HIGH FLY Charter flight service takes off in northeast India The North-East Shuttles Ltd (NSL), a private airline company based in Kolkata, would operate air taxi service in the north eastern region, including Tripura. "The civil aviation ministry has given approval to operate this non-scheduled and charter passenger service, first-of-its-kind in the northeast," NSL managing director Sheba K. Mani said. "Our motto is to boost tourism and also to promote regional development in the northeast and to provide access to the small cities, towns, and remote areas of the region," she added. According to Mani, NSL's nine-seater aircraft (Cessna Caravan 208B) can land at any airfield with an airstrip at least 1,700 feet long, and even on unprepared runways and unmanned airfields. The company's base station would be Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. The regional airline is expected to start operations by the end of this year. Jet Airways and United Airlines forge frequent flyer partnership Jet Airways will forge a frequent flyer partnership with United Airlines effective November 15, 2008. With this partnership, Jet Airways’ JetPrivilege members may now earn and redeem JPMiles on the entire global network of United Airlines. Similarly, United Airlines’ Mileage Plus members may now earn and redeem their miles while enjoying Jet Airways’ renowned service and in-flight product on its services to 64 destinations in India and beyond.