Pot–Pourri
of The Week
Congrats !!! ….Team Air India …..……
1. Shri Ajit Singh – Hon’ Minister of Civil
Aviation :…..
…..Air India will achieve a Turn Around
earlier than planned…..
…..Air India estimates that its EBITDA would increase from Rs 19.45 crore in 2012-13
to Rs 1,040 crore in the current fiscal……
…..Air India total revenue would go up 20%
by the end of the current financial year….. from Rs 16,130 crore in 2012-13 to
Rs 19,393 crore in 2013-14……
OUR SALUTE TO THE MANAGEMENT…WITHOUT ANY LAY-OFF or PINK
SLIP…..!!!
What They Said about…..Our Air India ……
…..when you fly with Air India you get a complete service, as we are
dedicated to maintaining excellent
customer service, competitive fares and providing a first-class experience
for all Air India travellers……
3
Shri
Ajit Singh – Hon’ Minister of Civil Aviation..…..
….. see, we are hybrid ( airline )…….
(Oops !!! Till now this was only a
conjecture….but now ???? )
4
Ms Angela Gittens- Director General,
Airports Council International ( A.C.I.)…….
….. Air India does not have the strength to be a
hub carrier. You might be better off by letting fate take the draw and let some
of the other Indian carriers become the hub carriers,……..
5
Shri Ajit Singh – Hon’ Minister of
Civil Aviation ..…..on Privatising Air India……
…..taking Air India public was
premature ..“The government will take a call once Air India is able to compete
with its peers
……. a few Air India insiders feel
that the challenge of making the firm worthy to go public would complete the
turnaround……
6
Shri Deepak Brara- Director
Commercial, Air India…..on Loyalty Program…….
…. we are launching a campaign
regarding our frequent-flyer programme….. we will partner with an international
hotel chain and launch a co-branded credit card.These features have been
missing from our programme,.. Also on the cards is upgrade of Air India holidays…..
(Is this a fallout of
Jet Etihad deal…. Etihad is now handling Jets FFP !! Why didn’t we think of
this earlier.)
7
Shri S.Venkat – Director Finance,
Air India…..on overstaffing in AI’s MRO-AIES…..
…… Apart from servicing Air India’s fleet of 106 planes, we expect 20-30%
business to come from outside India,…which may grow to 50%.....
Existing domestic MROs like AirWorks
and MAS GMR Aeronautical Engineering (MGAE) operate with a much leaner staff of
170 and nearly 300, respectively, against AI’s 7,400, transferred to AIES
earlier this year…..
8
B-787’s
for Air India- AI dubs these planes- its ‘Game Changer’ for
its global expansion plans….to skim the travel market with its this USP….
9
Instalment
/ EMI Scheme - Jet Airways and
Indigo have launched Instalment Scheme – in a tie up with a credit card
companies to spur demand on their flights…..
10
US
Customs and Immigration facility in Abu Dhabi by December- May see
major shifts in travel pattern of US destined traffic…which is the second
largest destination ex India…
11
Etihad
launches Agents Incentive Reward Scheme- At a time when Agents Commission
is under the scanner this scheme ‘ Live free for a Year”at US $30,000/- throws
a spanner….
12
Air
Asia and the Bundling of Fares…Yes
they have already changed the game. ‘Unbundling’ of fares is a fall out of
their pricing mechanism, sending ripples in the Indian Market…. including in
the National Carrier Air India and Air India Express.
13
A
Hybrid Profile…. Malindo Air with
its hybrid profile- “Low Fares & Full Service”, may redefine Pricing &
Service attributes in both the LCC’s & FSC’s…. Malindo Air plans to commence
operations in India from August 2013, Indian carriers get set for a new war…..
What Happened in the Week That Was…….
14 Be Ready to pay a New Tax for Domestic
Travel : Ministry of Civil
Aviation proposes to levy a cess of R 50 on all domestic passengers to
encourage Air Connectivity to small towns….
15 Kairali Airlines Ltd, ….an aviation company based in Kerala, is all
set to launch its operations on domestic routes on November 1, the anniversary
of Kerala's statehood.
16 Government defers decision on Jet –
Etihad deal : Wassup ! Is the
government …..between the devil and the deep sea now……
17 Air India’s Boeing 787 on display at the
Paris Air Show…..Boeing displays
B-787 in Air India colours at the Paris Air Show ( VT-ANN). Great publicity for
Brand Air India…..
18 New Boeing 787-9 : Boeing
has announced that it has started building its 787-9, a longer version of its
787 Dreamliner, that can carry 250 to 290 passengers – 40 more than the 787-8,
across an additional 555 kilometres while using 20 per cent less fuel than
airplanes of the same size. It should be making a first flight within months,
and an initial delivery in early 2014 to Air New Zealand.
19 Gary Toomey, New CEO of Jet Airways
: whom The Age from Australia
describes as…’ The man synonymous with Australia's failed airline Ansett, Gary
Toomey, has been selected as chief executive of India's second-largest airline
Jet Airways……Mr Toomey and Etihad chief executive James Hogan, who is also an
Australian, have links to Ansett…..
20 Oops….Airline Rankings : A new website which rates safety of airlines
around the world, has said…. you take your life into your hands when you fly
with Indonesia's Lion Air, Air India Express and Nepal's oddly-named Yeti
Airlines.
21 Air India Pilots Q up for job in Air
Asia….Around 100 pilots from Air
India Q up for Air Asia job. A pilot from AI said…. "They are looking for
pilots capable of handling Airbus 320. My reason for applying is the Tata brand
name."
22 Air India Celebrates 65 years of its
operations to the UK : on the 9th
of June 2013 at a special gala reception at the prestigious The Montcalm Hotel
in Central London. The event coincided
with the official launch of Air India’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft into
the UK travel market.
Whispers……..in the Week That Was…….
23
Larger PF kitty for employees in Air
India : While the new Dharmadhikari grades in Air India
will translate to a bigger PF on super annuation, but a more lucrative option
under government’s consideration is taking the total gross salary for PF
computation. Great News! Don’t forget elections are round the corner…..
24
Will Staff Travel become ‘ Dearer ‘
???? : Possibly Yes ! with ‘ Unbundling’ of fares,
where staff will have to pay for all the extras….Will this permeate into the
Zed segment also..????.
25
Will Good and Performing Staff be
retained after Superannuation at 58..??? ….Maybe….
with the likely reduction in staff incident upon transfer to AIES and GSD
subsidiary….
& Now Laughter……thy name is Medicine…
26 After a smooth and safe landing of the
Flight, the inflight announcement, said…………………….., Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you or your money more
than (BLANK) Airlines…..
Have a Great Weekend !
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