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Stung by criticism from the civil aviation ministry and the consequent negative publicity, Bangalore International Airport Limited(BIAL) finally swung into action on Thursday.
Its formal name is the 787 Dreamliner. Its manufacturer sas it will be the 'game changer' that will alter the economics and pleasure of flying. American airplane maker Boeing unveiled its latest commercial jet 
Indian will see the world's biggest commercial airliner, the A-380, In regular operation here much earlier than expected. Kingfisher, the only Indian carrier to have ordered this aircraft, was supposed to start getting deliveries from late 2011. 
Long suffering Air India loyalists flying between India and the US will soon have option of forgoing layovers in Europe and East Asia with the introduction of several direct, non stop flights between the two countries over the next few months.
The aviation ministry has now come to realise what frequent fliers have long been complaining -most flights don't stick to schedules. The ministry recently started daily monitoring of flight movement schedules at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, and has found nearly 40% of the average 1,600 flights daily from these places don't go on time.
With stiff competition from private Indian airlines looming large on the high traffic India-Gulf sector, Dubai-based carrier Emirates has started ramping up tis reach to India. The airline has increased its flights to Mumbai and plan to enhance services to Chennai, Kochi and Hyderabad. Polls
Airlines in India
Indian Airlines flies to 63 destinations and is a state-owned major airline based in Mumbai. In 2005, the airline was rebranded as Indian. Its two main hubs are: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (Mumbai) and Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi). (more on Indian Airlines)
Jet Airways is said to be India's largest airline and currently operates over 400 flights daily to 67 destinations worldwide. Jet Airways is owned by Naresh Goyal. Besides Mumbai it has its secondary hubs at Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkatta. (more on Jet Airways)
Indigo airline is based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India and operates services to at least 25 destinations. Indigo was awarded the title of Best Domestic Low Cost Carrier in India for 2008. (more on Indigo airlines)
With its main hub in Bengaluru International Airport, Kingfisher Airlines is one of the seven airlines to be ranked as a 5-star airline by the independent research consultancy firm Skytrax. It operates more than 375 daily flights to 71 destinations. (more on Kingfisher Airlines)
GoAir is wholly owned by the Wadia Group and is one of India's low-cost airline. GoAir operates to to 18 cities with 131 daily flights. It was established in 2005. (more on GoAir airlines)
SpiceJet is based in Gurgaon and flies to 22 destinations across India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. SpiceJet was voted as the best low-cost airline in South Asia and Central Asia region by Skytrax in 2007, according to Wikipedia. It's main hub is: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi). (more on SpiceJet airlines)