As the Paris Air Show comes to an end, there was the usual buzz around orders, options, firm commitment, intent and repeat orders. Amidst all this, Airbus announced the launch of A321XLR which also clocked orders at the air show. I have been a keen follower of “thin markets” and this has led to me … Continue reading A321XLR: A game changer for thin markets
Air India opened reservation for its three weekly Ahmedabad(AMD) – London(LHR) – Newark(EWR) flight today. The flight will be effective 15th August 2016. From the same day, there will be reduction in services on Delhi(DEL) – London sector from existing 3x Daily to 2x Daily. Air India had launched its one stop between Ahmedabad & … Continue reading Air India re-jigs London ops, launches Ahmedabad – London – Newark flights
A few days before the headlines talked about Indian Aviation closing 2015 with 20% growth, there appeared news of what could be potential derailment of that growth in 2016. (Runway repair may disrupt flight schedule, Runways to close during peak time) Major airports across the country will see closure / partial closure of operations in … Continue reading Runway re-carpeting & airport closures could apply brakes on 20% growth of Indian Aviation
Of the few reasons I feel I should go back to working with an airline is the chance to fly often. A month is a long time to be away from flying and in this case it was two – so when I got a chance to go to Ahmedabad for work, I more than … Continue reading SloMo to Ahmedabad – on JET’s TURBOPROP
Full service carrier Vistara – a JV of Tata Group & Singapore airlines, which is battling low Load Factors since it started flying in January, has announced its next phase of expansion. The airline will start services to Lucknow and Bengaluru effective 18th May and 16th June 2015 respectively. With this addition, the airline will … Continue reading Vistara adds Lucknow & Bengaluru to its network
