Kalpana Pathak &Amp; P R Sanjai In Mumbai

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; P R Sanjai In Mumbai

Jet opts for Embraer to replace Bombardiers

Jet opts for Embraer to replace Bombardiers

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

JetLite, which was acquired by Jet Airways for Rs 1,450 crore, is operating three of its seven Canadian-built Bombardier airplanes. JetLite has a total 24 aircraft, including Boeing B737s.

Jet Airways' $400 mn rights by mid-Oct

Jet Airways' $400 mn rights by mid-Oct

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2007

The proposed $400 million rights issue of Naresh Goyal-promoted private airline Jet Airways will hit the capital market by mid-October.

Cheap airfares may soon be history

Cheap airfares may soon be history

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2007

Airline sources said an increase of Rs 600 to Rs 1,000 is necessary for all carriers to become profitable.

B-schools take to smart online marketing

B-schools take to smart online marketing

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

Education institutes are using a new technique - search engine marketing - to spread awareness about their programmes and to create a niche for themselves in the students' minds.

Planet Hollywood to anchor off Mumbai's coastline

Planet Hollywood to anchor off Mumbai's coastline

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2007

The high-profile denizens of Mumbai and other celebrities will soon have a new place to hang out. Planet Hollywood, the US-based theme restaurant, is planning its debut in India by setting up a floating restaurant around the Mumbai harbour.

150 B-schools, tech institutes face axe

150 B-schools, tech institutes face axe

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2007

AICTE to seek states' help to close institutes.

Govt plans capital sops to promote budget hotels

Govt plans capital sops to promote budget hotels

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2007

India has a shortage of 150,000 rooms and the government hopes this will create additional 7,000 hotel rooms for events like the Commonwealth Games, scheduled in New Delhi in 2010.

Air India cuts non-stop US fares by 33%

Air India cuts non-stop US fares by 33%

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2007

Air India has positioned its fares on par with airlines offering one-stop services to US.

Harvard to study civic ills of Mumbai, Delhi

Harvard to study civic ills of Mumbai, Delhi

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2007

Harvard will now study the civic ills of Mumbai and Delhi. But will any good come of it?

Air India-Indian merger runs into rough weather

Air India-Indian merger runs into rough weather

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

"Though the management has agreed to pay the pending arrears to ACEU, the other unions have not been paid yet," said a union member.

Global wagon majors eyeing Indian market

Global wagon majors eyeing Indian market

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

Three major companies, Japanese giant Toshiba, Canadian major Bombardier and GE, are looking at manufacturing wagons and coaches in the country.

Cochin Airport may float budget carrier

Cochin Airport may float budget carrier

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2007

Cochin International Airport may team up with some domestic airlines to launch a budget carrier for the Gulf destinations.

Plan to set up 25 low-cost airports

Plan to set up 25 low-cost airports

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2007

MADC is a special purpose vehicle set up by Maharashtra to execute the multi-modal hub project at Nagpur, which includes an airport and a special economic zone.

Monsoon tourism makes a splash

Monsoon tourism makes a splash

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Monsoon tourism, as it is known, has performed beyond the expectations of tour operators, garnering a 50 per cent increase in both in-bound and out-bound traffic.

Lufthansa in talks with Taj, credit card firm

Lufthansa in talks with Taj, credit card firm

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2007

The air carrier, which currently operates 47 flights a week, is also planning to tie up with a credit card service provider to integrate the Miles and More programme.

India plans to sign Cape Town treaty

India plans to sign Cape Town treaty

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2007

Ratifying the convention would help Indian carriers save over $200 million in aircraft acquisition costs in the short term and over $1 billion in the long term.

Tuticorin Port faces capacity crisis

Tuticorin Port faces capacity crisis

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2007

Singapore-based PSA International, which operates a container terminal at Tuticorin Port in South India, has reduced its annual handling capacity by 20 per cent on the grounds that its current tariffs are not commercially viable.

India's airport charges second highest in Asia

India's airport charges second highest in Asia

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2007

Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel's dream to make Indian airports an international aviation hub may have to wait.

'Lufthansa to increase frequencies'

'Lufthansa to increase frequencies'

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2007

Lufthansa's route planning follows the traffic streams from or to India, which will connect Europe and North America, says Werner Heesen, director (South Asia), Lufthansa.

AI plans hub in Germany

AI plans hub in Germany

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2007

After merging domestic carrier Indian Airlines with itself, state-owned airline Air-India is keen on creating a hub in Germany for wider international presence.