Aviation
SpiceJet stays firmly grounded as oil firms refuse fuel on credit
17 Dec 2014
A government reprieve this week hasn’t helped SpiceJet much, as the carrier’s operations have been grounded from this morning because oil companies refuse to sell jet fuel to the cash-strapped airline on credit
SpiceJet gets some breathing space after meeting minister
16 Dec 2014
SpiceJet, owned by Kalanaithi Maran's Chennai-based Sun group, has been given a week by the government to submit a financial plan clearly stating how it plans to stay afloat
Airlines to post 26% surge in 2015 profits on falling oil prices: IATA
11 Dec 2014
The cumulative net profit estimate of airlines in 2014 has been raised to $19.9 billion from $18 billion in June, and is forecast to rise another 26 per cent to $25 billion in 2015
Jet Air to lease another plane to Etihad as it flies back into the green
11 Nov 2014
The Mumbai-based full service carrier Jet Airways has 113 planes in its fleet. Of these, 26 are owned by the carrier and 87 are leased
Airline discount schemes a fraud, passenger body tells DGCA
27 Oct 2014
The massive discounts periodically offered by India’s budget airlines are little more than a marketing fraud, says the Air Passengers Association of India
IndiGo places record order with Airbus for 250 new planes
15 Oct 2014
The purchase is over and above an earlier order for 280 A-320s as the privately-held airliner is aggressively expanding to defend its position against rival low-cost Asian carriers that are seeking to tap the rapidly growing Indian market.
AirAsia India announces plans to fly into Mumbai
26 Sep 2014
Around the world in a solar-powered plane: pioneers get more ambitious
26 Sep 2014
Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, the project’s founders and pilots, hope to complete the journey over four or five months, including stopovers
Jet Air fights AirAsia on its own ground with cut-price offers
23 Sep 2014
Heating up the air fare wars particularly in southern India, Jet Airways has launched a promotional offer on the routes to be operated by AirAsia India
IndiGo inks deal with Chinese lender to finance 30 new planes
17 Sep 2014
Indian budget carrier IndiGo today signed a $2.6-billion deal with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd for financing more than 30 new aircraft
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