Aviation Sector

ROUNDUP: European airports to cut pollution, move to biofuels

European airports to cut pollution, move to biofuelsGeneva  - Starting in 2013, up to 100 European airports will take part in a plan to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over the continent's airspace by half a million tonnes a year, aviation industry groups said Tuesday.

The plan to the use the so-called Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) for landing, where aircraft fly a smooth approach into an airport rather than the classical stepped approach, announced at the Aviation and Environment Summit in Geneva, would reduce carbon output and fuel usage.

Sahara approaches HC over lapse in installment payments by Jet Airways

Jet, Sahara AirlinesAccusing the Jet Airways for the supposed lapse in payment of installments with regard to the April 2007 takeover of the earlier Sahara Airlines - now JetLite - Sahara India has approached the Bombay High Court.

Out of the Rs. 1,450 crore acquisition deal for Sahara Airlines, Jet Airways had made an upfront payment of Rs. 900 crore, and had agreed to pay annual installments of Rs 137 crore in the course of the next four years beginning 2007.

Royal Air Maroc to launch regional airline

Royal Air Maroc to launch regional airline Rabat, Morocco  - Morocco

British Airways suspends its Kolkata-London direct service

British AirwaysBritish Airways authorities Sunday onwards suspended its direct services from Kolkata to London - practically applying its last year announcement - saying that the route was not making adequate profit! Coincidentally, the same day, Air India resumed its October 2008-suspended service on the Kolkata-London route, via Delhi.

With the last British Airways flight taking off at around 5 a. m. from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, the carrier's thrice a week service, direct form Kolkata to Heathrow Airport in London, has been scrapped.

Jet Airways stresses on its “consolidation” in present market conditions

Jet AirwaysAccording to reports, India's foremost privately-owned airline Jet Airways intends slashing its fleet capacity - the airline had earlier announced 18-20% reduction in its winter schedule from October to February.

The airline's Chief Commercial Officer Sudheer Raghavan said that the cuts result from "excess manpower," the company would try to redeploy the affected fleet members for providing better customer service.

Thai Airways International to move all flights to Suvarnabhumi

Thai Airways International to move all flights to Suvarnabhumi Bangkok  - Thai Airways International (THAI) will shift all its domestic flights from Don Mueang Airport to Suvarnabhumi International Airport over the weekend, the national carrier confirmed Friday.

"THAI will shift 23 domestic flights back from Don Mueang Airport, Bangkok's former main airport, to Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 29, 2009, making a total of approximately 45 domestic round flights operated to/from Suvarnabhumi Airport," THAI Senior Executive Vice President Air Chief Marshal Narongsak Sangapong said.

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