Air Transport Sector
Air India working on 'top-to-bottom transformation': CEO Campbell Wilson
Tata Group-owned Air India has been working on a top-to-bottom transformation for the last three years and has also placed orders for 570 planes, the airline's CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said on Monday. "It is a transformative time for India and a transformative time for Air India," Wilson said. The loss-making carrier is undergoing an ambitious transformation plan starting from 2022. According to Wilson, Air India did not enjoy the kind of investments that many carriers had for some decades and was not an attractive partner for Star Alliance. There were no active interline partnerships with any Star Alliance carriers three years ago. "Thanks to the commitment we have made to customer experience, fleet, expansion and quality, we have now established interline agreements with all of the Star Alliance carriers," he said during a chat on the sidelines of the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in the national capital. Now, Air India also has
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Asia leads air cargo recovery with 10% growth as global demand soars
Seasonal shipments and falling jet fuel prices boost Asia-Pacific's air cargo demand, with Europe-Asia routes showing 26 consecutive months of expansion
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India set to become most exciting civil aviation market, says IATA director
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that airline revenues globally will rise in 2024 as the sector is witnessing continued growth in post-pandemic travel
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Going abroad? Declare pre-existing disease even when buying travel policy
Take country, trip duration, and your age into account when deciding on the sum insured
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IndiGo slips into losses due to exchange rate and higher fuel price
The airline will deploy 60% more capacity in FY23 than in FY22 when it had to curtail operations in April due to surge of Delta variant and in Dec-Jan due to Omicron
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The ePlane Company's flying taxis are all set to take to the skies
Firm aims to bring out its first prototype by June, and then get the airworthiness certificate. Once flown, it could become Asia's first air-taxi OEM to have successfully test-driven its aircraft
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Climate change: Air transport sector looks to reduce carbon footprint
Climate change topped the agenda at the opening of the International Civil Aviation Organization's triennial meeting
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