Kingfisher Airlines on Monday announced the launch of its service between Mumbai and Mangalore.\n\n
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Merged entity to be named Kingfisher Airlines.
The board of Kingfisher Airlines today approved converting lenders' debt of up to Rs 1,355 crore (Rs 13.55 billion) and the promoter-founders' debt of Rs 648 crore (Rs 6.48 billion) into share capital.
Kingfisher Airlines Ltd's problems are set to worsen. Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has filed a cheque bouncing case against the cash-strapped airline and its top management after three cheques, with a total value of Rs 3 crore, bounced.
The airline expressed the hope that it would be able to resume operations, after DGCA approves its resumption plan, from November 6.
A Kingfisher Airlines ATR aircraft, with 42 passengers and four crew members on board, overshot the runway after it landed at Mumbai airport on Tuesday. All the passengers are safe and have been evacuated from the aircraft, a Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson said. "Kingfisher Airlines flight 4142 from Bhavnagar (Gujarat) left (overshot) the runway after landing," a Mumbai International Airport Limited spokesperson said. Both the pilots of the aircraft have been taken off duty
Maintaining that the management was working to get fresh investment 'in the next few months', the Kingfisher CEO said no potential investor would put money in an airline that was not operational and neither would passengers return till operations commenced.
On October 5, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, or DGCA, finally wrote to the troubled Kingfisher Airlines, asking it to show cause why its licence should not be revoked.
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All flights into and out of the UK were cancelled for safety reasons, with all major airports ordered closed.
The recent suspension of the ailing airline's licence have hundreds of people making enquiries at Kingfisher's office in Dubai and other travel agents, none of whom are able to give a solution to the troubled passengers.
The Bengaluru police has said that the crude bomb on Kingfisher Airlines may have been planted by an employee of the airline.
While announcing its results on Wednesday for the quarter ended June, UB Holdings said about a tenth of the corporate guarantees for Kingfisher Airlines were being invoked.
This reduction is likely to increase the average load factor, currently around 75 per cent, and the yields thereby.
Indian companies stole the show at the annual Pacific Area Writers Travel Association Awards at the ITB Berlin tourism fair in Berlin on Friday, with hospitality majors, ITC hotels, The Taj Group of Hotels and Kingfisher Airlines winning major honour
KFA plans to raise $250 million (about Rs 1,100 crore) through GDRs and Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) through a domestic issue in the next couple of months.
Kingfisher Airlines, which is already facing a safety audit by the country's civil aviation regulator DGCA, on Thursday came under fresh scrutiny following reports that one of its pilots flew a woman in the cockpit in violation of rules.
Currently, Kingfisher offers international flights to just London and Colombo, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd vice-president (Global Sales) Siva Ramachandran said, adding that there is a proposal for including destinations like Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Dhaka, Dubai and Maldives.
Six months after entering into a strategic alliance, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines will soon launch code-share flights on select routes.
The board of directors of the company have approved that the funds be raised through various instruments.
International Air Transport Association, which had suspended it from its Clearing House on Wednesday, said Kingfisher has been suspended from participating in the global airline body's Billing and Settlement Plan and Cargo Accounts Settlement System.
Kingfisher Airlines flagged off services between Hong Kong and Mumbai with its inaugural flight taking off from Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok Airport on Wednesday.
A Mumbai to Bengaluru Kingfisher Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at the Mumbai airport soon after take-off after its landing gear malfunctioned on Tuesday.
UB Group Chief Vijay Mallya on Tuesday said the Group would raise a total of $400 million over the next one year, which includes an IPO for its aviation business, Kingfisher Airlines.
In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines along with Paramount Airways did not settle dues on a regular fortnightly basis.
For the October-December quarter, Kingfisher reported a net loss of Rs 822.42 crore (Rs 8.22 billion).
After a rap from the aviation regulator for neglecting safety issues, Kingfisher Airlines on Monday submitted a detailed response to DGCA giving time-bound plans to resolve the lapses and discrepancies identified.
The Vijay Mallya-promoted private airline also reported a decline in its income from operations at Rs 1,352.45 crore (Rs 13.52 billion) for the December quarter, from Rs 1,447.83 crore (Rs 14.47 billion) in the same period previous fiscal.
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Banking industry sources said the move by the lender is pre-emptive to protect its interest.
Kingfisher has a total debt of about Rs 7,057 crore (Rs 70.57 billion) and accumulated losses of about Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion).
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The charge sheet has now paved way for the CBI to approach authorities in the UK for deportation of Mallya.
SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri told reporters in New Delhi on Thursday the Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) account had turned into a non-performing asset (NPA). "The account became an NPA on December 31, 2011. They are in default," Chaudhuri said.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side were crowned the World Cup winners after beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at the Wankhede Stadium here on Saturday to become only the second Indian squad to win cricket's showpiece event after Kapil Dev's 1983 outfit.
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