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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.

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.

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.

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Floundering PM Internship Scheme has seen 44% drop out since 2024 launch. Budget deals drastic blow

Only 21 percent of interns complete programme as Centre slashes budget by over 50% after poor joining and high attrition.

CDS Gen Chauhan in Armenia, focus on deeper defence ties including new deals

Armenia has procured significant defence equipment from India, including artillery guns, multi-barrel rocket launchers, air defence system, sniper rifles, weapons locating radars, anti-drone weapons.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.