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| Kingfisher Airlines cancels 31 flights as employees strike Times of India MUMBAI: Kingfisher Airlines on Wednesday cancelled over 30 flights from Delhi and Mumbai due to a strike by a section of its employees protesting non-payment of salary. While 22 flights of theairline were cancelled from Delhi, nine were cancelled from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US seeks $162 m in fines against AMR, American Air Hindu Business Line The documents underscore the scope of the FAA's concern about the maintenance program at American Airlines, the nation's third-largest airline. They come to light just as American Airlinestries to fix labour and financial problems and turn itself around. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| FDI or not, will recapitalize Kingfisher Airlines: Vijay Mallya Economic Times NEW DELHI: While the issue of allowing foreign airlines to invest in desi ones is yet to be decided, Kingfisher promoter Vijay Mallya on Tuesday told TOI that he would "recapitalize the airline, FDI or no FDI". Highly placed government sources said Mallya has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Alaska Airlines says plane with maintenance message on wing is safe, note not ... Fox News A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight bound to Seattle looked out the window and saw what appeared to be a damaged area on the wing with a handwritten note saying, “We know about this.” The incident July 28 drew comments on Twitter and other social ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| American Airlines facing record fines over safety violations Sydney Morning Herald AMR's American Airlines may face the largest penalties ever pursued by the US Federal Aviation Administration for safety violations, according to a bankruptcy court filing. The agency's cases, several of which have never been disclosed, may lead to as much ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Airways Seeks Merger Redemption in AMR Businessweek “I think Doug recognizes that very well.” With AMR's American Airlines resisting a merger and holding exclusive rights until year's end to submit a formal restructuring plan, the 50-year-old CEO is wooing labor groups and bondholders at his intended target. See all stories on this topic » |
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Wednesday 8 August 2012
Kingfisher Airlines cancels 31 flights as employees strike
UK firms restless as recession drags on
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Politicians backing "presentation over substance" have been handed the blame for the recession by a senior business figure.
John Longworth, director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce, spoke out ahead of the publication of GDP figures for the second quarter of 2012 on Wednesday.
He used an article for the Observer newspaper to complain about the governments' refusal to move faster on securing airport expansion in the south-east.
"As we noted when the aviation policy paper was announced, businesses are tired of indecision and equivocation," Longworth wrote.
They are tired of political short-termism, electoral calculation, and the privileging of presentation over substance.
"Without sustained, long-term action from government to create a stable business environment here at home, the risk appetite among many businesspeople will remain muted."
Growth figures out this week are expected to show that the UK economy contracted for a third successive quarter in succession.
"Politicians seem to believe that businesses must be willing and ready to 'strain every sinew', without doing the same themselves," Longworth added.
Many UK firms are struggling to secure the lending they need, but neither the coalition nor the opposition are prepared to consider a third runway at Heathrow.
Shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle said a third runway was "off the agenda" last autumn.
A group of pro-business Conservative MPs has called for the government to rethink its decision on expanding the UK's largest airport, however.
The Tory party had pledged to oppose a third runway in its 2010 general election manifesto.
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Politicians backing "presentation over substance" have been handed the blame for the recession by a senior business figure.
John Longworth, director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce, spoke out ahead of the publication of GDP figures for the second quarter of 2012 on Wednesday.
He used an article for the Observer newspaper to complain about the governments' refusal to move faster on securing airport expansion in the south-east.
"As we noted when the aviation policy paper was announced, businesses are tired of indecision and equivocation," Longworth wrote.
They are tired of political short-termism, electoral calculation, and the privileging of presentation over substance.
"Without sustained, long-term action from government to create a stable business environment here at home, the risk appetite among many businesspeople will remain muted."
Growth figures out this week are expected to show that the UK economy contracted for a third successive quarter in succession.
"Politicians seem to believe that businesses must be willing and ready to 'strain every sinew', without doing the same themselves," Longworth added.
Many UK firms are struggling to secure the lending they need, but neither the coalition nor the opposition are prepared to consider a third runway at Heathrow.
Shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle said a third runway was "off the agenda" last autumn.
A group of pro-business Conservative MPs has called for the government to rethink its decision on expanding the UK's largest airport, however.
The Tory party had pledged to oppose a third runway in its 2010 general election manifesto.
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Tuesday 7 August 2012
An Ontario teenager will soon take to the skies in an attempt to set a record for a cross-country flight.
Sixteen-year-old Matthew Gougeon hopes to become the youngest person to fly an amphibious aircraft solo from coast to coast.
He plans to leave home his home in Sudbury, Ont., today for Tofino, B.C., where his journey will begin.
Gougeon is set to officially start his solo adventure on Friday and hopes to land in Halifax on July 20.
He'll fly a Cessna 182 with amphibious floats for his cross-country trip and estimates the entire journey will take about 25 hours in the air.
As he attempts to establish a record, Gougeon will also be collecting donations for the Neil Armstrong Fund, which provides flight training to young people.
"The main goal of the flight is to collect donations for those who are not fortunate enough to fly, and have the determination and work ethic to become a pilot," he said on his website.
The high school student appears to be ready to soar towards his goals.
"I'm pretty confident with my flying right now," Gougeon said in an online video posted five days ago. "Pretty much the hardest part is landing and I've got that pretty much down pat."
The teen will have a camera mounted on his wing to document parts of his trip and plans to keep those interested in his journey updated through his website along the way.
As his trip will be a low-altitude one, Gougeon will need to be able to see the ground at all times, a factor which makes weather a significant element.
"I can't fly without visual reference to the ground," he explains. "Weather could potentially be a big problem and that is really a challenge because that makes it really hard to estimate how many days it will take."
If he runs into any problems mid-air, Gougeon said he plans to tackle them with rational thinking.
"You just have to go with the flow," he said. "Whatever happens you have to think about the possible outcomes of the decisions you're about to make and decide what's best from there."
While his formal flight training began at 13, Gougeon had already logged many hours in the air with his father, who is also an avid flyer.
Gougeon, who currently has a recreational pilot license, made his first solo flight a little less than two years ago in an aircraft used for military training in the Second World War.
Last summer, he passed his private pilot written test on the first try.
Gougeon said his trip is a "personal challenge" which builds on years of flying.
"My first flight was one week after I was born," the teen said on his website. "Flying has been a passion of mine all of my life."
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| CAE signs $100 million of contracts with easyJet, Air China CanadianBusiness.com CAE signs $100 million of contracts with easyJet, Air China. By The Canadian Press | August 07, 2012. Chat Email. MONTREAL - CAE Inc. (TSX:CAE) has added more than $100 ... CAE has also been selected by European air transport company easyJet to provide long-term pilot trainingservices in a contract valued at more than $60 million, the company said in a separate announcement Tuesday. The company said the pilot training agreement will make use of facilities acquired with CAE's recent purchase of Oxford ... See all stories on this topic » |
If you are feeling suicidal now, please stop long enough to read this.
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It will only take about five minutes. I do not want to talk you out of your bad feelings. I am not a therapist or other mental health professional - only someone who knows what it is like to be in pain.
I don't know who you are, or why you are reading this page. I only know that for the moment, you're reading it, and that is good. I can assume that you are here because you are troubled and considering ending your life. If it were possible, I would prefer to be there with you at this moment, to sit with you and talk, face to face and heart to heart. But since that is not possible, we will have to make do with this.
I have known a lot of people who have wanted to kill themselves, so I have some small idea of what you might be feeling. I know that you might not be up to reading a long book, so I am going to keep this short. While we are together here for the next five minutes, I have five simple, practical things I would like to share with you. I won't argue with you about whether you should kill yourself. But I assume that if you are thinking about it, you feel pretty bad.
Well, you're still reading, and that's very good. I'd like to ask you to stay with me for the rest of this page. I hope it means that you're at least a tiny bit unsure, somewhere deep inside, about whether or not you really will end your life. Often people feel that, even in the deepest darkness of despair. Being unsure about dying is okay and normal. The fact that you are still alive at this minute means you are still a little bit unsure. It means that even while you want to die, at the same time some part of you still wants to live. So let's hang on to that, and keep going for a few more minutes.
Start by considering this statement:
Suicide is not chosen; it happens
when pain exceeds
resources for coping with pain.
That's all it's about. You are not a bad person, or crazy, or weak, or flawed, because you feel suicidal. It doesn't even mean that you really want to die - it only means that you have more pain than you can cope with right now. If I start piling weights on your shoulders, you will eventually collapse if I add enough weights... no matter how much you want to remain standing. Willpower has nothing to do with it. Of course you would cheer yourself up, if you could.
Don't accept it if someone tells you, "That's not enough to be suicidal about." There are many kinds of pain that may lead to suicide. Whether or not the pain is bearable may differ from person to person. What might be bearable to someone else, may not be bearable to you. The point at which the pain becomes unbearable depends on what kinds of coping resources you have. Individuals vary greatly in their capacity to withstand pain.
When pain exceeds pain-coping resources, suicidal feelings are the result. Suicide is neither wrong nor right; it is not a defect of character; it is morally neutral. It is simply an imbalance of pain versus coping resources.
You can survive suicidal feelings if you do either of two things: (1) find a way to reduce your pain, or (2) find a way to increase your coping resources. Both are possible.
Now I want to tell you five things to think about.
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You need to hear that people do get through this -- even people who feel as badly as you are feeling now. Statistically, there is a very good chance that you are going to live. I hope that this information gives you some sense of hope.
2
Give yourself some distance. Say to yourself, "I will wait 24 hours before I do anything." Or a week. Remember that feelings and actions are two different things - just because you feel like killing yourself, doesn't mean that you have to actually do it right this minute. Put some distance between your suicidal feelings and suicidal action. Even if it's just 24 hours. You have already done it for 5 minutes, just by reading this page. You can do it for another 5 minutes by continuing to read this page. Keep going, and realize that while you still feel suicidal, you are not, at this moment, acting on it. That is very encouraging to me, and I hope it is to you.
3
People often turn to suicide because they are seeking relief from pain. Remember that relief is a feeling. And you have to be alive to feel it. You will not feel the relief you so desperately seek, if you are dead.
4
Some people will react badly to your suicidal feelings, either because they are frightened, or angry; they may actually increase your pain instead of helping you, despite their intentions, by saying or doing thoughtless things. You have to understand that their bad reactions are about their fears, not about you.
It will only take about five minutes. I do not want to talk you out of your bad feelings. I am not a therapist or other mental health professional - only someone who knows what it is like to be in pain.
I don't know who you are, or why you are reading this page. I only know that for the moment, you're reading it, and that is good. I can assume that you are here because you are troubled and considering ending your life. If it were possible, I would prefer to be there with you at this moment, to sit with you and talk, face to face and heart to heart. But since that is not possible, we will have to make do with this.
I have known a lot of people who have wanted to kill themselves, so I have some small idea of what you might be feeling. I know that you might not be up to reading a long book, so I am going to keep this short. While we are together here for the next five minutes, I have five simple, practical things I would like to share with you. I won't argue with you about whether you should kill yourself. But I assume that if you are thinking about it, you feel pretty bad.
Well, you're still reading, and that's very good. I'd like to ask you to stay with me for the rest of this page. I hope it means that you're at least a tiny bit unsure, somewhere deep inside, about whether or not you really will end your life. Often people feel that, even in the deepest darkness of despair. Being unsure about dying is okay and normal. The fact that you are still alive at this minute means you are still a little bit unsure. It means that even while you want to die, at the same time some part of you still wants to live. So let's hang on to that, and keep going for a few more minutes.
Start by considering this statement:
Suicide is not chosen; it happens
when pain exceeds
resources for coping with pain.
That's all it's about. You are not a bad person, or crazy, or weak, or flawed, because you feel suicidal. It doesn't even mean that you really want to die - it only means that you have more pain than you can cope with right now. If I start piling weights on your shoulders, you will eventually collapse if I add enough weights... no matter how much you want to remain standing. Willpower has nothing to do with it. Of course you would cheer yourself up, if you could.
Don't accept it if someone tells you, "That's not enough to be suicidal about." There are many kinds of pain that may lead to suicide. Whether or not the pain is bearable may differ from person to person. What might be bearable to someone else, may not be bearable to you. The point at which the pain becomes unbearable depends on what kinds of coping resources you have. Individuals vary greatly in their capacity to withstand pain.
When pain exceeds pain-coping resources, suicidal feelings are the result. Suicide is neither wrong nor right; it is not a defect of character; it is morally neutral. It is simply an imbalance of pain versus coping resources.
You can survive suicidal feelings if you do either of two things: (1) find a way to reduce your pain, or (2) find a way to increase your coping resources. Both are possible.
Now I want to tell you five things to think about.
1
You need to hear that people do get through this -- even people who feel as badly as you are feeling now. Statistically, there is a very good chance that you are going to live. I hope that this information gives you some sense of hope.
2
Give yourself some distance. Say to yourself, "I will wait 24 hours before I do anything." Or a week. Remember that feelings and actions are two different things - just because you feel like killing yourself, doesn't mean that you have to actually do it right this minute. Put some distance between your suicidal feelings and suicidal action. Even if it's just 24 hours. You have already done it for 5 minutes, just by reading this page. You can do it for another 5 minutes by continuing to read this page. Keep going, and realize that while you still feel suicidal, you are not, at this moment, acting on it. That is very encouraging to me, and I hope it is to you.
3
People often turn to suicide because they are seeking relief from pain. Remember that relief is a feeling. And you have to be alive to feel it. You will not feel the relief you so desperately seek, if you are dead.
4
Some people will react badly to your suicidal feelings, either because they are frightened, or angry; they may actually increase your pain instead of helping you, despite their intentions, by saying or doing thoughtless things. You have to understand that their bad reactions are about their fears, not about you.
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Monday 6 August 2012
Qantas suspends pilot for exceeding alcohol limit
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Sunday 5 August 2012
Airline attacked on Facebook for treatment of passenger
Former MDLR Airlines staffer commits suicide; Delhi Police register case ... Times of India Geetika's brother Gaurav alleged that Kanda often visited their home after her sister joined MDLRAirlines, which he owned, as an air hostess around one and a half years back. He further said, "When the airline's operation was suspended, Kanda offered ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| FIIs raise exposure to Indian aviation stocks like Jet Airways, Kingfisher ... Economic Times NEW DELHI: Overseas investors have scaled up their exposure to three Indian air carriers -- Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet in the April-June quarter of this fiscal. According to the data available with stock exchanges, the holding of ... See all stories on this topic » |
| IAG eyes American Airlines stake Financial Times International Airlines Group is considering the case for buying a minority stake in American Airlinesto expand their commercial partnership and ensure the US carrier remains part of Oneworld, the global airline alliance. Willie Walsh, IAG's chief ... See all stories on this topic » |
| AAI refuses to allow Kingfisher Airlines lessors to take back aircraft Economic Times The airline, which has not paid salaries to its employees for the past five months (some have not been paid for six months), has been defaulting on payments to AAI, oil companies, aircraft leasing companies and the government tax authorities. See all stories on this topic » |
| Southwest Airlines Fare Promotion Billing Turbulence HispanicBusiness.com A Southwest Airlines fare promotion turned into a public relations fiasco Saturday as customers buying plane tickets found their credit cards maxed out by erroneous charges for multiple bookings. The computer glitch occurred during Southwest's LUV2LIKE ... See all stories on this topic » |
| 'Airline will have to reflect look of Malta' Times of Malta Fresh from unveiling Air Malta's new colours, CEO Peter Davies tells Kurt Sansone it is all about getting the perception right. Air Malta has passed through a couple of tough years. Was this an appropriate time to be spending almost €2 million on a ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Air India likely to resume key international routes by month-end Economic Times Around 400 pilots, members of the now-de-recognised Indian Pilots Guild, had gone on a 58-day strike from May 7 to protest the decision to allow the erstwhile Indian Airlines pilots to train on the Boeing Dreamliners. The strike forced AI to cancel ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Spice Jet and Jet Airways report profits, raise hopes Times of India MUMBAI: The spell of losses seems to be coming to an end with two airlines posting profits in the first quarter of the year. With Spice Jet and Jet airways posting profits in the first quarter, hope is rising again for the aviation industry in India ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Gulf's booming airlines forge new links abroad Chicago Daily Herald DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — During a demonstration flight of Boeing's new 787 high above the United Arab Emirates this summer, one of the plane-maker's representatives jokingly asked an Etihad Airways executive what was next on the airline's ... See all stories on this topic » |
Like many American consumers, Delta Air Lines is paying down its debt
The widespread job losses and plummeting home values that characterized the Great Recession scared many Americans into being more careful with their money.
Some consumers have shied away from buying goods they don't really need. Middle-income Americans have started shopping at thrift stores out of financial necessity or to pursue great deals. And people have been reducing their credit card balances.
Delta Air Lines, the world's second-largest airline, is the commercial equivalent of a disciplined consumer who only spends money on goods that are important to him or her.
Delta, which operates a majority of the flights out of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, on Wednesday reported a second-quarter net loss of $168 million. Its quarterly operating profit was $586 million, but special charges that included fuel hedge losses pushed Delta into the loss column.
One of the more intriguing aspects of Delta's conference call with analysts and reporters was the discussion of Delta's debt-reduction strategy.
The Atlanta-based carrier paid down $374 million in debt during the second quarter. Its debt has fallen from about $17 billion to $12.1 billion in recent years, and Delta management is pushing to get debt to a $10 billion level.
Delta is a huge enterprise, which had $18.1 billion in operating revenue for the first half of 2012.
JP Morgan Chase analyst Jamie Baker asked Delta CEO Richard Anderson on Wednesday's call whether the carrier would be "tempted to fall off the wagon" and go on a "growth bender" once Delta's debt drops to $10 billion.
"We're not going on any benders around here, period," replied Anderson. He emphasized that Delta is focused on efforts to "de-risk and de-lever the business," which is precisely what many consumers have been doing with their personal balance sheets.
"We're going to continue to grind down that net debt number," Anderson said.
Just as consumers derive financial benefits from strong credit ratings, Delta's financial discipline caught the attention of Fitch Ratings in mid-June. Fitch upgraded a Delta credit rating, stating it "considers Delta to be currently the strongest player in the much improved airline industry in the U.S."
Outperforming the industry average
It noted that Delta's unit revenues have "outperformed the industry average" for more than a year and that it has carefully matched capacity, airline seats on the market, with consumer demand.
Delta operates more than 13,000 daily flights and during the months of April, May and June, 85.1 percent of the seats on its planes were filled.
Fitch emphasized that Delta's financial prowess also is linked to its "enhanced network and synergies from the Northwest merger, product improvements and significant share gains in premium corporate customers."
Delta acquired Eagan-based Northwest in October 2008, on the eve of the last presidential election.
The airline is investing $3 billion in product and service upgrades and it recently started flying out of Atlanta's new international terminal. It also has established a new hub at LaGuardia in New York.
But there might be some copies of "The New Frugality" by Chris Farrell floating around corporate headquarters. Instead of leasing new airplanes, Delta recently consummated a deal with Southwest Airlines and Boeing to lease Boeing 717s. Those airplanes are being operated by AirTrain Airways, which Southwest acquired in a merger deal.
Delta will be able to get rid of many inefficient 50-seat regional jets and replace them with the Boeing 717s, which seat 117 passengers and have first-class cabins.
While Delta's Anderson prefers to be a leader, not a follower, in the airline industry, he recently surprised the business world when he decided that Delta should buy an oil refinery. The Texas native didn't want his business model to be so vulnerable to the volatility in oil prices.
A Delta subsidiary is gearing up a Pennsylvania refinery to begin production in the next few months. Delta management projects this enterprise will save the airline $300 million a year on fuel expenses.
All of these moves are designed to create ongoing profitability for Delta, which has taken a trip through bankruptcy along with other big U.S. carriers. To maintain profitability, Delta intends to keep its fares high enough to cover its costs and a profit margin.
Delta is hearing complaints from some consumers who think its fares are too expensive, but it is also receiving kudos within the airline industry for being agile in shifting its capacity up or down to match market demand.
Delta has built a reputation for seizing and creating business opportunities. Or, as Anderson said on Wednesday, "At Delta, we will continue to always control our destiny."
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