myairlinecareer.com/blog: November 2007

Friday, November 30, 2007

INTL| NEWS| Lufthansa Systems implements revenue management solution at Estonian Air

Estonian Air will optimize its revenue management processes using ProfitLine/Yield Rembrandt from Lufthansa Systems.

The two partners signed a five-year contract. ProfitLine/Yield Rembrandt enables the Estonian national carrier to quickly adjust its prices to changing demand.

ProfitLine/Yield Rembrandt has been developed as a complete solution for the optimization of revenue management processes at low-cost and regional carriers.

INTL| NEWS| Lufthansa Systems implements revenue management solution at Estonian Air

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INTL| JOBS| Gulf Air - Flight Attendants

GULF1353 - Flight Attendants
Division: Flight Attendants Location: Manama
About Gulf Air:

Gulf Air is the premier Middle East airline, based in the Kingdom of Bahrain. We began operations in March 1950 as a small scale commuter service, serving the oil fields of the Gulf and some regional customers. We are now a major international airline, serving over 50 destinations worldwide. However, whether it is 10 or 100 destinations, seven seater plans or the latest state of the art jets, our goals have remained constant - a commitment to the latest aviation technology and an adherence to traditional Arabian hospitality.

Our Flight Attendants come from over 70 nationalities worldwide and we are looking for more people to join our multi-cultural team.

Flight Attendant Criteria:

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

INTL| JOBS| Cabin Crew Manager - Abu Dhabi

Presitgious Middle East VVIP Charter/Private operator requires Cabin Crew Manager mid January 2008 start.

This position offers an excellent tax free compensation.

Operations Worldwide.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

JOBS| INTERVIEWS| Kingfisher Airlines

Kingfisher Airlines

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

What does success mean to you?

Chitra is a student and practitioner of Vedanta.

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NEWS| Kingfisher Airlines Expands Route Network

New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines, today announced that it has further expanded its route network with the introduction of three new services and the addition of two new destinations.

The newly introduced services connect New Delhi with Jammu with a daily direct flight in either direction. The second new service launched by Kingfisher Airlines is a daily direct flight from New Delhi to Lucknow.

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NEWS| Swiss Airlines starts new Delhi-Zurich service

Swiss International Airlines said it has launched new weekly flights between Zurich and Delhi and plans to enhance its capacity by 15 per cent in 2009.

"The non-stop services from Delhi to Zurich, in addition to seven flights from Mumbai, showcases that India is not just a key trade partner for Switzerland, it is also becoming increasingly popular as a Swiss tourist destination," its CEO Christoph Franz said. The new services would double the Swiss flights to 14.

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NEWS| Indian court rules airlines must compensate for delays, cancelations

New Delhi: An Indian consumer court has ruled that airlines must compensate passengers for flight delays and sudden cancelations that cause mental agony and harassment, a news report said Tuesday.

Justice J. D. Kapoor ordered private airline, Go Air, to pay 15,000 rupees (US$380, euro255) each as compensation to the passengers who had booked tickets on a New Delhi-Mumbai flight last February, the Hindustan Times reported.‎

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JOBS| Front Office & Help Desk Exec Positions

Johnson Controls India is a Office Automation and Property Management Company.

The largest in the world, they are the professionals companies rush to, to manage their offices for them.

Currently for Chennai they are looking for:

> Front Office Executives
Only Ladies
No Night Shifts
Similar tasks as to a reception in a hotel
Salary 10000 - 12000 per month
CODE: JCI/FRONT DESK

> Help Desk Executives
Ladies & Gentlemen
No Night Shifts for Ladies
Similar tasks as to a 'At-your-service' in a hotel
Salary 10000- 12000 per month
CODE: JCI/HELP DESK

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Monday, November 26, 2007

EXTRAS| How to Tie A Tie?

How to Tie A Tie?
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How to Tie a Windsor Knot

The Windsor Knot is a thick, wide and triangular tie knot that projects confidence.
It would therefore be your knot of choice for presentations, job interviews, etc

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Sunday, November 25, 2007

FROM THE COACH| RESUME SKILLS| Talk about your work experience! Really Talk

Every monday is Resume Skills day with The Coach

Last monday I wrote about RESUME SKILLS| Obejective on(of) your resume? ;see it at http://myhospitalitycoach.blogspot.com/2007/11/resume-skills-obejective-onof-your.html

Some fantastic comments followed and a lot of interaction happened (Click here to read all the queries & my answers)

Today I want to talk about the meat or the main part of your resume.

If you have any work expereince, then you must Talk about your work experience.
I dont mean mention it on your resume, but really talk about it.

Most resumes have something like this:

' May 2006 - April 2007 Customer Services Agent XYZ Co'
or
' April 05 - May 07 Guest Service Associate ABC Hotel'

This tells the recruiter nothing!

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Saturday, November 24, 2007

INTERVIEW SKILLS| Tell me something about yourself? What to do??

INTERVIEW SKILLS| Tell me something about yourself? What to do??

I know this question will be asked in every interview I go to, and yet my answer changes.
I know every interviewer will start with something like this and yet Tell me something about yourself, gets me nervous.

Oddly enough, I should be the best person to talk about myself.
I mean its about me and yet I stumble, not knowing if what I am about to say is what they want to hear.
Should I tell the truth or say something that sounds great and professional?

I am honest, hardworking and sincere. How many others said the same thing?
What should I do to handle the most asked question in interviews?
How should I answer, 'Tell me something about yourself"?

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JOBS| Fleet Manager - Emirates

Fleet Manager - A380

Dubai

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This Role is primarily responsible for delivering outstanding and consistent management of the pilot workgroup.

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NEWS| Ethihad proposes to add eight new destinations

Ethihad Airlines proposes to operate to eight new destinations in India, including Chennai, Hyderabad and Kozhikode, by next year.

The airlines has sought permission to fly to destinations including Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Amritsar and all the planned operations were subject to bilateral regulations, Ethihad Airways Acting Country Manager Neerja Bhatia told a press meet here.

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NEWS| AWAS delivers A321-200 to Kingfisher

AWAS, one of the world’s leading aircraft lessors, has announced it has delivered an A321-200 to Kingfisher Airlines Limited.

The India based airline has taken delivery of the new aircraft (MSN 3302) on a nine year lease. AWAS will also deliver another new-build A321-200 to Kingfisher before the end of the month.

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NEWS| Operator to restart Delhi airport hospitality plan

The private developer leading modernization of the Capital’s aerodrome, Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), said it will restart a plan to build hotels and malls at the country’s second busiest airport soon, a day after the government’s top legal counsel told the civil aviation ministry the proposal did not contravene rules under which the airport is being privatized.

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NEWS| AI deep in red; Indian reports tidy profit

Last Friday evening, the Air India board met to pass the accounts for the financial year 2006-07. According to the original financial documents presented to the board, the airline had recorded a net loss of Rs 541.3 crore for 2006-07, its biggest ever.

“It is a sad day in the 70-year-old history of Air India,” said a functional director of the airline, who slipped out of the meeting to talk to ET. Air India had reported a profit after tax of Rs 14.94 crore in 2005-06.

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Thursday, November 22, 2007

NEWS| Kingfisher takes off for Jammu, GoAir to expand

Kingfisher Airlines is launching its flight operations in Jammu from November 25 while GoAir has announced doubling its flight operations, also by the end of this month.

Airports Authority of India Director (Jammu) Chandramouli told Business Standard Kingfisher Airlines will start its operation from November 25.

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NEWS| No reverse merger being planned with Kingfisher: Deccan

A day after rumours that Deccan Aviation Ltd might go for a reverse merger with UB Group?s Kingfisher Airlines, Deccan today said it is not considering any such proposal.

''No proposals relating to members of Kingfisher Airlines with the Company, has been considered by the Board of Directors of the Company as on date,'' said Deccan in a statement.

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JOBS| INTERVIEWS| Kingfisher Airlines

Male & Female Graduates.

Requirement

Minimum age 18 yrs

Minimum Height 160 cms (5'3") and proportionate weight

Flawless skin, no tattoos, birth marks, scars on face, neck, arms and legs

Minimum HSC with fluency in English

>Cabin Crew

>Cabin Crew - Inflight Managers (min 2 yrs exp)

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

JOB HUNTING| Your next job in your hands

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Monday, November 19, 2007

NEWS| Spice Jets first Boeing 737-900ER arrives

SpiceJet has acquired its first Boeing 737-900ER (Extended Range) aircraft, making it the operator of the largest aircraft in the domestic skies.

Belonging to the next generation of Boeing 737 family, the new aircraft has an enhanced seating capacity of 212 though all its operations are similar to that of Boeing 737-800 which is currently being operated by SpiceJet.

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NEWS| Thai Airways to increase frequency to India

With demand soaring and seats overbooked between the Thai capital and New Delhi, Thai International Airways is increasing its frequency to 10 flights a week from the summer of 2008, advancing the timeline by six months.

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NEWS| Jet Airways joins Marriott Rewards

Marriott Rewards members are now able to earn Jet Airways Jet Privilege miles when they stay at over 2,700 Marriott International hotels in 65 countries.

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NEWS| Air Hostess Academy to mark its international debut

Air Hostess Academy (AHA), the New Delhi-based institute that grooms aspirants for the aviation and hospitality sectors, plans to mark its international debut soon.

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RESUME SKILLS| Objective on(of) your resume?

All of us have an objective on the resume. If you dont, you probably missing out on the Headline of the news item that is your application!

Let me show you two examples.

1. "To contribute to a business that focuses on delivering value, quality & sustained customer satisfaction."

2."To work in an esteemed organization, which offers tremendous growth potential and wide exposure to the latest technologies, by applying the best business practices through innovative solutions and constantly updating my skills."

I dont understand the use? What is the intended purpose here?
What are you trying to say?

Your resume is an expensive real estate. Its advertising and it is expensive.
Think of every inch of paper having a value of INR 10000/-
Now tell me, would you pay that much money to put something like that on your advertisement?

NO? I didnt think so either....

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NEWS| Pvt airlines told to fly more on unviable routes

In a move to ensure even distribution of air traffic in the country, the government has asked Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines and budget carrier SpiceJet to operate more flights on category II-A routes, primarily in the north-east.

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NEWS| After Punjab, Haryana pitches for international airport

Even as the Mohali International Airport in Punjab, on the outskirts of Chandigarh, is on the way to becoming a reality, the Congress Government in Haryana has written to the Union Government to consider setting up another airport in its territory, sources said.

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Virgin eyes India's domestic aviation market

Britain's Virgin group will soon enter India's mobile phone market and make animated films, even as it awaits government nod to fly the domestic aviation space, its founder Sir Richard Branson said here Monday.

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Friday, November 16, 2007

INTL JOBS| Ground Services - Abu Dhabi

Guest Services Agent

The job holder will be responsible to ensure that all guests are offered the highest level of hospitality during their travel experience at Abu Dhabi Airport

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TRENDS| 2008 - Record Breaking First Quarter For Air Passengers Predicted

Total passenger numbers are set to rise by 6.3% in Q1 International passenger growth is the driving force behind the Air4casts November projections for Quarter 1 next year.

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TRENDS| 2008 - Record Breaking First Quarter For Air Passengers Predicted

Total passenger numbers are set to rise by 6.3% in Q1 International passenger growth is the driving force behind the Air4casts November projections for Quarter 1 next year.

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EDUCATION| GMR forays into aviation training

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), 63 per cent controlled by GMR, has entered into a joint venture with Brussels (Belgium)-based Sabena Flight Academy (SFA) to set up a modern aviation academy at Hyderabad.

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TRENDS| Kingfisher one of five airlines to watch: Ascend

International aviation consultancy Ascend has today released its predictions for global aviation's future stars.

Ascend has looked at the current crop of younger, smaller airlines: assessing their order books, routes, expansion plans, pricing, passenger numbers and all aspects of their business.

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NEWS| Kingfisher flight's tyre bursts after landing

A Kingfisher Airlines flight from Bangalore to Chennai with 54 passengers suffered a tyre burst while taxing after landing at the airport on Monday evening, but the pilot managed to bring it to a safe halt immediately.

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NEWS| Gulf carriers will be given more routes: Praful Patel

India is ready to give Gulf carriers more routes and seats provided its airlines are given the same on the lucrative India-UAE route, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said.

Various Gulf carriers are seeking access to more cities as well as increased seats but "we have asked them to give more seats to us since there are more Indian carriers now seeking rights to fly to this sector," he said in an interview here.

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NEWS| SpiceJet hopes to break-even by March

Budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd hopes to break-even by March 2008, and eyes a fleet of 31 planes by 2011, senior executives said on Wednesday.

SpiceJet swung to a net profit in April-June quarter, but posted a net loss in the July-Sept quarter on account of the lean monsoon season.

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TRENDS| International Tourism Projected To Grow By 5.7% in 2007

International tourist arrivals continue sustained growth rate reaching 5.6%

• 610 million international tourist arrivals from January to August

• 32 million more arrivals already counted for 2007

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Monday, November 12, 2007

JOBS| World’s Leading New Airline needs need Cabin Crew and Cabin Managers

As the World’s Leading New Airline we are looking to spread our wings some more this year and beyond. To help us deliver our promise of a unique travel experience, we need Cabin Crew and Cabin Managers who share our commitment to offering our Guests the warmest welcome in the sky.

Join our multicultural, multilingual in-flight team and see the world differently. With over 40 destinations worldwide (and more being launched rapidly), state-of-the-art aircraft and all the excitement of a young, ambitious airline — we have everything you need to give your career a flying start.

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

JOBS| Airport Services Operations Controller - Dubai - Emirates

Airport Services Operations Controller

Dubai

The Position:
This position will initially be seconded to the Emirates Dubai Airport Development (DAD) Team (reporting to the DAD site manager) and will play a key role for the transition of Airport Operations into Terminal 3 / Concourse 2. After which the position will be absorbed back into the regular Emirates Airport Services department.

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EDUCATION| Cabinet approves AAI-CAE aviation academy

As long-term measures to meet the shortage of pilots, the Cabinet today gave its approval for management contract agreement of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademy (IGRUA) with CAE Inc., Canada.

The management contract agreement will now be signed at the earliest. This will enable the taking over of management of IGRUA by CAE Inc. Canada for better management of the Academy in a more professional manner in order to produce 100 pilots per year

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NEWS| Kashmir witnesses 30 percent increase in air traffic

With a number of private airlines foraying into Kashmir, the air traffic in the Valley has witnessed a sharp increase over past some time.

"There has been around 30 percent increase in the air traffic this year so far as compared to the last year," said Manzoor Ahmad, authorized agent of several private airlines.

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NEWS| Dubai Airshow to break records

The 10th biannual Dubai Airshow, kicking off on Sunday, will break all previous sales records, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai City of Aviation Establishment and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates airline and group, said yesterday.

The 2005 edition of the third largest airshow in the world saw roughly $21.3 billion in new aircraft purchases from Gulf airlines.

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NEWS| SpiceJet directed to pay Rs 45,000 as compensation

The District Consumer Forum has directed SpiceJet Airways to pay Rs 45,000 as compensation along with Rs 10,000 as other expenses to a complainant who had to unduly suffer because of a cancelled-at-last-minute flight.

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NEWS| Srinagar airport to go international soon

Srinagar airport is all set make an appearance on the route-maps of international air-traffic in the coming months as its status would soon be prefixed with international, sources said.

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NEWS| Goyal, Branson may go for equity swap

Naresh Goyal's Jet Airways may swap equity with Richard Branson's Virgin group for acquiring a stake in Belgium-based Brussels Airlines.

The Virgin Group, promoted by Branson, holds a 29.9 per cent stake in SN Airholding, the parent of Brussels Airlines.

The move would be a masterstroke for Goyal's Jet Airways as it will give airline a commanding lead over its private peers such as Kingfisher Airlines, which are still working their way for permits to fly overseas.

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NEWS| Expedia to expand into India next year

Expedia Inc., the world's largest online travel agency with more than $17 billion in annual gross travel bookings, plans to grow even larger early next year when it establishes operations in India.

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NEWS| Mangalore Airport New Terminal Building Ready by April 2009

The additional premises of Mangalore Airport at Kenjar comprising new runway and terminal building will be completely functional by April 2009, said Transport, Civil Aviation and Tourism Parliamentary Standing Committee Member B Janardhana Poojary.

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NEWS| Reliance-Jet to develop small airports

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Infrastructure is looking at developing airports in Tier II and III towns of Maharashtra in a tie-up with Naresh Goyal's Jet Airways.

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Thursday, November 8, 2007

NEWS| Lucknow airport to get Rs 137-cr terminal building

The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is all set to start construction of the Rs 137-crore integrated terminal building for domestic and international flights at the Lucknow airport. The construction work has been awarded to Brahamaputra Consortium Ltd, a Delhi-based agency, with an 18-month deadline.

Airport Director S D Awasthi said, “The integrated terminal will have modern facilities, comparable to any airport in the country. Along with providing best infrastructure, public convenience would be the top priority. Some works like setting up of cyber cafe, ATMs and restaurants would soon begin.”

“The work on upgradation of apron area has began, so that the airport could accommodate more aircraft at a time. AAI is also contemplating a proposal to increase the runway length,” an official said. The runway length of the airport at present is around 9,000 feet, which is being proposed to be increased to 11,000 feet.

25/10/07 Deepak Pandey/Lucknow Newsline

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NEWS| Jet Airways honoured as 'India's Leading Airline'

Jet Airways India Ltd has announced that Travel agents worldwide have voted Jet Airways 'India's Leading Airline' at the 14th Annual World Travel Awards.

The awards were announced on November 02, 2007, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia & Indian Ocean ceremony, held at the Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore, India.

Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the "Travel industry's equivalent to the Oscars", the World Travel Awards are the most comprehensive and prestigious awards program in the global travel industry today. Conceived in 1993, these awards seek to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world's travel and tourism industry.

The World Travel Awards are especially coveted as, uniquely, the votes are cast globally by fellow professionals.

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NEWS| Private firms to offer ground handling at Hyderabad airport

With the Union government allowing developers of new airports to outsource ground-handling and cargo services, the upcoming international airport will have private players offering them.

What is being hitherto handled either by airline companies themselves or the Airports Authority of India will now be a domain of private companies, once the airport becomes operational.

Beginning with passenger check-in, many important services come in to play to avoid any hitch in the travel.

“Though these services go unnoticed, they are very vital to any airport. Now that they are privatised, the agency will have to provide world class services at any cost,” according to V.S. Bobba, managing director of Menzies-Bobba Aviation, the ground-handling agency at the international airport coming up at Shamshabad.

What services go into ground-handling? Ticket sales and service counters, aircraft
pushback and towing, aircraft loading and unloading, de-icing and others form part of it.

06/11/07 A. Saye Sekhar/The Hindu

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NEWS| TCS solution for British Airways to monitor cabin crew

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is building a new software management solution for British Airways to monitor cabin crew. This solution can be made commercially available for other airlines, according to Paul Coby, Chief Information Officer, British Airways.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday at the launch of the TCS Travel and Hospitality Innovation Lab 2.0, Mr. Coby said both British Airways and TCS would jointly work on the ‘leading edge cabin crew’ management solution. It was not about commodity, but working on leading edge system, he added.

The cabin crew management would help the airline monitor its 15,000 plus cabin crew, mostly based at Heathrow and Gatwick, and some in international locations such as Buenos Aires, Delhi and Bahrain.

At present, monitoring was done manually with the use of Microsoft’s Excel sheet, while the new solution would automate the entire cabin crew management, said G. Raghavan, Head, Travel and Hospitality, TCS.

06/11/07 The Hindu

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NEWs| Jet Airways is getting into hospitality

Jet Airways is getting into hospitality venture. Naresh Goyal-owned airline has acquired 15 acres near the Brussels airport in Belgium. The airline said this 500-room five-star deluxe hotel would mainly target Jet passengers who transit through its base in Brussels and the airline crew. It would also have a catering kitchen to serve all Jet flights originating from Belgium and London.

"We are going to tie up with a leading foreign chain of hotels for this project though the hotel will reflect our culture. It will go in direction of achieving our dream of establishing Jet as a truly Indian brand abroad,'' said an official.

Incidentally, Oberoi Hotel chairman PRS Oberoi is on Jet's board of directors and the airline is likely to use his experience for this project. To cater to its Indian clientele, the airline is planning to have ethnic dishes on its menu and a dedicated restaurant is also being considered.

The Belgium government is supporting Jet's move to build the hotel.

07/11/07 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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NEWS| Air India plans acquiring up to 100 aircraft

Air India could look at acquiring up to 100 aircraft for meeting its requirements for a five-year period beginning 2011. A clear picture on the exact numbers is likely to emerge in the next few days after a review meeting of the fleet requirement is completed here on Wednesday.

The National Aviation Company of India (NACIL), the company into which Air India and Indian have been amalgamated, is assuming a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12 per cent in international traffic and 15 per cent in the domestic traffic as forecast for meeting its fleet requirement, sources told Business Line.

The aircraft requirement are being considered keeping in mind not only the growth in the domestic and international markets but also sixth freedom operations rights that have been given to Air India.

The sixth freedom rights allow an airline to pick passengers from a country other than its origin and carry them to a third country.

06/11/07 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line

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JOBS| Kingfisher Airlines - Cabin Attendants

Come, be a part of The UB Group, a large USD 2 billion corporate conglomerate with business interests ranging from spirits, beer, engineering, fertilizers, agrochem, media and pharmaceuticals. Kingfisher Airlines,'a UB Group Company,

Cabin Crew (JOB CODE: CC)

Job Description:
For our Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore base, we invite "Flying Models" who exude charm, vibrance & professionalism. Females with a zest to serve and prime concern for the safety of our Guests on board. Candidates should have an outgoing personality and must possess the ability to work in a team environment. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in similar capacity in an airline.

Requirements:
Minimum age 18 years at the time of application.
Minimum height of 160cms (5'3").
Minimum HSC with fluency in English

Location: Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore

Contact:
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Monday, November 5, 2007

VIEWS| Boom in domestic aviation will continue for at least a year more

The boom in the domestic airline industry will continue for at least another one year with passenger traffic likely to grow at 20-30 per cent.

This is the opinion of more than 60 per cent of the chief executive officers who participated in a snap poll conducted by the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA).

While declining to divulge which airlines were more optimistic on passenger growth prospects, sources said that the meeting where the poll was carried out was attended by officials of the eight domestic airlines including the Chairman and Managing Director, Air India, Mr V. Thulasidas.

The growth of the industry could be faster if steps were taken to bring down the cost of aviation turbine fuel as also develop airport infrastructure, the CEOs felt. A majority of those present were of the opinion that three-to-five years was a realistic time frame for improvement in airport infrastructure in the metro cities, while it would take one-to-three years for the similar development at airports in non-metro cities.

There was also a feeling that the current Government policy of not allowing two airports in a city needed to be reviewed.

Business Line

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NEWS| Spain woos Kingfisher for Madrid European hub

Spain is in advanced talks with Indian private carrier Kingfisher Airlines to make Madrid its European hub for onward flights to the US and South American destinations, an official said Thursday.

"We are in advanced talks with Kingfisher and hope to see progress," Enrique Ruiz e Lera, director of the Spain Tourism Board for India, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, told IANS here.

"We had previously spoken to Jet Airways to make Madrid its European hub. Brussels offered them a better deal but we hope for better luck with Kingfisher," the official added.

Based in Singapore, Ruiz e Lera is also the tourism counsellor of the Spanish embassy here. He is in India with a 19-member Spanish delegation for meetings and workshops with travel agents and tour operators to increase tourist inflows from this country.
The delegation participated in a "very successful" four-day workshop in Goa last month that some 88 Indian companies attended.

02/11/07 IANS/Mangalorean.com

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NEWS| AI plans special unit for ground handling

With private Indian carriers setting high passenger service standards, the Maharaja - which is in the midst of a do-or-die makeover - has been forced to pay attention to this long ignored aspect.

Known for indifferent passenger handling over years, the National Aviation Company India Ltd (NACIL) - formed by merging Air India and Indian Airlines - has for the first time set up a strategic business unit (SBU) for ground handling at airports. Its entire focus will be on facilitating passenger movement at airports.

'All airport functions that Air India and Indian Airlines used to perform like security and baggage handling would be done by this SBU and its focus would be on customer care,'' NACIL CMD V Thulasidas said. Also, the new ground handling policy cleared by government mandates AI to form a company to do the job.

''For airport check-in we have decided to deploy only our own people, including new recruits,'' said Thulasidas. Among other things, the check-in experience at AI counters has been a sore point with travellers, mainly abroad, where this job is outsourced. On the other hand, the sole private Indian carrier flying abroad, Jet, and the one waiting in wings to do so, Kingfisher, highlight customer service as their USPs.

05/11/07 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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VIEWS| Civil aviation sector to receive Rs 6 lakh crore in 10 years: Patel

Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel said that the aviation sector is the future of the Indian economy and the sector alone will receive investment of Rs six lakh crore in the next 10 years besides creating 30 lakh jobs, helping contribute in a major way to the economy.

He was speaking at a function after inaugurating India’s first mobile simulator by Jeet Aerospace Limited for training pilots. He said: “There was a growing demand for training 1,500 pilots every year due to the phenomenal growth in the civil aviation sector.”

Emphasising that aviation is not a luxury and without connectivity there is no business anywhere Patel said with connectivity even countries such as Dubai and Singapore which have no heritage compared to us can muster several times India’s tourist traffic. He said with major upgradation programmes lined up in the aviation sector, we will be fourth country in the world to go for satellite navigation systems.

Having inaugurated India’s first mobile flight simulator been built by Captain Anil Gadgil and Kavita Gadgil whose son Flight Lieutenant Abhijit lost his life in a MIG crash at Suratgarh six years ago. He said that safety is very important in aviation and the simulator was a bold step by the family.

He said, “He would try and make it as a joint project with the civil aviation ministry to motivate students to take up flying as a career and also ask all airlines to contribute to the project.” Earlier Captain Anil Gadgil who has 42 years of flying experience in the Indian Air Force and Air India said in his speech that he wants to plug the shortage in flight training in the country.

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RESUME SKILLS | Hobbies & Interests

From The Coach.

want to talk about ‘HOBBIES & INTERESTS’.

Its one of the few things on your resume, that you probably don’t even know! Every candidate I interview, knows where he/she was born, what they did, education, parents etc. somehow when I get to the hobbies and interests part it all seems pointless.

Most of you have that on your resume, because it came with the format you were copying . Some of you, choose to copy the interests and hobbies too!

Be honest. How many of you have one of the following in there?

Ø Reading

Ø Traveling

Ø Music

Ø Internet Browsing

If you do, you are only one of the 96% candidates out there.

Here are some rules & guidelines to help you...

> Make them true
> Make them Unique
> Make them demonstrable
> Make them relatable

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Sunday, November 4, 2007

JOBS | Top Travels recruiting

Assistant Tour Manager
Airport Representatives
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517 & 518 , DLF Galleria
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Gurgaon - 122 002 (Haryana) INDIA
Tel.: + 91-(124)-405 1267 / 68 / 69
Fax.: + 91-(124)-405 1406
Website: www.top-travels.com
Contact Person: Ekta Rawat
Mobile: + 98103 91701
E-mail : info@top-travels.com

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JOBS| Fly with Spice Jet

> Cabin Attendants ( Ladies / Gents)
Cabin crew working with leading domestic & international carriers with minimum flying exp of 1 yr 6 months.

> Senior Cabin Attendants (ladies / Gents)
Min exp 2 yrs.

Go to
Spice Jet Ltd.
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or email to cabincrew@spicejet.com

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JOBS| Jet Airways is expanding their international operations

Jet Airways is expanding their international operations further and they are inviting applications!

You can join if....

> You are between 18 - 27 yrs
> If your minimum height is 157 cms (ladies) and 170 cms (gentlement)
> 10 + 2 minimum education
> Warm pleasing personality, clear complexion and good eyesight

You need to go to www.jetairways.com and apply online.

Espereinced candidates also welcome to apply for positions at all levels.

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NEWS| Jetlite evening flight from Bhubansewar to New Delhi

Private carrier Jetlite, a merged entity of Jet Airways and Air Sahara, launched its operation from the city on October 29 with a direct evening flight to New Delhi.

The Delhi flight will be in addition to the morning flight that Air Sahara operates to the national Capital.

The evening flight will leave from here at 8.30 pm and land in Delhi at 10.30 pm.
The all-new-look-airline would also begin services to Chennai and Bangalore on November 4. The flight to both the cities will operate from Kolkata. The Bangalore flight will fly four days a week and the Chennai flight thrice a week.

03/11/07 Newindpress

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NEWS| Air Deccan registers highest loss ever

Costs of an ongoing merger, a lean passenger season, and softening ticket yields have seen India’s biggest low-cost airline, Air Deccan, posting its largest ever quarterly net loss of Rs253.18 crore in July-September, its first quarter this year, nearly six times the loss in the year-ago period.

The performance signals continued financial challenges for a carrier attempting to reinvent itself after a buyout and a new chief executive took over at the helm of the airline.

The losses in the comparable period last year were just under Rs43 crore for the quarter ended September 2006, but the airline then had seen a one-time income from outside sources made on asset sales. In just this one quarter, the airline’s losses equal 55% of the company’s annual losses for the last financial year, which it ended on 30 June with about Rs419 crore in the red.

Deccan Aviation Ltd, the airline’s parent company, has been in transition after United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd bought out a 26% stake in the airline on 1 June. Since then, both Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, which is also owned by United Breweries, have worked together to improve Deccan’s performance and customer perception, which had suffered because of late flights, cancellations and the physical condition of the company’s planes.

02/11/07 Mehul Srivastava/Livemint

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NEWS| Kingfisher readies mega overseas plan

Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, together with its low-fare airline affiliate Deccan, wants to fly direct flights to two dozen destinations outside India as part of an ambitious launch of international operations that are scheduled for early next year.
Deccan, the airline that Kingfisher is likely to use to fly overseas, has sought government permission to fly to the US, the UK, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, China, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka as well as some countries in West Asia.

State-run National Aviation Co. of India Ltd’s Air India flies to 40 international cities from India and Jet Airways (India) Ltd flies to about 10.
In September, JetLite (India) Ltd, formerly Air Sahara and now controlled by Jet, sought approvals for daily flights between Chennai and Colombo as also New Delhi and Kathmandu, besides permission to fly to Dubai, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Both Kingfisher Airlines and Deccan are not eligible to fly international routes yet. Current civil aviation rules do not allow an airline with less than five years’ domestic operations to fly overseas and a proposal to dilute that rule is still pending with a group of ministers who are scheduled to meet later this month.
02/11/07 Tarun Shukla/Livemint

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NEWS| IndiGo, GoAir rising faster than old flyers

According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), while market share of Air Deccan has slipped from 18.1% in the second quarter of 2007 to 16.5% in the third quarter, Indian’s share has decreased from 21% to 19.8%. JetLite’s market share, too, has dropped, albeit marginally. In the first quarter of the year it had 8.1% of the market compared to only 7% in the second and 6.9% in the third quarter.

On the other hand, IndiGo’s market share has increased from 6.7% in the second quarter to 8.4% in the third quarter while GoAir’s share has increased by 0.3%. SpiceJet has maintained it’s share at 8.3% in both the quarters.

IndiGo is the largest gainer of market share, which can be attributed to the capacity that it’s adding. The airline is adding around one aircraft each month to its fleet. In September, it had 12 aircraft and by the end of this year, it will have 15. While increase in market share reflects capacity addition, load factors matter too.

For JetLite and Air Deccan, the number of passengers carried has decreased too. While JetLite carried 8.12 lakh passengers in the first quarter, it carried only 7.69 lakh passengers in second and 7.08 lakh passengers in the third quarter.

03/11/07 Vishakha Talreja & Nirbhay Kumar/Economic times

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NEWS| Domestic air fares to go up from Nov 5

Domestic flights will become more expensive from Monday. Jet Airways, Paramount Airways and the low-cost airline SpiceJet are to raise their fares by Rs 150 to offset the increase in price of aviation turbine fuel.

This is the second successive month that the airlines are hiking the fuel surcharge.

State-owned Air India was among those yet to take a final decision on this.
In a statement, Jet Airways said that from November 5, the fuel surcharge would go up by Rs 150 on all types of fare for travel in business and economy class.

The surcharge, however, would have to be paid if the tickets are presented for any voluntary change on or after November 5, the statement adds.
02/11/07 Business Line

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NEWS| Mukesh Ambani gets Rs 245-crore 'flying office'

Business magnate Mukesh Ambani's new "flying office" worth nearly Rs 245 crore quietly arrived at Mumbai Airport early Friday.

The gleaming white-bodied aircraft with blue stripes, has been parked in Reliance's private hangar near Kalina, the southern end of the domestic airport.

The Airbus A-319 aircraft, described as a "flying palace" by airport officials in the know, has been given the registration number VT-IAH.

Kept under tight security, it is off bounds for all, except the concerned airport, security and Reliance personnel, the officials told IANS.

Among the top-class facilities the aircraft has been equipped with include a plush corporate office, a boardroom for holding top-level meetings in the sky, satellite communications, a master bedroom with an attached toilet, galleys and a lounge with a sky-bar.

All this has cost an estimated US $15 million (about Rs 60 crore), in addition to the aircraft cost.

The delivery of the aircraft was scheduled end-April 2007. However, aviation sources say, it was delayed mainly because of the lavish interiors that have been done.
But, it proved to be a blessing - it happily coincided with wife Nita's birthday on Thursday.

02/11/07 IANS/Sify

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TRENDS| Kingfisher Airlines eyes virgin markets

Kingfisher Airlines is increasingly looking to connect virgin markets, including tourism hotspots like Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and small towns like Surat and Hubli.
"The decision to connect virgin destinations is usually not revenue driven. We are also looking to spur use of air connectivity in these cities by connecting them to the mainland," Kingfisher Airlines global sales head V Raja told mediapersons at a meeting held in Port Blair on Friday.

Kingfisher Airlines has touched cities like Kochi, Goa, Hubli, Kandla, Surat, Trivandrum and also Agatti (Lakshadweep). "The idea is to trigger demand is these destinations since they can prove to be potential revenue earners," he added. "Apart from introducing flights on these routes, we are working closely with our advisory group firm Kingfisher Holidays for tie-ups with hotels in these cities to boost business as well as leisure and tourist traffic. We expect to provide more connectivity and flight options across our network in the months ahead," Kingfisher Airlines' global sales chief said.

Elaborating the airlines plans for Port Blair, Mr Raja said the group is in discussions with the likes of Hotel Sinclairs Bay View and Fortune Resort Bay Island to offer special packages during peak season for holidayers.

04/11/07 Anuradha Himatsingka/Economic Times

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Friday, November 2, 2007

TRENDS| Luxury treatment can give you wings after a long flight

"Sitting in the same sedentary position on long-haul trips would make [anyone] feel stiff and achy afterwards," says Belinda Earl, chief executive of Jaeger. "I think it's a really good idea to have a massage when you land at the other side: it helps you to focus and get through those days when you have back-to-back meetings."

Spas are popping up in airports across the globe. "Anywhere around the world these days, you'll be able to walk into an executive lounge and find a spa environment that will help to pep you up on arrival or relax you before a late-night flight," says Ms Earl. Heathrow has the Cowshed Spa in Virgin Atlantic's clubhouse lounge and the Urban Retreat spa as well as BA's Elemis. Demand is high - Mr Harrington says that in its first week the BA Executive lounge spa served 250 people a day.

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VIEWS| India to create privately-run airports soon

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said the government plans to allow more private players into the booming aviation industry.

"Today, the growth of aviation cannot be sustained by the existing infrastructure alone and, if the expansion of the aviation has to take place to newer or smaller cities, we must have a new policy, which therefore we are looking on that.

By the year 2008, when the first quarter is complete, we will define a policy under which merchant airports and private airports can also come forward," Patel said on the sidelines of a conference.

source: DailyIndia

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Thursday, November 1, 2007

NEWS| Emirates expands Mumbai link

Emirates will introduce an additional daily flight to Mumbai, offering passengers a second morning departure to India's commercial hub and boosting the weekly service to 28 flights per week.

The Dubai-based airline has been steadily building up its presence in India owing to escalating demand for air travel triggered by the country's burgeoning economy.

Earlier this year, Emirates enhanced its present 19-flights-per-week Mumbai service with the launch of two additional frequencies, taking the weekly total to 21 flights.
The airline also commenced a double-daily service to Chennai, and added three additional flights each to Kochi and Hyderabad.

Emirates flight EK506, an Airbus A330 aircraft offering 12 first, 42 business and 183 economy class seats, and 17 tonnes of cargo capacity per week per direction, will depart Dubai at 9:30am daily, touching down at Mumbai at 1:45pm hours.

The return flight, EK507, will take off from Mumbai at 3:15pm and arrive in Dubai at 5pm.

28/10/07 Gulf News, United Arab Emirates

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NEWS| Tiger Airways launches first service to India

Budget carrier Tiger Airways launched its first flight to India and a fifth service to southern China from its Singapore base on Sunday.

The Singapore Airlines-backed Tiger broadened its international network with the flight to the southern Indian city of Chennai and the new service to Xiamen.

"These new routes are a significant opportunity for Tiger Airways to bring affordable travel to Asia's fast growing markets of India and China," said chief executive officer Tony Davis.

The Xiamen service seals the carrier's "position as the largest international low fare airline to serve China," Davis said.

Tiger Airways is the only budget airline to offer services across the "whole of Asia-Pacific, encompassing China, South-East Asia, India and Australia," he added.

29/10/07 DPA/Newindpress

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