To an outsider, it may seem as if the once proud Indian national carrier – Air India – is on the brink of bankruptcy. And there now is a real issue about the airline’s future. Will Air India go bankrupt? What made it to fall to this situation? And...
SriLankan Airlines, from 1DEC is introducing all Economy Class service on selected flights operated by its fourth Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft, 4R-ABK ( MSN 2584 ) ex Jazeera Airways ( 9K-CAB ) is currently undergoing pre-delivery overhaul work. The aircraft will retain Jazeera’s seating configuration of Y165 and...
MANGALORE, ( AIRLINE INDUSTRY REVIEW ) – An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Mangalore, overshot the runway at Mangalore International Airport ( IATA :IXE ) and caught fire. The flight, IX812, was being operated by a Boeing 737-800. The aircraft involved was VT-AXV, cn 36333/2481, a 2007...
FlyDubai will be launching flights to Lucknow ( LKO ), India from 2 June. The airline will operate thrice weekly on the route, competing with Air India Express which also operates thrice weekly. FlyDubai previously announced flights to Lucknow, Coimbatore and Chandigarh, but had to cancel these due to...
South Asia is poised for the highest growth of any air market in next 20 years, have you set your foot here still ? South Asia is home to well over one fifth of the world’s population, and houses the world’s second most populated nation. It is the most...
SriLankan Airlines has seen its network being reduced dramatically in recent times - but is this exactly the right thing to do ? Airline Industry Review finds out.