Chocks-on….Pot-Pourri
of the Week ! ( 27
JULY 2013 ) ISSUE – VII
…Vow !! the Air India Razzmataaz….!!..Glamour & Glitz…
Birmingham
– here I come….. …..
…..a
gala evening of dance, drama and off-course YUM…YUM…YUMMY Indian food to accompany, was organised
recently in Birmingham’s International Convention Center, to, announce the 3rd
arrival of Air India back into Birmingham on August 01, 2013….A strong
gathering attended by local community
leaders, business leaders, travel agents and the media, a virtual who’s and who
were the hallmark of the event.
Friends, before the next issue of Chock-on gets in your
inbox, Air India will be very much in Birmingham, after
a hiatus of 5 years. Good Luck & Bon voyage Air India !!!
Oops ! Is AI’s B-787....in the ‘ Firing Range ’ ? Hope Not !
Fire
& B-787….are no strange bed-fellows anymore …..
Fire
seems to be maiming the B-787’s….We have all read about fire incidents in Japan
Airlines ,Japan’s ANA and Ethiopian AirlinesB-787’s, and now Air India. Luckily for Air India there was no fire.In the
rear galley area, due to overheating of the oven, a lot of smoke billowed out
from the galley, as per Reuters. .The DGCA has ordered investigation into the
incident.
"Prima facie we feel that it's
something to do with the oven, not with the machine (plane) as such," said
Arun Mishra.
Qatar Airways grounds one 787, cites 'minor'
issue……
… but two people familiar with the matter,
asking not to be identified, said smoke had been reported near an electrical
compartment while the jet was on the ground in Doha. A failure in a similar bay
caused a fire during a test flight in 2010……
….So, what they said……
Shri Ajit Singh, Hon MoCA, …..on operations
of A-380’s into India…..
.... We have to consider the
airport infrastructure…. what will be the impact on security queues or ground
handling after an airbus A380 plane lands with 550 passengers at an airport.
Can any other aircraft land at that time. I have asked the ministry to find out
time slots when these problems would not be there so that other airlines and
their passengers are not inconvenienced……
Shri Rohit Nandan, CMD, Air India…..on partnership
with Make My Trip….
Air India launched Air India Holidays which
offers ‘…. customers a unique, value-added product, leveraging the strength of
our network and the credibility of the Air India brand… We are particularly
happy to partner with MakeMyTrip, who bring to the initiative their expertise
and domain knowledge of the online travel and leisure market….”
Senior Air India Official…on the US$ 5 million
bridge loan…..
…. “We have got financing for all
the five Dreamliners and have mandated Deutsche Bank and Investec Bank for
arranging the bridge loan for this,”… Good news as it
underscores the faith of the industry and the financial institutions in the
brand Air India.
Mr. John Leahy, Sales Chief, Airbus
Industrie……on B 787-War in the Open…
It's pretty obvious that this airplane is
not reliable and does not have mature systems,".. What
they've got is an architecture that is not mature... It's going to take a lot
of time, a lot of money, a lot of cancelled flights. And maybe redesign quite a
few systems onboard."…
Mr Max Kingsley Jones – Chairman, Airline
Business on Mr James Hogan winning the Aviation Industry’s Executive Leadership
Award in London….
…’ In the past 12 months many
airlines around the world have struggled with their business during challenging
economic times but James has spearheaded a remarkable growth story and the
panel was delighted to make him the aviation industry’s executive leader of the
year.”
Mr Mittu Chandilya, CEO, Air Asia India…..on
the work culture in Air Asia…..
Our pilots fly and check their own planes.
Our flight crew do everything: Prepare for deplaning, boarding, cleaning,
having services ready, inflight sales; I have three people for taking bags off
the aircraft. For the Air India flight we took here, there were 15….
Mr Parvez Damania of Damania Airways…..on
resignation of Neil Mills, Spicejet…
….“Indian promoters hire foreign CEOs
because of their experience in aviation, but generally do not give up control
of management,” and this leads to friction….
Mr Raj Halve, Management Consultant….
on resignation of Neil Mills, Spicejet…
…any business which bleeds cash on a daily
basis puts pressure on the owners. The owners often don't realise that it is
not the managers but the operating environment which causes the losses. In
aviation, the costs are fixed but returns are not….
Michael O’Leary, CEO, Ryan Air…..
….. says he’d like to commence flights to
America in a few years—and with $10 fares….
….Events & Industry News….
Long Haul LCC ( LHLCC )…. Norwegian
…and now it is the LHLCC.... Norwegian
became the eighth European carrier and first LCC to serve the Southeast Asian
market in Jun-2013, when it launched services to Bangkok from Oslo and
Stockholm. Norwegian brings a return of long haul low-cost services to the
Asia-Europe market…..
CAPA
on LHLCC….Air Asia X
…..
AirAsia X is now focusing on routes within the Asia-Pacific region and on flights of less than nine hours, using
A330-300s….
CAPA
Profiles CAPA’s Indian Aviation Outlook for FY14:
CAPA
in its annual aviation outlook series for 2013-14 on India has said that …
Private airlines are expecting
profits of USD250-300+ million in FY2014 - while Air India loses USD750-800
million
the overall industry result is
expected (to)remain in the red, dragged down by a projected USD750-800 million
loss at Air India…
Air India’s challenge is insurmountable, as billions of dollars are squandered,
with no strategy…..
Air India has no future under continued
government control which should bring privatisation back on to the agenda, with
a possible decision on the divestment schedule in 2014 triggered by the impact
of foreign airline investment transactions.
NOT A VERY HAPPY COMMENTARY ABOUT OUR AIR
INDIA….HOPE MATTERS IMPROVE
..& this I just cant resist….I MUST share this…….!!!
An indoor airline
game. In this wet weather outside it is an ideal setting for all Gaming
enthusiasts and Airline buffs. It is a Real Brainer. Click on the link below,
and watch your scores soar or kraaash….
CAUTION – Its Very
Addictive !!!!
My Very Special
Thanks to Dhanoo Khusrokhan for sharing this..
Wishing
you & your families a Lovely Weekend !!!
Our Credo….”Network
& Be Informed “
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