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  • Vijay Mallya's 4-hour podcast gets over 21 million views in 4 days: 'Humbled and overwhelmed'

    Vijay Mallya's 4-hour podcast gets over 21 million views in 4 days: 'Humbled and overwhelmed'

    The podcast, titled ‘Vijay Mallya Podcast: Rise & Downfall Of Kingfisher Airlines, Loans & RCB’, also saw the businessman claim he made 'four different settlement offers to banks between 2012 and 2015' after Kingfisher Airlines failed, but none were accepted.

  • For IndiGo, the real battle starts now

    For IndiGo, the real battle starts now

    IndiGo will be locked in a steady battle with the Air India group and will have to differentiate itself beyond its already-proven on-time, hassle-free experience model.

  • Airlines that went aground: A look back into India's aviation history of failures

    Airlines that went aground: A look back into India's aviation history of failures

    NEPC Airlines, Damania Airways, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Deccan Aviation, and Paramount Airways have one thing in common. These airlines and several others took off fast only to crash land or get bought out by others.

  • As GoFirst blame game continues, lid blows off Pratt & Whitney engine fiascos beyond India

    As GoFirst blame game continues, lid blows off Pratt & Whitney engine fiascos beyond India

    While the engines deliver on the savings guaranteed, they end up spending less time on the wings than promised

  • Where GoFirst planes are parked and how airport operators deal in such times

    Where GoFirst planes are parked and how airport operators deal in such times

    Even as the airline awaits directions on the next steps, it will have to spend money to ensure that rodents are kept out of critical areas of the grounded aircraft to avoid damage and allow ease in reactivation.

  • Scheduled to fly GoFirst? Here's what you should do now

    Scheduled to fly GoFirst? Here's what you should do now

    The airline had earlier stopped the sale of all flights on May 3 and 4, a decision that will impact 55,000-60,000 passengers. The subsequent insolvency filing with the NCLT is expected to impact a far higher number of passengers.

  • Former IDBI GM conspired with Vijay Mallya over short term loan to Kingfisher Airlines: CBI

    Former IDBI GM conspired with Vijay Mallya over short term loan to Kingfisher Airlines: CBI

    Vijay Mallya is an accused in the alleged Rs 900-crore IDBI Bank-Kingfisher Airlines loan fraud case, which is being probed by the CBI. The Central agency had recently filed a supplementary chargesheet before a special CBI court here.

  • Air India gears up to integrate networks. Greater capacity, more flights, higher frequency on cards

    Air India gears up to integrate networks. Greater capacity, more flights, higher frequency on cards

    The Air India group will have an exciting time beginning the second half of 2023. From inducting new planes to completing one merger and moving on to another, refurbishing existing planes to expanding the network, the Tatas’ aviation arm will have a lot on its plate.

  • 1 year since Tatas take over, Air India gives a glimpse of future — expanded network, timely performance

    1 year since Tatas take over, Air India gives a glimpse of future — expanded network, timely performance

    The merger and fleet expansion will decide the airline’s fate. Often, this decade gets described as the “Decade of India.” If all goes well, it could well be the decade of Air India as well.

  • Vijay Mallya faces prospect of bailiffs knocking on doors of his luxury London home any time now

    Vijay Mallya faces prospect of bailiffs knocking on doors of his luxury London home any time now

    The 65-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss intends to appeal against the ruling on Tuesday, when a High Court procedural judge concluded that Mallya's position in the matter was completely hopeless at the end of an extended stay from eviction due to the pandemic.

  • SBI, others have the last laugh in Kingfisher-Vijay Mallya saga

    SBI, others have the last laugh in Kingfisher-Vijay Mallya saga

    Why didn't banks go ahead and sell the shares before? That's because there was a court stay that prohibited banks from selling the securities in Mallya's name. Also, there was ED attachment on these assets.

  • SBI-led banks to sell Vijay Mallya’s shares worth Rs 6,200 crore next week to recover Kingfisher Airlines loan

    SBI-led banks to sell Vijay Mallya’s shares worth Rs 6,200 crore next week to recover Kingfisher Airlines loan

    The share sale of fugitive businessman’s shares in United Breweries, United Spirits and McDowell Holding is due on June 23 through a bulk deal.

  • Vijay Mallya's United Breweries moves SC, offers to settle Rs 14,000 crore dues: Report

    Vijay Mallya's United Breweries moves SC, offers to settle Rs 14,000 crore dues: Report

    The company moved the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court's March 6 order that upheld its February 2017 order directing the winding up of UBHL for recovery of dues payable by Kingfisher Airlines Limited.

  • Vijay Mallya seeks asylum in the UK on humanitarian grounds: Report

    Vijay Mallya seeks asylum in the UK on humanitarian grounds: Report

    The point being made in the case, as per a report, is that the extradition to India could endanger his health.

  • Vijay Mallya's extradition to India being held up by a 'confidential' legal issue: Report

    Vijay Mallya's extradition to India being held up by a 'confidential' legal issue: Report

    No estimate was given of how long resolution of the legal issue will take

  • Is Vijay Mallya being brought to Mumbai? Here's a lowdown on what's in store

    Is Vijay Mallya being brought to Mumbai? Here's a lowdown on what's in store

    On May 14, he lost his final appeal against extradition to India in the United Kingdom's Supreme Court.

  • Vijay Mallya saga: Endgame for ‘the King of Good Times’ but what next for his lenders?

    Vijay Mallya saga: Endgame for ‘the King of Good Times’ but what next for his lenders?

    Mallya's holding in United Breweries is 11.04 percent which has a value Rs 2,696 crore and that of United Spirits (1.52 percent) at Rs 582 crore. In total, if banks manage to sell these share holdings on April 20, banks would get Rs 3,278 crore.​ But selling these shares and recovering money isn’t that easy.

  • Vijay Mallya extradition case: Here is a timeline of the liquor baron's downfall

    Vijay Mallya extradition case: Here is a timeline of the liquor baron's downfall

    The businessman is wanted by the Indian government under charges of financial fraud to the tune of about Rs 9,000 crore in borrowings from several Indian banks by the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

  • Four years after his flight to UK, getting back Vijay Mallya, and the Rs 10,000 crore he owes is a fading hope

    Four years after his flight to UK, getting back Vijay Mallya, and the Rs 10,000 crore he owes is a fading hope

    Bankers forgot the golden rules before the flamboyant liquor baron and lent to an airline that never made profits in its eight years of existence.

  • RBI imposes Rs 50 lakh fine on PNB for delay in reporting fraud in Kingfisher Airlines account

    RBI imposes Rs 50 lakh fine on PNB for delay in reporting fraud in Kingfisher Airlines account

    In a separate filing, Bank of Baroda said the RBI has imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on it for delay in reporting fraud in an account.

  • Vijay Mallya repeats offer of 100% payback for Indian banks

    Vijay Mallya repeats offer of 100% payback for Indian banks

    The 63-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss is currently appealing against his extradition order from the UK to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to an alleged Rs 9,000 crores.

  • Wings clipped: 12 airlines that hit turbulence and were forced to shut shop

    Wings clipped: 12 airlines that hit turbulence and were forced to shut shop

    Check out this video to find out 12 Indian carriers that didn’t get a lifeline from the government and perished due to rising debt.

  • Why do airlines in one of the fastest growing aviation markets bite the dust?

    Why do airlines in one of the fastest growing aviation markets bite the dust?

    Why Jet Airways falling off the radar is no surprise

  • 3 Point Analysis | UK court orders Mallya’s extradition: What’s next?

    3 Point Analysis | UK court orders Mallya’s extradition: What’s next?

    Sakshi Batra does a 3 point analysis of the latest court verdict and what can be expected in India's bid to extradite Vijay Mallya.

  • Opinion | Freebies are wants, not must-haves — whittle your expectations, flyers

    Opinion | Freebies are wants, not must-haves — whittle your expectations, flyers

    As airlines scrape the bottom of the barrel to extract every rupee from passengers, flyers expect too much for too little

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