Air India today has announced to not lay off any employees like other airlines in India. The carrier also said that the “flying crew will be paid according to the actual number of hours flown.” The decision came after the Air India board had met the officials of civil aviation ministry.”Recent decisions of Air India […]
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Sonu Sood again! Actor and Spicejet to bring back 1,500 Indian students from Kyrgyzstan
Budget carrier SpiceJet has joined actor Sonu Sood to bring back 1,500 Indian students stranded in Kyrgyzstan. “SpiceJet…will operate nine charter flights to evacuate over 1,500 Indian students stranded in Kyrgyzstan for over two months. This special repatriation mission…has been undertaken by SpiceJet in association with film actor Sonu Sood,” the press release noted. The […]
Air India pilots’ union writes to Puri over pay cut
Air India’s cost-cutting measures such as pay cuts and compulsory leave without pay (LWP) scheme could have “potentially disastrous psychological impact” on some employees, a leading pilots’ union of the airline said on Thursday. Moreover, more than 60 Air India pilots have tested COVID-19 positive till date, the Executive Pilots Association (EPA) told Civil Aviation […]
India to set up solar power park in Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI : India plans to build a solar power park in Sri Lanka as part of a strategy to project its presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) amid Chinese attempts to lure nations into its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, said two people aware of the development. Leveraging its solar expertize, India’s largest power […]
International flyers arriving in Delhi to undergo 7-day quarantine at own cost
International visitors landing at the Delhi Airport will have to undergo a new protocol for quarantine. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, passengers that are will be arriving by international flights at the Delhi Airport will have to undergo seven days of institutional quarantine at their own cost, followed by one-week of home quarantine. The latest […]
Eyeing China, India plans solar power park in Sri Lanka
New Delhi: India plans to set up a solar power park in Sri Lanka as part of a concerted strategy to project its presence in the Indian Ocean region, even as China aims to co-opt countries into its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, said two people aware of the development. By leveraging the country’ solar expertise, […]
Ryanair to shut Frankfurt hub after pilots refuse pay cuts
Irish no-frills airline Ryanair plans to close its Frankfurt-Hahn base in Germany — and other hubs could follow after German pilots rejected pay cuts, it emerged on Wednesday. Ryanair, which is seeking to axe 3,000 jobs due to a coronavirus-induced collapse in travel demand, revealed its plan in a memo sent Tuesday to Germany-based pilots. […]
Air India slashes employee allowances by 20-50%
Reeling under the covid-19 pandemic, national carrier Air India Ltd has initiated a pay cut for its employees, which involves trimming down allowances by 20-50%, according to a circular issued by the airline on Wednesday. The decision comes a day after the country’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo said it will lay off 10% of its […]
GoAir’s new scheme to allow single passengers to book two seats: Details here
GoAir announced a new GoMore scheme which allows passengers to book the seat adjacent to theirs under the same PNR code. This new scheme has been introduced to encourage social distancing between passengers. The new GoMore tickets will be made available across different channels which includes the official website and application of the airline and […]
Gail to commission Kochi-M’lore gas pipeline by early Aug
KOCHI : The much-delayed Kochi-Mangalore gas pipeline project of Gail India, which was initially planned to be commissioned way back in 2014, will finally see the light of the day by early next month, according to a Gail official. The 444-km long natural gas pipeline was launched in 2009 at an estimated cost of ₹2,915 […]
Alliance Air announces new flights to tier-II cities
Air India’s regional subsidiary Alliance Air has announced that it will launch new daily flights to Jharsuguda from Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Raipur. Nashik will get new daily Alliance Air flights from Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune. Mysuru will also get daily flights from Cochin and Hyderabad. The new services will be available from Friday. Alliance Air’s […]
Air India to send some employees on leave without pay for upto 5 years
National carrier Air India has approved a leave without pay (LWP) scheme for its employees for a period of six months to two years, which is extendable to upto five years, News Agency ANI reported. Air India has also constituted a committee for identification of surplus manpower resources, which will submit its report to the […]