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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: Indian Airlines

Parliamentary panel flags ‘imbalance’ in points of call for Indian carriers, lack of global transit hubs

The standing committee found a serious imbalance in favour of foreign airlines due to the past bilateral policy and recommended steps to develop a global transit hub in India.

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.

SpiceJet to add 10 Boeing 737 aircraft to cater to growing passenger traffic

As of June 2023, its fleet comprised 91 aircraft, according to the SpiceJet website. The planes will include five 737 Max aircraft.

NCLAT upholds insolvency proceedings against cash-strapped Go First

National Company Law Tribunal will decide whether lessors who terminated their leases before the bankruptcy proceedings began can repossess their aircraft.

Jetmatics Charters Founder Capt. Gaurav Jadhav: “We Believe in Value Creation, Not Chasing Valuations”

Captain Gaurav Jadhav emphasized that Jetmatics Charters is not a company that comes from a team of business background, nor does it have any pedigree education.

Air India incident shows Indians are world’s worst passengers. Fine them, arrest them

People within the airline business blame democratisation of air travel but the Air India incident shows that even business class passengers can behave badly.

Air India crew hide greys, follow strict makeup while global airlines allowing tattoo, piercing

Many airlines expect their crew to follow strict dress codes and decorum, but Air India’s commandments even instruct members on what to say and not to say on social media.

SubscriberWrites: Indian airline industry has high mortality rate. Nearly 73% private airlines wind up in 5 yrs

With the exception of Jet Airways and Sahara Airlines, no private airlines could survive the turbulence for more than 5 years.

Foreign flights will not be allowed at expense of Indian airlines — Civil Aviation Minister

At a press conference, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri said while he was all for foreign carriers there should be some parity under the regulated air bubble arrangements.

Modi govt turns on air-travel sign. Cabin crew, coronavirus, chaos, prepare for take-off

Just like 9/11 changed how people flew, Covid has brought in more automation and low-touch systems at airports. Health checks will be as important as security checks.

On Camera

Countdown to 2027 has begun. India must pick strategic alliance with US, balance with old friendships

India must dedicate its efforts to solidify Quad as a serious security alliance and signal to the world that it values its values-based relationship with US above transactional ties.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.