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FDI in aviation may take a while
21 Jun 2012 6:02 AM ISTThe government may not be able to allow foreign airlines to buy stake in cash-starved domestic carriers in the near future as key UPA ally Trinamool...
'Will take back sacked pilots if strike called off'
19 Jun 2012 8:28 AM ISTAs the strike by a section of the Air India pilots entered the 45th day, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Monday reiterated his readiness to take back...
No raising 49 pc FDI cap in aviation sector
18 Jun 2012 8:08 AM ISTThe government has ruled out raising the 49 per cent FDI cap in the Indian aviation sector. 'The 1934 Civil Aviation Act says the management has to be...
Not waiting for striking AI pilots: Singh
18 Jun 2012 6:34 AM ISTVirtually sounding a warning to the striking Air India pilots, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on Sunday said the government is not waiting for the...
AI pilots serve warning amid work stress
16 Jun 2012 5:42 AM ISTCrisis-ridden Air India [AI] faced fresh trouble on Friday with its executive pilots serving a warning that they cannot maintain the truncated global...
Striking AI pilots move court over dues
13 Jun 2012 7:16 AM ISTA section of striking Air India pilots Tuesday said they have moved the Delhi High Court against the non-payment of their salaries for March.'Our...
Air India may sack 300 more striking pilots
12 Jun 2012 7:09 AM ISTThe national carrier Air India may sack 300 more striking aviators, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Monday, as the airline advertised for...
Fourteen killed in Peru chopper crash
11 Jun 2012 10:24 AM ISTSpecialists in rescue operations reached a helicopter that crashed in the southeastern Andes, but couldn't save any among the 14 people on aboard,...
High tax, ATF hurting aviation sector: Singh
11 Jun 2012 7:58 AM ISTWith the aviation sector facing acute crisis, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh is unhappy over the recent increase in service tax on air tickets and...
Alert AI pilots save 48 passengers
11 Jun 2012 7:54 AM ISTThe presence of mind of the two pilots saved the lives of 48 passengers and crew aboard a Guwahati-bound Air India plane on Sunday, after it was...
Ajit wants new pilots to counter strike
7 Jun 2012 6:28 AM ISTAir India is going to induct about 100 new pilots in the next few months, the civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said on Wednesday while virtually...
A limping maharaja
5 Jun 2012 8:17 AM ISTAir india’s woes have not ended, with the pilot’s strike bleeding it. The Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG) continues with the strike, though the civil...