Economic difficulties apart, Air India has another battle in its terrain.

Jet Airways will lease out three of its Boeing aircraft to Thai Airways.  By way of this, the carrier will earn a rent of around Rs 140 crore ($3 million) every month. The deal comes as per an agreement India’s leading airline inked with the Southeast Asian airline to dry-lease three B-777-300ERs for three years.

Looking at flying to overseas destinations such as Singapore, China and the Middle East, India’s no-frills carrier IndiGo has begun knocking at the door of the Civil Aviation Ministry. The IndiGo move comes at an appropriate time, as  the low cost carrier will be meeting the eligibility norms to fly abroad by next year.

AirAsia, the low-cost airline based in Malaysia, has announced plans to expand its presence in India by adding 4 direct flights that connect Bangkok with the Indian cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Amritsar from May 2010.

Airlines set for rosier times in 2010 as passengers, freight and pricing power inch back

Continental Airlines, based in Houston, Texas, the United States, has announced that it will offer the passengers the option of buying, at check-in, premium seat assignments for unreserved economy-class seats which have extra legroom, from March 17, 2010. However, members of the airline’s OnePass Elite frequent-flier programme and their travelling companions ...

Air India, the national airline of India, has sought to reassure airline passengers and the crew that its flights to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, are safe and will continue.

Continental Airlines, headquartered in Houston, Texas, the United States, has introduced its system of mobile, paperless boarding pass for flights to Heathrow Airport in London – thus becoming the first airline carrier to offer the paperless boarding pass service on flights between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Etihad Airways, based in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has decided to install on its long-haul flights a new, state-of-the-art technology which can monitor the condition of passengers who shows signs of sickness that need immediate medical attention.

US Airways has announced that it has signed a code-share agreement with Brussels Airlines. The pact is subject to approval from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) as well as the government of Belgium.