Air China will plans to start a new flight between Bangalore, the IT capital of India, and Shanghai, the business hub of China. The Shanghai-Tokyo-Bangalore flight will begin its operations before December 25, 2009.

Air India's new direct Delhi-New York, Mumbai-Washington flights soon; Kolkata-Washington service from December 1, 2009.

National airline of UAE, Etihad Airways, will soon launch operations between its home base Abu Dhabi and Hyderabad, India from November 2009.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, has launched an all-business class flight between Munich in Germany and Mumbai in India. The Munich-Mumbai flight is being operated by a Boeing B737 aircraft having 44 seats in a business class-only configuration.

Low-cost airline GoAir has launched GoComort, which offers business class amenities at the price of an economy class ticket.

SpiceJet cargo flights have come to Goa. SpiceJet, India's low-cost airline, entered cargo flights operations in May 2008. Its cargo flights are already operating to Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata from 13 locations.

US-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technology Corporation, has re-entered the Indian market with the delivery of its first commercial S-76C++ VVIP helicopter to an unidentified Mumbai based corporate.

State-run oil companies in India have raised the prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by 10 per cent, which comes to Rs 2,750 a kilolitre on an average. 

On March 31, 2009, Boeing announced the launch of its Research and Technology-India Centre.

Emirates is advancing its service on Indian routes with the launch of its unique ‘Journey Through India’ campaign.

Sri Lankan Airlines, the national airline of Sri Lanka, has reduced the number of its flights to India from 100 flights a week at present to 51 flights a week due to, what the carrier described as, “mounting financial pressure as a result of steep decline in passenger traffic.”

New airline Akal Air, a trading division of Air Sylhet, will launch Birmingham-Amritsar flights from April 4, 2009.

The Indhira Gandhi International airport’s new terminal 1D is all set to offer the passengers the experience of shopping at the Delhi Bazaar. This coming April, the new terminal will be in its implementation stage.

Qatar Airways Ltd., the state-owned carrier that has more than 200 Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS planes on order, is all set to open air routes to some Australian and Indian cities later this year in the winters.

SpiceJet, the low-fare airline based in New Delhi, India, is planning to establish a subsidiary feeder airline in order to provide regional air connectivity in the domestic market.  The carrier will also start international flights from India by May 2010, but said it is not going for markets in the United ...

The United States-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing Company and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), owned by the government of India, have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up jointly an analysis and experimentation centre in India.

Malaysia Airlines, the flag-carrier airline of of Malaysia, has reduced its fuel surcharge on several routes. On the India-Kuala Lumpur route, the airline has trimmed its fuel surcharge by $50, leading to lower return air fares from destinations in India.

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

Emirates Airline, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is adding 31 flights a week to India in two phases – from November 2008 and again from February 1, 2009.

With financial concerns about the Indian airline industry at an all-time high following the Jet Airways layoff fiasco, airline companies in India are now being asked by banks to pledge aircraft as collateral before getting loans approved. And that's not all, the companies may also be forced to pledge their future ticket sales and company shares too.

Malaysia Airlines, the flag carrier of Malaysia, has begun serving Indian menu from November 1, 2008, in all classes of its international medium and long-haul flights irrespective of fare paid.

Airlines in India will be penalised if they delay paying compensation to passengers who have been denied boarding because of overbooking or flight cancellation.

Soaring fuel bills and a steady drop in passenger demand are forcing India’s national carrier Air India to go in for cost-cutting measures.

SpiceJet has just got spicier with US billionaire Wilbur Ross pumping in Rs 3.45 billion into the low cost airline.

Spiraling fuel prices or economic downturn don’t seem to stop Kingfisher flying high. India’s most popular private airline Kingfisher Airlines is set to launch its international service with daily flights to Europe and Southeast Asia by September 3.

In an important breakthrough in the aviation sector, Japan will allot 20 additional slots for Indian carriers at Narita international Airport in Tokyo by 2010. This will result in the Indian airlines operating up to 28 services to Tokyo every week from 4 at present.

Airlines are set to raise domestic as well as international fares following the huge hike in the prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) announced by India’s state-run oil companies.

Jet Airways, based in Mumbai, India, has launched daily direct flight to Abu Dhabi from Mumbai and Delhi.

Jet Airways’ JetPrivilege, the largest frequent flyer program in India, has joined All Nippon Airways, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, in a frequent-flyer partnership.