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Akasa Air had worst load factor in March 2023, SpiceJet topped the charts

The two carriers' load factors are in direct contrast to their on-time performance. Akasa Air was at the top, SpiceJet was at the bottom in March OTP chart, shows data from aviation Ministry

SpiceJet had worst on-time performance in March; Akasa was best: Govt data

AirAsia India and Air India had the -lowest and third-lowest OTPs among 7 major carriers

Taxi to Take Off: Air India says Phase 1 of its transformation complete

First phase focused on addressing legacy issues, strengthening fleet, upgrading systems and hiring

Hero MotoCorp offers VRS for its staff, targets leaner organisation

It has launched a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its staff as it aims to make the organisation 'agile and future-ready'

Domestic passenger vehicle sales jump by 26.71% in FY23 to 3.889 million

Highest ever passenger vehicle sales in a financial year

Air India ground staff pay hike after Vistara merger: CEO Campbell Wilson

After the merger, Singapore Airlines will hold a 25.1 per cent stake in Air India, and Vistara will cease to exist as a brand

Daily domestic flyers' number jumps 60%, but still below pre-Covid levels

India's largest carrier is currently operating 12,568 flights per week, which is 18 per cent higher than March last year

Hero MotoCorp appoints CFO Niranjan Gupta as chief executive officer

His sharp focus has helped Hero MotoCorp in delivering strong cash flow over the years, while ensuring judicious capital allocation, Munjal noted

Adani airports' duty-free shops to give more space to non-liquor items

Liquor ++ strategy for extracting maximum revenue from duty-free shops at seven airports run by the group

Honda's EV roadmap: Dedicated factory, first two e-scooter models in a year

Capacity of EV unit in Karnataka to be ramped up to produce 1 mn units by 2030

Tata wins Airbus order to manufacture cargo doors for A320neo family planes

Tata Advanced Systems will produce these doors at a new unit in Hyderabad using cutting-edge robotics, automation technology. Each shipset will include two cargo doors and one bulk cargo door

'Inability to build commercial aircraft one of India's biggest failings'

Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal called India's inability to manufacture commercial aircraft a "huge pain point"

Air India's low-cost subsidiaries move to single unified reservation system

The two carriers, Air India Express and AirAsia India, have also adopted a common social media and customer support channel; air operating permits and regulatory posts to be merged later

EVs could be 30% of order book by 2025, says BMW India president

'Diesel, petrol and electric cars will coexist in premium segment'

Aircraft bird hit incidents jump by 52% in 2022, shows DGCA data

Not only bird hits, but animal strike incidents at airports also rose from 23 in 2021 to 36 in 2022, as per data reviewed by Business Standard from the DGCA

Mercedes-Benz plans to launch 4 electric vehicles in India in 8-12 months

Mercedes-Benz is the market leader in the luxury car market of India with about 44 per cent share

Maruti to hike prices from April amid continued rise in input costs

This is Maruti's second price increase this year

Long-term aim to reduce costs of operation by 30-50%: Adani Airports CEO

India overall lacks aviation capability, he said

CAPA summit 2023: Air India pushes for data exchange in aviation sector

In the last 14 months, the airline has taken various measures to bring grounded aircraft back to service, refurbish aircraft interiors, and improve on-time performance

'Very vexing': Emirates president on bilateral rights being frozen

At the CAPA India Aviation Summit 2023, Clark stated that the Indian market will grow, and there will be pressure on airlines that operate international flights from India