Captain Gopinath

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Man who started and lost India's first low-cost airline: His flight of fancy earned Suriya a National Award but crash-landed for Akshay Kumar

November 06, 2025 7:41 pm

Captain Gopinath launched India’s first low-cost airline, Air Deccan, offering tickets for just Rs 1; his life story was later depicted on-screen by superstars Akshay Kumar and Surya.

Captain Gopinath joins Aam Aadmi Party

January 09, 2014 3:30 pm

Bangalore's corporate circle has been showing keen interest in political activism for which Gopinath and Balakrisnan are new inclusion.

RIL forays into aviation with Deccan 360

April 16, 2010 12:23 pm

RIL said that a wholly-owned subsidiary would provide growth capital for the cargo airline.

The Deccan Challenger

February 18, 2010 2:08 am

His story has the panoramic breadth of the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire,if plunging sometimes to agonising depths,reminiscent of Booker Prize-earner The White Tiger.

A Unique Flight Pattern

January 30, 2010 10:58 pm

Not all autobiographies written by famous men and women necessarily have literary merit — and I don’t mean just style of writing...

Cargo venture launched at Nagpur airport

November 05, 2009 1:44 am

Deccan360 Domestic Express Logistics,a hub-and-spoke cargo venture by Captain Gopinath’s Deccan360,was launched at the international airport...

Why Jet Airways couldn’t manage downturn

October 09, 2009 9:09 am

One of the key criticisms of Jet’s strategy is that it failed to see new domestic markets beyond those operated by Indian Airlines.

Why Jet Airways couldn’t manage the downturn

October 09, 2009 9:00 am

One of the key criticisms of Jet’s strategy is that it failed to see new domestic markets beyond those operated by Indian Airlines.

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