Aviation Sector

OMCs asked Kingfisher to clear dues

OMCs asked Kingfisher to clear dues Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have threatened to stop supply of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to Kingfisher Airlines by midnight, in case, the carrier remains fail to clear its dues worth Rs 158 crore.

It should be recalled that oil marketing companies have already decided to supply ATF to private carriers Kingfisher and Jet Airways on 'cash and carry basis' from January 27. These carriers have been found defaulter of non-payment of oil dues for October 22 to October 31, even after crossing of 90-day credit period.

Spirit Airlines’ beer aprons and sexy ads leave flight attendants livid

spirit AirlinesMelbourne, Jan 29 : Flight attendants in the US are livid over being forced to wear uniforms promoting beer, and insist that turning them into walking billboards is unacceptable.

Spirit Airlines is promoting alcohol on airline crew aprons and is running a series of ads inviting customers to enjoy DD''s (deep discounts) and MILF (many islands, low fare) - referring to large breasts and an acronym made popular in the 1999 movie American Pie.

Singapore Airlines to cut flights

Singapore AirlinesSingapore  - Singapore Airlines announced Wednesday it will red

Lufthansa flight attendants on strike

Lufthansa flight attendants on strikeFrankfurt  - Flight attendants of Ge

Changi Airport says 2008 passenger traffic up 2.7 per cent

Changi Airport says 2008 passenger traffic up 2.7 per cent Singapore - Passenger volume at Singapore's Changi Airport increased by 2.7 per cent year-on-year to 37.7 million despite the global economic slowdown towards the second half of 2008, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said Wednesday.

However, the economic impact was felt in the cargo sector, with airfreight movements dipping 2 per cent to 1.86 million tons last year.

Delta Air Lines sees losses amid Northwest merger

Delta Air Lines sees losses amid Northwest merger New York  - Delta Air Lines ended the year with steep losses in the final quarter of2008 as it completed its merger with Northwest, the company said Tuesday.

Losses for the year at what is now the world's largest airline came to 1.4 billion dollars in the final quarter of the year, compared with losses of 70 million dollars in the year-earlier period. Excluding one-time costs related to the merger, the loss amounted to 340 million dollars, or 50 cents per share.

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