Capa lauded govt's efforts in rescuing SpiceJet.
The collapse of Jet Airways has everything to do with the falling number of wide-bodied aircraft.
Air India Express along with SpiceJet and Jet Airways is one of the three main targets for Boeing in the country as it promotes its new 737 MAX aircraft, which is scheduled to enter commercial operations in 2017.
Frequent flight cancellations and the Airports Authority of India's decision to put SpiceJet on a cash-and-carry mode have made online travel agencies nervous.
Top no-frills carrier IndiGo on Tuesday approached capital markets regulator Sebi with Initial Public Offer.
Vistara'a launch, the steel plant at Kalinganagar and e-commerce venture are the ones most awaited for
Officials hint the visit could finally see a formal defence industrial road map being adopted by both nations.
But the Abu Dhabi-based airline would first bolster its own network with traffic from India before Jet's turnaround.
This is three and a half times the loss in the same quarter a year ago.
The airline has already decided to lease out an A330 to Etihad and plans to lease out two more this year.
After a long spell of losses, national carrier Air India recorded a net profit of Rs 14.6 crore (Rs 146 million) in last December, driven by a healthy growth in both passenger and cargo revenue.
Airbus is now confident of crossing 1,000 net orders (excluding cancellations or conversions from previous orders) in 2014.
Falling jet fuel prices, stable rupee signal lower losses
'A formula can be reached so that everyone gets a fair share.'
Airline says can't discuss dues publicly, denies grounding of planes
In 2017 only the Jeju-Seoul Gimpo route (with over 64,991 flights) and Melbourne-Sydney (54,519 departures and arrivals) were busier than Mumbai-Delhi.
Experts say the margin was impacted primarily because of currency depreciation, rise in the price of aviation turbine fuel and pressure on account of fare wars in the home market.
The aviation authority is concerned about financial health of Air India, Spicejet and Jet Airways.
Though the Mumbai and Delhi airports still rule the domestic aviation market, the share of the two in overall traffic is falling. In 2006-07, the two airports collectively handled 40.6 per cent of all domestic passengers; in 2012-13, their share fell to 37 per cent.
The initial speculation over who is likely to down shutters seems to have given way to a resigned acceptance that all the players are determined to stay in the game.
The full-service airline has faced multiple challenges in its run.
The apex court asked the government to get back by March 9 about the policy.
Indian airlines currently are required to have a minimum fleet of five aircraft and five years of operational experience for starting international services.
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.
Unlike Air India and Jet Airways, which have revised downwards free check-in baggage allowance on domestic flights, GoAir has made provisions for pre-purchasing excess baggage limits.
Jet Airways (India) Ltd hopes to minimise the impact of a sharp rupee depreciation by growing its international network over the next few months.
This was good enough for Fernandes to hire Chandilya to lead his India business.
Airlines say that they are keeping their fingers crossed for December - another peak period - when, based on current bookings, the air fares for those who buy early are more or less in line with last year.
Tata-SIA will kick off with full-service domestic operations.
IndiGo's passenger load factor, at 67% in July, fell six percentage points from the same month last year.
ATF for domestic carriers has become 11.22 per cent cheaper since October and is expected to see more price cuts in the next three months.
For international travel, frequent flyers look at network and Air India's global network is weak.
Qatar Airways might infuse $200 million in debt and equity in SpiceJet.
If the Murari Lal Jalan-Kalrock Capital combine can script a turnaround, it will have pulled off a bigger coup than Ajay Singh did with SpiceJet in 2014.
The civil aviation ministry appears supportive of SpiceJet because it does not want another airline to fail. The real test now will be the capacity of the airline's chairman, Kalanithi Maran, to raise funds. And he needs to do this quickly.
As fliers find themselves spoilt for choice, airlines are looking at ways in which to position themselves distinctively.
GoAir hopes to fly 15 million passengers by 2016-17, serve 30 destinations, up from 21 now, and will largely remain a domestic airline.
Some airlines, says Anjuli Bhargava, are convinced there's a conspiracy to malign them.
With a debt of several thousand crore rupees, there's no chance the government can attract any buyer unless it cleans up the balance sheet, says Anjuli Bhargava.
The government is keeping its options open.
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