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Two lions at Singapore's Changi airport break free from freight container; trigger alarm among passengers
Trendingdesk •After the big cats tried to escape, Singapore Airlines called in the Mandai Wildlife Group for help who arrived shortly and tranquilised both the animals
Vinod Kannan to take the lead as new CEO of Vistara; Leslie Thng to join senior rank in Singapore Airlines
•Vistara is a 51:49 joint venture airline between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines. Vinod Kannan is set to take over as Vistara's CEO from 1 January, 2022
Rahul Bhatia of InterGlobe Enterprises says has signed agreement to take part in sale of Virgin Australia
Fp Staff •Virgin Australia collapsed on 21 April, putting 16,000 jobs under threat.
Rahul Bhatia's InterGlobe Enterprises joins list of bidders for bankrupt airline Virgin Australia
Fp Staff •Virgin Australia is one of the first major airlines to seek bankruptcy protection in response to the pandemic
Coronavirus Outbreak: 3-year-old Indian girl among 73 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; total tally crosses 600
•The 73 new cases reported on Wednesday has brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore to 631, the health ministry said.
Two senior citizens become first to die of COVID-19 in Singapore; confirmed cases in city-state climb to 385
•Singapore on Friday confirmed 40 new COVID-19 cases, including 30 imported infections, taking the total number to 385 in the country. The two fatalities included the woman and a 64-year-old Indonesian man who died on Saturday, the health ministry said.
Govt mulls up to Rs 12,000 cr rescue plan for aviation sector battered after coronavirus outbreak: Report
•The Finance Ministry is considering a proposal that includes the temporary suspension of most taxes levied on the aviation sector, including a deferment of aviation fuel tax, said the sources, who have direct knowledge of the matter.
'We are evaluating Air India', says Vistara chairman Bhaskar Bhat on national carrier's disinvestment
•Vistara, a joint venture between India’s Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, is considering a bid for the government’s stake in state-run carrier Air India, Vistara’s chairman said on Monday, according to local media reports
Singapore Airlines cuts capacity by 10%, freezes hiring of ground staff as coronavirus takes toll
•Singapore Airlines Ltd has cut nearly 10 percent of its capacity, frozen recruitment for ground positions and deferred spending as it deals with lower demand due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters
Demand for private jets surges as coronavirus keeps airlines away from China; aviation sector under pressure due to travel bans, nervous crew
•The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 1,300 people in China, has led premium Asian airlines like Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd and Singapore Airlines Ltd to drastically cuts their flight schedules