GoAir hopes to fly 15 million passengers by 2016-17, serve 30 destinations, up from 21 now, and will largely remain a domestic airline.
Indian airlines currently are required to have a minimum fleet of five aircraft and five years of operational experience for starting international services.
Unlikely to happen in less than a year,despite the advantage of the parent airline's base.
Jet Airways expects to return to profit in the next 18 months, following implementation of a new route network and fleet strategy and cost optimisation measures.
For international travel, frequent flyers look at network and Air India's global network is weak.
An industry source said Reliance Industries did not have a controlling stake in Yatra.com through its acquisition of Network 18. It was just a financial investment.
Jaipuria has not specified the amount he is looking to raise, but says this is the right time to tap the capital markets.
This comes in the wake of allegations of financial irregularities by the erstwhile management led by Harish Moolchandani.
Airline now financially more stable but still in the doldrums as the operating environment remains tough.
While the two high-profile exits in pharmaceutical and telecom have raised concerns over regulatory hassles in the country, Japanese investors are still keen to tap into India's consumer growth story and many more merger and acquisition deals are in the offing in this space.
AirAsia is facing a legal challenge from Bharatiya Janata Party MP Subramanian Swamy, whose petition comes up for hearing at the Delhi HIgh Court on Wednesday.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will take a call on whether to shut Ranbaxy's troubled factories or make changes in the top management of the latter only after its $4-billion acquisition deal is complete.
Private equity players believe it to be lucrative to invest in designer labels.
At present,Satish Khanna he is associated with companies such as Fullife Healthcare, Kagashin, Hi Tech, Provivi, Status Quo and Concord.
Capital goods stocks rallied nearly 16 per cent since January on purchases by foreign institutional investors and in anticipation of a change of government at the Centre.
There is enough room for growth in smaller Indian towns as per US and European aircraft manufacturers
PE giants Apollo, Bain Capital and Advent International are keen to pick stake in Viom
The Civil Aviation Ministry is looking to increase air seat entitlement to Dubai by 20%.
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