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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Slow Progress In Merger Of Air India, Indian Airlines Despite Cabinet Nod (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Feb 18, 2007)
Airlines considering special business units that should become the real profit centres
Staff interests and seniority will be protected
Government will retain its holding in the new airline
- Flying Too Low (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 09, 2007)
There was a time when Air India represented the best of India. It was a generous and gracious airline. It had hospitality at the core of its management and efficiency was a given. J.R.D. Tata, along with Nari Dastur and a whole host of . . .
- ‘We Have Aggressive Growth Plans’ (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Feb 08, 2007)
Vishwapati Trivedi, in an interview with Deccan Herald, expressed the confidence that after the merger, the new airlines will emerge among the top ten in the world.
- Air India Gets Planes For Flying To Australia (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
Even before the proposed merger of national carriers comes through, Indian is planning to fill a void created by Air India over a decade ago.
- To Set Things Right (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 06, 2007)
It was sheer delight to be away in Kenya, away from the inconsequential news that we are bombarded with each morning.
- Hal Project May Take Flight To Hyderabad (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Feb 05, 2007)
The tug of war between the country’s two fastest growing cities continues. This time it is over the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) project, which will call for an investment of $ 100 million.
- Govt Clears New Policy For Groundhandling Services (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2007)
In order to ensure a competitive environment and offer greater choices for airlines Government on Thursday cleared a policy to allow three agencies to carry out the security-sensitive job at six major metro airports which handle a very large chunk . . .
- Airport Security To Be Tightened (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2007)
As a security measure to guard against terrorist threats and prevent theft from check-in baggage, the Union government on Thursday announced that only three specialised agencies would be allowed in ground-handling services at six of the country's . . .
- 1966: 117 Die In Air India Tragedy (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2007)
Up to 117 people have been killed after an Air India Boeing 707 crashed near the summit of Mont Blanc in the Alps.
- The Plaintive Cry (Deccan Herald, Sharada Prahladrao , Jan 21, 2007)
Spanning half a century, the novel sweeps across the upheavals and turbulence in the Indian Subcontinent.
- Dubai Police Question Wadia For Carrying Gun (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2007)
Bombay Dyeing chairman Nusli Wadia was detained by Dubai airport authorities for nearly four hours on Saturday last for carrying an undeclared firearm and cartridges aboard an Air India flight to Dubai.
- Dubai Authorities Question Wadia (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 20, 2007)
The authorities here have questioned industrialist Nusli Wadia after an undeclared firearm was recovered from his baggage at the airport.
- Wadia Is Cleared With Gun, Bullets By Mumbai Security (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2007)
Top ind-ustrialist Nusli Wadia was taken by shock and surprise at Dubai international airport when the authorities there found a pistol and 34 cartridges in his check-in luggage.
- India Airline Gun Security Breach (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2007)
Aviation chiefs in India have launched an enquiry after a prominent industrialist checked-in a pistol and bullets on an international flight.
- Indian State Airlines In Merger (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2007)
India's two main state-owned airlines are to merge in an effort to compete more effectively with private carriers.
- Three Women Linked By Tragedy And History (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2007)
Tragedies of the Indian subcontinent — from the Komagata Maru incident, to Partition, growth of Sikh terrorism and militancy in Punjab, Operation Bluestar, anti-Sikh riots and to the terrorist bombing of Air India Flight 182 — form the backdrop . ..
- Pm: Pacts On Siachen, Sir Creek Far Away (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today indicated that India and Pakistan were still some distance away from signing an agreement on resolving the Siachen and Sir Creek disputes.
- Baggage Blues Hit Air Travellers (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2007)
Passengers of some Air India Express flights (the Maharaja’s budget airline) seem to have become one of the worst sufferers of Delhi's fog — even if the weather is clear.
- Indian State Airlines In Merger (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2007)
India's two main state-owned airlines are to merge in an effort to compete more effectively with private carriers.
- Centre To Review Power Allocation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2007)
Shinde assures YSR of increased power supply in view of crisis in State
States' share from Southern grid for fresh look immediately
Central support for health insurance scheme sought
- India's Major Airports On Alert After Hijack Threat (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2007)
The Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi was on high alert on Wednesday after intelligence officials warned of hijack threats at all airports in metros.
- Three Women Linked By Tragedy And History (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2007)
Tragedies of the Indian subcontinent — from the Komagata Maru incident, to Partition, growth of Sikh terrorism and militancy in Punjab, Operation Bluestar, anti-Sikh riots and to the terrorist bombing of Air India Flight 182 — form the backdrop . . .
- Public And Private Destinies (Hindu, Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta, Jan 07, 2007)
The novel succeeds because Badami's characters are sensitively created.
- Indian Pilgrims Are Exploited (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2007)
The exposure by a TV channel of corruption in the Hajj pilgrimage from India has brought to light an issue that was talked about for long by those in the know of the stink. But nothing happened.
- Three Women Linked By Tragedy And History (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2006)
Tragedies of the Indian subcontinent — from the Komagata Maru incident, to Partition, growth of Sikh terrorism and militancy in Punjab, Operation Bluestar, anti-Sikh riots and to the terrorist bombing of Air India Flight 182 — form the backdrop . . .
- Where Discovery Of India Is Delayed (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Dec 28, 2006)
Despite the ancient connections of Buddhism, geographical proximity, and an increasing economic engagement, Sino-Indian tourism remains something of a non-starter. In 2005, India was able to attract a grand total of 35,000 Chinese travellers.
- Airlines In India Demand Health Disclosure Of Fliers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2006)
Alarmed at the increasing number of passenger deaths, airlines are pushing for a mandatory disclosure of fliers’ medical history before a ticket is issued. In the past two months, six passengers have died in Mumbai alone.
- Dead Man In Plane (Times of India, Byas Anand, Dec 27, 2006)
It happens only in Air India. The Maharaja of Indian skies caused a major scare in UK when baggage handlers at Birmingham airport unloading luggage from an Air India aircraft found a dead body stowed in its luggage hold.
- Brand India's Image Issue (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2006)
The concept of advertising a nation may seem baffling, but the idea is the same as advertising a firm or its products.
- Nuclear Deal Changes Way The World Sees India: Sen (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Dec 22, 2006)
At the end of the 90 minutes he spent at the Hindustan Times House on Thursday morning, it was apparent why India's Ambassador to the United States, Ronen Sen, has been called India's most successful envoy abroad.
- More Private Carriers May Be Allowed To Fly Abroad: Praful Patel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2006)
Government to set up high-power committee to review norms, says Praful Patel
- Marketing India Abroad Faces High-Flying Problem (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2006)
The concept of advertising a nation may seem baffling, but the idea is the same as advertising a firm or its products.
- Ideas On Better Ties With Pak Welcome, Says Pm (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Dec 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that India would welcome all new ideas on strengthening its relations with Pakistan.
- Deal Of The Week (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2006)
Want to spend Christmas in Singapore? Well, here's an opportunity. The Singapore Tourism Board has come up with a package titled `Christmas in the Tropics' which promises plenty of fun-filled activities, new attractions and lots of entertainment, . . .
- Lost In The Fog (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2006)
Fifty flights were delayed, four cancelled and six diverted on Tuesday and you knew winter had arrived.
- Air India To Finalise Financing Aircraft Purchase By January (Business Line, Ashwini Phadnis, Dec 11, 2006)
Air India will finalise the structure of financing for its Rs 30,000-crore 68 Boeing aircraft acquisition programme in consultation with the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Civil Aviation by January.
- Deal Of The Week (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2006)
Want to spend Christmas in Singapore? Well, here's an opportunity.
- In Asia, The South Must Learn From The East (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 10, 2006)
India's neglect of her relations with Japan — and vice versa — can be gauged by a single fact. There is only one direct flight, by Japan Airlines, between the two countries, and that too not daily.
- Air-India Receives New Aircraft (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2006)
It was a party time for Air India on Wednesday when the state run carrier received the brand new aircraft Boeing 737-800 to its fleet after a gap of ten years.
- '93 Blasts: Curtains Down On First Act (Times of India, Swati Deshpande, Dec 05, 2006)
Two days before the 14th anniversary of the Babri masjid demolition — the provocation for the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, according to the prosecution —the longest chapter in the history of criminal cases in India has come to a close.
- Uk-India Air Traffic Has Doubled Since 2004 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2006)
There has been a doubling of the number of people traveling by air between India and the United Kingdom due to the liberalising of norms for travel between the two countries, according to an official study.
- Stiff Air Wars See Ia & Ai Suffer Losses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2006)
State-run carriers Indian Airlines and Air India have suffered losses of Rs 138.55 crore (after depreciation and interest) and Rs 195.91 crore respectively during April-September, 2006.
- Widening Trust Deficit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 01, 2006)
Why is the UPA Government bent on forcing sops on an unwilling, even protesting, minority community?
- Indian Navy Plays Mid-Air Midwife (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Nov 30, 2006)
It was a dramatic mid-air rescue act. Even before their dangerous tryst with icy winds and treacherous crevasses in South Pole could begin, the Navy adventure team was confronted with an unexpected emergency in the skies over Europe.
- Hal In Jv With Pratt & Whitney (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2006)
The state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is close to signing a joint venture agreement with aerospace major Pratt & Whitney Canada to set up an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Bangalore.
- Govt To Review Norms On Domestic Carriers Flying Abroad (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2006)
The Government is likely to review the prevailing norms to allow domestic carriers to fly abroad in the next fiscal, after the proposed merger of Air India and Indian is complete.
- An Amendment That Can Boost M&a (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 18, 2006)
Revaluation of assets before merger will necessitate payment of huge stamp duties. That will mean coaxing various State governments to pass necessary laws for exempting the merged entity from stamp duty. Section 72, originally contemplated for . . .
- Haj Subsidy Balloons To Rs 385 Cr (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Nov 17, 2006)
With 10,000 more pilgrims being allowed to undertake Haj pilgrimage this year, the Government subsidy is all set to mount to Rs 385 crore approximately.
- Airlines Gear Up To Cope With Fog In Delhi International Airport (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Nov 13, 2006)
Officials review preparedness of the airlines, including training of pilots and take stock of arrangements
Certain aircraft not equipped with navigational aids to operate in CAT III B conditions
Foggy conditions likely to set in earlier than . . .
- Kanishka: Enquiry To Be Delayed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
A public enquiry into the 1985 Air India flight bombing is facing an unexpected delay as lawyers sift through two decades of documents and figure out what should remain secret for national security reasons.
- Open Skies With Asean (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Allowed, the country's airlines will quickly be ready to compete with the best in Asia.
- Ministry Opposed To Open Skies Pact With Asean Now (Business Line, Ashwini Phadnis, Nov 06, 2006)
The Civil Aviation Ministry has expressed reservations about joining the open skies agreement of the Asean by 2010, mainly on the grounds that it could act against the interest of domestic public and private airlines.
- Kolkata-Bound Flights Diverted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Eight Kolkata-bound flights including an Air India flight from London had to be diverted to other airports because of emergency repairs to the runway of the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose International airport on Sunday.
- Ai Chief Promises Seamless Merger (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 03, 2006)
It can legally merge with Indian by March 2007
- British Airways Keen To Tap Premium Class Passengers (Hindu, T.S. Shankar, Nov 02, 2006)
India is a dynamic and vital travel market'
Efforts on to make the airlines traveller-friendly, interactive
Low-cost carriers forced BA to adopt new marketing strategies
- Pm Joins Kerala Birthday Bash (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today laid the foundation stone for a new terminal and inaugurated Air India’s maintenance base unit for its new fleet of low-cost airline ~ Air India Express ~ to West Asia.
- Iaf To Outsource Pilots To Air India, Indian (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Nov 02, 2006)
Iaf is willing to relieve its pilots for permanent absorption in the Air India following a request from the national carrier and has drafted a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the approval of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) . ..
- Air India Express Makes Maiden Flight To Singapore (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Air India Express (AIE) made its maiden flight on Sunday to Singapore’s Changi Airport, becoming the first Indian low-cost carrier to operate to the city-state.
- Merger Truths (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 24, 2006)
Intense competition, high fuel prices and congested airports that impair profitability make the Air India-Indian merger imperative.
- The Merger Brooks No Delay (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2006)
Plans to merge the two national carriers — Air India and Indian (Airlines) — have been talked about for quite a few years now, without any concrete follow up measures.
- Tourism Ministry For "Visa On Arrival" Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
External Affairs Ministry agrees in principle to long-term visas with multiple entries
MEA considering outsourcing visa in some embassies
Fast track service of giving visas possible
Scheme launched to augment tourist accommodation.
- Stranded Air India Passengers Return (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Oct 16, 2006)
Upset over airline's response
- 300 Air India Passengers In Uproar After 5-Day Ordeal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
New York to New Delhi in five days. That is how long it took passengers on an Air India jumbo jet to reach their destination, a journey that should normally take, with a stopover in London, less than 20 hours.
- Cartel In The Air: Airline Ceos To Confabulate (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The CEOs of Indian carriers are meeting in Mumbai on October 16 to address several issues facing the aviation sector including the regulation of fares and placing entry barriers for new airlines.
- Middlemen Indispensible In Defence Deals, Says Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said that the country’s defence purchases cannot take place without the assistance of middlemen associated with the defence industries.
- N-Test: India Ready To Provide Data On Pak Role (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Indian officials travelling with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Britain and Finland have said that New Delhi is ready to share its information on Pakistan’s clandestine role in providing North Korea with nuclear technology know-how.
- ’93 Blasts: Another Accused Convicted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
The prime accused in the 1993 bomb blasts case Tiger Memon had distributed Rs 5,000 to each of the 12 persons who had planted explosive-laden vehicles at various places in the megapolis that killed 257 persons.
- `Kanishka' Bombing: Racism Alleged In Response (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Race played a role in handling of probe: Justice John Major
Its ``hard not to share'' the impression
Former Ontario Premier testifies before the Commission.
- Bomb Hunter (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 27, 2006)
One of India's top crime scientists speaks out on the need for new investments in counter-terrorism technologies.
- Probe Into Kanishka Case Begins (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Emotional scenes were witnessed as victims of the 1985 bombing of Air India airliner 'Kanishka' began deposing before a long-awaited inquiry to look into Canada's failure to prosecute all those responsible for the tragedy.
- `Kanishka' Case Enquiry Begins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Emotional scenes were witnessed as relatives of the victims of the 1985 bombing of Air India airliner `Kanishka' began deposing before a long-awaited enquiry to look into Canada's failure to prosecute all those responsible for the tragedy.
- Testimony Of 1985 Air India Bombing Victims Continues (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
A retired Supreme Court judge heard the emotional testimony on the second day of a public inquiry into the 1985 bombing of an Air India Boeing 747 exploded off the Irish coast killing all 329 people on board.
- It’S Tv Not Radio, Silence Sometimes Helps (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 26, 2006)
There are times when a visual speaks better for a thousand words. Wonder why Indian TV has never learnt the simple rule - silence (sometimes) is golden.
- A Good Beginning, Says Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 20, 2006)
Describing the joint India-Pakistan anti-terrorism mechanism agreed upon during his talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in Havana as a "good beginning," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed the hope that it would work.
- Deal's Off If Pakistan Does Not Curb Terror: Manmohan (Times of India, Arindam Sen, Sep 19, 2006)
While India expects the new India-Pakistan joint mechanism for fighting terrorism — its own brainchild — to get Pakistan to deliver on its promise to raise the heat on terrorists and other anti-Indian elements operating from its soil, it is clear . . .
- No Shift In India's Stand: Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 19, 2006)
Misunderstanding with Iran a thing of the past, he says
- Memorable Meeting: Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 19, 2006)
I want this photograph to be seen by one billion people: Fidel Castro
- A Good Beginning, Says Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 19, 2006)
``Musharraf says he wants to work together in future''
- Hunting For Dawood (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 18, 2006)
The lure of Muslim votes will gradually force India's politicians to act against jihadis and Pakistan, says B Raman
- Hunting Dawood (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 18, 2006)
At least the previous government was talking about the role of Pakistan in strong language, though it did precious little by way of action. The present government neither talks nor acts
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