P R Sanjai &Amp; Geetanjali Shukla In Bangalore

Stories by P R Sanjai &Amp; Geetanjali Shukla In Bangalore

Making a trip? Low budget airline be the guide

Making a trip? Low budget airline be the guide

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

Low fare air tickets and Air Deccan were synonymous for a while before the low cost bug bit the other airlines in India. Then the low cost carrier decided to not just offer low fares, but also went on to add destinations to the aviation map.

UB plans Rs 200 crore aviation varsity

UB plans Rs 200 crore aviation varsity

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

The university will house a fully equipped pilot training centre.

Sukhoi may sell small jets to Air Deccan, Jet

Sukhoi may sell small jets to Air Deccan, Jet

Rediff.com   18 May 2007

Russian defence aerospace major Sukhoi is close to bagging its first civilian Indian client with its regional 60- to 90-seater jet Sukhoi Superjet 100.

'Kingfisher will be the biggest airline in India'

'Kingfisher will be the biggest airline in India'

Rediff.com   14 May 2007

Starting with a minuscule 0.07 per cent share of the market, Kingfisher soared to 7.7 per cent after 12 months and 10.6 per cent in April this year.

Post offices to sell train tickets soon

Post offices to sell train tickets soon

Rediff.com   14 May 2007

You can soon say goodbye to long queues to book rail tickets - just head to the nearest post office to get your rail reservations done.

Jet, Lufthansa in cargo airline talks

Jet, Lufthansa in cargo airline talks

Rediff.com   14 May 2007

Private airline Jet Airways is in talks with Lufthansa Group to float a wholly owned subsidiary for dedicated cargo operations.

EADS in tie-up talks with Jupiter Aviation

EADS in tie-up talks with Jupiter Aviation

Rediff.com   12 May 2007

The estimated investment for the facility, which will undertake domestic and international projects, would be $100 million.

Airbus hopes to sell 55 A380s in India

Airbus hopes to sell 55 A380s in India

Rediff.com   9 May 2007

European aeroplane maker Airbus Industrie hopes to sell 55 of its A380 planes, including 10 freighter aircraft, in India in 20 years.

Air Deccan not up for sale: Gopinath

Air Deccan not up for sale: Gopinath

Rediff.com   8 May 2007

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."

Big guns eye Navi Mumbai airport

Big guns eye Navi Mumbai airport

Rediff.com   7 May 2007

The Ambani brothers, Tata group, GVK Group, GMR Group and Larsen & Toubro are among the top players bidding for the greenfield Navi Mumbai airport, the second airport project in Mumbai.

Mumbai, Delhi airports prepared for A380s

Mumbai, Delhi airports prepared for A380s

Rediff.com   4 May 2007

The world's largest airplane, the A380 is coming to Delhi and Mumbai airports on May 7 and May 9.

Flights lag trains on cost for short-haul travel

Flights lag trains on cost for short-haul travel

Rediff.com   3 May 2007

Some airline companies suggest that the fare difference vis-a-vis the Indian Railways is offset by shortage of seats.

Wipro plans IT park in Nagpur

Wipro plans IT park in Nagpur

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Wipro is close to setting up an IT park in Nagpur and is believed to have acquired 117 acres of land at the new special economic zone in the city.

GMR plans aviation SEZ in Hyderabad

GMR plans aviation SEZ in Hyderabad

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Infrastructure developer GMR Group plans to set up an airport-based special economic zone near the new Hyderabad International Airport, which it has the mandate to develop.

Big airlines shop for small jets

Big airlines shop for small jets

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2007

Carriers like Indian, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and Paramount Airways, apart from a host of start-up airlines, are sewing up deals to acquire 50-70 seater aircraft for less congested routes.

DGCA to check overbooking by carriers

DGCA to check overbooking by carriers

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

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.

Jet vs Air India: Who will emerge the winner?

Jet vs Air India: Who will emerge the winner?

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2007

Air-India (A-I) chairman and managing director Vasudevan Thulasidas and Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal have a common agenda: to get their airlines among Asia's top five by 2010 in terms of size and service.

Jet, Kingfisher brace for dogfight in the US

Jet, Kingfisher brace for dogfight in the US

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2007

Needless to say, Kingfisher is planning to deploy all foreign cabin crew on its US flights.

Jet needs Rs 400 cr to turn around Sahara

Jet needs Rs 400 cr to turn around Sahara

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2007

Jet Airways, which has acquired Air Sahara for Rs 1,450 crore (Rs 14.5 billion), needs to shell out Rs 800 crore (Rs 8 billion) immediately to rejuvenate the loss-making airline and take charge of it.

Jet-Sahara deal: Analysts are a divided lot

Jet-Sahara deal: Analysts are a divided lot

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2007

Market analysts are divided over the benefits of the revisited clauses of acquisition on Jet Airways.