<b>Hi Everyone,</b> <b>A brief report on "India Aviation BPO to the world" event held at <acronym title="Bangalore (- Hindustan) (BLR / VOBG), India">BLR</acronym></b> Thought of sharing this with you all. A first of its kind event "India Aviation BPO to the world" was held at <acronym title="Bangal...
Jump to postGuys, Not sure this has been posted before. "<b>The India Aviation BPO 2007</b>" event is being held in Bangalore at Taj West-end on Dec 3rd. More details here... <a href="http://www.indiaaviationbpo.com/" target=_blank>http://www.indiaaviationbpo.com/</a> Should be interesting. I am there as an att...
Jump to postEK still has to cover Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Haiti, Pitcairn, Djibouti, Bhutan, Honduras and Somalia. <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> can come later. (I have taken the above names randomly and I don't mean to offend the citizens of those countries)
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Jump to postGuys, a quick question. I have an option to fly either Delta or Air France from US to India. <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> flight is a non-stop <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Mumbai...
Jump to postMel, you have not done justice to south Indian food. What about these? Damn, I don't have pics. - Upuma (in <acronym title="Bangalore (- Hindustan) (BLR / VOBG), India">BLR</acronym> its called Khara bhat) - Pongal - Bisi bele bhat (ah, it beats all northie dishes hands down if you ask me) - Medu va...
Jump to postHi A.netters, I will be shortly visiting US on a biz trip. Though I have visited US many times in the past, it used to be for a very short time (3 weeks max). Now I need to stay in US for about 3-4 months. My company doesn't have a US presence yet. I need some expert help to chose a "base camp" in U...
Jump to postGuys, here is the (in)famous hoarding that is proudly displayed at the security lanes of few domestic airports. I have not found this in any metro airport yet. This is about Robert Vadra (who?) being excluded from the security frisking as he is the famous son-in-law! Note the name at the end of the ...
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Jump to postTitle of the thread is somewhat misleading. I thought this was all about IC (Indian Airlines)!
I think they are far away from making their case anywhere close to a premium carrier.
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Jump to postAir Sahara (now JetLite) site has a note that Business class services now stand suspended in both domestic and international routes. Did <acronym title="Sahara Airlines (India)">S2</acronym> has already been stripeed of J seats? When I flew them recently, I did notice all Y cabin in one of their a/c...
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Jump to postThanks PLANAR and Milesdependent and Nimish for your comments! PLANAR, as for as my writing style is concerned, I am not yet there and perhaps won't even make it (though I really wish I could). There are plenty of A.Netters who have already set the standards. Thanks for your kind words. Hi Nimish, y...
Jump to postI have posted a trip report on my recent <acronym title="Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (Palam) (DEL / VIDP), India">DEL</acronym>-<acronym title="Srinagar (SXR / VISR), India">SXR</acronym>-<acronym title="Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (Palam) (DEL / VIDP), India">DEL</acronym> sojourn. ...
Jump to postHmmm.... Registration says VT-PPA.
What could this PP may stand for? Any guess guys?
Sorry for no pics! I recently took a week long break spending time in Kashmir valley, India (Srinagar and surroundings). Kashmir, sounds familiar? Yeah, its the "head" (or say crown) of India on the map. Its known more for wrong reasons (terror, violence and unrest) from past 20 years. Anyway, thats...
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Jump to postI saw a B737 varient (non 200) in all white livery with no titles in <acronym title="Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (Palam) (DEL / VIDP), India">DEL</acronym> airport on two occassions. It seem to be on a schedule flight with some airline. It was being loaded with pax and cargo. Not sure which ...
Jump to postThanks everyone for the replies. When I mean to color a runway, it need not had to "painted" necessarily (That is applying a coat as a top layer). As fas as I know, colored cement is already available and it is widely used in constructions. The white cement is popular atleast in this part of the wor...
Jump to postWhile we are talking consolidation, I remember there were few more new airlines waiting in the wings (some "Northstar airlines", an airline of Gujarat, etc) Wonder whether any of these would fly soon?
Jump to postI always wanted to ask these dumb questions. 1. Why the Runways are not made of concrete? At least I have not seen them. All the runways I have seen are Asphalted. The tarmac (ramp), sometimes even taxiways are made of concrete and not the runways. Obviously Runways need to be strong enough to withs...
Jump to postAre there any references available about Paramount's financials? Everybody think they are doing well. May be they are. But I have not come across any number crunching to prove it (may be I missed something). I have not seen any major Ad campaigns by Paramount (DN has a lot of visibility in print med...
Jump to post<b>NokAir starts daily services between Bangalore - Bangkok</b> This really came as a surprize. Today I saw Ads in the local English/Kannada daily's by NokAir about their daily services between Bangalore and Bangkok. NokAir (DD) is a low cost subsidiary of Thai Airways International (TG). The Ads to...
Jump to postCan anybody confirm whether "JetScreen" (9W's IFE) has moving maps (real time flight path)? How many narrow bodies have been installed with this system?
Jump to postPK would do well if they concentrate on middle-east and subcontinental routes. They could have built a fleet like SriLankan (UL) with a combination of shorthaul (major part of the fleet) and long-haul (moderate). <acronym title="Sri Lankan Airlines">UL</acronym> has more than 72 flights per week int...
Jump to postEK seem to have gained the most with <acronym title="Gulf Air (Bahrain/UAE/Oman/Qatar)">GF</acronym> pulling out of <acronym title="Johannesburg - O.R. Tambo International (Jan Smuts) (JNB / FAJS), South Africa">JNB</acronym>. Its really amazing considering they are having 1000+ seats per day! Whats...
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Jump to postHi guys, Few years back I had got an Excel spreadsheet having "fleetwise schedule" of <acronym title="Jet Airways (India)">9W</acronym>. That is, all the route information of an equipment was given in it (Ex: <acronym title="Air Tahiti (French Polynesia)">VT</acronym>-JNX <acronym title="Delhi - Ind...
Jump to post<a href="http://content.msn.co.in/News/Business/BusinessHT_140507_0850.htm" target="_blank">Jet wants to become one among top 5 airliners of the world</a> <B><acronym title="Lauda Air (Austria)">NG</acronym> seems to get everything right. Right product, right timing, right 'connections', right visio...
Jump to postWhat is going on at Royal Nepalese Airlines? Heard its no more "Royal"... after recent political developments.
Can anybody confirm whether RNAC is still flying to BLR? It used to fly two times a week with a 757.
I always hoped that HAL airport will be like <acronym title="Chicago - Midway International (MDW / KMDW), USA - Illinois">MDW</acronym> (Midway) or <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym> (Reagan National) for Bangalore city, besides a bigger m...
Jump to postCongrats LAXDESI for starting it all and all Indians A.netters for keeping it going till 50! <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:fixed;border-spacing:0...
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Jump to postLittle <acronym title="Avant Airlines (Chile)">OT</acronym>.... While looking at this incidence on <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym>, I noticed a PIA 747 (743?) in the background. I am surprized to see a widebody service to Mumbai by PIA. I thought they ran a 737 service and eve...
Jump to postMy favorite trains are of Indian Railways. They are a world in themselves. The "Himsagar Express" which runs from Jammu to Kanyakumari (North to South of India) would top the list.
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Jump to postHey, I was lead to believe that you are talking about COK (Cochin / Kochi, India). Wondering what could an ANA plane be doing in the vicinity .... thought was a charter full of Jap tourists.
Jump to postThey could take a cue from <acronym title="Sri Lankan Airlines">UL</acronym> (Srilankan). Its a kind of joint management from <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> and Srilankan govt. But who want to be <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> for the poo...
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Jump to postI can't understand how <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> could compete with their Y / C class product with the likes of <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym>, <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym>, <acronym title="British Air...
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Jump to postCongrats! Can't wait to see the trip report and pics.
Jump to postAir Deccan (DN) website is now contesting the CNN IBN fiasco report...
http://www.flyairdeccan.net/AirDeccan.htm