The government's plan to sell 76% stake in Air India has failed miserably. No bidder has applied for Air India in the last few months when the government wanted to sell stake in it. Air India is a loss-making airline, which has a debt to the tune of Rs 48,000 crore. Watch BusinessToday.In's video where Manu Kaushik talks about how the government can bail out Air India.

Business Today is in possession of an audio conversation where former CEO of AirAsia India Mittu Chandliya is giving a presentation to his boss Tony Fernandes in the presence of lobbyist Rajender Dubey. In the conversation, Fernandes says that he is ready to get the international routes for AirAsia India through \"dirty ways\".

Starting an airline in India is a long winding process. On Tuesday, CBI filed an FIR accusing AirAsia of trying to manipulate government policies through corrupt means in order to bag an international licence for the domestic airline. Watch BusinessToday.In's video where Manu Kaushik talks about AirAsia controversy and how to get a license to operate in India.

Catastrophe has struck Air India yet again. After all the fanfare and brouhaha around the sale of the national carrier, the civil aviation ministry couldn't find a single bidder for the airline.

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AirAsia India, which is a joint venture between Tata Sons and AirAsia Berhad, was started in 2013 as a low-cost carrier, and currently flies 18 Airbus A320s. AirAsia India marked the re-entry of Tata Group in the aviation sector after a long break.

The aviation sector is facing fresh headwinds. Rising crude oil prices and intensified competition are hurting airlines.

The recent incidents at Vistara involving technical issues with the CFM engines mounted on its aircraft have raised the risk profile of the Indian aviation sector a bit.

The ministry of civil aviation has released draft passenger charter that defines the rights of air passengers. A long list of rules aims to empower passengers in case of flight delays, cancellations and other forms of inconveniences caused by the airlines.

The draft national telecom policy has stirred up debate on the overambitious targets of the government outlined in the policy document.

Last year, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed three cases against unnamed officials in the civil aviation ministry and the airline for gross irregularities.

The services will start in December this year subject to getting slots at the Delhi airport. WOW is already negotiating with GMR to get five slots per week, preferably departure slots at around 6am, for its wide-body Airbus A330neos.

The rising ATF prices, rising competition and weakening of rupee seem to suggest that the airlines are staring at tough days ahead.

Days after releasing the draft national telecom policy, the government seems to have gone into defensive mode.

Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority has already initiated the environmental clearance and land acquisition processes.

The draft is divided into 3 broad areas: expanding the current telecom infrastructure, outlining plans for emerging technologies and data security.

The mega-consolidation in the telecom sector has started to unfold in the most gruesome way for fringe players who are finding it challenging even to wind up operations.

The competitors have not just misjudged Jio's capability to rake in a large subscriber base in such a short time but have also undervalued its strength to keep the tariffs war going. Whenever Airtel (or any major operator) begins to feel that the worst is over, Jio fires another salvo that makes their survival even more challenging.

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Telecom regulator TRAI had recommended that both E and V bands should be opened for backhaul with light touch regulation. The regulator had also suggested that the E-band airwaves should be given at Rs 10,000 per annum fee per slot of 250 megahertz (MHz) whereas the V-band airwaves should be charged at Rs 1,000 per annum for each 50 MHz slot.