Government officials favoured compulsory biometric identification but said it did not happen because of the Supreme Court judgment on Aadhaar
Analysing his own performance, JRD Tata insisted that his only real contribution to the group's smorgasbord of companies was Air-India
The catch is you will have to book your flight by August 27 and travel between September 25 and January 15, an airline spokesperson said, adding the offer is applicable on all direct, via and onward flights on SpiceJet's domestic network.
India to become 3rd largest aviation market by 2026.
Airlines have to deal with high operating costs - fuel, taxation, airport charges - in a very competitive environment.
Qatar Airways is keen to buy equity in IndiGo if the Indian carrier offers 49 per cent stake to it, a top official has said as he sought the opening up of the Indian aviation market for established airline companies.
The inaugural flight took off in the presence of Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma, along with a number of other people.
United States aerospace major Boeing on Thursday said it received approval from the country's government to offer its F-15EX multi-role combat jet to the Indian Air Force.
An AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people aboard reportedly went missing on Sunday morning after losing contact with air traffic controllers.
Long-haul low-cost carriers like Scoot and AirAsia X offer a similar configuration.
The airline has also inked a deal to take 12 A320s from Singapore's Tiger Airways on lease.
A Russian fund submitted its interest to the resolution professional on February 14 and also hired a consultancy firm to help them with the bidding process.
Wary of being identified, some said they had been reassured by their friends but were still apprehensive for themselves and their families. Adding to their anxiety was news of protests.
British billionaire Richard Branson on Wednesday said he will meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to clear "misunderstandings" and gauge the new administrations interest in the $10 billion Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop project.
Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday inaugurated the country's second international airport built by China that will help connect Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha and a major tourist and pilgrimage destination, to Buddhist circuits in South Asia as well as to the rest of the world.
Mukesh Ambani-owned RIL's JioMart is set to launch a slew of new products including financial services, electronics to airline tickets to take on the competition from upcoming rivals like the Tata Super app and other established players including PayTM, Amazon and Flipkart. This comes at a time when RIL's e-commerce revenues are set to grow by 35 per cent to $15 billion within four years and its core retail revenue is expected to grow at the same pace to $44 billion, as per a forecast by Goldman Sachs. "The Tata vs JioMart war will be the next big corporate battle to watch. "While Tata has an upper hand like in-house products and brands, RIL has the backing of global biggies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft," said head of a rating firm asking not to be quoted.
"I do not want India to be an economic superpower. I want India to be a happy country." - JRD Tata
The groups plan to take on well-entrenched players like Amazon, Flipkart, and Paytm by merging their offline businesses with e-commerce initiatives.
'The ongoing presence of extremist/militant elements operating in Pakistan poses a continued risk to US civil aviation from small-arms fire, complex attacks against airports, indirect weapons fire, and anti-aircraft fire, any of which could occur with little or no warning'
IndiGo Airlines signs $2.6-billion leasing and financing MoU with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
India on Saturday 'strongly pressed' the Russian and Ukrainian governments through multiple channels for an immediate ceasefire in Sumy to ensure a safe passage for around 700 Indian students stuck there as it keeps focus on their evacuation from the war-hit city in eastern Ukraine.
UB Group's Kingfisher Airlines, which is scheduled to launch domestic operations from April next, would sign a deal with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus Industries for supply of 14 aircraft in Mumbai on December 18.
This is part of the initiatives that the ministry is undertaking to use technology in order to make airport check-in seamless and formation of a no-fly list.
Airports hold pride of place in the government's National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) programme to monetise public assets. Private airport operators, including the Adani group, Fairfax, GMR and Zurich Airport, are expected to evince interest in the next round of public private partnership (PPP) development of state-owned Airport Authority of India (AAI) airports. Industry analysts, however, do not expect bids to be as high as the last round, which saw Adani group gain control of six airports.
'I've always wanted to be a pilot; setting records is the icing on the cake.'
A career Citibanker, 'Selva' came into the spotlight as the person who rewired the financial behemoth's Indian retail operations.
The working groups will comprise representatives of airlines, airport operators and the AAI.
The The Airports Authority of India is likely to procure two counter-drone systems worth Rs 9.9 crore in 2022-23, according to an official document.
A magnificent display of India's cultural diversity through colourful parades across the length and breadth of the country marked the 71st Republic Day celebrations on Sunday which passed off peacefully, barring in Upper Assam, which was rocked by four explosions within a span of 10 minutes.
DGCA considers this in wake of Malaysian tragedy; no rules to gauge mental state now.
Indian bankers are fearful that going out of their way to save Jet could lead to subsequent harassment from investigative agencies.
Banks have been struggling hard to recover dues from grounded Kingfisher Air.
An unprecedented decision to form a ministerial-level committee was driven by fears of witch-hunt by investigating agencies.
While media reports suggested that Tata-Singapore Airlines is looking at an all-stock merger of Jet, Tatas, in a statement said, discussions to take over Jet Airways have been preliminary and no proposal has been made
When the staff member politely asked him to be civil and not use such language, he started shouting even louder and used abusive words.
Known for its flamboyant and trendy image, Virgin Atlantic is a minnow among airlines due to a small fleet and limited network.
Singapore Airlines has given new brand names to two carriers it controls - SilkAir (short-haul) and Scoot (low-cost, long-haul.
The aircraft was called back to the parking bay at the time of taxiing.
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