The biggest challenge is not the airline's debt, but downsizing its 16,800 employees, says Surajeet Dasgupta.
'Second-class citizenship would have been meaningless to a Hindu in the Mughal empire.'
A G Padmanabhan's dream is to make India a 'no food waste economy' and promote sustainable ideas.
Vistara, an airline in which Tata Sons owns 51 per cent stake, is one of those which wants a relaxation in rules, saying these are important for the country's economic growth.
Based on the Skytrax ranking for 2018, IndiGo is number two among the best low-cost carriers in Asia, behind rival AirAsia.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Denying any breach of merger and acquisition (M&A) norms, Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular on Tuesday said the company's merger with Spice Communications was approved by court and consummated with the full knowledge of the Department of Telecom.
New rules will unnecessarily make the airlines responsible for reasons beyond their control
Domestic air traffic grew by over 14 per cent in September, with 11 Indian carriers together flying a total of 66.66 lakh passengers during the month.
'If deterrence through India's conventional superiority is to be established now, then India will have to escalate to a point where its greater resources make the difference.' 'This is, to put it mildly, both difficult and dangerous and thus inadvisable,' points out Mihir S Sharma.
AirAsia's competitors are offering more reliable services.
Eyeing potential business opportunity, Boeing Corporation is planning to approach the proposed Tata-Singapore Airlines.
The other three airlines that have been probed in this matter are SpiceJet, GoAir and Air India
Naresh Goyal, after being ousted with his wife from the board last week, and with his shareholding halved to 25 per cent, can still make a comeback by partnering a new investor and win back majority control.
The controversial 5/20 rule required an airline to have five years of domestic operations and 20 aircraft in its fleet to be able to fly abroad.
Be it consumer products, lifestyle or entertainment, spiritual gurus are stepping into business and are finding success
When it comes to celebrating William Shakespeare, can India be far behind?
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The move comes when Kingfisher remains the only listed airline in India to have made losses in the third quarter of the current financial year.
A massive pan-India inoculation drive against COVID-19 was set in process on Tuesday with more than 56 lakh doses of the Covishield vaccine flown to 13 cities across India from Pune and taken to designated national and state-level stores amid tight security.
Key events that rocked India Inc in 2014 and one of them is Vishal Sikka taking over reins at Infosys.
Most airlines have fattened their profits, turned the corner, or cut their losses, except AirAsia India.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
According to sector estimates, it takes at least six months to develop a route.
It carried more than five million passengers across various sectors registering a growth of 20 per cent.
Dominic Jose understood that luxury has a new definition. It's not ostentation, but the experience that matters.
While global majors like JetBlue, RyanAir, Southwest sell almost 90 per cent of their tickets through their own websites or apps, airlines in India have a minuscule share of around 25 per cent through direct channel booking.
Inching closer to launch its operations, new no-frill carrier AirAsia India on Saturday took delivery of its first Airbus A-320 as it landed in Chennai after flying in from Toulouse headquarters of the European aircraft manufacturer.
For debt-laden Jet Airways, bitter foe Tata may turn into timely saviour.
Dhoni on Monday became the co-owner of Chennaiyin FC, one of the eight franchise of Indian Super League.
The national carrier's market share has declined from a near-monopoly to 16.6 per cent as of September 2014.
It's time to eat, drink and be merry.
Several high profile companies are burdened with losses, mounting debt and have a huge load of operational costs.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'Who is the government to decide about my religion?' 'We are governed by the Constitution. The Constitution has given me the independence to follow my religion.'
The DGCA is conducting special audit of all airlines and airports which are in monsoon-affected areas in the wake of multiple landing incidents across the country.
Domestic airlines may increase foreign flight frequencies
While UltraTech Cement has been the biggest value creator adding nearly Rs 99,000 crore to its market capitalisation, Grasim Industries has added around Rs 27,000 crore to its market cap.
Shivaji made sure that his soldiers respected the sanctity of mosques and the Quran Sharif to ensure that his fight against the Mughals did not become fight against Islam, explains Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
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