The Richard Gasquet Foundation will operate in two ways: use sport to bring underprivileged youths back to health and enable them rediscover the joys of life, and use sport as a way to build a future.
Vistara has entered a country that has been sobered down to reality.
Heineken could call a shareholder meeting to vote on his ouster from a company his father built into a family empire
The world's largest passenger aircraft, Airbus' A-380, would make its maiden flight to India on May seven and spend three days romancing the Indian skies.
Air travel is going to be dearer as major airlines have decided to raise the fares by at least 10 per cent besides increasing the fuel surcharge. The move by Air India, Jet Airways, Spicejet and Kingfisher comes in view of rise in prices of aviation turbine fuel by over nine per cent in line with the increase in international crude oil rates.
A mix of financial and strategic mistakes combined with poor expectations of the management are the reasons for the downfall of Indian airlines. For Jet, the deathly potion was even more toxic on account of the bitter squabbles between promoter Naresh Goyal and strategic partner Etihad Airways.
European aeroplane maker Airbus Industrie hopes to sell 55 of its A380 planes, including 10 freighter aircraft, in India in 20 years.
Kingfisher Airlines has introduced daily services between Bangalore-Mangalore and Mangalore-Chennai.
The 16-hour flight will be the first direct one from India to the US west coast.
Kingfisher Airlines has introduced a daily service between Delhi-Srinagar and Mumbai-Srinagar.
'I'm now hoping to fly tonight, with the office threatening to organise someone to escort me to the terminal at any sign that I might be dawdling -- because while I'm still here, there's a book launch, an artist's opening, and a party to attend, all of which I'll drop in on for a while,' says Kishore Singh.
While in custody and until the first hearing in his extradition case next week, Modi is likely to be held in a separate cell but may also have to share a cell with other prisoners given the overcrowding pressures.
Life of air passengers was different in the 1970s.
A resurgent SpiceJet is spreading its wings and Vistara is set to challenge Jet on long-haul routes in the coming years.
Newly launched Vistara has a passenger load factor of 55% in the busy Delhi-Mumbai sector, compared with 80-85% in other airlines.
'There are only two religions in this country: Films and cricket.' 'These two religions will unite all religions.' 'And that only happens in a cinema hall.'
Unless Naresh Goyal pulls the proverbial rabbit out of his hat or reveals an unexpected ace of spades, the airline he built from scratch - many refer to it as "his baby" - may slip out of his grasp, says Anjuli Bhargava.
Vistara is trying to be leaner and meaner, while staying focused on the original brand promise; it aims to be profitable by FY21. Arindam Majumder reports.
The first to take off will be Air Pegasus, promoted by Bengaluru-based ground-handling firm Deccor Aviation.
Commercial aviation is safe because the crew is paid well and trained extensively for contingencies
Bankers back the new bankruptcy code, which would impose debt deadlines on failed firms and foresees up to five years in jail for debtors who conceal property or defraud creditors
Most airlines lose 30 pilots a year. Vistara has lost only 2 in 18 months.
Indigo, the largest player in the domestic aviation space, cannot afford to ignore new entrant Vistara.
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Chennai born Meera Mitun landed her first modelling break when she least expected it.
The inaugural flight took off in the presence of Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma, along with a number of other people.
The national carrier's market share has declined from a near-monopoly to 16.6 per cent as of September 2014.
Escalating the attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused him of dividing the country between the rich and the poor and dubbed the move as "firebombing" on cash economy and farmers and labourers.
There could be rejig at top level at SpiceJet.
These exist in a unique world of by-invitation-only properties -- those that are never advertised and which money alone cannot buy. One cannot simply walk in for a tour of these apartments. A buyer must first meet the developer's targeted social criteria to get invited for a walkthrough of the property.
The ED has received documents from almost all banks that lent money to KFA.
Ninety years later, BA counts the country as its second-biggest overseas market after the US.
'People ask me how I get into a women's psyche so well. Trust me, even I don't know!' Madhur Bhandarkar discusses his Calendar Girls.
The task I had undertaken was by no stretch of imagination an easy one, says Ajay Singh.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan is clear about cleaning up the mess in the banking system.
The taxpayers and honest borrowers suffer when a big entity defaults.
'Amitabh Bachchan told me, "I don't appreciate other people doing my voice".'
Vistara has poor load factors currently, it needs to bring down fares a bit to improve flight occupancy.
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