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AirAsia's India push faces challenge from SpiceJet, IndiGo, says CAPA

The two Indian LCCs have over 50% capacity share in Chennai

South to be focus area for AirAsia

No other Indian carrier has Chennai as its primary hub

Matthew Hayden promotes Queensland tourism

Currently Brett Lee, Jonty Rhodes, Sanath Jayasurya are tourism ambassadors for their respective countries

Tata-AirAsia approval shows govt investor friendly policies: Ratan Tata

Other similar actions will, without doubt, reinforce investor confidence in India

AirAsia outlook marred by intensifying competition, continued losses at new affiliates

The only three profitable affiliates for the airline currently are AirAsia Malaysia, Thai AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia

Securing air operator permit can take over six months, say sources

FIPB has approved the Tata-AirAsia JV, but that't the first hurdle among many more ahead

Tour guide associations pass new best practices code

Guides will now face blacklisting if found forcing tourist to shop at particular establishments

AI equity infusion to be less than expected

Air India's total debt stands at about Rs 43,000 crore. It also has dues worth hundreds of crores to oil companies, airports and vendors

MIAL to host Routes conference

Event likely to attract representatives of 90 airlines, 210 airports

Air India to expand presence on regional routes

IndiGo seeks nod for Rs 4.6k-cr loan

In application to RBI, asks approval to raise funds via ECBs for aircraft purchase

Air travel to cost more

Airlines to pass fuel price hike burden on passenger

Tax sops for MRO, equity for AI but budget fails to cheer aviation sector

Offered only little to the sector in form of easing tax waiver to maintenance repair overhaul units, Rs 5,000 cr equity support to Air India

Tour operators upset with budget

Had expected the Union budget to bring some relief to mounting woes

Depressing market scenario to continue: Sunil Pahilajani

Interview with Managing director & CEO, Greaves Cotton

Jet Airways sells Heathrow slots to Etihad for $70 mn

Jet operates three daily flights to London (two from Mumbai and one from Delhi)

India pushes for more Singapore, Lanka flights as seats quota peaks

On Monday civil avaition ministry withdrew foreign traffic rights it had granted to Kingfisher Airlines

AirAsia's business model may face challenge in India

The airline can afford low costs round the year as its per unit costs are amongst the lowest all airlines

AirAsia's model faces fuel, airport cost hurdles in India

South Africa aims one lakh Indian tourists by 2014

SA tourism training over 1,000 Indian travel agents, tour operators to enable them to sell SA to the Indian source market