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 Signage is displayed inside the completed but empty Jaisalmer Airport in desert state of Rajasthan, India (Photo: Reuters)

Ghost airports haunt PM Narendra Modi's infra agenda

by Tommy Wilkes |Aug 19, 2015

India has spent more than $50 million since 2009 on eight airports that are complete but do not receive a single scheduled flight. Experts say the govt has invested in these airports without any econo...

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IndiGo finalises $26.5-billion purchase of 250 new Airbus jets

by Siva Govindasamy |Aug 17, 2015

The $26.5-bn order for 250 A320Neo aircraft is the biggest-ever deal by number of planes for the French aerospace giant.

Jet Airways logs profit in June quarter on lower fuel costs

by Tommy Wilkes |Aug 14, 2015

Mumbai-based Jet, country's second-largest carrier by market share, said net profit in the April-June quarter was at Rs 221 crore ($33.80 million), compared with a loss of Rs 218 crore the same qu...

IndiGo prepares for IPO to raise up to USD 400 million to cash in on air travel boom

by Abhishek Vishnoi |Mar 27, 2015

IndiGo, owned by hospitality and travel company InterGlobe Enterprises, has remained profitable in the last two years and looks to cash in on a booming air travel market.

SpiceJet in talks with Boeing, Airbus for $11-billion jet deal

by Tommy Wilkes |Jul 29, 2015

The budget airline is in talks with Boeing and Airbus Group to acquire about 100 new narrow-body jets.

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SpiceJet reports Rs 71.8 crore net profit in Q1

by Tommy Wilkes |Jul 28, 2015

SpiceJet made a net loss of Rs 124 crore in the same quarter a year earlier. Country's second-biggest budget carrier by market share, which last quarter made its first profit since 2013, is in the...

Mahindra Group says no plans to enter commercial aviation business

by Tommy Wilkes |Jul 23, 2015

"Mahindra Aerospace has no plans to enter commercial aviation. It is restricted to the manufacture of utility aircraft and aerostructures," Anand Mahindra said on Twitter.

PM Narendra Modi takes charge for road infra's 'ache din'

by Rajesh Kumar Singh |Jul 17, 2015

The 225 km (140 mile) highway is still missing seven bridges, several stretches need to be widened to the projected six lanes, and miles of land have not yet been acquired. The road should have op...

India clears defence deals worth $4.7 bn, buys four Boeing spy planes

by Tommy Wilkes |Jul 14, 2015

The largest order approved was for 428 L-70 and ZU23 air defence guns worth around Rs 16,900 crore, the spokesman said after a meeting of the country's Defence Acquisition Council.

Airbus to build military choppers with Mahindra

by Tommy Wilkes |Jul 3, 2015

The two groups will form a joint venture in the coming months, aiming to become the first private manufacturer of helicopters in India, the statement said. It did not say how much the two will inv...