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Four airlines phased out 84 foreign pilots in 2017: Jayant Sinha

Four domestic airlines, including Jet Airways and Air India Express, have phased out a total of 84 foreign pilots this year, according to the government. There were as many as

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Hyderabad flies high as regional aviation hub

After taking off as a regional operations hub with no frills carrier SpiceJet making it the first base for its Bombardier Q400 turboprop operations in 2011, Hyderabad’s aviation prospects got

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SpiceJet plays Santa to 25 NGO children

As part of its Christmas week celebrations, SpiceJet plays Santa for 25 children of an NGO – Mala Smriti Home, Noida. “Under its ‘Little Hearts, Big Love’ initiative, SpiceJet, on

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SpiceJet’s Fly for Free offer

SpiceJet’s Fly for free’ offer is valid until December 31, 2017 With the onset of festive season, SpiceJet has announced ‘Fly for free’ offer. Under this scheme, a passenger can

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flydubai touches down at Kilimanjaro International Airport

flydubai becomes first UAE airline to provide direct air links to Kilimanjaro Dubai-based carrier expands network in Africa to twelve destinations with 14 flights a week Kilimanjaro becomes third point

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AirAsia India offers tickets under Rs. 1,400

AirAsia India offers tickets starting at Rs. 1,399 on flights to Bengaluru from Kochi, Goa and Hyderabad. AirAsia India is offering flight tickets starting at an all-inclusive Rs. 1,399 on

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Middle East airline passenger numbers projected to climb 7% in 2018

Arab air transport market grew by 9.9% in the past year Middle East airlines forecasted net profits to hit $600 million in 2018 Aviation industry to form key discussion topic

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India’s domestic air passenger traffic up 17% in November

Data furnished by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation revealed that passenger traffic during the January-November period grew by over 17 per cent. Domestic air passenger traffic rose to 104.89

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India has maximum women pilots in the world: Jayant Sinha

India has the maximum number of women pilots in the world, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said. “India is the country with maximum number of women pilots

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AAI to study air traffic congestion

As air traffic at key Indian airports has begun to reach a saturation level, Airport Authority of India (AAI) that manages the aircraft movement in Indian airspace is in the