Industry seeks leniency on multiple pilot licences

Monday 26 February '07

Close on the heels of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s decision to issue multiple pilot licences...

Finmin rejects sops for private airline M&As

Saturday 17 February '07

The revenue department in the finance ministry has ruled out tax sops for mergers and acquisitions between private airlines.

Airlines’ maiden attempt at cartelisation grounded

Tuesday 30 January '07

The attempt by domestic carriers to form a cartel has hit an air pocket even before it could be put to a test flight.

New year Goa flights on a high

Friday 29 December '06

Fly Mumbai-Goa-Mumbai on low-cost carrier Air Deccan this weekend for Rs 19,500 or Delhi-London-Delhi on British Airways for Rs 16,330.

Airfares take off: up 40% in 3 years

Monday 11 December '06

The advertising bombardment by airlines offering cheap domestic fares has camouflaged the fact that air fares across routes have shot up 40 per cent in the last three years.

Revenue of non-metro airports increases

Tuesday 30 May '06

Rapid growth in low-cost airline business increased the revenue of non-metro airports like Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, Cochin and Pune by more than 50 per cent in 2005-06.