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In what is seen as a clear violation of protocol, former President APJ Abdul Kalam was treated as a commoner as he was frisked by the ground staff of Continental Airlines at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on April 24, 2009 at the insistence of the company's American boss. The former President was on his way to Newark on Continental Airlines Flight CO 083.

An American Airlines spokesman said that a flight from Miami overshot the runway Tuesday in Kingston, Jamaica, but came to a safe stop. He said there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or fatalities.

Caspian Airlines Flight RV 7908 crashed on Wednesday at 11:33 a.m. in northwestern Iran, 60 miles from the capital city of Tehran. A total of 168 people perished in the crash. The passenger manifest included a crew of 15 plus 153 passengers, two of them children.

India's Kingfisher Airlines makes its first foray into Thai airspace today with its launch of a daily flight between Bangkok and Kolkata.

To create demand in summers, airlines in India have reduced fuel surcharge on air tickets.Low-cost carriers SpiceJet and Indigo effected a cut last week, while Jet Airways and national carrier Air India followed this week. Industry sources said Kingfisher was evaluating a similar move from April.

Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways , the nation’s two biggest private airlines, on Friday raised fares for the third time in the last 12months to partly offset losses due to rising fuel prices, a move that may drive a few potential passengers to railway minister Mamata Banerjee’s Duronto Express.

US airline Continental Airlines on Wednesday issued an apology to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam for frisking him at the IGI Airport in New Delhi on April 21.

Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Thursday said that he has not received any apology from Continental Airlines for frisking him at the Indira Gandhi international airport when he was going on a visit to the US this April.

The global aviation industry may be facing one of its worst crises, but city-based carrier Paramount Airlines is busy drawing up strategies to expand its operations across the country.The company will set up a new hub in Kolkata by May-June to expedite its penetration into the northern and eastern markets, increase fleet size and launch international services by 2012, Paramount managing director M. Thiagarajan told reporters.