In order to improve ground handling and cargo operations at various airports, the National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL) has proposed to set up joint venture companies with Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd (SATS).
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Federal Aviation Administration says a dramatic decline in the production of a chemical used to deice runways could cause major U. S. air traffic delays.
The government group said a strike by Canadian potash mine workers prompted a significant delay in runway deicing fluid production this year, meaning many U. S. airports could face icy runways this winter, USA Today reported Friday.
The union government would renegotiate the price of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, during the visit of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in New Delhi. Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh would discuss the Gorshkov issue with his Russian counterpart in a high level summit on December 6.
Jet Airways, owing to the accumulated losses and the current slowdown in the economy, has announced a slew of cost-cutting measures, including a 5-25 per cent cut in salaries of its employees who are earning above Rs 75,000 per month. The airline said in a media statement that for the pilots, this will be in the form of a combination of wage cut and allowance rationalisation, which will bring the contribution of pilots in line with the company's other employees.
On Wednesday, India's No 2 private carrier, Kingfisher Airlines reported that it has got the approval from the federal government to operate flights on nine international routes.
A spokesman of the company said, "Kingfisher has received approvals to operate Mumbai-London, Kolkata-Dhaka, Kolkata-Chittagong, Mumbai-Hong Kong, Mumbai-Singapore, Chennai-Colombo, Bangalore-Colombo, Bangalore-Bangkok and Mumbai-Bangkok flights."
He added, "The time frame for launch of these services will be announced progressively."
In order to improve ground handling and cargo operations at various airports, the National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL) has proposed to set up joint venture companies with Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd (SATS). 
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Federal Aviation Administration says a dramatic decline in the production of a chemical used to deice runways could cause major U. S. air traffic delays.
The union government would renegotiate the price of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, during the visit of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in New Delhi. Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh would discuss the Gorshkov issue with his Russian counterpart in a high level summit on December 6. 
DUBAI, Dec.
Jet Airways, owing to the accumulated losses and the current slowdown in the economy, has announced a slew of cost-cutting measures, including a 5-25 per cent cut in salaries of its employees who are earning above Rs 75,000 per month. The airline said in a media statement that for the pilots, this will be in the form of a combination of wage cut and allowance rationalisation, which will bring the contribution of pilots in line with the company's other employees. 
On Wednesday, India's No 2 private carrier, Kingfisher Airlines reported that it has got the approval from the federal government to operate flights on nine international routes. 
