Bangalore : India will design and develop a civilian transport aircraft, which will be used for a feeder service connecting towns and cities across the country, a top scientist said here on Saturday.

Mumbai: Malaysian low cost carrier AirAsia X launched its inaugural Mumbai-Kuala Lumpur flight on Thursday with a promotional fare offer.

With the return of fliers who had cut back on travel during the economic slowdown Jet Airways (India) Ltd has resumed its expansion of long-haul international flights.

 

The airline is considering new route to Paris and Mexico, and contemplating a non-stop flight to New York from New Delhi, a senior Jet executive said.

Mumbai: The prices of pulses, vegetables, fuel and public transport have all shot up and now it’s the turn of airfares to increase. From Thursday onwards, passengers will have to pay an extra Rs 103 for domestic and Rs 515 for an international air ticket.

Additionally current services on the Brussels-Lyon sector have been enhanced from three to six flights weekly.

New Delhi : In view of the high terror threats, a new set of security guidelines would be issued in the next few days for helicopter operators to report mandatorily to the local police before making landings at any unscheduled place.

New Delhi : Realising that the economic slowdown has put low-cost carriers (LCC) at an advantage over full service ones, Naresh Goyal-owned Jet Airways has decided to expand its budget segment. The airline, which runs Sahara-turned-JetLite as its LCC, is now introducing another all-economy service – Jet Airways Konnect. Jet Konnect will operate 54 flights daily on 19 routes, connecting 38 cities with Jet livery from Friday. Jet Konnect-plus-JetLite will account for 45% of the group’s entire capacity.

With new flight plan system, national carrier hopes to save Rs 80 crore and lower its carbon emissions as well