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Akasa Air orders 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, international foray in ‘very near future’

This comes after India’s two big airlines, Air India and IndiGo, placed orders for 970 planes in total with Boeing and Airbus in 2023.

Akasa Air orders 150 Boeing MAX planes to expand global operations

The airline's order for 737 MAX 10 and MAX 8-200 does not include the MAX 9 version, which has been largely grounded over the Alaska Airlines cabin panel blowout incident.

Air India and Akasa CEOs spar over pilot poaching allegation

The rare verbal and written confrontations between the airlines' chief executives were detailed in the letter, sent by Campbell Wilson of Air India, to Vinay Dube of low-cost airline Akasa.

Akasa Air CEO says carrier flying less after some pilots quit abruptly

The budget airline's CEO, Vinay Dube, said that the company will give up market share in the short term to ensure it operates reliably.

Akasa Air places order for 4 Boeing 737 Max jets, another 3-digit aircraft purchase by year-end

The Paris airshow has been dominated by India, as two of its biggest airlines finalised huge orders on the first two days of the event.

Akasa Air to place large plane order in 2023 for its international growth

Akasa will add three planes to its fleet within the next three months to reach 20, making it eligible to fly to international destinations, says airline’s co-founder.

A pet-friendly airline: Akasa Air to allow furry friends on board from November

With this, late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed airline will become the second commercial Indian carrier after Air India to permit pets weighing 7 kg in the cabin.

Family man, confident investor & eternal India optimist — farewell, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who made more money on the stock market than almost anyone else, was sure 2 decades ago that India & its stock market were going to boom.

New airline Akasa Air to launch operations on 7 August, flight booking begins

The carrier said it has opened ticket sales on 28 weekly flights on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route from 7 August & 28 weekly flights on the Bengaluru-Kochi route from 13 August.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air gets licence to fly, will take off late July

The no-frills commercial airline will start operations with 2 planes, and will add 16 more by 2023.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.