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sri_bom Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Indian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture called upon the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) in protest against the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), Gustav Baldauf’s annual salary of USD677,736, for which it is seeking an explanation (The Times of India, 10-Apr-2010). Air India union, the All India Cabin Crew Association (AICCA), representing 2,500 of the carrier’s cabin crew, announced protest to the appointment of an expatriate COO (Press Trust of India, 12-Apr-2010).
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture: “The COO's salary can't be more than 10 times the salary of AI's chairman. We have asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to explain this decision," Sitaram Yechury, Leader. Source: The Times of India, 10-Apr-2010.
All India Cabin Crew Association: “While we bear Capt Gustav Baldauf no ill-will at all, it is tragic that the airline that was built by one of the world’s legendary aviators, Bharat Ratna JRD Tata, must today be saved by a foreigner, whose only link to India seems to be Jet Airways. If this decision is permitted to go through, it will be the first and only PSU or Government Company headed by a foreigner and will be a travesty to the great talent our own nation possesses. Air India is an instrumentality of the state and is an Article 12 company - thus the enduring need for home-grown leadership is essential,” Sanjay Lazar, General Secretary. Source: Press Trust of India, 12-Apr-2010 |
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Manish Soni Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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And the circus begins............ |
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Nimish Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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sri_bom wrote: | Indian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture called upon the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) in protest against the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), Gustav Baldauf’s annual salary of USD677,736, for which it is seeking an explanation (The Times of India, 10-Apr-2010). Air India union, the All India Cabin Crew Association (AICCA), representing 2,500 of the carrier’s cabin crew, announced protest to the appointment of an expatriate COO (Press Trust of India, 12-Apr-2010).
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture: “The COO's salary can't be more than 10 times the salary of AI's chairman. We have asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to explain this decision," Sitaram Yechury, Leader. Source: The Times of India, 10-Apr-2010.
All India Cabin Crew Association: “While we bear Capt Gustav Baldauf no ill-will at all, it is tragic that the airline that was built by one of the world’s legendary aviators, Bharat Ratna JRD Tata, must today be saved by a foreigner, whose only link to India seems to be Jet Airways. If this decision is permitted to go through, it will be the first and only PSU or Government Company headed by a foreigner and will be a travesty to the great talent our own nation possesses. Air India is an instrumentality of the state and is an Article 12 company - thus the enduring need for home-grown leadership is essential,” Sanjay Lazar, General Secretary. Source: Press Trust of India, 12-Apr-2010 |
While paying a high price for a good person makes a lot of sense, but not when that person has his hands tied behind his back and is blindfolded as well. I suggest Capt Gustav just give up this post and leave AI to keep looking for a beloved COO, at least the taxpayers will be saved some moolah and some folks at AI will be kept busy (looking) ! _________________ We miss you Nalini! |
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con spirito Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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Worst is over for Air India: Patel
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Worst-is-over-for-Air-India-Patel/H1-Article1-530725.aspx
Quote: | Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday said Air India has cut its losses by 25 per cent and the worst is over for the national carrier.
"The worst is over for Air India. The airline has managed to bring down losses from Rs.400 crore every month to Rs.300 crore," Patel told reporters on the sidelines of the US-India Business Council meet organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Patel had last month informed the Rajya Sabha that Air India would incur losses of around $1.8 billion (Rs.5, 400 crore) this fiscal. The carrier had lost $445.2 million (Rs.2, 226.16 crore) in 2007-08 and $1.11 billion (Rs.5, 548 crore) in 2008-09.
Patel said the carrier will get an additional Rs.1, 200 crore in the current fiscal as announced in the budget.
The government has approved equity infusion of $160 million (Rs.800 crore) for the ailing carrier in two installments to tide over the cash flow problem and finance its fleet acquisition plans.
Patel also said that terminal three at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport would be inaugurated on July 3 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA (United Progressive Alliance) chairperson Sonia Gandhi. |
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Air India has retired another Airbus A310. VT-AIB "Pennar" was ferried to Roswell last week for storage, and possibly scrapping.
In related news, the former AI-CSA A310 hybrid, OK-YAD has been retired by CSA. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Jeh Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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747-237 wrote: | Air India has retired another Airbus A310. VT-AIB "Pennar" was ferried to Roswell last week for storage, and possibly scrapping.
In related news, the former AI-CSA A310 hybrid, OK-YAD has been retired by CSA. |
Could anyone confirm how many A310s still remain in the Air India fleet now? Any info on how many leased/owned would also be much appreciated.
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Jaysit Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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Given that JRD Tata was half French and half Parsee, having a European head AI is probably not quite as shocking as Sanjay Lazar makes it out to be. Its not like any of AI's babu CEOs culled from the IAS Super Babu ranks have shown the management skills of native born Indians. Besides, I bet that qualified desis would rather be heading a big privately held Indian company, Citibank or some big multinational company. It appears that Lazar is getting worried that this "foreigner" won't think twice before deciding to fire half of AI's useless parasites. Whether he can do it or not is a different matter, but more power to him. |
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sri_bom Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:43 am Post subject: |
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SWISS renewed a codeshare agreement with Air India (which ended in Nov-2009), with effect from 18-Apr-2010 (Hindustan Times, 16-Apr-2010). Under the agreement, Air India will codeshare on all SWISS Indian services. The Lufthansa Group carrier currently operates five times weekly Zurich-Mumbai and Zurich-Delhi services and will, from 02-Jun-2010, with frequency on the routes in Jun-2010 and Oct-2010, respectively. |
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sri_bom Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) reportedly announced a fifth Independent Director will be appointed to the Air India Board of Directors to assist its turnaround plan, with the appointment of Dubai-based expatriate businessman, Yusuff Ali MA, to join shortly (Live Mint, 15-Apr-2010). The carrier submitted five candidates for government approval.
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Nimish Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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sri_bom wrote: | SWISS renewed a codeshare agreement with Air India (which ended in Nov-2009), with effect from 18-Apr-2010 (Hindustan Times, 16-Apr-2010). Under the agreement, Air India will codeshare on all SWISS Indian services. The Lufthansa Group carrier currently operates five times weekly Zurich-Mumbai and Zurich-Delhi services and will, from 02-Jun-2010, with frequency on the routes in Jun-2010 and Oct-2010, respectively. |
Good move - they should move the code share up a notch or two if possible - and do active promotions both ways. And of course do the logical stuff like offering through check-ins from other cities to BOM/DEL, through baggage, clearing customs at other Indian cities with the BOM/DEL feed to other Indian cities being in AI intl flights etc. And LX has further code shares with AC on routes to Canada ex-ZRH, AI should extend code and FFP sharing to those routes as well - even if operated on AC metal. All this would be in line with their stated intention to join *A. _________________ We miss you Nalini! |
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xterra Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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OK YAD just got painted into the new CSA livery after leaving AI and now there is news of it being retired. seems CSA also follows similar work style like AI... repaint an a/c in new livery and just in a short while.. send it back to the lessor.. _________________ ~~~Indian Aviation Photographers~~~ |
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behramjee Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:04 am Post subject: |
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I hope AI uses their B 744s the next few days to LHR from both BOM and DEL to help ease the congestion and backlog.
Also if they have spare B 744s sitting idle, they should approach 9W to charter them for BOM-LHR especially as 9W too has a MASSIVE backlog of passengers stranded due to BOM-LHR being a double daily B 77W service! _________________ My website is:
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avbuff Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Additionally what LHR and all the affected airports can do is open up the airports between midnight and 6 so that airlines can deploy additional flights to all airports thus easing up the clearance of all the backlogs. |
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behramjee Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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that will happen i guess as today YYZ allowed PIA to land at 330am (13 hours late) and depart 2 hours later.
PIA flew nonstop from PAK overflying Southern Europe airspace thus adding 1.5 hours to the flight time.
EK too will be sending 2 B 777s to YYZ today for refuelling enroute to LAX and SFO respectively. Both these jets too will be overflying Southern Europe airspace. _________________ My website is:
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selecta Member
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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:26 am Post subject: |
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FYI
AI 160 ORD-BOM
VT-ALL (GOA) 77W is on a ferry flight I believe, don't know if its carrying any passengers. Saw it take off this evening from ORD enroute to BOM.
It sat in the gate for the past few days. _________________
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jasepl Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 12:44 am Post subject: |
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AI plan to fly nearly all of their westbound flights except the ones terminating in London and Paris.
AMD-EWR, ATQ-YYZ, BOM-JFK, BOM-ORD, DEL-FRA and DEL-JFK will all operate via Cairo.
BOM-LHR, DEL-CDG and DEL-LHR will not fly just yet. _________________ four years free of jetya punti! |
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jasepl Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:31 am Post subject: |
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_________________ four years free of jetya punti! |
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vt-ala Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Air India defers delivery of three aircraft
Air India already has a wide-body fleet of 35 aircraft, including 17 Boeing 777s owned by the carrier and four leased
Tarun Shukla
New Delhi: Cash-strapped national carrier Air India has deferred the delivery of three long-haul Boeing 777 aircraft from next year to beyond 2012 as it tries to reduce expenses and streamline its fleet of at least 150 aircraft, two airline officials said on condition of anonymity.
It is also in talks with the Boeing Co. to convert the order for the three aircraft, valued at around $450 million (around Rs2,000 crore), into one for narrow body Boeing 737s, which it uses to fly to West Asia and South-East Asia, one official said.
Air India, run by National Aviation Co. of India Ltd, will, however, induct three Boeing 777s this year. It is seeking a so-called “bridge loan” of $450 million from Standard Chartered Plc as a stop-gap arrangement to purchase these aircraft, until it receives an already approved loan from the Export-Import Bank of India, the officials said.
The deferred aircraft were part of a $11 billion order for 111 aircraft placed in 2006.
Air India already has a wide-body fleet of 35 aircraft, including 17 Boeing 777s owned by the carrier and four leased. It is also expecting the delivery of over two dozen newly launched Boeing 787 aircraft from next year.
Indian airlines, facing a paucity of funds, are leasing out or deferring the delivery of long-haul aircraft as they turn their focus on the shorter West Asian and South-East Asian routes that offer better returns compared with US and European destinations.
Air India is in talks with Thai Airways International Public Co. Ltd and some other carriers to lease out half a dozen Boeing 777s, the two officials quoted above said. The decision is likely by June.
London-based aviation analyst Saj Ahmad said deferring the delivery of Boeing 777s depends on Air India’s network plans.
“Deferring 777s, or any other jet, depends on traffic forecast, forward bookings, etc.—no real way of saying it’s “good” when Boeing is increasing 777 rates next year to customers,” he said in an email.
“Indian carriers have failed (in) their procurement of the 777 and every other jet they ordered during the boom years. Mismanaged airlines, too ambitious growth, reliance on high yield traffic and ignoring the macroeconomic pressures has seen them offload, lease out jets and decrease their operational footprint,” Ahmad said.
http://www.livemint.com/2010/04/25202453/Air-India-defers-delivery-of-t.html?h=B |
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Air India's latest 777-300ER, VT-ALS "Mizoram" is being prepared for delivery at KPAE.
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Nimish Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:32 am Post subject: |
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Wow - lovely shots of a beautiful bird! Putting the previous 2 posts together - is Mizoram one of those to be canceled/ deferred? _________________ We miss you Nalini! |
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ameya Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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If delivery is not deferred, then on what existing route can AI possibly use it ?
Any more A310 routes to be replaced ? |
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Nimish wrote: | Wow - lovely shots of a beautiful bird! Putting the previous 2 posts together - is Mizoram one of those to be canceled/ deferred? |
Of the six 777-300ERs remaining -----
To Be Delivered:
VT-ALS Mizoram
VT-ALT
VT-ALU
To Be Deferred:
VT-ALV
VT-ALW
VT-ALX _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Jaysit Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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ameya wrote: | If delivery is not deferred, then on what existing route can AI possibly use it ?
Any more A310 routes to be replaced ? |
I thought they were planning on a second daily DEL-LHR.
And with the global economy improving, this may be the best time to consolidate one's existing network, instead of lollygagging and allowing the likes of QR and EK to poach on your territory. |
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:07 am Post subject: |
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Air India opposes Kingfisher-BA deal
http://tinyurl.com/3ajm4oe
NEW DELHI: AIr India has thrown a spanner in Kingfisher Airline’s proposed marketing alliance with British Airways on domestic network. The national flag carrier has written to the government not to allow the tie up, arguing that any such move will hurt its commercial interests. Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher is keen to partner with British Airways on the domestic network, an alliance that could give the cash-starved carrier some breather.
The agreement will allow Kingfisher to book a British Airways passenger even on a domestic leg, like Delhi-Chennai, under a code-share agreement. Alternatively, BA will be able to book a Kingfisher passenger on UK domestic route like London-Glasgow. “It would be positive for Kingfisher Airlines. It will create revenue for them,” Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) India head Kapil Kaul said.
India currently allows the designated carriers of only two countries — France and the Netherlands — to share domestic networks in each other’s side. “The move to enter into a similar air service agreement with the UK would encourage other countries to place same requests,” an Air India official said.
Kingfisher has argued that the air service agreement between India and the UK allows the designated carriers from each side to operate flights beyond the two countries. The UK carrier currently operates 45 flights a week from London’s Heathrow to five Indian cities — Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Kingfisher operates daily service to London from Delhi and Mumbai. It had pulled out its maiden international flight to the British capital from Bangalore due to poor flight occupancy and mounting losses.
Air India is wanting to stall any arrangement between Kingfisher and BA as it is negotiating a similar arrangement with British Mainland Airlines (BMI) for a domestic code-share agreement. “This arrangement is generally not exchanged liberally by the countries like India, which have multiple points,” the Air India official countered.
The civil aviation ministry would discuss the possibility of entering into an agreement with the British aviation authorities on Friday. _________________ Lets Soar High....Feel the ultimate Joy |
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jasepl Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | The national flag carrier has written to the government not to allow the tie up, arguing that any such move will hurt its commercial interests. |
Oh wow. Really, AI's dog in the manger act got old a long time ago.
Quote: | “The move to enter into a similar air service agreement with the UK would encourage other countries to place same requests,” an Air India official said. |
And the problem with that is what exactly?
Quote: | India currently allows the designated carriers of only two countries — France and the Netherlands — to share domestic networks in each other’s side. |
What utter garbage. Spectacular reporting, per usual _________________ four years free of jetya punti! |
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Nimish Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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JETFLY787 wrote: | Air India opposes Kingfisher-BA deal
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AI's not even able to consummate it's marriage with *A, and it's busy scuttling IT's moves to solidify relationship with BA/OneWorld. Shame on AI... Of course as a business, they should do things like this to halt the competition, but seriously, shouldn't they focus on getting their house in order first? _________________ We miss you Nalini! |
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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A new A321, VT-PPX has joined the AI fleet today. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Jaysit Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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What's new?
AI's dog-in-the-manger benefactor, the GOI, refused to allow privately owned Indian carriers from competing in the international market for years only to protect AI while systematically also holding AI back (no fleet renewals, lackadaisical route expansion - if any, etc.). Now, AI is up to the same nonsense, their philosophy being "just because we're a bunch of useless idiots, you too should be brought down to our level." |
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avbuff Member
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Air India to postpone its entry into * A
Why the hell am I not surprised?
Oh yes it is busy opposing the IT - BA deal and all that shit.
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ai-may-again-defer-joining-star-alliance/393517/
Air India’s hope of joining the Star Alliance, the largest of the global airline networks, by December may be further delayed, till March.
The integration of its internal information technology (IT) platforms would only be completed by then. A uniform passenger scheduling system would give AI a single code, a must for entry into the Star Alliance.
“The IT integration of erstwhile Air India and Indian Airlines can only happen by March next year,” said a senior AI official, who did not want to be identified.
Integrating the IT of the two erstwhile companies would provide AI with integrated product delivery, passenger handling and sales and marketing functions.
The airline’s current deadline to join the alliance expires in December, after being extended from June this year. “Our deadline will have to be extended further by three months, which we are sure we will get done,” added the official.
Joining the Star Alliance, which has 26 carriers as members, will make AI part of a network that operates around 19,500 flights every day from as many as 1,071 airports in 171 countries.
Long after Indian Airlines was merged into AI, the international and domestic services of the merged carrier continue to operate under different codes, AI and IC. The carriers also have distinct information technology platforms, powered by Unisys (AI) and IBM (IA).
AI has given a Rs 800-crore contract to SITA, the travel agency, to integrate the ticketing systems and then operate it for 10 years.
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Spiderguy252 Member
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Egyptair joined Star 3 years after it was invited. And that was record time for any carrier to join the alliance. Looks like AI will easily beat this one!
I wonder if AI would have taken the pain to integrate the IT systems if they weren't joining Star. I guess not. _________________ Yeah. |
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me111993 Member
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My God!! Shame on AI, quiet literally.... They clearly have surpassed all levels of poor organisation and mismanagement. Star Alliance should now chuck AI and look at other options.... _________________ 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.
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jasepl Member
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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me111993 wrote: | My God!! Shame on AI, quiet literally.... They clearly have surpassed all levels of poor organisation and mismanagement. Star Alliance should now chuck AI and look at other options.... |
Don't you know Goyal sent bagfuls of cash to Prafull and even offered his daughter for Prafull's son? All this just so that PP ensures AI effs up the Star entry requirements to make it easy to Jet to slide right in. _________________ four years free of jetya punti! |
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jasepl Member
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Spiderguy252 Member
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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This AI news thread is like the Uncyclopedia of aviation! _________________ Yeah. |
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me111993 Member
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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LOL!!
jasepl wrote: | me111993 wrote: | My God!! Shame on AI, quiet literally.... They clearly have surpassed all levels of poor organisation and mismanagement. Star Alliance should now chuck AI and look at other options.... |
Don't you know Goyal sent bagfuls of cash to Prafull and even offered his daughter for Prafull's son? All this just so that PP ensures AI effs up the Star entry requirements to make it easy to Jet to slide right in. |
I actually didNOT know that! But I tell you what, AI would have goofed up their Star entry without this being done too, they just cant seem to do anything right!!
God help AI..... _________________ 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.
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Spiderguy252 Member
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Cool it down here people..... _________________ Yeah. |
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con spirito Member
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Would you like to know what the facts are now, sir, and may I open your eyes? I spoke to a highly trustworthy source at AI just this morning and he made it absolutely clear that the Air India crew had been told by the airline that their flight was not to depart that day - as you could well imagine, the scheduling chaos with all the diversions meant nobody was quite sure when the flights would resume, so there was no fixed schedule for the AI crew to follow. On the basis of the assurance that their flight would not depart that day, some crew members left the hotel for sightseeing. Is that a crime?
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Well if thats true Mr. Jeh, then I thank you for letting us know as to what actually happened. And im damn sure, even if the media gets hold of what happened they would never print this article. _________________ India is one of the richest countries in the world.
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Aseem Member
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sincere request to Jeh and Me111993 to keep cool. both of you's post has been deleted to avoid flame-bait. |
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me111993 Member
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AI Paid Ineligible Staff Rs 25 Lack each
http://avindia.blogspot.com/2010/04/air-india-paid-ineligible-staff-rs25.html
Mumbai: Even as the cash-strapped national carrier Air India (AI) struggles to pay salaries to its employees, it had no problem whatsoever doling out a ‘reward’ of Rs25 lakh each to two ineligible employees under its Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) in 2007.
What’s more, the application of a deserving candidate Pradeep Khanna under the scheme was not entertained. The airline, however, maintains that no such thing has happened.
Since the last two years Pradeep Khanna, 55, an ex-employee of Indian Airlines (now AI) has been running from pillar to post to find out why he was not chosen for VRS 2007.
In August 2007, National Aviation Company of India Limited, a joint company of AI and Indian, came up with a VRS scheme for its cabin crew. Only those candidates who were medically fit (includes not being overweight) and did not have any disciplinary action against them could apply. Khanna who then worked as chief cabin crew applied for VRS in October 2007 as the scheme closed in November 2007. “But they rejected my application without giving me any explanation. In 2008, I retired under normal VRS,” he said.
Khanna then applied under the Right to Information (RTI) act to know who the beneficiaries were under the scheme and was stunned to know that two women– Chitra Mainkar and Aditi Walawalkar–who were not eligible were granted VRS under the scheme.
An investigation by the chief vigilance officer found that Mainkar was absent for 102 days in 2006 and should have undergone disciplinary action, and Walawalkar was grounded for being overweight since 1997, yet was not declared unfit. _________________ 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.
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Life Long Upgrade to 1st Class od AI for EX-Ministers
http://avindia.blogspot.com/2010/04/life-long-upgrade-to-1st-class-on-air.html
New Delhi: The government has decided to give former ministers, secretaries and their family members life-long upgrades to first class tickets on state-run carrier Air India, Parliament was informed today.
In a written replay to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel said such facilities will, however, not cost any burden on Air India or other agencies and "will be extended only if vacant seats are available".
"Upgradation of facility is only subject to availability of seats, hence Air India on this account would not incur any loss," Patel said. The government has also decided to give other facilities like airport entry pass and VIP car parking label for former ministers, secretaries and their family members, the minister added. _________________ 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.
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