Manoj Rammohan

4 days ago | money.rediff.com | Manoj Rammohan

New Delhi, Jun 3 (PTI) British airline Virgin Atlantic is betting big on the "tremendous opportunities" in the Indian market and expects to carry more cargo from the country as business activities are set to rise with the India-UK free trade agreement. The carrier, which has been flying to India for 25 years, currently operates five flights daily from Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru to London Heathrow. "We bet big on India...

4 days ago | money.rediff.com | Manoj Rammohan

New Delhi, Jun 3 (PTI) India's IT sector has moved dramatically from outsourcing model to now being a technology and innovation hub, Virgin Atlantic Chief Executive Officer Shai Weiss has said as the British carrier announced a seven-year deal with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to modernise airline operations with AI-led solutions. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will augment and enhance aviation sector taking personalisation to the next level for the industry, Weiss told PTI in an interview.

1 month ago | money.rediff.com | Manoj Rammohan

New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) On Wednesday, Surat airport remained operational for an extra one hour waiting for the landing of an Air India Express flight that took off more than an hour late from the national capital. It was a scheduled flight from Delhi to Surat that was also carrying the mortal remains of one of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and five of his family members.

2 months ago | money.rediff.com | Manoj Rammohan

Toulouse (France), Mar 31 (PTI) India has many attributes to become a great producer of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, which can help reduce pollution, as rice and wheat straws can also be used as a feedstock for SAF, according to a senior Airbus official. India is one of the world's fastest growing aviation markets and slowly, steps are being taken towards using SAF.

2 months ago | money.rediff.com | Manoj Rammohan

Toulouse (France), Mar 26 (PTI) The supply chain situation in the aviation market is slowly improving and the bottlenecks vary for different aircraft manufacturing programmes while the efforts are to find the "sweet spot" between supply and demand, according to aircraft maker Airbus.