Aviation Sector

Aircraft grounded as Greece's Olympic Airlines cancels flights

Aircraft grounded as Greece's Olympic Airlines cancels flights Athens - Greek state carrier Olympic Airlines cancelled more than 100 domestic and international flights on Wednesday as air- traffic controllers and crews joined a nationwide 24-hour strike against government plans to privatize the airline.

The cancellations will affect flights to European destinations such as London, Rome, Paris and Frankfurt as well as some domestic flights.

74 hurt as Qantas Airbus plunges 2000 meters

Australian Airbus A330-300 QantasMelbourne, Oct. 8 : At least 74 people were injured yesterday when a computer glitch overrode the pilots'' control of a Qantas Airbus A330-300, and caused it to plunge 2000 meters.

According to a Daily Telegraph report, air safety investigators have confirmed there was an "irregularity" in the onboard computer equipment of a Qantas plane involved in a mid-air incident between Singapore and Perth.

GVK Power divests its entire stake in aviation subsidiary

GVK Power divests its entire stake in aviation subsidiaryGVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd has informed that the company has divested its entire stake in its subsidiary, GVK Aviation Pvt. Ltd.

As a result, GVK Aviation (P) is no more a wholly owned subsidiary of the company from Sep. 30, 2008.

GVK Aviation Pvt. Ltd, founded in 2007, engages in the business of aviation, owning and chartering of private aircrafts and helicopters. 

In June 2007, the company acquired 100% equity stake in GVK Aviation, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Aircraft grounded as Greece's Olympic Airlines cancels flights

Olympic Airways staff block airport taxiway in protest over sell-off Athens - Greek state carrier Olympic Airlines will cancel more than 100 domestic and international flights on Wednesday as air- traffic controllers and crews join a nationwide 24-hour strike against government plans to privatize the airline.

Air France will increase flights to India

Air France would expand its network by starting new services to major Air France will increase flights to IndiaIndian cities. The air line has also decided to take care of Indian flavours in its flights. It would provide vegetarian food and Indian newspapers and films on board. 

Air France intends to become a top class air service provider by developing strategic zones to get more passengers. The company had started its services from Bangalore in 2005 and from Chennai in 2006. It is now interested to start services from Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Pune.

The top 12 world''s greatest aviation innovations revealed

Washington, Oct 5 : Hundred years since the Wright Brothers took wing many inventions have taken place in the field of aviation. Now, a website has compiled a list of the greatest innovations that have taken the world by storm.

The list of top 12 inventions has been amassed by aviation. com, reports Wired News.

1. Cabin pressurization: The average passenger doesn''t think about cabin pressurization until their yellow safety masks fall from the ceiling, but the reality is that if the technology hadn''t been developed during WWII, people wouldn''t be able to fly much above 10,000 feet.

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