Low Cost Airlines
Aloke Singh to head Air India's low cost airline biz from January 1
Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh will be the chief of Air India's low-cost airline business from January 1 next year, according to an internal communication. The Low Cost Carrier (LCC) business will comprise AirAsia India and Air India Express. "The two constituent airlines will continue to have the full complement of regulatory post-holders until the merger is complete but, for now, a single CEO will provide the clarity and singular accountability necessary to navigate the process," Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson said in the internal communication. Singh will be the sole CEO of the Air India LCC airline with effect from January 1, 2023. According to the internal communication, current AirAsia India CEO Sunil Bhaskaran will assume the leadership of a new initiative -- an aviation training academy. After taking over loss-making Air India in January this year, Tata group has been working on consolidating its airline business. On November 2, Air India said an .
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On-time performance of various airlines records decline in May, June
On time performance of various airlines recorded a decline in the last couple of months particularly during May and June. Flights have been delayed due to various reasons
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SpiceJet to launch 60 new domestic flights this summer
The summer schedule starts from March 27 and ends on October 29
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Frontier, Spirit tie-up to face close scrutiny from US Justice Dept
The Biden administration has made injecting more competition into US industries a key priority
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Hard for rivals to beat us with our reach, costs: IndiGo's Ronojoy Dutta
IndiGo has no plans for acquiring any airline which will dilute its business model
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SpiceJet Q1 preview: Analysts eye liquidity measures, growth in cargo biz
SpiceJet Q1 result: SpiceJet currently sits on a debt pile of approximately Rs 3,000-3,500 crore, of which Rs 1,000 crore is on the balance sheet and Rs 2,000-2,500 crore is from the deferred leases
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Low costs, quick ramp up to be gameplan of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Akasa
Reduced lease rents, easy availability of pilots and expected buoyancy in air traffic will help the airline as it aims to begin operations next summer
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We have a lower cost structure than IndiGo: Ben Baldanza of Go First
In a Q&A, the vice-chairman of India's second-largest airline says he doesn't see its competition in the market leader, but in SpiceJet, Air India, Vistara and AirAsia
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Indian air traffic down 33% in March, with zero passengers in last six days
Flights were grounded for seven days in March but weak sentiments worsen fall
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Low-cost airline pilots overworked, struggling with fatigue and monotony
Pilots and commanders say that a more "humane" approach towards them would go a long way
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How low-cost airlines alter the economics of flying
Low-cost carriers force the big airlines to figure out a way to draw the most price-sensitive fliers
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