Malaysian Airways

On July 17 2014, Malaysian Airways flight MH17, a Boeing 777 loaded with almost 300 passengers and crew was on a routine flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was struck by a surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine. Everyone aboard was killed.

The government dismissed speculation about any threat to Prime Minister Modi while he was flying over the same airspace as the downed Malaysian Airways flight.

An Indian origin flight steward was among the fifteen crew members on-board the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flight was among the many planes that were re-routed after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 was shot down in Ukraine on Thursday.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott blamed Russia on Friday over the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jetliner over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board.

Traders said news of a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet crash near the Ukraine-Russia border has sent shivers across markets. Investors dumped riskier assets like stocks, while the CBOE Volatility index in the US jumped 32.2 per cent, its biggest daily percentage gain since April 2013. It closed at 14.54, its highest level since April 15.

Indian carriers, Air India and Jet Airways, will avoid the airspace of war-torn eastern Ukraine following a directive issued to them by the DGCA in the wake of reported shooting down of a Malaysian airliner in which all 295 people on board were killed on Thursday.

AirAsia India, the Indian arm of the Malaysian no-frills airline headed by Tony Fernandes, will become the fourth budget carrier in the country -- after IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir -- once its maiden flight takes off from Bangalore to Goa at 1510 hours on Thursday.

Gearing up to launch services in partnership with Tatas, Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia has incorporated a company in India with the filing of all requisite documents with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

The Finance Ministry will take up on March 6 the investment proposal of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia which seeks to enter India through a joint venture with the Tata group and another company.

Malaysian Air Asia's Anthony Fernandez and Middle East-based Indian businessman Yusuf Ali are believed to be exploring possible opportunities to enter the Indian aviation space.

On July 17 2014, Malaysian Airways flight MH17, a Boeing 777 loaded with almost 300 passengers and crew was on a routine flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was struck by a surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine. Everyone aboard was killed.

The government dismissed speculation about any threat to Prime Minister Modi while he was flying over the same airspace as the downed Malaysian Airways flight.

An Indian origin flight steward was among the fifteen crew members on-board the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flight was among the many planes that were re-routed after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 was shot down in Ukraine on Thursday.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott blamed Russia on Friday over the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jetliner over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board.

Traders said news of a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet crash near the Ukraine-Russia border has sent shivers across markets. Investors dumped riskier assets like stocks, while the CBOE Volatility index in the US jumped 32.2 per cent, its biggest daily percentage gain since April 2013. It closed at 14.54, its highest level since April 15.

Indian carriers, Air India and Jet Airways, will avoid the airspace of war-torn eastern Ukraine following a directive issued to them by the DGCA in the wake of reported shooting down of a Malaysian airliner in which all 295 people on board were killed on Thursday.

AirAsia India, the Indian arm of the Malaysian no-frills airline headed by Tony Fernandes, will become the fourth budget carrier in the country -- after IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir -- once its maiden flight takes off from Bangalore to Goa at 1510 hours on Thursday.

Gearing up to launch services in partnership with Tatas, Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia has incorporated a company in India with the filing of all requisite documents with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

The Finance Ministry will take up on March 6 the investment proposal of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia which seeks to enter India through a joint venture with the Tata group and another company.

Malaysian Air Asia's Anthony Fernandez and Middle East-based Indian businessman Yusuf Ali are believed to be exploring possible opportunities to enter the Indian aviation space.