The Dangal actor alleged, in an Instagram video, that a middle-aged man sitting behind her on the flight tried to molest her.
The biggest challenge is not the airline's debt, but downsizing its 16,800 employees, says Surajeet Dasgupta.
R Venkataramanan, the managing trustee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust who is responsible for all Tata-run trusts, prefers to keep a low profile but has emerged as a power centre in the group - with more clout than many established CEOs, says Dev Chatterjee.
A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Manmohan issued notice to Civil Aviation Ministry, DGCA and others and sought their response by October 30.
'There are smaller cities, which are very attractive to fly'.
Provisioning for bad investments, finance costs shoot up in FY14.
Malaysia on Friday defended the flight path taken by the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, confirming that the plane's systems were functioning normally before it was shot down by a missile over Ukraine killing all 298 people on board.
The first set of routes that it will launch internationally will be the routes that can be flown by its existing aircraft, the A320s, which will be routes within three, three-and-a-half hours of India
Ending a seven-year-long wait, the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board, at its meeting in London on Monday, gave an endorsement vote to induct Air India into the fold.
Looking to put money in aviation, infrastructure and also to reduce debt of group companies.
Singapore Airlines first approached the Tatas, its old choice for a venture in India, and was aware of AirAsia negotiations.
Newly launched Vistara has a passenger load factor of 55% in the busy Delhi-Mumbai sector, compared with 80-85% in other airlines.
It and Vistara both book slots here; former also likely to launch Mumbai flights from early 2015.
The civil aviation ministry received 20 applications and it granted NOCs to sixteen companies between 2009 till now
Singapore will be counting on its marquee Formula One race to help make up for a 30 percent drop in Chinese tourists this year.
Norms limiting airlines' stake in SPVs managing airports to hurt Tatas.
'The airline business is very dynamic. If you are unable to keep up and lead, you end up last.' 'This is what has happened to Jet.'
Known for its flamboyant and trendy image, Virgin Atlantic is a minnow among airlines due to a small fleet and limited network.
"The return fare on economy class to most European capitals from Mumbai are close to 50,000 plus. If an LCC can offer direct connectivity for a basic fare of 25,000 with additional top ups for meals, baggage and blankets, which further takes the fare to, say, 35,000, it is still a value deal."
In January this year, Tata Sons invested an additional Rs 2,500 crore (Rs 25 billion) in Tata Teleservices which was used to repay loans of the wireless telephony company.
For international travel, frequent flyers look at network and Air India's global network is weak.
Only a 5-year-old airline with 20 planes is allowed to fly abroad.
Indigo, the largest player in the domestic aviation space, cannot afford to ignore new entrant Vistara.
As fliers find themselves spoilt for choice, airlines are looking at ways in which to position themselves distinctively.
Creating a market for premium coffee is a challenge.
Vistara will have to face stiff competition from Jet Airways, AirAsia
Vistara has fine-tuned strategies to tap the elite class and Jet Airways may lose out on market share in times to come.
Paving the way for Air India's entry into the largest global airlines' grouping, Star Alliance today unanimously decided to recommence the national carrier's integration process that was suspended in 2011.
The intellectual vacuum that the government is often accused of is more than evident in the policy draft.
Enormous debt isn't the only thing afflicting Air India. Its work culture is an equal culprit in its downfall.
Tata-SIA will kick off with full-service domestic operations.
Vistara reported a passenger load factor of 45.4 per cent.
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 inaugural flight took off in the presence of Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma, along with a number of other people.
Sources in the know confirmed Vistara, the joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, had booked six slots at the airport in New Delhi, adding it was ready to fly once it secured the government's nod.
Vistara is keen to take to global skies.
National carrier Air India became part of the 27-member global airlines grouping Star Alliance, as budget airline AirAsia India launched operations and Tata-SIA joint venture carrier Vistara received the flying permit and announced its intentions to start operations from January 9.
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