Jet Airways crisis: An internal mail had also said that post discussions with McKinsey, 150 of the total 1,000 pilots would not be required.

Boeing says it has completed its updates to the flight-control software on the 737 MAX and tested it for more than 360 hours on 207 flights, after two deadly crashes resulted in the grounding of the aircraft globally, including in India.

Although the co-founders of the airline, Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal, have a nearly equal stake in the airline, the shareholders' agreement in slanted in favour of the former. This, along with their divergent views on IndiGo's expansion, has caused the rift between the promoters

The tussle between the two has escalated with Bhatia unsure about Gangwal's aggressive approach to expanding overseas and his greater control over the airline after changes on key posts

Taj Hotels will have to hire people to support its expansion plans. And Jet Airways' staff, which can work well in the hospitality sector too, are fit for this

Jet Airways crisis: The sale process was initiated after the debt-ridden airline failed to pay dues of Rs 415 crore owed to the mortgage financier.

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Acquiring Boeing 777s from Jet Airways could help Vistara expedite its plans for long-haul flights to Europe as they will come with their own pilots, crew and maintenance staff

The decision from the embattled airline comes close on the heels of a letter from regulator Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) asking foreign airlines to make alternative arrangements

In a conversation with Business Today, Capt Ashwani Tyagi, general secretary of SWIP, says that almost every employee at Jet will be participating in this initiative

The concern to save the embattled Jet Airways is common all around, the suggestions to this end from various quarters are different though

Fares from India to cities such as Dubai, London, New York, Singapore and Bali in the first quarter of 2019 rose between 4 per cent and 32 per cent from a year ago, according to Indian travel portal MakeMyTrip Ltd

The Gurugram-based airline, which nearly controls half of the market, wiped off nearly three-fourths of its profit at Rs 191 crore in the December quarter

According to reports, Jet Airways pilots have been asked to take salary cuts of 25-30 per cent, while engineers have been settling at 50 per cent of their current pay

Air India Express, has its operations largely out of Kerala to the Gulf and South-east Asia. Besides, it also operates some flights to these regions from North and Western India as well as on some domestic routes.

Jet Airways crisis: Once Air India starts operating the B777s on international routes like London, Dubai and Singapore, fares on these routes should stabilise.

Dube, along with Maharashtra Finance Minister, civil aviation secretary, Jet's CFO Amit Agarwal, representatives of pilots, engineers, cabin crew and ground staff unions met Jaitley at his residence in Delhi.

Ministry of Finance has decided to waive a mandatory customs requirement, which needs Jet Airways' grounded planes in India to be first be sent to the country of registration of their lessors and then fly them back to India before they can be used by other carriers.