Vistara was operating from Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Goa.
The actor, who has been catapulted to the national spotlight for his work in helping stranded labourers, has refuted reports of his political motivations and says his work with the migrants is because of his love for them.
Life of air passengers was different in the 1970s.
His resignation as chairman of the government's skill development agencies triggered talk that he may be headed back to the Tata Group where a search committee is looking for a full-time chairman.
Budget carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday joined the low fare race in the domestic market putting on the block half a million seats with ticket prices starting at Rs 1,499 under a limited period promotional offer.
IndiGo, which has grown rapidly to become India's biggest airline by market share, has now ordered 530 A320 family planes from Airbus, the planemaker said in a statement.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has supported Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's suggestion on doing away with a rule that bars Indian carriers from flying abroad unless they complete five years of service and own a 20-aircraft fleet.
Singapore Airlines first approached the Tatas, its old choice for a venture in India, and was aware of AirAsia negotiations.
Indian bankers are fearful that going out of their way to save Jet could lead to subsequent harassment from investigative agencies.
Initial reports say the pilots had asked for a change in route (it was flying to Singapore) because of adverse weather.
One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets. The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of an overall economic slowdown.
Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended two pilots of Tata Group's Taj Air, a non-scheduled airline that flies Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata and Chairman Cyrus Mistry among others, for allegedly falsifying medical records.
SpiceJet announced discounted fares on domestic sector.
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As per the FIPB agenda, the proposal will be taken up on October 18.
With passengers flying Indian skies getting more and more unruly, day by day, airlines are forced to stock rope and handcuffs on board and use them as they did the other day on a Dubai-Delhi flight.
Delhi airport, the country's busiest, runs out of slots due to runway capacity constraints.
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 disappointment of the year is government's failure in finalising the re-drafted aviation policy.
Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA), which recently received a no-objection certificate from the ministry of civil aviation to start a full-service airline (Tata-SIA Airlines), are in the process of securing an import licence for 20 Airbus A320 aircraft.
GoAir hopes to fly 15 million passengers by 2016-17, serve 30 destinations, up from 21 now, and will largely remain a domestic airline.
The next step is the charter, which aims to safeguard consumer rights and address criticism about the government not doing enough for passengers.
SpiceJet had rolled out a scheme offering a discount of Rs 200 to every passenger who books a flight with only one handbag and no check-in baggage.
The superstar refuses to endorse any label except for one regional cola brand at the start of his career almost four decades ago.
Domestic airlines witnessed 10 per cent rise in sales in 2014.
The airline has said it isn't worried about competition in the domestic market, thanks to its spread across three passenger segments
Jet Airways, part-owned by Abu Dhabi's Etihad, reported its biggest-ever quarterly loss as costs jumped and it took a charge on its investment in a subsidiary.
Latter's market share rises to 36.1% in Dec; best on-time performance across metro airports
Singapore Airline along with its Indian JV partner have got clearance from the aviation ministry.
Vistara has fine-tuned strategies to tap the elite class and Jet Airways may lose out on market share in times to come.
No reason was cited for rescheduling of the meeting.
GST impact: Higher lease payouts may hit airlines, cab aggregators.
'A formula can be reached so that everyone gets a fair share.'
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The proposal of Tatas and Singapore Airlines for a new joint venture, entailing foreign investment of $49 million, is likely to come up before the Foreign Investment Promotion Board for approval on October 18.
Aviation regulators says airlines are free to fix fares.
After due deliberations, the lenders have decided to seek resolution for Jet Airways under the bankruptcy code since only a conditional bid was received.
Singapore Airlines has given new brand names to two carriers it controls - SilkAir (short-haul) and Scoot (low-cost, long-haul.
Vistara has poor load factors currently, it needs to bring down fares a bit to improve flight occupancy.
IndiGo which has close to 40 per cent market share, at present has 129 aircraft and operates 883 daily flights to 44 destinations. It also has around 400 aircraft on order.
Those who book tickets at discounted fares but later decide to check-in luggage would have to pay a fee.
The airline would be accepting the bids till November 19.
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