Asian Airlines NEWS: it was a baby found inside the lavatory trash bin of a Gulf Air plane.

MANILA, Philippines —

On Wednesday, it was dead man.

The body of Marlon Cueva, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who hails from Lubang Island, Mindoro Occidental, was found inside the lavatory of a Gulf Air plane after touched down Wednesday morning at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1.

Investigators said Cueva is believed to have committed suicide onboard the plane with flight number GF 154.

The victim was identified by Gulf Air local station manager Khaled Ahmed Abdulrahman based on the flight manifest. He was 36 and an electrician from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

NAIA 1 General Manager Octavio Lina said initial reports show that the victim hanged himself.

“The injuries seem self-inflicted. He probably used a clothing article to hang himself. There were no ropes or wires. We will leave it to our forensics experts to establish the suicide. The lavatory was intact,” said Pasay City police chief Senior Supt. Napoleon Cuaton.

Witnesses account show the victim was restless and uneasy during the flight back home.

The body was discovered at around 11:20 a.m., shortly after the plane landed. A flight steward, conducting a routine check, found Cueva’s body inside the lavatory located at the tail-end of the plane.

A Filipino nurse sought to revive Cueva but failed to resuscitate him. Photos from the crime scene showed the body slumped along the aisle leading to the comfort room.

The victim, wearing a black jacket and a blue polo shirt, apparently died of asphyxiation or lack of oxygen.

As of press time, Cueva’s body is still inside the plane, pending investigation. The NAIA Aviation Security Group, the Homicide Section of the Pasay City Police and the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) are leading the probe and looking at the reason why he committed suicide.

The plane’s flight for the afternoon has been delayed pending investigation.

Recently, a baby boy was found dumped in a trash bin in a Gulf Air flight. The baby was left behind by a female OFW. He was christened George Francis by flight stewards who found him.

The baby’s mother had admitted she was a victim of rape and was psychologically unstable when she gave birth inside the airplane. DNA tests later confirmed the OFW is George Francis’ mother.

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Long Missing WWII Pilot to be Buried in Ohio

KETTERING, Ohio (AP) -- The remains of a World War II pilot will be buried this weekend in Ohio, 65 years after his plane went down on an island in the Philippines.

Arthur Frances Parkhurst, an Army Aviation lieutenant, was declared missing in action in 1945, then ruled killed in action later. The native of Evansville, Ind., was 20 when his plane went down after delivering supplies to guerrilla forces.

His 81-year-old brother, Judson Parkhurst, of Kettering, Ohio, tells the Dayton Daily News a farmer recently found the remains along with his brother's dog tags and a leather boot. DNA testing confirmed the identity.

Funeral services will be Saturday in the Dayton suburb of Kettering, followed by military burial in Xenia (ZEEN'-yuh).

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010

Qatar Airways flight (QR645) : Pilot’s death a tragedy: Expert

Doha: A top Middle East aviation official yesterday said the death of a pilot on a Qatar Airways flight (QR645) was a tragedy that could happen to any airline.
Captain Nikolaos Antypas, Advisor and General Secretary of the Middle East Safety Roadmap, said it was a tragedy that could happen any day and major airlines like Qatar Airways are always prepared to respond to such emergencies.
“Co-pilots are always trained to take charge in such situations,” Antypas told The Peninsula.
Meanwhile, the family of the Indian pilot of Qatar Airways’ flight QR645, who died en route to Doha from Manila early on Wednesday, left for Mumbai last evening to perform his last rites. The body of Ajay Kukreja was scheduled to be flown to Mumbai directly from Kuala Lumpur.
Senior officials of Qatar Airways were said to have seen off Kukreja’s widow and two children at the premium terminal of the Doha International Airport. Kukreja’s funeral is expected to be held in Mumbai today.

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Threat - Advocate Handling Air Crash Claims Postpones Visit

Mangalore: Reportedly, advocate Nanavati, representing Mulla and Mulla Company, which is processing air crash claims relating to the crash of Air India Express flight from Dubai at the local airport on May 22 this year, has received anonymous threats. The policemen have been investigating the matter.
It is learnt that Nanavati, who was scheduled to visit the city on Tuesday October 12, cancelled his programme in view of the threat perception. It may be recalled that the memorial set up at the crash site for the victims of the crash had recently been vandalized by unknown miscreants a few days ago. One of the theories about this destructive act was that those who were angry about Air India had committed this act.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010

IATA APPLAUDS ICAO AGREEMENT ON AVIATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Montreal - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) applauded the 190 contracting states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on achieving the first global governmental agreement with aspirational goals to stabilize carbon emissions. The achievement was formalized in a resolution of the 37th ICAO Assembly, which concluded its deliberations in Montreal Friday.

“Governments have taken an historic decision. For the first time, we have globally agreed aspirational goals to stabilize emissions. No other industry sector has a similar globally agreed framework for managing its response to climate change in a manner that takes into consideration the needs of both developed and developing states. Moreover, it recognizes the need for governments and industry to work together. This is a good first step that prepares the way for future achievements,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO.

The ICAO Resolution

The ICAO resolution calls for:

Improving fuel efficiency by 2% annually to 2050

Striving to achieve a collective medium-term aspirational goal of capping aviation’s carbon emissions from 2020

A global CO2 standard for aircraft engines with a target date of 2013

The ICAO resolution also calls for the development of a global framework on market based (economic) measures by the 38th Assembly (2013) based on 15 agreed principles.

These principles are designed to:

Minimize market distortions

Safeguard the fair treatment of aviation relative to other sectors

Ensure that aviation’s emissions are accounted for only once and

Recognize both past and future efforts of carriers

Closing the Gap with Industry

In 2007, IATA announced a vision for aviation to achieve carbon-neutral growth on the way to a carbon-free future with a four-pillar strategy based on technology investments, efficient infrastructure, effective operations and positive economic measures. In 2009, IATA’s membership committed to three goals: a 1.5% average annual improvement in fuel efficiency to 2020, capping net emissions with carbon-neutral growth from 2020 and cutting net emissions in half by 2050 compared to 2005.

The global aviation industry united around this approach, putting aviation at the forefront of industrial sectors responding to climate change. “The four-pillar strategy and targets are not just airline commitments. The entire aviation industry—airlines, airports, air navigation service providers and manufacturers—have made a common commitment that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon commended as a role model for others to follow. Aviation takes its environmental responsibility seriously. With today’s agreement, governments have taken a significant step in support of the industry’s ambitions,” said Bisignani.

Bisignani addressed the gap in the industry’s commitment to a 1.5% average annual improvement in fuel efficiency and the ICAO goal of a 2% annual improvement. “We are confident that achieving a 1.5% average annual improvement in fuel efficiency is possible with efforts of the industry. The 2% ICAO goal means that governments must come to the table with much needed infrastructure improvements such as the Single European Sky or NextGen in the US,” said Bisignani.

Next Steps

The agreement’s principles on market based measures have implications for all governments with, or seeking to implement, environmental schemes or taxes. “In light of this agreement, all states should review any economic measures, planned or implemented, to conform to today’s agreed principles. The only effective long-term solution remains a global approach, which states agreed to work towards under ICAO’s leadership,” said Bisignani.

“We must recognize that a long journey still lies ahead. Industry’s ambitious targets are still ahead of governments. Our commitment to cut emissions in half by 2050 compared to 2005 remains the global benchmark. The entire aviation industry is committed to working under the leadership of ICAO as we move forward to achieve both the aspirations outlined in today’s agreement and the industry’s targets. We will take this strong message to the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change in Cancun later this year,” said Bisignani.

In addition to this global agreement on environment, the ICAO Assembly marked notable progress with a global declaration on security and a milestone agreement on sharing safety information among IATA, ICAO, the EU and the United States. “I congratulate the ICAO leadership for their hard work and leading role within the UN system. President Roberto Kobeh Gonzáles, Secretary General Raymond Benjamin, and Assembly President Harold Demuren have concluded a landmark Assembly with major achievements on the industry’s top priorities of safety, security and environmental leadership.”

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When screening officers come across bullets, rifles, knives, and similar hunting gear at pre-board screening checkpoints, additional screening procedures must be performed. These measures take time and can create unnecessary delays for both hunters and fellow travellers.

Of all hunting-related items, bullets are the most common prohibited item found in passenger baggage. Last year, screening officers uncovered close to 1,000 bullets (including casings, replicas and real bullets) among passengers’ belongings.

Firearms and ammunition can be placed in checked baggage, but passengers are required to declare these items to their air carrier at the check-in counter. They are not permitted in carry-on luggage.

If you are a hunter preparing for a trip by air, you can help to ensure a smooth screening process by following CATSA’s packing guidelines and being mindful of security regulations when packing your gear.

PACKING CHECKLIST FOR HUNTERS

•Bear sprays and animal repellants (pepper spray) are prohibited in both carry-on and checked luggage.

•Make sure guns are unloaded and are securely locked.

•Pack rifles, shotguns and ammunition separately in checked baggage.

•Store ammunition securely in a marked container, separate from the firearm.

•Securely wrap bows, arrows and knives in checked baggage.

•Declare your firearms and ammunition at the air carrier check-in counter.

You can also visit our Pack Smart page. Being prepared will help you to experience a faster screening process, avoid surrendering items and guarantee that your valuables make it through with you.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010

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Denied alcohol, Air India staffers harass crew mid-air

Mumbai: Three Air India (AI) staffers were on a high — literally — on their way to Singapore for a vacation.
The trio created havoc on an AI flight with their unruly behaviour and kept the cabin crew, who are also their colleagues, on their toes for more than five hours last Saturday. Abhinav, Armaan and Arjun (names changed) began screaming and howling when the crew refused to serve them alcohol beyond the permissible limit (two pegs).
“They told us that we were on flight to serve them and that our job was to do whatever they say,” a senior crew on the AI426 Mumbai-Singapore flight told DNA. “The trio then sat with the food served on the flight for over an hour and complained that it was cold.”
The men in their early 40s did not care about their fellow passengers either. “When they were instructed to wear seat belts, they refused and the moment the flight took off, they started talking loudly and disturbing other passengers. They also consumed the amount of alcohol permitted on flight in no time,” the crew member said.
“The captain told them they would be handed over to the Singapore police. That’s when they kept quiet,” the member said.

Airlines flying towards infrastructure airpocket

Bangalore: Air travel demand has picked up beyond everyone’s expectations and airlines are gearing to fly high on it but inadequate aviation infrastructure could play the spoilsport.
And this is giving the local industry a sense of dejá vu.
A similar situation had played out for the domestic air carriers between 2005 and 2007, when demand had soared while creation of runways, parking bays, airport terminals and others such facilities had pathetically lagged behind.
Ankur Bhatia, executive director of travel conglomerate Bird Group, said unless the pace of infrastructure development catches up with the swift rate of growth in demand, airlines will not be able to tap the full potential of the growth.
“We are not really there (in terms of infrastructure) to take full advantage of the growth in the air travel. This could mute the growth of the (airline) companies like in the past (2005-2007) and could come in the way of their expansion plan,” he said.
Samyukth Sridharan, chief commercial officer of SpiceJet Ltd, believes airlines would especially feel constraint on the Mumbai route, where there was no scope for further expansion due to insufficient infrastructure.

SpiceJet appoints Neil Mills as CEO

New Delhi: Revamping its management team, leading low-cost carrier SpiceJet today said it has appointed Neil Raymond Mills as Chief Executive Officer.
"This is to inform that Neil Raymond Mills has joined SpiceJet as its CEO effective from October 11, 2010," the airline said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Prior to joining SpiceJet, Neil Mills was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Dubai government-owned carrier (LCC) FlyDubai, the filing added.He had also worked with one of Europe's most successful low-cost airline, EasyJet, and has expertise in the budget airline sector.
Appointment of Mills as CEO is part of revamp exercise of the airline by its new promoter and media magnet Kalanithi Maran, who in June had clinched a deal to acquire 37.7 per cent stake in the low-cost carrier for about Rs 750 crore.
Within two months of Chennai-based industrialist clinching the deal, several top officials including the then CEO Sanjay Aggarwal and founder director Ajay Singh, left the organisation, giving a free hand to the new stakeholder to revamp the management.

Maran buys 7.4% in SpiceJet

New Delhi: Sun TV owner Kalanithi Maran has bought 7.4% equity in SpiceJet for Rs 135 crore, taking his direct stake to 25%. SpiceJet informed off-market transaction in a filing to BSE. This is part of the deal happened in earlier this year, when Maran had decided to buy US distress fund owner Wilbur Ross and airline promoter Bhulo Kansagara's combined 37.7% stake.
After raising his stake to 17.7% last week, Maran and his aviation arm KAL Airways has now bought about 2.9 crore shares for Rs 47.25 apiece. He has an option to acquire another 20% stake through an open offer. Following the acquisition by Maran, SpiceJet's CEO Sanjay Agarwal quit the airline and joined Kingfisher. SpiceJet appointed Neil Raymond Mills as its CEO. Mills was recently part of the start up team of FlyDubai , a low cost associate of Emirates. Before that, he was part of EasyJet.
There is a growing speculation that Maran may be eying Wadia Group-owned GoAir.

Jet Airways criticised for 'encouraging' animal abuse

New Delhi: Jet Airways has been flooded with e-mails and calls after the September issue of their inflight magazine, JetWings, printed an article on bull fighting. An animal rights organisation has written to the airline, prompting the latter to apologise.
The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations said in a statement Tuesday: 'We were extremely disturbed to see Jet Airways glorifying photographs of matadors tormenting bulls with banderillas sticking to their bleeding backs in their magazine.'
Responding to the organisation's calls and e-mails, Manech Davar, executive publisher said: 'We do understand the points raised by you and would not want to come across as an organisation and publication that encourages unjust endeavours. We assure you that there wouldn't be any more features on the same in JetWings.'

Rs.1200 crore equity infusion in Air India by month-end: Patel

Mumbai: National air-carrier Air India is likely to receive Government approval for a Rs.1,200 crore equity infusion by month-end, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Tuesday.
“The note for the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has been moved...I think by the end of October, we will be getting the clearance for the second tranche of Rs. 1,200 crore (equity infusion),” Mr. Patel told reporters in Mumbai.
The Minister, however, said there was no cap on Government’s funding to the national airline, adding the Committee of Secretaries (CoS) has already discussed the issue.
After pumping in Rs. 800 crore in the national airline last year, the Government had earlier this year announced an additional Rs. 1,200 crore equity infusion in Air India to help strengthen its balance-sheet.

I-T ad shows Italian planes as Indian

New Delhi: The Income Tax department has been releasing half-page advertisements in national newspapers showing Saina Nehwal celebrating victory against the backdrop of a fighter formation. The nine-fighter formation is shown releasing tri-colour plumes. "Income tax: commitment for a secure India," the caption next to Shera reads. At the bottom of the ad it says, "Enhancing India's Glory -- Creating A Success Story."
For all the patriotism oozing out of the ad, the blunder is huge. The fighter formation, covering most of the advertisement and shown releasing tri-colour plumes, is not an Indian military formation. It is the Italian military's aerobatics team. And the fighters are Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN, not India's HJT-16 Kiran Mark 2 aircraft.
Actually, the differences are very easy to tell for those who know these things. The Indian Air Force's Surya Kiran aerobatics team's aircraft are painted overwhelmingly in red, and when they emit the tri-colour plumes, the saffron comes from the extreme right fighter/s. But in the advertisement, the saffron plumes are from the extreme left fighters, meaning the tri-colour is inverted.

Emirates flight makes emergency landing at Kochi

A major accident was averted after the pilot of a Dubai bound Emirates flight noticed a hydraulic failure and returned to Kochi airport in southern India.
The Emirates Airline flight EK 533 made an emergency landing amidst high drama and surrounded by fire and ambulances from the airport’s emergency unit.
The pilot noticed a serious technical snag immediately after take-off and immediately requested for an emergency landing, airport officials have said.
The Boeing 777-200 flight, which departed at 4:30am from Nedumbassery airport had 205 passengers and 14 crew.
"The flight made an emergency landing at Kochi airport 30 minutes later, after the pilot spotted a hydraulic system failure," an airport official said.
Reports quoting airport director ACK Nair said that all precautionary measures were taken and the mobile fire-fighting units and para-medical services were brought on either side of the runway to handle any eventuality.

Navi Mumbai airport to be ready by 2015

Mumbai: The much-needed environmental clearance for the proposed second airport in Mumbai could be in place within a month. The planned international airport at Navi Mumbai is likely to be operational by 2015, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told reporters here on Monday.
“The Navi Mumbai airport should have been in operation by 2011, but we will try to push it for at least a partial or a first phase opening by 2014-15,” Patel said on the sidelines of a function organised by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council in Mumbai.
The proposed new airport ran into rough weather after the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) refused to accord environment clearance to the project as it would have damaged 400 acres of mangroves at the site.
The standoff has now been sorted out as both the aviation and environment ministries have found a mutually acceptable solution in which the airport would come up at the proposed site but without harming the mangroves.

Lucknow new terminal may not be ready before April

Lucknow: Already delayed by more than one year, the new integrated passenger terminal building of Chaudhary Charan Singh (Amausi) Airport here is unlikely to be ready this year. Unhappy with the delay, Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman V P Agrawal last week directed the airport authorities to complete the project by December-end but officials said the terminal cannot be completed before April next year.
Launched in January 2008, this Rs 129-crore project was to be completed by August 2009. More than 13 months after the deadline, only 77 per cent work has been completed. “We will try to finish most of the work by December but the terminal will be ready for operations only by April,” said K K Singh, General Manager (Projects), AAI.
Although contract of the project was awarded to Brahmaputra Infrastructure Limited (JV) in October 2007, land was made available in January 2008. Delay in cutting of trees at the site and later rain created hindrances in the work.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2010

INDIAN AVIATION NEWS

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Banks ask Oriental to pay Rs 400 cr on Paramount default

Mumbai: The state-owned Oriental Insurance has been saddled with claims of Rs 400 crore from five banks, namely, State Bank of India, Bank of India, Indian Bank, Andhra Bank and IDBI Bank. The banks are looking to recover the money paid to the oil companies on behalf of Paramount Airways.
The defunct Chennai-based airline had defaulted on bank guarantees issued by these five banks.
Disturbed by the development, Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (Irda) has banned the sale of credit insurance by general insurance companies, except state-owned Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC). Without mentioning the Paramount case, an Irda order last week said it believed that insurers were underwriting risks which were not governed by a proper regulatory framework or sanction.
At over Rs 200 crore, Bank of India has the largest exposure to Paramount’s bank guarantee, while SBI has guaranteed around Rs 80 crore and the others Rs 20 crore each. Promoted by entrepreneur M Thiagarajan, the airline had taken credit insurance cover from Oriental in 2008-09 for its multiple bank guarantees to cover its transactions with state-owned oil companies.

Embraer enthused at aircraft market for Tier-II cities

New Delhi: Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer is betting big on the growing aviation markets in the smaller cities of India. One of the world's largest aerospace companies and a leader in the category of commercial jets with up to 120 seats, it feels their aircraft will get the benefit of this growth.
"Many major routes like Delhi-Trivandrum are not connected through a direct flight because all the airlines operate big aircraft on this route, difficult to fill. Now, with our small aircraft, the airlines can operate direct services and make enough on such routes," said Alex Glock, the company's vice-president (marketing & sales), commercial aviation.
"We have met all the airlines in the country and all of them invariably agree to our analysis. We see a great opportunity here, as the smaller cities are to see a lot of growth. We plan to sell 50 aircraft over the next 10 years in the country," Glock said. Of 44 million air passengers in 2009, as many as 27 million were from Tier-II and III cities. The growth projections in number of passengers for smaller cities during 2009-15 is 14 per cent annually.
In terms of connectivity, Tier-II and III cities lag. Average daily frequencies to Tier-I cities are 18 but the connectivity to smaller cities is only 2.5.

Govt defers nod to Jet Airways, GMR Airport proposals

New Delhi: The government today deferred a decision on giving approvals to Jet Airways' proposal for QIP and GMR Airports' plan for a foreign investor in the Bangalore Airport .
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in a meeting earlier this month, however, cleared six foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 5.46 crore, an official statement said.
The statement did not list any reason for deferring Jet and GMR Airport proposals.
"Based on the recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)... government has approved six proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) amounting to Rs 5.46 crore approximately," the statement added.
It also deferred consideration of seven proposals, including Jet Airways' equity investment through qualified institutional placement (QIP) route and GMR Airports Holding's intent to induct foreign equity in an investing company.
The government had also deferred the proposals of equity induction in Falcon Tyres and Telecordia Technologies among others.

Centre seeks clarifications on Jet Airways QIP

Bangalore: The fund-raising plan of Jet Airways, the market leader by passenger numbers, got pushed back again as the government on Thursday sought more clarification on the airline’s qualified institutional placement (QIP) issue.
Jet had submitted a proposal to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board for raising $400 million through QIP to deleverage its balance sheet and implement expansion plans.
Kapil Kaul, chief executive officer - India and Middle East of airline consultancy Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, said it since the airline already has an in-principal approval from the government for raising funds from overseas the markets, it should eventually get through.
He said the impediment in getting the FIPB approval could be the sectoral limit for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the aviation sector, which is currently at 49%.
“FDI cap could be the only issue on which the government must have asked for clarification. On this front, the government could temporarily relax the (FDI) norm in Jet Airways’ case on one-off basis,” said Kaul.
Kaul speculated that the government may give its nod to Jet’s proposal to raise foreign funds on the condition that it would bring back its FDI within limits in the specified time.

IndiGo will have to wait a year for flying overseas

New Delhi: IndiGo Airlines, the most successful low-fare carrier in Indian skies, has to wait another year before it can begin its overseas journey.
This, even as competitor SpiceJet began international operations with a flight to Kathmandu this morning. So does IndiGo feel left out?
President Aditya Ghosh told DNA in a freewheeling chat, “We were among the last airlines to start domestic operations also and look where we’ve reached.” On Wednesday, this airline received an in-principle approval from the ministry of civil aviation to begin overseas operations in 2011.
Ghosh’s optimism on making up for lost time even on international routes does not seem misplaced, given IndiGo’s robust financial performance in the past year. In fiscal 2010, the airline generated Rs720 crore cash on its books. Revenue growth was a healthy 35% to Rs2,664.5 crore whereas profitability shot up five times to Rs550 crore.
Ghosh said the airline is “comfortable” with financing its massive fleet expansion programme (adding 150 aircraft) even as it looks to raise substantial amounts of money to finance expansion going forward. IndiGo has already given a mandate to five merchant bankers to devise a fundraising plan — which could be a public offer, debt route or a combination.

Taxi in restricted zone at Mum airport, 4 CISF men suspended

Mumbai: Four CISF personnel were suspended for a security lapse at the Mumbai airport in which a speeding private taxi entered the restricted operations area this morning setting off an alarm.A taxi of Priyadarshani Cab Services driven by Manisha Pawar (21) was intercepted soon after it entered the operations area from gate number 5 of the International Airport in suburban Andheri, CISF sources said.
Pawar, hailing from Pandharpur town in Solapur district, was at the international airport when she claimed to have received a phone call stating a taxi was needed for a passenger at the domestic airport.A catering truck was entering the airport service road from gate number 5 around 10.30 am when the Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) safety personnel spotted the Mahindra Logan cab closely following it.
An alarm was raised and the car was immediately intercepted, sources said, adding the driver was taken into custody and the vehicle seized. "The woman says she had no idea of the route and that she entered the restricted area by mistake," a CISF official said, adding Pawar was handed over to the Sahar Airport Police Station for questioning. The four suspended CISF personnel, including the incharge at gate number 5, were also being questioned. Dilip Patil, senior Inspector at the police station, told PTI that they were verifying Pawar's documents and her background.

Airlines oppose Ghial proposal to increase passenger levies

Indian air carriers have opposed an increase in passenger levies proposed by the Hyderabad airport operator, saying it risked stifling air traffic growth and hurting an aviation recovery that is still nascent, amid concern that other airports would follow suit and raise charges.
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, or Ghial, has sought to increase the user development fee from Rs340 to Rs500 per departing domestic passenger and from Rs907 to Rs2,825 per departing international passenger.
The airport regulator, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (Aera), has suggested a smaller increase to Rs420 and Rs1,656, respectively, and had sought the views of stakeholders such as airlines and airport operators at a consultation in Hyderabad on 29 September.
Around 70% of those who attended the meeting opposed the proposed increase while 30% favoured the move, according to the minutes of the meeting posted on the regulator’s website.

Delhi-bound Kingfisher flight returns to Mumbai airport after bird hit

Mumbai: The IT 331 Kingfisher Airlines Mumbai- Delhi flight took off at around 0615 hours but returned to Mumbai airport after being airborne for over 15-minutes, due to a suspected bird hit, Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson said.
Airline engineers are inspecting the aircraft to assess the damage, the spokesperson said, adding another aircraft is being arranged to carry the passengers to their destination.

Dissident Karnataka BJP MLAs holed up at Mumbai airport

Mumbai: A big drama unfolded at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on early Wednesday morning after 12 dissident Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs from Karnataka reached the city for an alleged political deal with the Janata Dal Secular (JDS).
Around 150 Mumbai BJP workers led by MLC Vinod Tawde forced the MLAs to hole up inside the airport for almost nine hours. Finally, the MLAs flew to Goa after their plan failed.
The 12 MLAs have given a letter to Karnataka governor H.D. Bharadwaj withdrawing support and expressing lack of confidence in chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa. The MLAs left Bangalore on Tuesday morning. They first went to Chennai and then Kochi. They took a Sharjah-Kochi-Mumbai flight of Air India from Kochi and reached Mumbai around 2:30 am. They had a plan to stay in Mumbai and had booked rooms in a five star hotel near the airport Hyatt.
As soon as the MLAs came out of the airport Tawde and other BJP workers welcomed them by waiving the BJP's flags. Sensing a trouble for them the MLAs immediately boarded the cars they had booked in advance and went towards Hyatt. After they traveled for 10 minutes the MLAs decided to return to the airport as Tawde and other workers were following them. The MLAs returned to the airport and stayed put in the VIP lounge till 11 in the morning. Finally, they took a Spice Jet flight to Goa at 11:30 am.

70 percent of air passengers want self-service while on a journey

The most comprehensive global survey ever undertaken of passenger use of air transport self-service technology has found popular demand is now reaching out into non-traditional areas of self-service as airline passengers demonstrate their increasing ease with online, kiosk and mobile phone channels.
While online booking and check-in are nearing their full potential, there is now a clear demand from the travelling public for self-service on other steps of the passenger journey including automated security checks, which are now acceptable to 70 percent of respondents compared to 58 percent in last year's survey.
Similarly, the demand for automatic boarding gates is now at 70 percent compared to 57 percent last year.
Two-thirds of survey respondents would use kiosks for other purposes including booking/changing a flight; purchasing additional services (e.g. baggage fees, meals), printing bag tags; self-transfer; claiming delayed baggage.
In addition, there has been dramatic year-on-year growth in the percentage of passengers using airline websites to book hotels, up from 21 percent in 2009, to 38 percent in this year's survey; car rental, 19 percent to 35 percent.

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