Due to Global Recession Falling passenger numbers emerge as top threat to Airlines

Falling passenger numbers emerge as top threat to airlines Livemint Domestic traffic in India has accelerated since 2004, posting a compounded annual growth rate of 18.1% between financial year 2004 and 2012, thanks to liberalization of the market and the advent of low fare carriers. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint ... See all stories on this topic » Livemint

Kingfisher Airlines' lenders to meet on Jan. 18 Hindu Business Line The 17-bank consortium that had funded the grounded Kingfisher Airlines Ltd will meet at Mumbai on January 18. Bankers are expected to take a final call on initiating recovery proceedings against the beleaguered private airline, which has a liability ... See all stories on this topic »

Now, airlines won't have to fly on non-viable routes Business Standard Instead airlines wanting to fly designated routes which are considered non-viable will be given subsidy through the recently floated Essential Air Services Fund (EASF). This will be funded partly through central government budgetary support and partly ... See all stories on this topic »

Savvy travelers can avoid airline fees Chicago Daily Herald He's talking about the fees the airlines add to the cost of travel. "Last week, while flying home after the holiday, my bag was 3 pounds over the allotted weight," Johnson said. "It cost me an extra $50. That added nearly 25 percent to the cost of my ... See all stories on this topic »

Asiana Airlines completes Aeta village project Malaya Asiana Airlines (OZ) has announced the completion of the final stage of its Self-Sustaining Village Project for the Aeta tribal community in Pampanga. Through the Asiana Welfare Corps, in cooperation with the Korea International Cooperation Agency, the ... See all stories on this topic »

Airlines and the rise of designer bastardry Crikey (blog) Being at a dinner party where everyone supports different airline brands with the same fervor as political parties or a football club can be more stressful than trying to moderate an on-line brawl. But you do learn things. One such thing is that while ... See all stories on this topic »

2013 Travel industry changes affecting the airline travel cost Examiner.com Changes occurring in the airline industry may take consumers by surprise, with no formal warning of what's in-store. What you can expect is changes to airline fee structuring. For those travelers who use multiple fee based services, some airlines will... See all stories on this topic »

After banner year at Ben-Gurion airport, local airline executives deliver ... Haaretz Despite the woes of the world's airlines, 2012 was actually a good year for international aviation to and from Israel. About 12.4 million passengers transited through Ben-Gurion International Airport over the course of the year, the Israel Airports... See all stories on this topic » Haaretz

Business 2013: American Airlines' future expected to dominate 2013 aerospace ... Tulsa World Barring NASA rover Opportunity's discovery of intelligent life on Mars or another terrorist attack involving commercial aircraft, AMR Corp. and American Airlines' bankruptcy restructuring is expected to be one of the major aerospace stories in 2013. See all stories on this topic »