Oman Air increases frequencies to Kochi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Goa and Bangalore

Mumbai, November 20^th 2015: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, today announced that effective December 01, 2015, it is set to increase frequencies for some of its key destinations in India. As a major move, the airline now doubles its connectivity from Muscat to Bengaluru and Kochi and will operate 11 flights to Lucknow and 10 flights to Jaipur, weekly. Adding frequency to Goa, Oman Air will now fly daily from Muscat as compared to 6 flights per week.

With the increase in the number of flights, Oman Air will now offer more than 5000 additional seats to these key Indian sectors and will operate Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 aircraft. Once the uplift in frequencies has been introduced, Oman Air will operate a total of 126 flights per week between Muscat and its destinations in India.

Reduced, uniform taxation structure on ATF need of the hour, points Assocham-Yes Bank survey

Mangaluru: Implementation of a reduced and uniform taxation structure on air turbine fuel (ATF) across all states will bring fuel costs largely in line with global levels and improve financial health and competitiveness of airlines by reducing their operating costs, noted a recently concluded ASSOCHAM-Yes Bank joint study.

More flights to Ethiopia, Kenya to boost India-Africa air link

New Delhi: In a push to the Modi government's initiative to boost ties with Africa, the civil aviation ministry has agreed to increase air connectivity with Kenya and Ethiopia, while conceding Oman's long-pending demand for an increase in bilateral entitlements for air services.

These measures were agreed upon at International Civil Aviation Negotiations 2015 held last month, the ministry announced on Thursday. "During these negotiations memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed with Finland,Kazakhstan, Kenya, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Oman and Ethiopia," it said in a press release.

Pilots ferrying VVIPs to get training like Air Force One crew

New Delhi: The pilots of Boeing 747 flying Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top dignitaries on long-haul trips are going to receive better training in coming months.

Air India is upgrading the flight simulator used to train pilots of the Boeing 747 jumbo which ferries VVIPs by next month. The simulator's visual training module is being upgraded using the latest technology from American avionics major Rockwell Collins.

Paris attack to affect Christmas, New Year travel from India

New Delhi: Friday’s terror attacks in Paris that killed over 140 people will likely push down outbound travel from India to France and Europe in the upcoming Christmas and New Year travel season. Paris is one of the must-visit destinations for tourists visiting Europe.