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Covid-19 woes: American Airlines plans 19,000 furloughs, layoffs in October

American Airlines said Tuesday it will cut more than 40,000 jobs, including 19,000 through furloughs and layoffs, in October as it struggles with a sharp downturn in travel because of the pandemic

Delta Air Lines set to furlough 1,941 pilots as $25 bn stimulus runs out

U.S. airlines have warned they will need to furlough tens of thousands of workers once $25 billion in US government stimulus funds run out in September

A worrying trend: India's new economy can not be a monopoly board

Just as opening up the economy in the 1990s was a windfall for the current generation of middle-class Indians, excessive economic concentration will be a headache for the next

Centre issues SOPs for Vande Bharat, Air Transport Bubble Flights

The Centre announced Standard Operating Procedures for travel on Vande Bharat and Air Transport Bubble Flights for inbound and outbound travel

Vijayan moves resolution to reconsider decision to lease Trivandrum airport

Last week, the central government cleared operation, management and development of airports in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram

Airport privatisation will expand potential, attract investors: Tharoor

The congress MP had faced flak not only from the Left parties but even from his own party for his stand favouring privatisation of the Trivandrum airport

SpiceJet launches frequent flyer programme with reward point system

SpiceJet launched a frequent flyer programme called "SpiceClub" under which members can earn up to 10 reward points on every Rs 100 spent on flight booking, upgrades, meals and other add-ons

IndiGo's Hyderabad-Aurangabad flight to start from August 19: Official

Private carrier IndiGo has decided to operate its Hyderabad-Aurangabad flight daily from August 19, director of the city airport D G Salve said

Indians can fly with visa to UK, US, Canada, UAE under air bubble agreement

Indian flyers holding any kind of valid visa under the 'Air Bubbles' agreement can travel to the UK, the US, Canada and UAE, said the DGCA

Domestic air traffic rises 6% in July as aviation sector tries to take off

Airlines flew 2.1 mn passengers in July, against 1.9 mn in June

Kozhikode crash: AI pilot unions seek meeting with Puri to discuss safety

The two unions said they are writing on behalf of pilots of Air India and its subsidiaries Air India Express and Alliance Air

Air Asia picks Kerala-based startup JIFFY.ai for Robotic Process Automation

JIFFY.ai has development centers in Silicon Valley, Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore and Kochi

Here's why analysts choose IndiGo over SpiceJet for the long haul

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts say the Indian aviation sector holds promise from a long-term perspective and that the macro-economic factors remain conducive

Indian nationals carrying valid visa can travel to UAE: Indian Ambassador

Indian Ambassador to UAE Pavan Kapoor said that Indian nationals carrying any type of valid UAE visa can now travel to the country."Very pleased to see the @MoCA_GoI notification this evening as per which both Indian & UAE airlines can now carry any Indian national holding any type of valid UAE visa from India to UAE! @IndembAbuDhabi @cgidubai @MoFAICUAE," Kapoor tweeted.Flight operations between India and UAE had been shut for about five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The ticket bookings for flights from UAE to 18 destinations in India from August 16 to 31 will open on Tuesday at 10 am (local time).Previously, only residency visa holders were allowed to travel to the country on flights being operated as part of India's repatriation mission called Vande Bharat, The Khaleej Times reported.

Air India crash: Maha govt to accord state funeral to Capt Deepak Sathe

The Maharashtra government has decided to accord a state funeral to Captain Deepak Sathe, pilot-in-command of the ill-fated Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala last week

Village in mourning as prospective bridegroom dies in AIE plane crash

It is a wedding that will never happen as the Air India Express plane crash at Kozhikode snuffed out the life of the prospective young bridegroom.

Kerala jet crash: AI Express relief flights to assist passengers, families

Officials said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri would go to Kozhikode on Saturday

Chartered planes, costly tickets: How world is beating flight restrictions

The flight paralysis underscores how deep and lasting the pandemic's damage is proving to be

Vande Bharat Mission: 179 Indian nationals arrive in Chandigarh from UAE

Spicejet, Flight No. SG-9302 carrying Indians from UAE landed at Chandigarh International Airport today

Covid-19: Loss-making Lufthansa forecasts no air travel take-off until 2024

Lufthansa plans to increase short and medium-haul capacity to 55% of prior-year capacity in the fourth quarter