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Akasa Air sees light at end of delivery tunnel as aircraft flows steady, pilot hiring restarts

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Feb. 9 -- After nearly two years of delivery disruptions, Akasa Air is emerging from aircraft supply constraints, an inflexion point that allows India's third-largest airline to rest... Read More


Budget gives 'Make in India' aircraft a push, scraps customs duty on key components

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The aviation sector is set to get a boost from a proposal in the budget to do away with basic customs duty on imported components that go into the making of civilian aircraft. "I... Read More


Akasa Air resumes pilot hiring after 18-month pause as fleet expansion restarts

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Budget carrier Akasa Air has resumed pilot hiring after an 18-month pause as it prepares to add more aircraft to its fleet, founder and chief executive Vinay Dube said on Wednesd... Read More


Fleet constraints slow Air India Express's Navi Mumbai expansion

Hyderabad, Jan. 28 -- Faced with fleet constraints, budget carrier Air India Express expects to expand connectivity from the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) to 15 other cities by the end of 2... Read More