AIR DECCAN, India’s first low cost carrier is a business unit of Deccan Aviation Private Limited, India's largest private heli-charter company. Formed in 1995, Deccan Aviation Private Limited has carved a niche for itself in the Indian aviation scene with its reputation for providing speedy and reliable heli-services for company charters, tourism, medical evacuation, off-shore logistics and a host of other services.

Captain G R Gopinath, the Managing Director is a graduate of the prestigious National Defence Academy and has served the Indian Army. A recipient of the prestigious ROLEX Award for Ecological site farming and the WIPRO PRSI Award, he is the driving force behind the organization.

Captain KJ Samuel is the Executive Director and, along with Capt Gopinath, is a founder Director. An experienced Army Aviation pilot, he is a Presidential Gallantry Award winner and still actively flies for the parent company.

Mr S N Ladhani, Chairman of the Ladhani Group of Companies (India's largest Coke Bottler) is on the Board of Directors. Another illustrious member of the Board of Directors is Mr Vijay Amritraj, India's best known Tennis star.

Air Deccan has 48 seater ATR-42’s in operation in its fleet. In India, this aircraft has already proven to be a highly successful one, both for its efficiency and cost effectiveness. It is presently being used by both, Indian Airlines and Jet Airways.

Air Deccan also has Airbus A-320 - 180 seater aircraft. These new generation fly-by-wire aircraft, with plush leather seats and drop down televisions have brought about low-fare inter-metro connectivity, bringing various destinations on the airline’s air map. These aircraft provide in-flight entertainment for the passengers – a first for any domestic airline in India.

The airline has recently acquired ATR 72 – 500 aircraft. These are 72 seater aircraft with superior engine power and improved interiors for a very comfortable flying experience. The aircraft is very reliable with highly improved productability.

Air Deccan has adopted a 'lean-and-mean' approach to staffing and aims at maintaining a low aircraft-to-employee ratio. We have some of the most experienced administrators, aircrew and engineers on our rolls. A good work culture coupled with a skilled workforce is the backbone of the company.

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Air Deccan proposes to open training institute

April 1, 2006 : Air Deccan proposes to open a comprehensive aviation training institute on par with developed countries. Seventy per cent of the countries pilots and engineers are being trained abroad, India needs to produce its own pilots, engineers and technicians to run its vast aviation industry, Air Deccan Managing Director Gopinath Reddy told reporters on Saturday.

Air Deccan touches 55 destinations in the country.

Gopinath appealed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy to provide a 25 acre plot to Air Deccan to establish its training institute as well running the hospitality industry at the new Shamshabad National Airport near Hyderabad.

Reddy accompanied by Union Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport KH Muniyappa and some cabinet colleagues flew in here on Air Deccan inaugural flight assured the airline to extent all possible help in its venture to provide air connectivity to smaller towns and cities.

Gopinath said soon the airlines will connect some important towns like Karimnagar, Khammam, Kadappa, Nellore and other two places which were yet to be decided with the state capital.

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Keira Knightley Juggles Two Films Keira Knightley is at the center of a tug of love over how she spends her two free months between finishing Silk in May and returning to Pirates of the Caribbean 3 in August, reports Variety.

In the red corner there's her champion Joe Wright, who directed her to an Oscar nomination for Pride & Prejudice. She's agreed to star in his next movie, Atonement, based on Ian McEwan's novel, which Working Title is planning to shoot this summer.

But in the blue corner there's her mother, playwright Sharman Macdonald, whose screenplay The Best Time of Our Lives also is aiming for a June start. Knightley has been attached since the project's inception four years ago.

Neither movie is yet greenlit, and both sets of producers are pushing to get all their elements in place. Mike Radford is set to direct The Best Time of Our Lives, but he's starting another movie, Flawless, on March 27, so it will take a feat of scheduling for him to do both.

"Best Time of Our Lives" is based on the true story of the complex relationship between Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, his wife, Caitlin, his childhood friend Vera Phillips and her eventual husband, William Killick. Knightley is down to play Vera.


Daddy Yankee and More Team Up With Reebok Reebok takes its historic music movement to the next level with an unprecedented event bringing together the newest faces of Rbk entertainment, Nelly, Daddy Yankee, Mike Jones, Lupe Fiasco and many more.

The event, Rbk: Now Playing will showcase the breadth of Rbk's roster of cultural icons and the unique sound and flavor they each bring to the game. The invitation-only event took place on Wednesday, March 8th in New York City at celeb hot spot Marquee.

Representing the dynamic fusion between sports and music, the Rbk music movement has enabled the brand to further energize the industry with exciting product launches, innovative television and print ads, and unique consumer and retail promotions.

The most-recent members of the Rbk Music family will join Rbk's veteran squad, including Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Pharrell Williams as part of the campaign.

"Reebok became a leader in the fusion of sports and music in 2002 when we created our 'Sounds and Rhythm of Sport' platform," said Dennis Baldwin, Reebok's chief marketing officer. " Since then, Reebok has continued to be on the forefront by partnering with top music icons to create cutting-edge products that truly resonate with today's global youth.”

Reflecting their personal style and flavor, the artists will each have their own product lines, launching in spring 2006. "The King of Reggaetón" will have a signature collection of footwear, apparel and accessories called "Daddy Yankee". "I'm excited to have a collection that mirrors my style and allows consumers to fully celebrate the culture of the genre I represent and I'm truly honored to be able to share my uniqueness and creativity with the rest of the world through my deal with Reebok," said Daddy Yankee.

In addition to having authentic new collections, Daddy Yankee will be featured in Reebok's "I Am What I Am" global advertising campaign. The "I Am What I Am" campaign celebrates contemporary heroes of today's global youth, including music icons, athletes and entertainers. The four artists will be the newest members to join the brand's " I Am What I Am" family which includes 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Pharrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Donovan McNabb, Allen Iverson, Yao Ming, Nicole Vaidisova, Miri Ben-Ari, Christina Ricci, Stevie Williams and many more.

Britney controls Kevin's pocket money

Britney Spears has reportedly put husband Kevin Federline on an allowance.

The New York Post says the singer is to give Kevin a set amount each month for personal use such as clothing, nightclubs, alcohol and "any day-to-day activities."

The paper quotes a source as saying: "Any big items - cars, or trips that go over allowance - need to be approved by Brit herself.

"She acknowledges she has made a great deal of money. However, she is trying to show Kevin that he needs to be responsible and curb his out-of-control spending habits."

For The Record: Quick News On Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Chris Brown, Pink, Ne-Yo & More
03.17.2006 9:13 AM EST

Spears' next hearing set for May 3; Jackson shuts down main house at Neverland; Chris Brown and Pink performing at Kids' Choice Awards. Britney Spears

The judge in the case pitting Britney Spears against Us Weekly said Thursday that she needs more time before ruling on a motion by the magazine to dismiss a $20 million libel suit filed by the singer, according to The Associated

Press. Spears filed the suit in December, alleging the magazine printed a false report that had her and husband Kevin Federline acting "goofy" in the presence of their lawyers while screening an alleged sex tape that they were worried would be released. Spears has claimed both the story and the existence of the tape are false. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for May 3. ...

He's paid his bills, but appears to have packed his bags. A day after Michael Jackson avoided a lawsuit from the state by settling up a bill of several hundred thousand dollars with the employees at his Neverland Ranch in California, the singer's representatives announced that he is locking the doors of the main house on the 2,600-acre ranch. According to The Associated Press, Jackson's spokesperson said that because Jackson is currently residing in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain, he has decided to close the house and lay off some workers. ...

Pink, Chris Brown and Bow Wow will perform at Nickelodeon's 19th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, hosted by Jack Black and set for April 1 at UCLA Los Angeles' Pauley Pavilion. Ludacris, Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz, Nick Cannon, Jon Heder, Emma Roberts, Jesse McCartney and Avril Lavigne are among the celebrities scheduled to take part in the festivities. ...

More details have emerged about the role that Jay-Z protégé Ne-Yo will take on in his big-screen debut, the forthcoming urban dance film "Stompin'," directed Sylvain White (the upcoming "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer"). According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor/choreographer Columbus Short ("You Got Served") will portray the streetwise dancer courted by step-show-competing fraternities, and Ne-Yo will play his college roommate. ... "Welcome Back, Kotter" creator and star Gabe Kaplan said rapper-turned-thespian Ice Cube is a fine choice to play his old role in the forthcoming big-screen adaptation of the television classic. Kaplan told "Access Hollywood" that Cube is "the perfect guy ... He has shown what kind of crossover appeal he has." On "Kotter," Kaplan played a teacher who returns to his Brooklyn, New York, high school, where he leads a class of apathetic students; the sitcom was based on Kaplan's own experiences as an educator. As for who he'd like see cast in Cube's movie version, which will be set in South Central Los Angeles, Kaplan said, "Snoop Dogg will play Horshack, Vanilla Ice would play Barbarino ... I don't know." ...

With the reunion of the surviving members of Alice in Chains in full swing, ARTS Publications will be releasing a fresh reprint of the biography of late Chains frontman Layne Staley. The book, called "Layne Staley: Angry Chair," has been out of print for a number of years. The tome's author, Adriana Rubio, has been inundated with e-mails and phone calls from fans looking for a copy in recent weeks. The ARTS Publications Web site is currently accepting pre-orders for the book. ... Aston "Family Man" Barrett, who was reggae legend Bob Marley's bass player, filed a lawsuit in London's High Court this week against Marley's family and record label. According to Reuters, the suit claims Barrett and his late brother, Marley drummer Carlton Barrett, were the "bedrock" of Marley's music. The bassist claims that he's owed royalties from Island Records, as well as well as earnings from songs he said he co-wrote with the late Marley, who died of cancer 35 years ago. Island has attempted to have the case dismissed, as Barrett had previously accepted a settlement. The trial is expected to last three weeks. ...

Late rapper Tupac Shakur will be immortalized in wax at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Las Vegas as part of the new "Tupac Eternal" exhibit. The Shakur figure will be unveiled at a ceremony April 5 in the city where he was gunned down nearly a decade ago. The wax model was carved by the same sculptor who worked on the museum's Beyoncé statue, using hundreds of photos and measurements provided by the rapper's mother, Afeni Shakur, with each of the MC's iconic tattoos hand-painted onto the figure. ...

On April 3 UPN will re-air a 2005 episode of "Half & Half," showcasing current "American Idol" finalist Ace Young, TV Guide reports. The "Idol" heartthrob starred as a client seeking representation at a talent agency. ... Just weeks after being found guilty of sexually abusing two underage girls in Vietnam, British singer Gary Glitter (born Paul Gadd) plans to appeal his three-year prison sentence, according to The Associated Press. Glitter, 61, told his lawyer, Le Thanh Kinh, that "he was innocent so he has to appeal to clear this matter." The singer would be eligible for parole in November and would likely be deported at that time. ...

Cypress Hill's Mellow Man Ace and Sen Dog — otherwise known as the Reyes Brothers — are joining forces for their first joint release, Ghetto Therapy, June 13. The LP, which includes top producers Warren G, Cypress Hill's B Real and Fredwreck, will be powered by the lead single "We O.G.'s" featuring Warren and Snoop Dogg. Expect the track to hit radio in May. ... Tre Hardson, former member of influential West Coast rap group the Pharcyde, is set to release his sophomore solo disc, SlimKid3's Café, April 4. To push his latest effort, Hardson is launching a cross-country trek called the Rap Renegades Tour that will also feature Speech of Arrested Development, Modill, Longshot and Hardson's new five-piece band, Fuqawi. The tour will kick off its West Coast leg April 6 in Arcata, California, and wrap April 28 in Santa Rosa (at the Last Day Saloon, coincidentally), with additional tour dates to be announced in the coming weeks. ...

On May 9 Fearless Records will release Punk Goes 90's, a compilation featuring several contemporary punk, emo and metal bands' takes on some of that decade's biggest hit records. The disc will feature Mae's rendition of Nine Inch Nails' "March of the Pigs" (produced by Blink-182's Mark Hoppus), Emery tackling Toad the Wet Sprocket's "All I Want," Copeland doing Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" and Hit the Lights covering "Hey Jealousy" by the Gin Blossoms. The record will also boast contributions from Bleeding Through, Anberlin, Cartel, Eighteen Visions, the Starting Line and others. ... Vagrant Records is teaming up with Major League Baseball to bring Warped Tour-goers the "Vagrant Stage" during this summer's festival. Senses Fail, Saves the Day, From Autumn to Ashes, the Bled, Reggie and the Full Effect, Moneen, Emanuel, Protest the Hero and Down to Earth Approach will take the stage during each stop along the Warped route. Sense Fail and Saves the Day will pull double duty, performing plugged-in sets on the main stage and going acoustic on Vagrant's stage. ...

"Doom" co-creator John Carmack and well-endowed video game adventurer Lara Croft are among the major gaming figures who will be inducted Thursday (March 16) at San Francisco's Walk of Game. Inspired by Hollywood's Walk of Fame, the Walk of Game is located in the floor of the recently sold Sony Metreon entertainment complex. The Walk was opened last year with six inductees, including Atari founder Nolan Bushnell and Sonic the Hedgehog. This year Carmack and "Civilization"-creator Sid Meier will receive Lifetime Achievement stars. Croft and the video game franchises "EverQuest," "Final Fantasy" and "Starcraft" will get regular stars. Selections were decided by 500,000 votes cast online in October. ...

Remnants of Fats Domino's pianos have been pulled from his devastated New Orleans home, The Associated Press reports. Recovery workers from the Louisiana State Museum managed to unearth a black Steinway baby grand, a white Steinway grand and an electric Wurlitzer keyboard from the legendary jazz player's abode that was submerged beneath 10 feet of water when the city was flooded in August. The museum hopes Domino will donate the black Steinway for inclusion in a future exhibit on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ... Phil Collins, 55, is headed for his third divorce. The former Genesis singer has announced his separation from third wife, Orianne, according to The Associated Press. The pair married in 1999 and have two sons, ages 4 and 1. Collins also has three children from his two prior marriages. "They have been living separately since the beginning of the year and both cite the fact that they have been growing apart for some time now and this has put too much pressure on their relationship," according to a statement. ...

Nearly 2 million viewers tuned in last week to catch the premiere episode of "Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown," making it the most-watched series debut for BET. The six-episode show — which airs Thursday nights — captures Kim's final two weeks of freedom before entering prison to serve 12 months behind bars for perjury. ...

50 Cent, G-Unit, Mike Jones, Nick Cannon, RZA, Mobb Deep, Tony Yayo, DJ AM, Gabrielle Union, Jeremy Piven, Trina, Raekwon, Sleepy Brown and Timbaland are among the hip-hop elite slated to tee off for charity in a celebrity-golf tournament taking place in Arizona March 20-21. The event is part of the three-day Scion Release Invitational, a celebration to kick off the launch of Scion's new Release sportswear collection. All of the proceeds from the game will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of America. ... Wal-Mart's about to open its 2,000th Supercenter, and it'll celebrate the momentous occasion with a free concert featuring Ryan Cabrera. He'll perform March 18 in the parking lot of said store — located in Beaumont, California. The show is open to the public and starts at 4 p.m. ...

Rivers Cuomo is engaged to Kyoko Ito, whom he met when he performed solo at the Middle East club in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1997. The Weezer singer's spokesperson told Boston magazine the two will wed in the summer after Cuomo graduates from Harvard. ... A week after performing a five-hour, 66-song set in Memphis, Tennessee, for 311 Day (March 11), Nick Hexum is taking on another marathon. The 311 singer is running in the Los Angeles Marathon XXI on Sunday for his pro-environmental cause, Liberal Hexum. ...

Journalist, author, poet and activist Kevin Powell — whom you'll remember from the first season of MTV's "The Real World" — is running for higher office. Powell's seeking a seat in Brooklyn, New York's 10th Congressional District. Powell, who's running on a platform that includes education reform, better access to health care, economic development, financial literacy and "job training instead of jail sentencing in poorer neighborhoods," said the events of 9/11, as well as the war in Iraq and the government's shortsighted response to Hurricane Katrina, encouraged the move. "I want to use my voice, in Washington, D.C., on a national stage, in a way that affirms our humanity, not denies it," he said. "It is time for new leadership, a new generation, to push us forward, and I want to be a part of that wave of fresh ideas, of new visions, for these times, for the 21st century." For more on Powell's campaign, check out KevinPowell2006.com. ...

Hoobastank's forthcoming Every Man for Himself will now hit stores May 16. The disc was originally slated for release April 18. The band's also booked a series of television appearances: "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" (May 12), "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (May 16), "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (May 18) and "Last Call With Carson Daly" (May 25). ... It's going to be a busy May for Mogwai, who've just lined up 20 North American dates to chase the band's appearance April 30 at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The first is set for May 2 in Salt Lake City, and dates run through May 27 in San Francisco. The Scottish indie-rockers' most recent record, Mr. Beast, came out earlier this month.

Spears to hospital after needle scare
Thursday, March 16 2006

Britney Spears is said to be doing well after being taken to hospital for standing on a hypodermic needle.

The pop singer – currently on holiday in Hawaii – trod on the needle as she stepped out of her car barefoot. She was taken to Hawaii State Hospital where tests showed she was not infected.

"Britney is going to be fine," a source told the Daily Star. "She's got a nasty cut but it's been disinfected and dressed and she's been released from hospital. It was more the shock of seeing the needle poking out of her foot - as you can imagine.

"All sorts of things race through your mind in that situation. The conclusion we would all jump to is that it was discarded by a drug user."