From handling a jute mill to doing global infrastructure projects, Rao has come a long way.
With Air India's Gulf monopoly under threat and likely to end very soon if the civil aviation ministry has its way, the state-owned airline is now pitching aggressively for direct flights to the US and Australia to make up for the loss.
A new rule by the European Union on duty-free purchases has raised strong protests from India's duty-free retail owners.
International budget airlines are vying with each other to offer you the cheapest deals.
The Indian Air Force has around 60 air bases, of which 18 are open for civilian flights.
While nine -- Delhi, Bangalore Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Nagpur, Ahmedabad and Amritsar -- will need a second airport, Mumbai, where a second airport is already coming up, will need a third, the study says.
The oil companies which have bid for new fuel stations at these airports have offered throughput fees which is 17 (Kolkata) to 21 (Chennai) times higher than what the state-owned PSUs pay.
This proposal is a part of the comprehensive aviation policy that the ministry has submitted to the Cabinet and which has now been referred to a Group of Ministers.
After a year of taking over the airport, the GMR-led Delhi International Airport consortium has initiated the process of commercial property development by inviting bids for building hotels on nearly 40 acres.
The salaries of Indian's ground staff, who have threatened to strike work over wage arrears, are on a par with their peers in Air-India (AI) and other private airlines.
According to CAPA estimates, 30 small cities, including Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Jaipur, Srinagar, Cochin and Coimbatore, will see huge growth in air travel in the near future.
Despite its global market share of 60 per cent, Bombardier has made no break-even deals with Indian companies yet.
The sales and ground handling agents of Air Sahara are up in arms against the management of Jet Airways
If Vijay Mallya wants to buy the moon, I will only say, if wishes were horses...Even if Mallya wanted to acquire, Air Deccan is not up for sale. It has been built with a longer vision."
Some airline companies suggest that the fare difference vis-a-vis the Indian Railways is offset by shortage of seats.
Shivaz Rai, owner of a travel agency in Delhi, spent Rs 48,000 on low-cost carrier Air Deccan's Superflier scheme offering coupons for 12 flights to any destination.
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