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Emirates Skywards and ICICI Bank announce new co-branded card partnership in India
A new range of co-branded credit cards will come shortly, as a part of a tie-up between Emirates and ICICI Bank. Here are the details.
Delhi and Mumbai to be first markets for Etihad’s A350-1000 aircraft, service begins in April 2022
Etihad will debut its Airbus A350-1000 aircraft next month, and one of the first markets to get the new aircraft will be Mumbai, and then Delhi. Here are the details!
Emirates to resume A380 service to India in March 2022. First Stop, Mumbai
The Emirates A380 returns to India. Effective March 15, 2022, the A380 will operate a daily rotation to Mumbai.
Breaking: Scheduled International flights to/from India to resume on March 27, 2022
India has announced that scheduled international flights will be opened up on March 27, 2022. Here are all the details!
Sanjiv Kapoor appointed as CEO; Vipula Gunatilleka as CFO of Jet Airways 2.0
Jet Airways has appointed aviation veterans Sanjiv Kapoor as its new CEO and Vipula Gunatilleka as the CFO. Here are the details.
Accor plans to add 9 hotels in India in 2022/23
Accor Hotels is preparing to add 9 new hotels to their Indian footprint in the next two years across their Novotel and ibis brands largely. Know more about their plans in this report.
International flight India ban extended until Further Notice
If you were thinking of flying into India or heading outside the country over the next few weeks, let’s forget it. India has announced that for now, only travel under air bubble flights is allowed.
Vaccinated Indian travellers no longer need to get RT-PCR tests done to travel to the UAE
The UAE has scrapped the requirement for an RT-PCR test to be conducted prior to departure from India as long as the passengers are fully vaccinated.
Standard Chartered Emirates World Credit Card partnership to be discontinued in March 2022
The Emirates co-brand card partnership in India, offered with Standard Chartered Bank will come to an end in March 2022. Here are the details.
Airbus to collaborate with CFM and GE to demonstrate Hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2026
Last evening, Airbus talked about their plans to test hydrogen-powered engines atop their A380 testbed aircraft in the coming days. Here are the details of what they are planning in the coming years to decarbonise aviaiton.
