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Low fares drive passenger growth for airlines

Overall volumes are up over 20% in January-April and growth has been reported in all categories

Mobile persuaders

The smartphone wielding customer has the attention of large travel companies; now time to win some loyalties

Jet fuel price up 7.5% on rise in crude

In Delhi, it was hiked to Rs 53,353 per kilolitre from Rs 49,609

DGCA defers transfer of flight inspectors after series of resignations

The resignations would have impacted top air safety ranking issued by the US FAA

Summer holiday rush fuels travel business

Bookings up 20-25% for both domestic and foreign holidays

India feeds over 30% of Gulf airlines' US traffic

Gulf airlines rapid expansion in US is a source of escalating trade dispute and US airlines are demanding freeze on additional flights from Dubai and Doha

SpiceJet in talks with banks, PE firms to raise Rs 900 cr

Funds will be used as working capital and to repay dues

Capital goods firms see muted growth

Flat growth outlook for now in new orders, due to sluggish demand from end-users

SpiceJet: Back from the brink

SpiceJet is grappling with a crisis of customer confidence. By acting swiftly and following in the footsteps of other big brands, it could live to fight another day

Jet Airways launches express cargo service

Offers express service on domestic network to send urgent shipments within a defined time frame

Jet, Etihad alliance working, slowly

As partnership completes two years, Indian carrier is yet to achieve strong profit

Air India tweaks Australia service to cut losses

Eexploring new service to Madrid- Barcelona and Copenhagen-Stockholm from its Delhi hub

Why Air India wants to remove pilots, engineers from workmen category

The management feels it can't change service conditions as long as employees enjoy the protection of labour laws

AirAsia follows Vistara's foosteps, will add flights from Delhi

The carrier is exploring flights to Imphal, Kolkata, Lucknow, Raipur and Pune from its soon to be launched Delhi hub

Brand visibility top task for CG consumer arm's owners

Crompton spent just 3% of revenue on ads and promotions compared to Havells' 9% and TTK's 12%

Air India seeks government approval for Rs 200 crore asset sale

National carrier had made a three-year plan to monetise assets worth Rs 5,000 crore by March 2016

Mumbai airport slum rehab project back on track

But fate of 60,000 slum dwellers still uncertain

Jet Airways puts its wide-body fleet on sale to reduce debt

Airline has no plans to reduce international flights, but is exploring both outright sale or sale-and-lease-back to raise cash

GoAir seeks Airbus instructors as 35 pilots resign

Wadia-group run GoAir has 19 Airbus A320 planes and operates around 140 daily flights

IATA criticises AAI's demand for higher tariff at Delhi airport

AAI had said cut in tariff, as proposed by Airport Economic Regulatory Authority, will impact its revenue and development projects