Sneha Kupekar &Amp; Katya Naidu

Stories by Sneha Kupekar &Amp; Katya Naidu

Massive fuel bills due for major air carriers

Massive fuel bills due for major air carriers

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2010

Analysts say this is a reflection of the high debt that most aviation companies have on their books. "Aviation companies are unable to pay their dues because they are into losses.

TajGVK to go slow on Bengaluru luxury hotel

TajGVK to go slow on Bengaluru luxury hotel

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2010

The construction of this hotel has been deferred by four years.

'The Navi Mumbai airport must take off'

'The Navi Mumbai airport must take off'

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2010

G V Krishna Reddy, Chairman, talks to Business Standard about his plans.

Airlines must compensate passengers for delay:DGCA

Airlines must compensate passengers for delay:DGCA

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2010

The compensation could be between Rs 2000-4000 or the value of the ticket, whichever is lesser, and should be paid within a stipulated time frame.

New owner open to SpiceJet's name change

New owner open to SpiceJet's name change

Rediff.com   17 Jun 2010

Sun Network chairman Kalanithi Maran and his company, Kal Airways Pvt Ltd, which was incorporated on May 6, are the acquirers of the airline.

RIL's Infotel kick-starts fund-raising exercise

RIL's Infotel kick-starts fund-raising exercise

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2010

The firm is looking to raise as much as Rs 1,000 crore through short-term commercial paper.

Soccer boosts travel bookings for South Africa

Soccer boosts travel bookings for South Africa

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

Football enthusiasts are travelling to South Africa in high numbers to watch the Fdration Internationale de Football Association World Cup 2010, regardless of the expensive nature of the destination. Travel agents have seen a jump in the bookings for the World Cup period from 10 to 60 per cent.

Airlines focus on eco fuel blends

Airlines focus on eco fuel blends

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2010

The airline industry, one of the major contributors of CO2 emissions, has been doing its bit for a better world environment by investing in research on alternative energy sources.

'We have challenges but our yields are picking up'

'We have challenges but our yields are picking up'

Rediff.com   24 May 2010

Axel Hilgers, Director, South Asia speaks to Business Standard.

Kingfisher to restructure debt

Kingfisher to restructure debt

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

SBI Capital Market to recast debt plan.

Airlines told to make pilots monsoon-ready

Airlines told to make pilots monsoon-ready

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

While techniques of handling air turbulence are crucial, a pilot from a major airline said the training provided isn't enough.

3G rollout: Telcos may have to raise Rs 50,000 cr

3G rollout: Telcos may have to raise Rs 50,000 cr

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

The money constitutes nearly 26 per cent of the total domestic borrowing of the Indian corporate sector in 2008-09.

'We aim to enable people to fly home for dinner'

'We aim to enable people to fly home for dinner'

Rediff.com   13 May 2010

Air Asia's difference approach has been developing a portfolio first. We were the first airline to fly to Trichy and then after going to newer and uncharted markets.

Sky marshals may be grounded soon

Sky marshals may be grounded soon

Rediff.com   13 May 2010

Sky marshals could soon be grounded if some private airlines keep dawdling over the former's maintenance.

RCom to tie up with US giant for application store

RCom to tie up with US giant for application store

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2010

India's third largest network service provider, Reliance Communications (RCom), is close to signing an agreement with US-based GetJar to launch its own application store (app store, software modules to run specific tasks on own mobiles), sources said.

Number of domestic flyers up 21 per cent

Number of domestic flyers up 21 per cent

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2010

In what may come as a relief for airline companies, the number of domestic air travellers between January and March showed a healthy increase over the same period a year ago, when the industry was feeling the heat of the global recession.

Visa on arrival soon for 16 more countries

Visa on arrival soon for 16 more countries

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2010

The Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata airports can issue this visa.

India Inc boasts highest ever order inflow

India Inc boasts highest ever order inflow

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2010

India Inc's order book doubled in the fourth quarter (January-March) of the last financial year compared, to the year-ago period.

Tech Mahindra arm to launch mobile applications

Tech Mahindra arm to launch mobile applications

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2010

CanvasM, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and Motorola, is planning to launch 6,000 new indigenously developed applications for mobile phones.

Pranab may fall short of 3G auction revenue

Pranab may fall short of 3G auction revenue

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2010

The money, together with disinvestment proceeds, is crucial for Mukherjee to meet his fiscal deficit target of 5.5 per cent for 2010-11 from 6.7 per cent in 2009-10.