The promotional fares on various routes are expected to be withdrawn by the domestic carriers as a step to cash in on the festive season which is just around the corner.

From 1st October, Kingfisher airlines, owned by Vijay Mallya will bring back the off-peak season fare to its original level.

Other than this, the coming festive season will also see an increase in the fare by up to 10% by the country’s largest airline by market share, Jet Airways.

Friedrichshafen, Germany  - The world's biggest airship, the 75-metre-long Zeppelin N

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Beijing - Global plane maker Airbus plans to formally launch its assembly plant in the northern Chinese port of Tianjin on Sunday, the company said on Friday.

"The completion of the first assembly line outside Europe, in China, is a visible cornerstone of Airbus internationalization strategy," Airbus said in a statement.

“Mind-reading” Security Scanner, To Enhance Security Measures At Airports

With a unique invention in mind, US these days, is busy testing a security scanner which reportedly can read the mind of the persons. This “mind-reading” security scanner, named “Malintent” basically looks for the non-verbal cues in the body to foresee whether the person intends to cause any harm to the other passengers. 

New York  - The shareholders of Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the planned merger of both companies, set to create the largest airline in the world in terms of passengers.

Both companies confirmed their stockholders' decisions, which were taken in separate annual meetings.

At an annual meeting held in New York, more than 98 per cent of Northwest stockholders favoured the merger, Northwest said. Northwest is the fifth-largest airline in the United States.