For the third year in a row, Andhra Pradesh with its pilgrim spots remains a hit with domestic tourists while Delhi continues to enjoy the tag of the Indian city most visited by foreigners.

Kingfisher Airlines Ltd’s vice-president for global sales Siva Ramachandran has quit, days before the carrier starts flights to new destinations in South-East Asia, marking the company’s fourth top-management exit this year.

Kingfisher Airlines Ltd’s vice-president for global sales Siva Ramachandran has quit, days before the carrier starts flights to new destinations in South-East Asia, marking the company’s fourth top-management exit this year.

The civil aviation ministry has moved a proposal to infuse Rs 2,000 crore of equity by December as the first phase of financial restructuring to bail out ailing Air India (A-I) with some riders. Currently, A-I has an equity capital of only Rs 145 crore and debt of over Rs 16,000 crore.

The tussle between foreign airlines operating in the country and travel agents over commission payments seems to be coming to a resolution with the DGCA today holding a meeting of their representatives to finalise the government's stand on the issue.

The Air India-Indian Airlines combine has issued a global hunt for getting a COO. The airline has invited applications for the Mumbai-based position as part of top management team for a three-year period, extendable for another two years. The COO, who could be either Indian or foreign, will oversee the overall operations including engineering, inflight, commercial and report to CMD Arvind Jadhav.

Aviation industry regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has asked foreign carriers such as Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Air France and travel agents to sort out their differences on the issue of commission by September 30 falling which it would take a decision binding on all.

British Airways Plc, Europe’s third-largest airline, will use planes freed up by the slump in business travel to start flying to longhual leisure destinations such as Las Vegas, Jamaica and the Maldives .Five of the six new routes that the London-based carrier will begin for its winter timetable are to vacation hotspots, including Sharm ElSheikh on the Red sea and Punta Cana in the Dominican republic. Initial bookings are “very encouraging ,”Richard Tams, head of UK sales , said in an interview.

Chinese airlines are negotiating with Boeing CO to further delay taking delivery of 787 Dream liner orders, a senior Boeing executive said on Monday, as they continue cost-cutting initiatives amid weak international air travel demand.

British Airways, Europe’s third largest airline, will use planes freed up by the slump in business travel to start flying to longhual leisure destinations such as Las Vegas, Jamaica and the Maldives.