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Poor demand, costly fuel keep passenger vehicles sales in slow lane

Passenger vehicles reported a decline of 1.87% in sales in January; dispatch of cars declined 0.94% to 233,856 units

Lamborghini sees India in the fast lane, thanks to popularity of Urus

Lamborghini expects 60% growth this year and in the next five years India will be one of the top 15 markets for the company

Sumit Sawhney quits as Renault India MD; Venkatram to take over from March

Sumit will continue to be the member of AMI Region executive committee

Lessors move to ground Jet Airways planes, GECAS takes first step

An executive of a private carrier said that default by the airline forcing a lessor to take such a drastic action would weigh heavy on the entire Indian aviation sector

Ronojoy Dutta appointed IndiGo CEO; M Damod­aran as chairman of board

Experts say Dutta's experience in building a global network would come in handy

Swedish manufacturer Saab offers to build 96 Gripen fighters in India

Swedish company is competing for a $20-billion IAF order

Global private equity funds bullish as six airports up for sale

With Indian infrastructure companies burdened with debt, global PE funds and airport developers sense an opportunity to buy the airports cheap

SBI-led consortium of lenders likely to bag biggest stake in Jet Airways

Airline says change in board composition under consideration

Goods delivery by drones gets closer to reality, updated policy unveiled

In August, govt released the first version of drone policy

Airlines may face cap on take-off and landing slots in congested airports

According to the plan, an upper limit cap will be set for the percentage of total slots an individual airline can hold in any congested airport

IndiGo, GoAir, others get relief; govt intensifies scrutiny of PW engines

Government decides against grounding fleet after PW says mid-air shut down occurred in rarest of rare case

Soon, you could go island-hopping on a seaplane in the Andamans

SpiceJet and a new entity called Andaman Airways want to operate between the islands

IndiGo puts tech start-ups at the heart of its plan to become global player

IndiGo is providing digital solutions to everyday problems, attracting customers to digital platforms and engaging start-ups to find solutions

Pratt and Whitney's A320 engines under Indian regulator's scanner

Regulator may partially ground the fleet after three malfunction reported recently

Airlines' 8% fare hike comes a cropper as Indians refuse to pay more to fly

Data shows the fare growth led to a decline in passenger numbers even on prime metro routes

SpiceJet lands in trouble with DGCA after midair New Year celebrations

DGCA issues notice to the private airline after video of onboard celebration appears on social media

SpiceJet to be the first airline in India to offer free on-board wifi

Among global carriers, JetBlue, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines provide wifi as free

IATA opposes greenfield airport tariff model, demands low tax on jet fuel

Civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu said 100 new airports will be built in next 10-15 years with an investment of $60 billion

We don't have problem of poor yields, no need to cut capacity: SpiceJet CFO

An interview with Kiran Koteshwar, Chief Financial Officer of SpiceJet, which has bucked the trend of airlines with faltering businesses

Vistara orders 50 Airbus Neos, 6 Dreamliners in pursuit of profitability

Experts say right mix of narrow and wide body will change cost economics for airline