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8 Cheetahs from Namibia set to arrive in Gwalior after 10-hour flight

The animals will be transported in wooden crates aboard a Boeing 747 aircraft, which sports the 'Siberian Tiger' theme livery

Can Air India become the Maharaja of Indian skies again?

Air India has unveiled a five-year transformation plan that is expected to triple its domestic market share. So, can Air India become the 'Maharaja' of Indian skies again? Let us find out

Sky high: Flying during Diwali likely to cost 20-30% more this year

While ATF price has jumped 83% in Sept on a YoY basis, capacity deployed by airlines has also increased. Airlines flew 37% more flights and carried 50% more passengers last month compared to Aug '21

Five-year transformation goal: Air India eyes 30% domestic share

Air India, as it operates wide-body planes with bigger fuel tanks, is the market leader on long international routes that reach as far as the US

Tatas to invest $90 bn in India in 5 years; focus on new industries

The investment by the Tata group is a shift in its strategy to focus more in the home markets instead of international markets where the group lost money

AI Express B737 engine catches fire at Muscat airport, all 141 evacuated

Plane was taxiing towards runway when crew of another aircraft noticed fumes, alerted pilots

Competition heats up on India-Australia route as Qantas flies to Bengaluru

Traffic at 83% of pre-Covid levels, say officials; carriers expect surge ahead of T20 World Cup

Battle for skies: Tatas kick-start Air India fleet expansion via leasing

Airline to offer premium economy class

Jet Airways faces turbulence ahead of launch as 3 senior executives quit

The Jalan-Kalrock consortium (JKC), which is preparing to launch the airline, however, downplayed the exits

US issues record 82,000 student visas to Indians between May and June

At least 20,000 more than last year, this number is higher than that for any other country

Airtel to launch 5G in a month, to cover key metros by Dec: CEO Vittal

Mittal family buys 96 million shares in Airtel from Singtel

IndiGo's new CEO Pieter Elbers takes over, eyes 'new frontiers'

Known for his decisiveness, new chief will have his task cut out as domestic competition heats up

Akasa, IndiGo slash fares as competition heats up in domestic market

Prices lower by 20-25% on Akasa Air's three routes, discounts being offered even for close-in travel

Sector majors line up for power ministry's 10 mn smart meter tender

The first phase of the tender is for procurement of 25 lakh meters which would be installed in states in the Central and Western region of the country

Tariff hikes needed for monetising Rs 2 trn investment: Analysts on Jio 5G

Analysts at Jefferies said Jio's approach to 5G has striking similarities to its approach to 4G with the company investing aggressively-potentially ahead of time-to create a state of art network

New pricing model aiming to prune jet fuel cost by 15% likely in two months

OMCs to shift to single uniform system instead of the prevailing dual pricing mechanism for domestic and overseas airlines

Medical tourism is set to beat pre-Covid-19 levels in next two quarters

Meanwhile, traditional Indian medicine centers have once again started receiving patients from overseas

Ambani announces 5G launch by Diwali, Rs 2 trn investment for digital play

Jio is working with Google to develop an affordable 5G-enabled phone and also tied up with Qualcomm to build solutions and infrastructure for 5G services in India and abroad

Supply chain disruption a challenge but IndiGo CEO sure of capacity growth

Foresees 13% capacity growth, hints at likelihood of aircraft lease extension; airline is seeing passengers moving from rail and other modes on short duration routes

Mittal family increases stake in Airtel, group arm to buy 3.3% from Singtel

Transaction to cost around Rs 12,900 crore; family currently owns 24.13% stake in Airtel