BUSINESS
Explained: SpiceJet’s agreement with Boeing on compensation for grounding of MAX 737 aircraft
SpiceJet has announced an agreement with Boeing for compensation over grounding of MAX 737 planes.
INDIA
IAF aerobatics team enthrals spectators at Dubai Air show
The Sarang team participated in the Al Ain Grand Prix in the UAE in 2005 but the DAS was the first occasion for the Surya Kirans and the Tejas to show off their manoeuvres in Dubai.
BUSINESS
Interview | Akasa order underscores strength, resilience of India's aviation sector: Boeing's Darren Hulst
Boeing's Vice President of Commercial Marketing Darren Hulst speaks on Akasa aircraft order and how that will tilt the balance in favour of Boeing in the Indian market.
TRENDS
Chourangi by Aditya Ghosh and Anjan Chatterjee is Bengali cuisine's newest outpost in London
Chourangi opened near Hyde Park in October 2021. Some of the main chefs at the Bengali food restaurant in London are from Kolkata.
BUSINESS
Pakistan's refusal to allow Srinagar-Sharjah GoFirst flight an isolated incident: Observers
Pakistan’s decision to deny GoFirst permission perhaps has to do with the fact that the flight originates in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir industry observers said,
INDIA
India’s air-bubble arrangements may not be driven by pandemic: IATA DG
The International Air Transport Association is of the view that India might be using the pandemic as a pretext to go in for possible revision of bilateral agreements.
BUSINESS
As travel begins to rebound, are employees of Indian airlines vaccinated?
The risk of infection spreading on airplanes is lower if Covid-19 protocols, including vaccination, are adhered to. Researchers say the danger of transmission is highest during meal services as well as boarding and departure procedures
BUSINESS
Jewar airport eyes September 30, 2024 opening date, to handle 12 million passengers a year
Noida International Airport, coming up on the outskirts of New Delhi, is targeting the end of September 2024 for start of operations, CEO Christoph Schnellmann said, expressing confidence in the growth potential of India’s aviation industry. “We are here to stay,” he said.
BUSINESS
Disinvestment has opened the door for Air India to improve products and services, says Star Alliance CEO Jeffrey Goh
In a conversation with Moneycontrol from the Star Alliance headquarters in Frankfurt, Jeffrey Goh said AI going to the Tatas “will remove AI from any form of government involvement. It will provide AI with more autonomy in terms of investments in products and services.”
BUSINESS
Resuming India operations after a decade, Qantas to launch Delhi-Sydney flight in December
Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said these tri-weekly non-stop flights will initially be meant for Australian citizens but expects tourists from India to use the service once the country’s borders reopen to international visitors
BUSINESS
Airports set to increase revenue after Tata Group takes over Air India
The takeover of Air India by the Tatas is expected to increase the number of business-class and transfer passengers, improve operational efficiency, and payment of dues on time, all of which will benefit airports.
BUSINESS
Vistara narrows loss in FY21, revenue drops 53% in pandemic year
The airline now expects business to recover to pre-COVID levels by late 2021.
BUSINESS
Indian government considers reviewing bilateral air services agreements, airlines cautiously optimistic
In the last couple of years, India has hardly exchanged any fresh ASAs. Yet, the Indian government is keen to revise some ASAs which it believes are heavily skewed in favour of airlines from some other countries. The decision that has generally been welcomed by the global airline industry.
BUSINESS
Vistara lessor looks to set up aircraft-leasing unit in GIFT City
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Robert J Martin says the taxes in GIFT City are favourable, and the company is now studying funding-related aspects. Most probably, BOC Aviation will open a separate entity in 2022, he says.
TRENDS
Retired Air India pilot: "In 1971 everything was perfect, the culture was beyond compare"
Memories of two Air India pilots who flew with J.R.D. Tata. Plus, their thoughts on what went wrong and top tips for Ratan Tata.
BUSINESS
Air India outlook under new ownership will be positive: IATA boss Willie Walsh
Indian consumers deserve to have a quality sustainable airline serving the market, says Walsh.
BUSINESS
IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta: After Air India sale, Tatas will be a formidable aviation force
Rononjoy Dutta added that India’s aviation market is big enough to accommodate two or three airlines.
BUSINESS
Air India sale will affect us, says Emirates President Tim Clark
Emirates is not interested in setting up a domestic airline in India right now, Tim Clark told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
Global airline industry to report loss of $201 billion during 2020-22: IATA
Net industry losses are expected to reduce to $11 .6 billion in 2022 after a $51.8 billion loss in 2021 (which worsened from the $47.7 billion loss estimated in April).
BUSINESS
Air India bid: How the Maharaja fell from the skies
Air India and its erstwhile domestic unit Indian Airlines once ruled the skies before a series of events led to their decline.
BUSINESS
Here’s why Air India’s new owner will have its work cut out
Dealing with the flag carrier’s massive headcount, employee unions, festering Air-India-Indian Airlines integration issues and the huge outgo to upgrade aircraft are just some of the challenges awaiting the new owner
BUSINESS
The plane truth: Here’s why landing on a tabletop runway is so tricky
Even in excellent weather, landing on a tabletop runway is a challenge. With the Kozhikode plane crash last year being blamed on pilot error, the difficulties landing on such runways have once again come to the fore
BUSINESS
Shefali Juneja, first woman chief of UN’s aviation security body, sees drones, cyberattacks as biggest threats
A 1992-batch IRS officer, Juneja took over as the ICAO’s Aviation Security Committee chief on September 15. In an interview to Moneycontrol, she talks about the challenges facing the aviation sector and ways to make air travel safer
BUSINESS
SpiceJet reaches settlement with aircraft lessor CDB Aviation amid financial pressures
SpiceJet had recently reached a settlement with Avolon, another major lessor of MAX aircraft
