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Is Air India skidding down the same road that Jet and Kingfisher took?

Air India could become the third airline to crash land in a decade bursting India's aviation bubble.

Apr 19, 2019

MakeMyTrip files case against EaseMyTrip; does brand name-identical Google Adword infringe IPRs?

MakeMyTrip claims EaseMyTrip's use of the Adword is in violation of the trademark law and has raised the cost of its Google Search Network advertisements.

Mar 21, 2019

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Jet Airways in free fall as Etihad pulls out of rescue deal

Jet Airways has been staring at an abyss with more flights getting cancelled every day as lessors ground aircraft over the payment defaults.

Mar 21, 2019

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Leela Group's Captain Krishnan Nair – Visionary with a keen sense of destiny

Captain Krishnan Nair was a self-made man who built some of India's finest hospitality properties and single-handedly established the vast business empire of Leela Group in the name of his wife.

Mar 19, 2019

Leela Group serves up hotel assets to Brookfield in Rs 3,950 crore deal

The agreement with the Canadian investment firm covers four hotels and stake in Mumbai's The Leela Hotel apartment from joint development of other properties.

Mar 19, 2019

How much will it cost Boeing to compensate for all grounded B737 MAX planes?

The monthly cost of substituting a grounded B737 MAX plane is estimated at $250,000 and all the nearly 350 delivered MAX planes are now grounded

Mar 17, 2019

Jet stares at another loan default as lenders seek more funds from Goyal, Etihad

Etihad board undecided on accepting conditions of SBI-led consortium's debt resolution plan that Jet shareholders have approved.

Mar 15, 2019

Boeing 737 MAX fiasco: DGCA to monitor predatory pricing of spot tickets

Spot fares have skyrocketed on prime routes forcing aviation authorities to step in even as worst-hit SpiceJet plans to seek compensation from aircraft maker Boeing

Mar 14, 2019

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Boeing 737 MAX trouble hits airline shares; traders brace for more turbulence

Shares of SpiceJet and Jet Airways nosedive defying the bulls at play while IndiGo soar on prospects of higher price realisation in the spot market.

Mar 13, 2019

Could a software upgrade have prevented Ethiopia Airlines crash and saved 157 lives?

Boeing started working on software changes due for release in April after the Indonesian Lion Air crash probe indicated anomalies in the onboard system's reading of the angle of climb, reports say.

Mar 12, 2019

Youngest airline 'CEO' reaches out to Qantas CEO for tips: Here's what happened next

Qantas CEO turned mentor for this 10-year-old Australian kid, who'd also be meeting Alan Joyce in a Project Sunrise meeting.

Mar 12, 2019

Rescue and recovery personnel use an earth mover to recover debris from the area where Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed in a wheat field just outside the town of Bishoftu, 62 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa on March 10, 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethio

DGCA orders additional safety checks on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft

Ethiopian Airline's plane crash within five months of Indonesian Lion Air accident forces Indian aviation authorities to increase scrutiny of all Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes while more airlines around the world ground them.

Mar 12, 2019