the aviation sector as a consequence of which there is cut-throat competition for employees which, in turn, is driving wages to unsustainable levels. Moreover, the industry is unable to retain talented employees. 2. Regional connectivity: One of the biggest challenges facing the aviation sector in India is to be able to provide regional connectivity. What is hampering the growth of regional connectivity is the lack of airports. 3. Rising fuel prices: As fuel prices have climbed, the inverse relationship between fuel prices and airline stock prices has been demonstrated. Moreover, the rising fuel prices have led to increase in the air fares. 4. Declining yields: LCCs and other entrants together now command a market share of around 46%. Legacy carriers are being forced to match LCC fares, during a time of escalating costs. Increasing growth prospects have attracted & are likely to attract more players, which will lead to more competition. All this has resulted in lower returns for all operators. 5. Gaps in infrastructure: Airport and air traffic control (ATC) infrastructure is inadequate to support growth. While a start has been made to upgrade the infrastructure, the results will be visible only after 2 - 3…
Air France formally Société Air France, named as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, (north of Paris). It is an auxiliary of the Air France-KLM Group and an establishing individual from the SkyTeam worldwide aircraft collusion. Air France, was born on 07th october 1933, resulting from the combination of five French airlines, Air Union, Air Orient, Société Générale de Transport Aérien (SGTA), CIDNA and Aéropostale. It was among the few existing…
is completely owned by the government of Dubai's body called the Investment Corporation of Dubai. It is the biggest service of airplanes in the Middle East, functioning over 3,300 take offs each week from its nucleus at Dubai International Airport. It travels to much more than 148 cities lying in 78 countries covering across six continents. It also has its cargo services that run under Emirates Cargo services. The mid-1980s was the period when Gulf Air started to slash its services and…
seized transport of the flagship of its armada after the early Boeing 747-400 shouted Konark (registered VT-ESM) made past by working the early non-stop flight amid New York Metropolis and Delhi. In 1994 the airline was registered as Air India Ltd. In 1996, the airline inaugurated ability to its subsequent US gateway at O'Hare Global Airport in Chicago. In 1999, the airline opened its dedicated Terminal 2-C at the…
5.1 CRM Implementation at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 5.1.1 Brief history: 1919 – Dutch Queen grants the 'Royal' attribute to KLM and foundation of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 1921 - KLM starts its own fleet of aircraft and pilots 1971 - KLM head office established 1988 - Takeover of Netherlines airline 1989 - 20% stake in Northwest Airlines 1991 - KLM Citihopper formed 1991 – KLM increased its stake in Transavia from 40 - 80% 1996 - 26% share in Kenya airlines 1998 - KLM and Malaysian code share…
Introduction Hindustan Aeronautics is an Indian state-owned Aerospace and defence company based in Bangalore, Karnataka. It is governed under the management of the Indian Ministry of Defence. The government-owned corporation is primarily involved in the operations of the aerospace industry. These include manufacturing and assembly of aircraft, navigation and related communication equipment and airports operation. The Engine Division, which is ISO-9002 certified, was set up in 1957 to…
COMPARISON Jet Airways (India) Limited is also one of the companies that provide air transportation. Jet Airways is an airline based in Mumbai, India. Jet Airways Ltd is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange which is known as BSE on December 2004. BSE is an Indian Stock Exchange which Jet Airways Ltd is one of the companies that listed in BSE. Comparison between AirAsia Berhad and Jet Airways Ltd with same ratios to determine the companies between each other: GROSS PROFIT MARGIN: Gross profit…
INTRODUCTION Air India was launched as a private airline in 1932 under the name of Tata Airlines by industrialist J. R. D. Tata. It was the only national carrier which flew in various international destinations at that time. In 1946, Tata Airlines became a public limited company under the name of Air India. Since then, Air India has been a source of national pride because it is regarded as one of the finest airlines which is at par with the leading airlines like Pan Am and British Airways. Air…
On June 23 1985, Air India flight 182 was operating on the Toronto-Montreal-Delhi route. As the plane was in Irish aerospace, en route to Toronto at 31,000 feet, a bomb located in the cargo hold detonated (Remembering Air India 182), and resulted in the death of 329 souls, 268 of them being Canadian citizens. (The victims) Nobody survived the crash. Five minutes prior to the attack, another bomb went off while being checked in Narita International, Japan. The bomb killed 2 baggage handlers…
know why I was upset. He forced me to smile and leave my hair open. I didn’t realize that this was harassment. Such expressions of concern are often considered a part of the work culture. I didn’t object because I feared losing my job,” she said. Kaushik finally did leave her job. Air India In 2012, an employee working at a restaurant at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, filed a case against a senior Air India official, accusing him of sexually harassing her. The employee…