Air-India, the state-run carrier of India, has dismissed 10 airhostesses for being “exceptionally overweight.”

Seven airlines based in the United States have sued the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alleging that the agency “broke its own rules and may have compromised flight safety when it set new standards for pilot rest times without input from the carriers.”

It all happened a bit too fast. Out of the blue, there was the announcement that Jet Airways and Kingfisher  were getting into an operational alliance to better manage costs in these times of crisis for the Indian and international aviation industry. A day later, we had Jet Airways ...

Just a day after the announcement of the Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways alliance, there was a shock for the employees of the two airlines.

American Airlines, the largest United States-based carrier, has decided to filter pornographic websites on in-flight internet service.

A new kind of problem seems to be gathering storm in the air: Flight attendants with American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, have asked the company to filter its in-flight wireless internet service to block access to pornography and other websites which the workers believe are “inappropriate.”

Dubai-based airline major Emirates Airline is all set to give the staff wardrobe a better look. The airline’s 16,000-plus uniformed staff are to be given a sharper, more business-like look with the introduction of a brand new uniform, it is learnt.