But its sales pitch will remain muted till India opens up more seats on the route
The no-frills carrier was launched in 2009. It began India operations a year later.
Airbus recently bagged large orders from Indian airlines such as Indigo and Go Air.
Karnik was mandated to oversee commercial and sales functions of the airline. He took over from Hameed Ali, who joined the airline's board.
The civil aviation ministry received 20 applications and it granted NOCs to sixteen companies between 2009 till now
Airbus is now confident of crossing 1,000 net orders (excluding cancellations or conversions from previous orders) in 2014.
Given the stability of the rupee over the last 10 months, many companies have been tempted not to hedge their foreign currency risk.
About 170 Airbus aircraft operate in India.
IndiGo's president Aditya Ghosh shares the growth plan.
AirAsia's rival airlines in India have kept themselves super-busy in the past few months -- by moving court against the former's launch, adding flights on the routes where AirAsia is operating, and engaging in a price war.
A financial turnaround with the Etihad partnership and debt restructuring has not fully materialised.
Online travel portals have seen a surge in bookings aided by several rounds of discount offers and a strong demand over the festival weekend.
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The nomination of cluster heads for defence, infrastructure and finance business is awaited.
FAA had downgraded India's safety ranking from category-II from -I after an audit revealed deficiencies in regulatory oversight.
The company expects four to five per cent revenue growth from Star Alliance membership.
The government plans to take India into the top 50 ranks in ease of doing business in the next two years with efforts such as shifting all applications for industrial licenses online.
This year the Pitru Paksha fortnight runs from September 9-24 and will end with the start of Navratri.
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The state government's notification, which was issued earlier in the week, quoted the civil aviation ministry's letter urging quick rehabilitation of slum dwellers due to security threat.
Far from public glare, company is investing in tech firms and providing consultancy.
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