Aneesh Phadnis And Dev Chatterjee

Stories by Aneesh Phadnis And Dev Chatterjee

Airlines collected UK airport tax despite exemption

Airlines collected UK airport tax despite exemption

Rediff.com   29 May 2017

The travel agents have demanded refunds for customers

Vistara, BA in code share talks?

Vistara, BA in code share talks?

Rediff.com   10 May 2017

Vistara Chief Executive Officer Phee Teik Yeoh is expected to meet the senior management of BA over the next few days to discuss the partnership.

Despite jobless Indian pilots, why are Indian airlines still hiring expat pilots?

Despite jobless Indian pilots, why are Indian airlines still hiring expat pilots?

Rediff.com   10 May 2017

Airlines tell Arindam Majumder and Aneesh Phadnis they are forced to look at expats due to a lack of commanders, a position that requires experience.

KLM has really BIG plans for India

KLM has really BIG plans for India

Rediff.com   5 May 2017

Together with Jet Airways we will have 61 flights to Amsterdam and Paris during the winter season. That also makes us the second largest airline group after Lufthansa, which has 67 weekly flights, and we are catching up to become the first, says KLM CEO Pieter Elbers.

Tata Sons to invest Rs 2,000 crore more in telecom arm

Tata Sons to invest Rs 2,000 crore more in telecom arm

Rediff.com   3 May 2017

Funds will be raised via non-cumulative preference shares issued to Tata Sons on rights basis

Travelling India in a wheelchair

Travelling India in a wheelchair

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2017

Travel companies Cox & Kings and Thomas Cook explore initiatives aimed at tapping the niche market of travel packages for kids and the disabled.

Can Idea investors make money?

Can Idea investors make money?

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2017

While UltraTech Cement has been the biggest value creator adding nearly Rs 99,000 crore to its market capitalisation, Grasim Industries has added around Rs 27,000 crore to its market cap.

Vodafone chief: 'You always talk about Jio, what about Airtel?'

Vodafone chief: 'You always talk about Jio, what about Airtel?'

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2017

After their merger Vodafone Group CEO, Vittorio Colao says India is not a Jio market alone. Aditya Birla Group CEO, Kumar Mangalam Birla says Vodafone is dominant in metro cities, while Idea is a big player in urban, semi-urban markets.

BPCL, ONGC pip Reliance in overseas fundraising

BPCL, ONGC pip Reliance in overseas fundraising

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2017

BPCL and ONGC raised $4.9 billion in 2016-17 against $1.65 billion raised by Reliance

Why April 1 is spooking India Inc!

Why April 1 is spooking India Inc!

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2017

With a new higher tax regime coming into effect from the new financial year, top corporates and wealthy investors are in a rush to restructure their shareholding.

50% America-bound flyers to be impacted by US govt curbs on e-items

50% America-bound flyers to be impacted by US govt curbs on e-items

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2017

Over 1.3 million, or 49% of passengers flew to the US via airports in the Gulf in FY16

IndiGo taps in expats as it soars higher

IndiGo taps in expats as it soars higher

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2017

IndiGo which has close to 40 per cent market share, at present has 129 aircraft and operates 883 daily flights to 44 destinations. It also has around 400 aircraft on order.

Travellers prefer budget tours for holidays abroad

Travellers prefer budget tours for holidays abroad

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2017

To win back customers, operators are offering discounts and cash-back, and are absorbing service tax

Qatar Airways may start domestic airline in India

Qatar Airways may start domestic airline in India

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2017

In the past, Qatar Airways has repeatedly expressed a desire to invest in IndiGo, the country's largest domestic airline.

What Gulf slowdown! IndiGo, GoAir to expand ops to West Asia

What Gulf slowdown! IndiGo, GoAir to expand ops to West Asia

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2017

Travels to Gulf accounted for 40% of India's international air traffic in 2016.

Vodafone's merger with Idea faces tax dispute hurdle

Vodafone's merger with Idea faces tax dispute hurdle

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2017

While it was technically not possible to block the deal, the tax department could resort to arm-twisting.

Keen to reduce debt, banks get tough with large borrowers

Keen to reduce debt, banks get tough with large borrowers

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2017

The Essar group, Jindal Steel and Power, Monnet Ispat, Bhushan Steel and the Avantha group have been asked to close deals by March-end.

Good news for heart patients: Stent prices reduced by 85%!

Good news for heart patients: Stent prices reduced by 85%!

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2017

Aneesh Phadnis and Veena Mani find out what the manufacturers and the hospitals have to say.

How GVK pipped GMR to bag Navi Mumbai airport bid

How GVK pipped GMR to bag Navi Mumbai airport bid

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2017

Offers 12.60% in revenue share to Cidco, while only other bidder GMR offered 10.44%.

Indian pharma's Trump fears

Indian pharma's Trump fears

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2017

Industry fears tougher US stance on IP after President Donald Trump asserted that foreign countries must pay a fair share for drug development costs. Aneesh Phadnis reports.