BUSINESS
Battling Adani, GMR aims to double its operational capacity
The expansion by GMR group, which has received investments from French operator Groupe ADP, is being driven by the Delhi and Hyderabad airports. GMR has fully tied up financing for its capital expenditure.
BUSINESS
Air India is gone. Let’s talk about the little airline govt is still holding onto
Alliance Air, a fully-owned subsidiary of Air India, was not a part of the privatisation process and has a fleet of 18 ATR 72-600 aircraft.
BUSINESS
Airlines are having a moment, leaving behind the pandemic blows
The chaos at the Mumbai airport this morning reflects a larger trend—growing passenger traffic. As many as 17.82 lakh passengers have flown in the first week of October alone
BUSINESS
Tata Group will be the king of Delhi after Air India take-over
With the Air India group now with the TATAs, Delhi will see Air India, Vistara, AirAsia India and Air India Express having a capacity share of 40.17 percent, about three percent more than IndiGo’s. It will become a two-legged race at Delhi with neck-to-neck departures.
BUSINESS
First challenge for Tata after Air India take-over: Schedule integration across 4 airlines
There are two ways of looking at schedule overlaps. The first is how this effectively helps take on the competition and the other is as a challenge
BUSINESS
The Tatas should be as resolute running Air India as the government was in selling it
Branding, systems integration and route rationalisation hold the key to how successful the Tatas are in running Air India.
BUSINESS
Can the combined Tata power take on IndiGo?
The combined fleet of the Tata group and Air India will have 224 aircraft. IndiGo, with its 260-plus aircraft, dominates the domestic scene. The Tata group might assume leadership on the international front. However, what really matters is the bottomline.
BUSINESS
Sure, Air India has losses, but its long list of assets is impressive too
The airline was sold to Talace Private Limited — a subsidiary of the Tata group’s holding company — for Rs 18,000 crore on October 8.
BUSINESS
IndiGo is pushing SpiceJet, one station at a time
Having IndiGo alongside at every station is a reality SpiceJet or any other carrier should factor in as part of their planning.
BUSINESS
American Airlines codesharing with IndiGo—by choice or lack of it?
29 IndiGo routes are earmarked for this codeshare as American Airlines gets ready to launch non-stop flights to New Delhi and Bengaluru
BUSINESS
IndiGo remains market leader but rivals catch up in post-pandemic India
A look at the top 20 cities by domestic traffic in the pre-pandemic era presents an interesting picture.
BUSINESS
For airlines to reach 85% capacity, non-IndiGo airlines need to step up
There has been an average gap of 10% between the capacity deployed and passenger numbers, except for a few days. If traffic has to reach the 73.7% mark -- the highest ever -- capacity will have to breach 80%. For that, airlines, other than IndiGo, will have to contribute more
BUSINESS
Mumbai seems to have lost the aviation game completely
With Jet Airways shifting its headquarters to Gurugram, Go First is the only airline to be headquartered in Mumbai. The expansion of Delhi to Gurugram and NOIDA, cheaper rents, better infrastructure and connectivity and improved housing are the winning factors for Delhi NCR.
BUSINESS
100-day aviation plan: Some of it is old wine in a new bottle
Many of the 16 points listed by the Civil Aviation Minister under the new plan are either reparations or extensions of prevailing plans. Five new airports in the next 100 days provide the highest boost to the UDAN scheme.
BUSINESS
Here’s how the government can make airfares cheaper
Lower fares are available up to 30 days to departure and thereafter fares start rising. Airlines are not allowed to lower ticket prices closer to departure. The government needs to end this practice and stop propping up weaker airlines
BUSINESS
IndiGo is offering a last chance for competition to play catch-up
For the better part of the pandemic, the airline’s fleet, which has helped it muscle out competitors, has been stagnant and will remain so until 2023.
BUSINESS
IndiGo’s Delhi ATR base can be a double-edged sword
IndiGo must consider the cost per seat, trip costs and passenger experience as it deploys ATRs
BUSINESS
How a prolonged Afghan crisis could derail India-Central Asia connectivity
With the Taliban having an air arm and in possession of surface-to-air missiles, airlines are likely to give Afghanistan a wide berth, increasing travel time to Central Asia
WORLD
The US is drafting airlines for relief efforts. Can India do the same?
US Civil Reserve Air Fleet Stage 1 rules mandate that civil airlines can be compelled to operate in times of need. In India, most airliners are leased, and for missions with high threat perceptions, the lessor may or may not allow deployment. But there’s a legal solution.
BUSINESS
Why IndiGo’s Delhi-Gwalior ATR flight could spell trouble for Air India and Spicejet
Delhi's airport has had to provide slots to turboprops as part of RCS-UDAN requirements, with Spicejet and Air India Regional operating many of them. The three-year exclusivity period for some of those RCS-UDAN routes is ending, and a world of opportunity is opening up for IndiGo
BUSINESS
MC Explains | Why SpiceJet is hiving off its cargo business to subsidiary SpiceXpress
For SpiceXpress, this could mean the possibility of partnerships with global players in a market that is growing by leaps and bounds, thanks primarily to e-commerce. SpiceXpress will operate as a separate entity, but SpiceJet will continue to provide certain transportation services, ground and logistics support, management services, etc, assuring the latter of some steady business
BUSINESS
Analysis: How airlines adjusted departures even before government changed rules
Airlines such as SpiceJet, AirAsia India and GoFirst cut back on capacity based on ground realities, show data.
BUSINESS
How Taliban takeover could impact civil aviation
Most Europe and North America-bound flights from Delhi fly over Pakistan and Afghanistan. Typically, an airliner spends between 30-45 minutes over the Afghan airspace. Operations to Kabul are always fraught with risks. But to avoid Aghanistan means taking a longer route.
BUSINESS
Here's why Adani Airports wants to adopt the hub-and-spoke model followed by airlines
The group wants to utilise Mumbai, the second-largest airport in the country, as a hub to connect other airports in its portfolio
