departed Delhi about 3.5 hours after landing and reached Jodhpur with a delay of 5 hours.



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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-carries-out-test-landing-at-arakkonam-naval-base-off-chennai-airport/articleshow/50018772.cms

Air India carries out test landing at Arakkonam Naval Base off Chennai airport

3 Dec, 2015

Air India, carried out a test landing at the Arakkonam Naval Base off the Chennai airport, which is shut due to massive floods.

The aircraft took off from Hyderabad and landed at Chennai at 8:37 pm today.

About 1500 passengers and 2000 airport/airline staff were stranded at the Chennai airport, in the daytime today. All flights were cancelled and more than 30 planes were grounded.

Later in the day, a statement from the ministry of civil aviation said 90 passengers have been sent to Bangalore by buses and 200 passengers have been transferred to the city. Airports Authority of India has established emergency contact numbers for helping out people.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Air India says tickets from/to Chennai can be used from/to nearest airport

December 3, 2015

Air India today said it would honour and accept its tickets from or to Chennai for travel from or to the nearest airports such in view of the closure of the Chennai airport due to floods.

"Air India will honour and accept Air India tickets issued by AI, travel agent or portal, from/to Chennai for travel from/to nearest airport like Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Vishakhapatnam, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Kochi, Vijayawada and Tirupati till December 15th, 2015, without any additional charge," a press release from the airline said.

No cancellation or refund charges would be levied on Air India tickets for travel to or from Chennai till December 15, 2015," it added.

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http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/air-india-building-turns-savior-for-maharaja/article7945483.ece

Air India building turns savior for Maharaja

December 3, 2015

Air India may have relocated its headquarters to New Delhi to be closer to the center of power to avail the bailout package, but its erstwhile deserted headquarters at Nariman Point has turned out to be cash cow helping the Maharaja to meet part of its operational expenses and loan repayment liabilities.

This iconic Air India building (in picture) which opened in 1974 to house the headquarters of Air India, is now earning rental income to Rs 85 crore a year which is used to tide over part of Air India’s financial crisis.

However, this huge rental income can meet only six days of the Maharaja’s losses considering its annual loss of Rs 5547 crore (over Rs 15 crore per day) reported for the year 2014-15.

As part of its turnaround plan approved by the Government, Air India is monetizing its real estate assets by renting our surplus office space and selling properties to augment funds. Leasing out space at the Air India building is part of this strategy.

By now the airline has leased out 20 floors of its 24 floor building to different tenants which include State Bank of India (SBI), Income Tax Department, Service Tax Department and Tata Consultancy Services.

“We have got very good rates from our tenants and space has been leased out with rates varying from Rs 285 to Rs 350 per sq ft per month. These are long term leases and we are earning rental income of Rs 85 crore a year from this building,” an Air India spokesperson said.

Other than 21, 22, 23rd and the first floors, all other floors have been leased out and now Air India is looking for a bank to lease out its ground floor measuring 9,000 sq ft.

Earlier Air India had invited bids from restaurant and cafeteria owners to rent out the ground floor but it could not materialize as a leading coffee chain backed out recently.

“We think a bank will be a better fit into the profile of our other tenants and we already have two banks operating at our premises,” the spokesperson added.

Last month the Air India had received approval from the Union cabinet to sell four apartments in South Mumbai to SBI for Rs 88 crore. The apartments are expected to be transferred during this month.

Air India has to meet an annual target of Rs 500 crore through monetization of real estate assets and the steady rental income from the Air India building is a big help.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-03/air-india-s-4-5-billion-bailout-fails-to-avert-grounded-787s

Air India's $4.5 Billion Bailout Fails to Avert Grounded 787s

December 3, 2015

Air India Ltd., the state-run carrier that has survived on a 300 billion-rupee ($4.5 billion) taxpayer-funded bailout, is struggling to pay for spare parts forcing it to ground two Boeing Co. Dreamliners.

The aircraft were not operational for about 10 months each as worldwide demand for parts outpaced supply from Boeing, and Air India failed to procure components on credit due to a “financial crunch”, Mahesh Sharma, India’s junior aviation minister, told parliament Thursday. While the carrier kept paying rentals of $1 million every month for each of the two planes, it also lost money as they were out of operation, he said.

The grounded planes underline the woes of the carrier that has been unprofitable since its 2007 merger with state-owned domestic operator Indian Airlines Ltd. Its share in the local market has shrunk to 16 percent from 35 percent a decade back, placing it third in national ranking, even as competition has intensified with foreign airlines buying stake in local carriers and new ventures starting operations.

Operators of the Dreamliner across the world are facing problems due to “high rate of failures of components,” said Sharma. And Boeing “could not support the demand of failed units on various 787 aircraft since demand was more than supply.”

One of the aircraft was grounded from April 2014 to February this year, while another has not been operational since January, Sharma said. A Boeing spokeswoman in India didn’t immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment.

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Minister of state for civil aviation Mahesh Sharma also said Air India Charters Limited has contracted for the lease of six B-737-800 NG aircraft for delivery between March and November 2016.

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http://www.livemint.com/Companies/IeQPYI7Qr5fD6hiesQVlJI/Air-India-doubles-revenue-from-Star-Alliance.html

Air India doubles revenue from Star Alliance

Dec 08 2015

Air India’s revenue from Star Alliance member-airlines has nearly doubled from Rs.110 crore in 2013-14 to Rs.213 crore in 2014-15, according to data reviewed by Mint. The Star partners brought in 150,000 passengers in 2014-15 compared with about 66,000 in 2013-14.

“The best traffic is coming from Air Canada and Ethiopian. Ethiopian has seen almost a 350% increase,” said Pankaj Srivastava, commercial director of Air India.

The airline had been expecting its share of revenue from Star Alliance to increase to 3-5% as a result of joining the group. Star made up 1.09% of its total revenue of Rs.19,514 crore in 2014-15.

The airline may take some more time to meet the 3-5% revenue projection, said an official aware of the situation who asked not to be named. He said the biggest push is expected to come when Air India signs a commercial agreement with United.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Air India Mumbai – Ahmedabad Aircraft Changes from mid-Dec 2015

Air India starting 15DEC15 will begin Boeing 787-8 operations on Mumbai – Ahmedabad route, operating on 2 of 3 daily flights.
With this aircraft adjustment, AI will serve this route with Boeing 777 once a day, 787 twice a day.

The 787-8 will replace Airbus A319 and A321 on these flights.

AI331 BOM0145 – 0250AMD 788 D
AI130 BOM0530 – 0645AMD 788 D
AI144 BOM1855 – 2010AMD 77W D

AI331 AMD0430 – 0545BOM 788 D
AI614 AMD0745 – 0900BOM 788 D
AI191 AMD2130 – 2245BOM 77W D

AI130 operates with 787 from 16DEC15.


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Air India S16 Moscow Service Changes as of 09DEC15

Air India on Tuesday (08DEC15) revised operational schedule for Delhi – Moscow Domodedovo route in summer 2016 season, which will see the airline continues to operate 2 weekly flights, on/after 27MAR16.
Previously the schedule listing was showing 4 weekly operation.

AI155 DEL1955 – 2320DME 788 15
AI156 DME0100 – 0855DEL 788 26


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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/air-india-introduces-order-to-chef-service/article7970815.ece

Air India introduces ‘Order to Chef’ service

Dec 10

Air India has introduced ‘Order to Chef’ service for its premium class passengers on select international flights out of Delhi.

In association with its in-flight catering partners TajSats and Sky Gourmet, the ‘Order to Chef’ service will offer selection and ordering of menu by first and business class passengers.

A dedicated 'Order to Chef' cell has been set up in Delhi and an Air India team reaches out to these passengers to seek their meal preference from the existing menu.

The desired choice of meal is then ordered in advance for the premium class passengers. Feedback to the newly introduced service has been positive, with passengers expressing their delight at the gesture, the airline said in a statement.

Currently available for the passengers of the daily Delhi-Chicago and Delhi-New York flights and three daily Delhi-London flights, Air India plans to extend the ‘Order to Chef’ service to other international flights shortly.

Air India offers two major meals and one high tea on the Delhi-Chicago and Delhi-New York sector, whereas travellers relish one major meal and snacks on the Delhi-London sector.

The in-flight menu offers an assortment of the best of Indian cuisine, a wide variety of continental and seafood recipes.

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http://www.financialexpress.com/article/companies/air-india-to-promote-use-of-khadi-onboard/177738/

Air India to promote use of khadi onboard

December 12, 2015

Seeking to promote use of indigenous fabric, national carrier Air India has decided to use the natural and eco-friendly khadi products for its international flights and has placed order worth Rs 1.21 crores with the Khadi and Village Industries Commission for getting 25,000 units of amenity kits.

The amenity kits are provided by Air India to its first class and business class passengers, flying on the airline’s international network, a release said today.

The products will be supplied by Khadi Gramodyog Bhawan, a flagship retail unit of the KVIC, it said.

The kits includes hand sanitiser, moisturiser lotion, lemongrass, handmade soap, khadi lip balm, rose face wash, essential oils, among others, the release said.

KVIC will supply 25,000 kits to Air India by next year of which 20,000 kits will be for the business class while the rest for the first class passengers, it said.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/AI-likely-to-operate-flights-from-Hubballi-to-Mumbai/articleshow/50150177.cms

AI likely to operate flights from Hubballi to Mumbai

Dec 12, 2015,

Air India is likely to operate flights from Hubballi to Mumbai soon.

There is a huge demand for flight service between the two cities as people of North Karnataka presently rely on buses and trains.

Earlier, Spicejet operated a flight to Delhi via Mumbai and Jabalpur. But the service was withdrawn in March, after a flight skidded off the runway in Hubballi airport. No one was injured in the incident.

Given the demand for flight services to Mumbai, MP Prahlad Joshi held discussions with Air India authorities to introduce the flight service and the response was positive.

Speaking to TOI, MP Prahlad Joshi said: "I have been getting requests from many people to restart flight services between Hubballi and Mumbai. I met Air India CMD Ashwini Lohani in New Delhi recently. He was receptive to our request and assured that a Hubballi-Mumbai Air India flight schedule will be released soon."



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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Air-Indias-Ahmedabad-to-London-flight-from-Tuesday/articleshow/50156219.cms

Air India’s Ahmedabad to London flight from Tuesday

Dec 13, 2015

The much-awaited direct Ahmedabad-London flight is set to take off from Tuesday and will be flagged off at the city's airport by tourism and civil aviation minister Saurabh Patel on Monday.

The Air India flight will take off from Ahmedabad at 4.30 am to reach Mumbai at 5.45 am, depart from Mumbai at 7.05 am and reach London at 11.30 pm (local time). On the return sector, flight AI-130 will leave London at 1.30 pm (local time), arrive at Mumbai at 4 am the following day and land in Ahmedabad at 6.45 am.

For the route, Air India will deploy a Boeing B-787 Dreamliner which can accommodate up to 300 passengers.

The flight will be a boon to the 1.5 million-strong Indian diaspora and cater to the strong demand of over 6,00,000 Gujaratis living and working there.

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http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/air-india-preparing-to-start-direct-flight-to-washington-by-2016-end/

Air India preparing to start direct flight to Washington by 2016 end

Dec 13, 2015

Air India has begun the process to start its fifth non-stop flight to the US by next year end, making Washington the national carrier’s next destination after successfully launching direct flight to San Francisco.

“We will complete the viability study in next few months and once it’s completed we will move on next step. If everything goes fine, we may start a direct flight to Washington by the end of 2016,” a top Air India official said.

The national carrier now operates non-stop flights to four US cities – Chicago, New York and San Fransisco (From New Delhi) and Newark (from Mumbai).

Air India earlier used to fly to Washington via New York, but the service was discontinued a few years ago.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Air-India-to-introduce-flights-on-Vadodara-Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Diu-routes/articleshow/50181572.cms

Air India to introduce flights on Vadodara-Mumbai, Ahmedabad-Diu routes

Dec 15, 2015

Air India is set to expand its presence in Gujarat. The national carrier will introduce daily flights on Vadodara-Mumbai and Ahmedabad-Diu routes besides increasing the frequency on other destinations from Gujarat to Mumbai.

Speaking on the sidelines of inaugural Ahmedabad-London flight here on Monday, Mukesh Bhatia, general manager, commercial (western region), Air India, said, "We will double the frequency on Bhuj-Mumbai and Jamnagar-Mumbai routes in the near future. Also, with 90% seat factor on Rajkot-Delhi route, we will replace the ATR aircraft with Airbus A319 to meet the demand." Currently one flight operates to and fro daily on Jamnagar-Mumbai and Bhuj-Mumbai routes.

Bhatia further said that second flight on Surat-Mumbai route will begin operations from December 25.

The airline will also increase the frequency on Mumbai-Diu route from existing four to six days a week. Air India had started operations on Mumbai-Diu route in October this year just before the 75-day Fetsa de Diu festival.

"We are in talks with the state government to connect various cities of Gujarat with international destinations via Delhi and Mumbai which are our hubs," said Anil Mehta, executive director, Air India.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its in the news that AMD-LHR is going non-stop from 15th Jan. Does AI have slots at LHR? Or is it routing AI 131 as BOM-AMD-LHR?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Ahmedabad-London-flight-to-be-non-stop-from-Jan-15/articleshow/50181460.cms
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