Announcing the launch of its Bangalore-Bangkok direct flight, SpiceJet on Friday said it will be adding 3 to 4 international destinations in the next year.
About 170 Airbus aircraft operate in India.
Air-India, which had placed a $7.2 billion order for 68 Boeing planes, has set up an internal committee to consider new aircraft acquisitions.
Official sources said talks were underway to wrap up negotiations on procurement of a missile defence system by India from the US for $1.86 billion.
JetLite, which was acquired by Jet Airways for Rs 1,450 crore, is operating three of its seven Canadian-built Bombardier airplanes. JetLite has a total 24 aircraft, including Boeing B737s.
A notification from the ministry has raised the minimum equity capital requirement for a five-fleet carrier that wants to fly Airbuses and Boeings (or aircraft above 40,000 kg weight) from Rs 30 crore to Rs 50 crore.
Industry analysts said Air India would have to scout for multiple avenues for sourcing pilots as the capacity of the state-run Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi has reached saturation.
'Anyone who should be worried about or critical about this new capability of the Indian Air Force, it should be those who want to threaten our territorial integrity'
The Indian Navy tested its war machinery in series of month-long drill in the Indian Ocean. RS Chauhan reports
Hydrography (underwater geography) prevents the Indian Navy for opting for an all-conventional, or all-nuclear submarine fleet.
The Delhi-based airline currently has 13 Airbus A320 aircraft in the fleet and it plans to take another seven (A320 Neo) planes by June 2018.
Beleaguered no-frills carrier SpiceJet on Monday approached the government for financial aid.
The travel period for tickets availed under this offer stands between January 15 and April 12
In one of the biggest orders in recent times, European consortium Airbus Industrie has signed a contract to supply 40 A-320 aircraft to leading Asian low-cost carrier AirAsia, which has also taken the option for another 30 of these planes.
The aircraft flew out from the airbase in the French port city of Bordeaux and will cover a distance of nearly 7,000 km with air-to-air refuelling and a single stop in the United Arab Emirates before arriving at Ambala airbase on Wednesday, officials said.
The C919 - a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft seating up to 174 people - is similar in size to the Airbus 320.
SpiceJet also plans to increase its daily flights to 251.
After rectifying battery glitches, Air India has inducted 6 aircraft so far
In a path-breaking expansion bid, Jet Airways on Tuesday signed a deal with Airbus to buy ten A 330-200 and A 330-300 aircraft, with options to acquire ten more aircraft.
"We badly need the new fleet," Commercial Director of Air India V K Verma said without going into the lingering controversy over the national carrier's recent decision to buy 50 aircraft from Boeing, arch-rival of Airbus.
'We were against politicisation of the defence acquisition process. It was a question of capability of the air force'
Expanding its international network, private carrier Air Sahara on Friday announced it would launch its Delhi-Singapore service on May 11 and the Chennai-Kuala Lumpur flight on June 15, with an introductory return fare of only Rs 10,000 on both secto
Six of these aircraft are currently on lease to Etihad Airways, set to start returning to Jetair's fleet in June
With both Boeing and Airbus pitching for the medium capacity long-range aircraft order worth over $1.5 billion, the Air-India board would meet on Saturday to finalise its decision on buying 10 aircraft with options for seven more.
Both Vistara and AirAsia India, along with their partners, are quietly putting together an aggressive plan to become a formidable force in the skies. At the core of this new push is their plan to go international this financial year.
Air-India board to mull craft purchase on Jan 24
Jet Airways (India) Ltd has defaulted on lease rentals of its Boeing 737s, highlighting the financial difficulties faced by the airline.
Ninety years later, BA counts the country as its second-biggest overseas market after the US.
With no payments coming in, HAL for the first time ever taken a bank loan of Rs 7.81 billion.
The decision cuts the order book for the European company's newest jet, which is due to enter service in around six months' time, by around 10 per cent.
DGCA sources pegged SpiceJet's total dues at Rs 1,600 crore (Rs 16 billion), which the airline owes lessors, vendors, income-tax department and airport operators.
The first hurdle is how long Jet Airways can enjoy rights over its parking slots at various airports.
Aircraft lease rentals are fixed costs and account for around 15 per cent of an airline's expense and since these are paid in dollars are also subject to currency fluctuations.
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