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What is Akasa Air?

Akasa Air

About Akasa Air

What is Akasa Air?

Akasa Air is an upcoming ultra-low-cost Indian airline co-founded by billionaire and stocks trader Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and former Jet Airways CEO Vinay
Dube.
 
Developments
 
In October 2021, Akasa Air received a 'no objection certificate' (NOC) from the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The NOC will be held by SNV Aviation, the holding company for the proposed airline.
The airline is now in the process of receiving the Air Operator Permit (AoP) certificate after aircraft acquisition and other required procedures.
 
Acquiring the NOC is the first stage, which is followed by a security background check after which an AoP is issued. Thereafter, the technical viability of the
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The two carriers' load factors are in direct contrast to their on-time performance. Akasa Air was at the top, SpiceJet was at the bottom in March OTP chart, shows data from aviation Ministry

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Updated On : 13 Apr 2023 | 3:14 PM IST

SpiceJet had worst on-time performance in March; Akasa was best: Govt data

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2023 | 9:55 PM IST

Standard Chartered, Akasa Air close operating lease of Boeing 737 Max 8

The first four MAX 8s were delivered between December 2022 and March 2023, the fifth is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of calendar 2023

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2023 | 7:02 PM IST

Standard Chartered closes operating lease of 5 aircraft with Akasa Air

Akasa Air, which started operations on August 7 last year, had 19 Boeing 737MAX8 in the fleet as of March 25, according to an aircraft fleet tracking website

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2023 | 5:57 PM IST

Akasa Air launches two new flights from Lucknow to Goa, Ahmedabad

To offer seamless connectivity to the passengers flying out of Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) here, Akasa Air on Sunday launched two flights to Goa and Ahmedabad

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Updated On : 26 Mar 2023 | 10:27 PM IST

Akasa wants to be nimble, efficient rather than have a label: CEO Dube

In an interview with PTI, Dube said the airline is in its early stages, but "if someone has got 19 aircraft, is that a startup or is that not a startup?"

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Updated On : 26 Mar 2023 | 3:58 PM IST

Akasa Air to hire nearly 1,000 people by March 2024: CEO Vinay Dube

It has placed an order for 72 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and 19 of them are already in its fleet. The 20th aircraft will be inducted in April, following which it will also be eligible to fly overseas

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Updated On : 24 Mar 2023 | 7:01 PM IST

India can play leading role in sustainable aviation fuel: Akasa's Ghosh

There is a gap of around $350 million in terms of funding between traditional aviation fuel and 10% blended fuel, he said

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Updated On : 20 Mar 2023 | 10:12 PM IST

Akasa's focus to remain on connecting metros to non-metros, says CEO

The airline is already considering placing another aircraft order

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Updated On : 20 Mar 2023 | 10:17 PM IST

India can play leading role in sustainable aviation fuel, says Aditya Ghosh

The government is working on mandating blending of jet fuel with SAF as the country works on ways to reduce emissions

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Updated On : 20 Mar 2023 | 7:00 PM IST

Airlines considering special discounts for travellers with only cabin bag

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2023 | 4:35 PM IST

Akasa Air completes 6 months of operations; flies over 1mn passengers

The airline has flown a total of 0.5 million passengers from the city, which contributes to 70 per cent of the total number of passengers flown across its network to date

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2023 | 8:29 PM IST

Akasa Air to place order for fleet of aircraft in three digits by year-end

Akasa Air is going to place an order for a fleet of aircraft which will be in three digits by the year-end, the company said on Wednesday

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2023 | 2:06 PM IST

Akasa Air to place large plane order in 2023, eyes international growth

The new order will be for narrowbody planes, said Akasa's co-founder, a former chief executive of now-grounded, bankrupt full-service carrier Jet Airways

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Updated On : 16 Feb 2023 | 11:11 PM IST

Akasa faces operational disruptions amid outage at service provider's facility

Akasa Air on Wednesday said it experienced certain "operational disruptions" due to the global outage at its service provider's facility and the issues were fixed later

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2023 | 12:52 AM IST

Akasa Air to start flights from Hyderabad to Bengaluru, Goa from Wednesday

Two additional Hyderabad-Bengaluru frequencies will be added starting February 15, the airline said

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2023 | 6:47 PM IST

Akasa Air to launch Goa operations from Panaji on Wednesday: Co-founder

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Updated On : 10 Jan 2023 | 7:53 PM IST