India's Kingfisher Airlines, is set to join Oneworld with British Airways supporting Kingfisher through its alliance implementation programme, as its sponsor. Kingfisher is expected to start flying as part of Oneworld during 2011. … [Read more...] about Kingfisher to join Oneworld alliance
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New ground services in India and HK for Kingfisher
Aviaxpert – a subsidiary of NCM India Ltd – is now providing complete ground handling services to Kingfisher Airlines at New Delhi Airport. Aviaxpert manages operations of 58 flights per day, including cargo, passenger and ramp handling. In Hong Kong, where Kingfisher Airlines now operates Airbus A330-200s in daily non-stop service from Mumbai, the carrier has appointed Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) as its ground-handling agent for cargo and documentationservices. … [Read more...] about New ground services in India and HK for Kingfisher
Jet-Kingfisher alliance operational in 6 months
The alliance between India's two largest private carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines - which if fully implemented would give the duo a nearly 58 per cent market share - will take six months to be fully operational, according to Kingfisher Chairman Vijay Mallya. Already the two carriers were cooperating "very closely in many ways" but it was not as simple as it sounded to ope rationalise the agreement, signed by them last October, Mallya told the Press Trust of India. "One project is … [Read more...] about Jet-Kingfisher alliance operational in 6 months
India not likely to OK foreign investment
The Indian government is unlikely to allow foreign airlines to directly buy stakes in local carriers before the upcoming federal elections, Dow Jones reported. Indian carriers, like Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet, have urged the government to allow them to sell stakes to raise funds with foreign carriers including British Airways and Virgin Airways having expressed interest in investing in India's growing aviation sector. The finance ministry official's comments follow a recent Economic Times … [Read more...] about India not likely to OK foreign investment
India : Jet and Kingfisher in alliance
Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines announced an agreement to form an alliance aimed at helping both carriers to rationalise and reduce costs. There will not, however, be any mutual equity investments between the two companies. The scope of the alliance, according to the two private carriers will include the following areas: Code-shares on both domestic and international flights subject to regulatory approval; interline/special prorate agreements to leverage the joint network deploying 189 … [Read more...] about India : Jet and Kingfisher in alliance
