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May 20, 2013
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| Thomas Cook clarifies on monetizing land asset reports |
| India Infoline News Service/15:59,May 20, 2013 |
| Thomas Cook (India) Ltd (TCIL) has clarified that "TCIL, has as part of its strategy intent, consistently evaluated various operating models, which include consolidation of work places. |
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| United Airlines to restart 787 flights today |
| India Infoline News Service/12:39,May 20, 2013 |
| Reports said that planes planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines.
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| Moody's upgrades Allegheny County Airport Authority's to A3 |
| India Infoline News Service/10:08,May 20, 2013 |
| The rating upgrade to A3 from Baa1 is based on an increasingly economically varied origination and destination market, strong management that balanced the demands of protecting financial margins while attracting new air service, and the increased liquidity provided by an upfront payment from a third party operator for natural gas drilling rights.
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May 18, 2013
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| No charge for preferred sales |
| India Infoline News Service/10:11,May 18, 2013 |
| Airlines have agreed to identify privilege seats, media report said.
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May 17, 2013
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| India Infoline Weekly Newsletter - May 17, 2013 |
| India Infoline News Service/18:16,May 17, 2013 |
| Earlier in the week, markets declined sharply following higher-than expected trade deficit numbers. Trade deficit in April widened to $17.8bn. Exports increased 1.68% at $24.2bn while imports expanded 10.96% at $41.9bn. However, sentiments turned around after April WPI inflation fell to a 41-month low of 4.89%, it means that RBI has plenty of room to slash interest rates in its upcoming policy meet.
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| Emirates announces new sponsorship deal |
| India Infoline News Service/17:18,May 17, 2013 |
| This agreement strengthens the relationship between Paris Saint-Germain and Emirates and gives to each partner the opportunity to achieve worldwide brand recognition, simultaneously enhancing the image of each partner through increased global awareness,” said Al-Khelaïfi |
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| Enjoy summer holidays to Europe in low cost with Wego |
| India Infoline News Service/17:18,May 17, 2013 |
| We’re so excited to welcome these key European carriers into Wego’s extensive airline inventory,” stated Dean Wicks, Chief Flights Officer for Wego. |
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| Virgin Atlantic revenue up 5% |
| India Infoline News Service/15:20,May 17, 2013 |
| Virgin Atlantic Chief Executive Craig Kreeger is committed to returning the airline to profit within two years. |
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May 16, 2013
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| AirAsia appoints Mittu Chandilya as CEO |
| India Infoline News Service/18:51,May 16, 2013 |
| Mittu brings a unique mix of leadership experiences ranging from a successful entrepreneurial start-up, to country, regional and global leadership roles within multinational organizations and finally to high-impact management consulting experience. |
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| Family holidays, charity emerge top spends: Visa survey |
| India Infoline News Service/18:48,May 16, 2013 |
| The Study, conducted across Asia Pacific and the Middle East, looked at affluent consumers’ spending habits, priorities, optimism about the future and indexed their propensity to spend on discretionary items in the future. |
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| Qatar Airways announces codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways |
| India Infoline News Service/16:06,May 16, 2013 |
| Effective today (May 15), the agreement sees Qatar Airways’ QR flight code on services beyond the Thai capital wiith Bangkok Airways to a raft of destinations giving passengers more convenient and greater access to markets.
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| JetEscapes launches ‘Fly-Cruise’ |
| India Infoline News Service/14:43,May 16, 2013 |
| This ‘Fly-Cruise’ vacation is a comprehensive and valuable offer for Indian travellers as they combine the most attractive airfares from Jet Airways with Royal Caribbean International’s cruises, which sail out of Singapore.
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| Qatar Airways seeks more traffic routes from India: report |
| India Infoline News Service/14:39,May 16, 2013 |
| Akbar-Al-Baker, the Chief Executive Officer reportedly said that Qatar Airways has exhausted all the traffic routes allotted by the Government of India.
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| Aviation Newsletter - 10 May to 16 May, 2013 |
| India Infoline News Service/13:09,May 16, 2013 |
| American Airlines launched daily nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Incheon International Airport in Seoul, marking the airline’s first flight ever into South Korea. American will serve the route originating from DFW’s International Terminal D utilizing Boeing 777-200 aircraft with three classes of service.
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May 15, 2013
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| Air India expects savings of about Rs5bn in next 6 months |
| India Infoline News Service/20:17,May 15, 2013 |
| Air India has constituted a Committee comprising of the following to implement the recommendation of Cost Cutting Committee in a time-bound manner |
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| SpiceJet may place $4.5-bn plane order: report |
| India Infoline News Service/14:30,May 15, 2013 |
| Reports stated that at list price, the order size could be to the tune of $4 bn to $4.5 bn.
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| SEBI relaxes requirements for Jet Airways |
| India Infoline News Service/08:52,May 15, 2013 |
| Jet is planning an internal transfer of shares from Isle of Mann based Tailwinds, which controls 79.9% of Jet.
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| Air India to get another 8 dreamliners by December |
| India Infoline News Service/08:44,May 15, 2013 |
| While addressing the mediapersons at a press conference here, he said Air India would get another eight Dreamliners by December this year. This will make the total availability of fourteen B-787 Dreamliner aircrafts with Air India by December, 2013. |
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May 14, 2013
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| Emirates partnership with Arsenal Football Club |
| India Infoline News Service/18:56,May 14, 2013 |
| The first phase of the campaign featured 29 videos in 14 languages showcasing members of its cabin crew expressing quirky and unusual expressions and greetings from around the world. |
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| TravelSky selects Unisys Logistics Management System |
| India Infoline News Service/18:47,May 14, 2013 |
| Air China will be the first Chinese carrier to switch to the Unisys cargo system, delivered as a software-as-a-service model by TravelSky |
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