Reliance Jio inflight internet services: Data and SMS services are available in all the partner airlines but voice services are only available in select airlines. While incoming SMS is free, there is no option for incoming calls

Staring at record losses, the travel and tourism sector is preparing a plan to take on coronavirus

In India, the situation with domestic carriers is pretty grim with just three months of losses being pegged at $3.6 billion; but did airlines actually have a chance to be better-prepared

Coronavirus pandemic: Passenger numbers have declined considerably and this has badly affected the cash flow of the airlines

Currently, IndiGo has a two-way codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines and a one-way codeshare partnership with Qatar Airways

Vistara waited for 20 aircraft in its fleet - a rule mandated by authorities to fly international - before it could launch its first international flight to Singapore in August this year

In a codeshare agreement, Qatar will possibly guarantee a minimum number of passenger traffic (or seats) every week to IndiGo which is doing direct flights from seven domestic airports - Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kozhikode, Kochi and Kannur - to Doha at the moment

Amid the reports of strategic deal announcement between the two airlines over the last 3 days, the share price of InterGlobe Aviation has risen 3.83% and 1.27% in the week

The agreement will enable Qatar Airways to place its code on IndiGo flights between Doha and Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad, the companies said

In Jet's absence, cash-strapped Air India is the only Indian carrier that operates widebody jets capable of non-stop flights to Europe and the United States.

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 airline plans to add 125 A321neo aircraft in its fleet over number of years. In 2019, it will receive 20-25 of these aircraft from Airbus

Ethiopian Airlines crash: The Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes will be grounded till appropriate modifications and safety measures are undertaken to ensure their safe operations, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation.