Editors Note World View Asia-Pacific Scene Indian Panorama Kerala Traveller Aviation Face to Face 10 Questions Woman of the Month Hospitality Columns Bookshelf Variety Quiz Back Issues asian traveller :: home :: Aviation A viation DGCA Issues Fresh Norms for Airlines The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the regulator of aviation in India has issued Fresh norms mandating correct landing procedures and occupying of the cockpit in the backdrop of the recent Air India Express mishap in Mangalore, Karnataka in India.DGCA has instructed directives on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to all scheduled, non-scheduled and general aviation operators to go for ‘correct landing’ procedures that is made at the correct point on the runway with the correct flight parameters than soft landing which results in a delayed touchdown that require harsh deceleration to avoid overshooting the runway or other catastrophes. In case of an unstablised approach the pilot should go-around for another opportunity to conduct a ... read story Trends in Airline Marketing “Survival of the fittest”, is the famous Darwin’s Theory about evolution. It is applicable to the current Airline marketing scenario also. Government of India’s open sky policy has opened up the market with more capacity of airline seats on domestic as well as international sectors. Coming to the basic economics of demand and supply, at the moment the market has more supply and less demand. Prices are decided by the buyers. If supply is less and demand is more, seller will decide the price. Now all the airlines are facing buyer’s market. Other things being equal, how to market your seat requires strategy. Offers like attractive fare, convenient time, on-time performance, free baggage allowance, service on ground, frequent flyer ... read story IBS Inks Deal With Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has entered into a long term contract with IBS Software, a leading supplier of IT solutions for the global travel, transportation and logistics industry, for deploying its crew management system, AvientCrew. The deal, set to provide MAS with increased efficiency and reduced cost of operation, was signed in Kuala Lumpur today. The single integrated solution from IBS will replace the two different crew management systems that are currently being used by MAS to manage their Technical Crew and Cabin Crew rosters. While the current system at MAS uses a combination of manual and IT-based systems, the new system from IBS will automate the entire crew management and tracking process facilitating crew pairing, rostering, tracking and manpo... read story Paramount Goes International > Chennai based Paramount Airways, One of India's leading domestic premium airlines, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to buy ten A321 aircraft with an option for additional ten. The agreement was concluded at the 48th Le Bourget air show outside Paris. The deal will be funded by the European central bank. M. Thiagarajan, Paramount Airways Managing Director, said, "This marks an important and strategic landmark in our expansion plans and in particular our goal to become a leading international carrier. The A321 will help us realize these ambitious and attainable goals and we are delighted with the choice."With the new aircraft, Paramount Airways will launch international services operating from key hubs. Paramount has created ... read story Kuwait Airways to be Privatised by Year End Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) will be fully privatised by year end, Kuwait's Minister of Communications, Dr Mohammed Al-Busairi, has said.  According to Act No 6, 2008 that was adopted by the country's government last July, an investor may acquire a 35 per cent stake... read story KT, Jet Join Hands r> Kerala Tourism and Jet Airways have announced the launch of 'Jet2Kerala', a new domestic travel initiative at the Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai recently. The move is part of its ongoing effort to boost tourism within India to withstand the effects of the global economi... read story Paramount Doubles Services to Kolkata Paramount Airways, India's first premium service, all business class airline has announced a second daily service from Chennai to Kolkata following the high demand on its recently launched Kolkata flight. The new daily return will offer increased flexibility and convenience making it ideal for business travellers. The schedule is effective from May 14, 2009. The service will offer connections to Coimbatore, Madurai, Hyderabad, Cochin, Pune, Ahmedabad and Goa.   After the ... read story Paramount Airways Plans Foray into East Paramount Airways, the Coimbatore based “all-business class airline”, is planning to launch operations in the eastern region in June with two-three daily flights between Chennai and Kolkata, said M. Thiagarajan, Managing Director.Speaking to newspersons in Kolkatta, he said, “We are looking at starting flights from all major cities of the South to Kolkata via Chennai from June.” There were also plans to operate direct flights from other major southern cities to Kolkata subsequently, he said. Paramount Airways is the market leader in the southern region with a share of 26 per cent, he said. The company is also eyeing Kolkata as a gateway for launching operations in North-Eastern airports such as Dibrugarh, he said. “... read story Royal Jet Introduces Unique Personal Chef Services Royal Jet, the international luxury flight services company headquartered in Abu Dhabi,  has launched another ‘world-first’ by becoming the only private jet charter company to offer its guests a personal chef, providing them with bespoke gourmet dining based on their own individual preferences. The Royal Jet chefs offer pre-flight consultancy at the time of booking and are then available to travel with the clients for the entire duration of the journey. Aubrey Tiedt, Director of Services & Cabin Crew, says the Royal Jet chefs, collectively have extensive experience in catering for some of the highest profile world events and cooking for government leaders and heads of state. “They prepare and plan the entire culinary side ... read story Global Airport Traffic Remains Flat Preliminary traffic results for 2008 show that for the full year, worldwide passenger traffic remained flat, thanks to strong growth in the first quarter which balanced the year-end Decemberline, whereas year-end results in the freight sector, which did not benefit from any significant surge in traffic during the year, retracted in 2008 (international freight -3%, domestic -7% and the worldwide average -4.5%). For the month of December 2008, global passenger traffic growth fell by 6 percent as compared to December 2007, as did international and domestic traffic. The top 10 international airports all reported Decemberlines led by Bangkok (-42%), London Gatwick (-14%), Incheon (-13%) and Tokyo Narita (-10%). Dubai was the only exception registering a... read story Paramount Introduces Smart Flyer APEX Fares Paramount Airways  recently introduced another scheme, "Smart Flyer APEX Fares" which offers passengers to travel on all sectors in the South and West by booking tickets fifteen days ahead of travel. The lowest fare on the APEX Fare Scheme starts from INR 1825/- inclusive of all taxes, varying from sector to sector.The Chennai-based all-Business class airline has outlined some ambitious expansion plans for 2009, after last year recording just a 1.1% increase in passenger numbers to 630,000, according to Ministry of Civil Aviation data.The carrier, which has a strong network in Southern India, reiterated plans to continue its expansion in Western India until mid-2009 and then "foray into the northern market". Paramount ... read story Bird Group Partners with VistaJet to Offer World Class Business Aviation Experience Bird Group, India's fastest growing travel  conglomerate has announced an exclusive marketing agreement with VistaJet Holding S.A. headquartered in Switzerland and the fastest growing business jet company outside North America. The agreement was signed by Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, Bird Group and Ira Trivedi from VistaJet at Aero India 2009, Bangalore.As per the agreement, Bird Group will be in charge of the marketing of VistaJet in the Indian subcontinent which includes India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In order to meet the full range of customer needs, VistaJet operates a diversified fleet. Commenting on the partnership, Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, Bird Group said, "There continues ... read story IBS Launches iFly Solution Suite IBS Software, one of the leading providers of new-generation software solutions to the travel, transportation and logistics (TTL) industries, has launched the iFly, the next generation airline passenger services solution suite, which address the entire gamut of Passenger Service functionalities for airlines, including passenger reservations, airport departure control, loyalty & CRM, holidays & tours, and distribution management. iFly has the functional breadth and depth to support all process areas of airline passenger services function, and with the launch, IBS has become a one-stop-solution that addresses the business needs of all types of airlines.The iFly Suite consists of several next generation product lines that handle functions ranging fro... read story AAI Receives Miniratna Category-I Powers The Government of India has inducted four non-officio Directors to the Board of Airports Authority of India and with this restructuring AAI can now exercise its Miniratna Powers which was already been accorded to it last month. The non-official Directors include Deepak Parekh, CEO and Executive Chairman, Housing Development Finance Corporation,  Hafeez Contractor, renowned Architect,  Sajjan Jindal, Industrialist and  Arun Bongirwar, former Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. Further Modernisation of Small Airports in India13 more airports have been taken up for upgradation by Airports Authority of India along with the ongoing upgradation and modernisation of 35 Non-metro Airports which is to be completed by 2009-2010. Praful Patel, India Mi... read story Singapore Airlines Introduces Promotional Offer to Popular Destinations Singapore Airlines yesterday announced special New Year promotional offer to popular destinations this season. The new scheme offers customers to travel to select destinations as Singapore for Rs 16,830, South East Asia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Bangkok, Denpasar, Langkawi and Ku... read story India, Malaysia Revises Air Services Agreement Delegations representing the Governments of India and Malaysia met in New Delhi to discuss and revise air services between the two countries. The two countries have agreed that the designated airlines of each country shall be entitled to operate 20,410 seats per week in each d... read story C urrent Issue O ther Stories DGCA Issues Fresh Norms for Airlines Trends in Airline Marketing IBS Inks Deal With Malaysia Airlines Paramount Goes International Kuwait Airways to be Privatised by Year End KT, Jet Join Hands Paramount Doubles Services to Kolkata Paramount Airways Plans Foray into East Royal Jet Introduces Unique Personal Chef Services Global Airport Traffic Remains Flat Paramount Introduces Smart Flyer APEX Fares Bird Group Partners with VistaJet to Offer World Class Business Aviation Experience IBS Launches iFly Solution Suite AAI Receives Miniratna Category-I Powers Singapore Airlines Introduces Promotional Offer to Popular Destinations India, Malaysia Revises Air Services Agreement To place your advertisements in this space please contact Marketing, Mediastepsindia home | about us | advertise with us | subscribe | contact us | team support : colorvibes The news items and Advertisements published herein have been collected from various source, which are considered to be reliable. 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