Government believes privatisation would increase the airline's efficiency and make it profitable, enriching the value of the remaining stake with it.
Indian Railways to bring on board ready-to-eat food companies
The good news is that the government has taken notice of the pain and has formed a task force to improve operating procedure during foggy days.
While global majors like JetBlue, RyanAir, Southwest sell almost 90 per cent of their tickets through their own websites or apps, airlines in India have a minuscule share of around 25 per cent through direct channel booking.
Fifteen stations might be taken up in the first stage with an investment of Rs 6,000-7,000 crore.
The tankers carrying fuel from terminals to dealer outlets would not just have global positioning system (GPS) tracking but also an electronic key (e-key).
The government had also appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as consultant to come up with a road map to upgrade base kitchens and service on trains.
An integrated team of 200 staff crunches data to minimise disruption for 149 planes, but airport infrastructure poses a challenge
Air Deccan, India's first low-cost airline that made flying affordable for the middle class, is relaunching its operations from December 23.
The kerosene subsidy is expected to decline by 40 per cent from Rs 7,595 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 4,500 crore this financial year.
The airline would offer Re 1 ticket to a few passengers through a lucky draw as part of its promotional campaign.
Around 30-50 million passengers in the reserved category have switched over to digital payments.
Etihad, Emirates and Qatar Airways have combined hired more than 100 Indian pilots in the last six months.
The government had last year excluded those with an annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh from LPG subsidy
Kharola leads from the front. As a team player, he also uses technology to improve processes whether it is training or assessing metrics, a key trait that would help to improve service quality of the national carrier.
The 15% invested every month in equity would be allotted to subscribers in the form of units.
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The revised structure will help to keep airfares down, when airlines already face a triple challenge of rising crude oil prices, rupee depreciation and constrained airport capacity.
Drones or unmanned aircraft are being used for several purposes such as mapping, survey and commercial photography, while e-commerce giant Amazon is looking to use them for deliveries to its consumers in the US.
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