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Bihar Assembly Elections | This is why SpiceJet's new Darbhanga service could feature in upcoming polls
SpiceJet will start services to Darbhanga, which also gets a new airport, from November
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Hong Kong suspends Air India from operating flights till October 3
This is the second such instance in a little over a month
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Exclusive | COVID-19 impact: BlueDart springs a surprise, beats SpiceJet, IndiGo to become No. 1 air cargo carrier
Though IndiGo was dominating the segment till March, data available till June shows BlueDart Express disturbing the apple cart, even putting to silence SpiceJet's claims of being the number one
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Dubai suspends Air India Express operations for flying COVID-19 positive passenger
The suspension will be from September 18 to October 2
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Explained | Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020 gives teeth to DGCA, just like Companies Act 2013 did to SFIO
The 2013 Act empowered the Serious Fraud Investigation Office to make arrests. In a similar manner, the DGCA will now be empowered to keep a closer check on erring airlines and airport operators
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The many fights of the Kirloskar brothers. Who will win the next round?
SEBI may soon pass an order on a case that has opened up another battlefront in the war between the three brothers. Will it be Sanjay Kirloskar, or his brothers Atul and Rahul, who will end this round with a smile?
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Air India Express crash: A year earlier, an Etihad flight's narrow escape at Kozhikode airport was a wake up call
But there is little to show if anything was done to overcome shortcomings of the airport's infrastructure
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Air tickets refund: Airlines are returning booking amount of flights cancelled during lockdown. But there's a catch
IndiGo has said its credit shell balance is down to 25-30 percent of the total bookings. But it's not the same for all airlines
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IndiGo slashes salaries again, CEO Ronojoy Dutta takes 35% cut
The second round of salary cut comes a week after the airline announced a 10% layoff
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Steel demand may get back to normal levels by Q4FY21: JSW Steel Jt MD
Though the demand plummeted by over 90 percent in April, it has gradually improved, JSW Steel's Jt MD and Group CFO Seshagiri Rao said
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Jet Airways insolvency: FSTC-led consortium promises $100 million initial investment to revive airline
The consortium has also got the backing of serial entrepreneur Ajay Relan.
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SpiceJet says it has won rights to fly to the US, UK: Is it a big deal and other questions answered
Industry observers point to Vistara, which had got similar designations done over a year ago, but is yet to start flights to the US and the UK
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International flights: After US, SpiceJet now gets flying rights to the UK
It is yet unclear when the airline will operate these flights
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China saves the day for JSPL as it returns to black in Q1
The raging anti-China sentiment notwithstanding, JSPL has latched on to the export opportunity in the country, and other markets like Europe, to post a record quarterly EBITDA
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Air India pilots say June salary received, but allowances cut by 80%
Pilots allege there have been deeper cuts in both allowances and basic pay, in some cases, than was indicated by the management or the civil aviation ministry.
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IndiGo layoffs: Pilots escape the axe, for now
"IndiGo may be the first to formally announce a layoff. Other airlines have already done so, though they package it as leave-without-pay," said a senior executive.
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This former pilot now wants to make Jet Airways fly again
Sanjay Mandavia is among the few pilots who later became entrepreneurs. Now he has a rarer opportunity of becoming the pilot-owner of an airline
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Air India allows to change names on tickets of flights cancelled during lockdown
This is valid for passengers who had booked for flights cancelled due to COVID-19 related restrictions, from March 15 onwards till August 24.
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Air India pilots now brace for steep pay cut, right after the leave-without-pay shocker
Air India is expected to soon announce more steps to cut wage bill
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Allcargo Logistics reviews crane business as it looks to go asset-light
Allcargo Logistics has already sold its warehousing vertical to Blackstone
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International travel is picking up. But is it time yet to book those tickets?
Despite the challenges, countries are opening up, and airlines are adding to their services
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Flying during COVID-19 times: Of half-empty flights, social distancing and now an offer to buy adjacent seats
Vistara's offer - and other airlines will soon follow - to let customers book adjacent seats too, has again set off a debate on the middle seat
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Emirates resumes layoffs, fires 800 pilots in a day
The airline had paused the layoff exercise in June
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International flights | SpiceJet Chairman Ajay Singh and UAE Ambassador wrangle over open-sky policy
Singh said steps should be taken to help Indian carriers get more share of the international traffic. The Ambassador had a differing view
