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Some kind of pricing initiatives will have to be taken to maintain revenue per flight or better seat factor, said Jet Airways VP (sales), India, Gilbert George.

Air India had put 45 properties worth Rs 365 crore under the hammer back in February but could only raise Rs 30-35 crore from the sale.

Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director (CMD), SpiceJet, which inducted its first aircraft for dedicated freighter operations on Monday, said that it was important for airlines to increase yields by passing on cost increases to customers.

In April, the banking and payments regulator had directed payments system operators to store all data, including full end-to-end transaction details and information collected, within India to ensure security of users’ information.

20% long-term capital gains tax for shares sold by foreign investors post 24 months of buy

According to official sources, the new turnaround plan will be different from the old one given that the 2012 plan focused on financial restructuring of the airline, while the proposed one will focus on organisational reform of Air India.

The fresh Rs 500 crore will be utilised in meeting the immediate working capital requirements as well as repaying part of the interest on government guaranteed non-convertible debentures (NCD) of Rs 7,400 crore.

Comments after Qatar Airways boss talks of new airline owned fully by entities from the Arabian state.

Civil aviation secretary RN Choubey Tuesday said that the ministry has held discussions with the finance ministry into the kind of support that can be provided to Indian carriers.

The Jewar airport is part of this plan within the government to prepare for an imminent saturation of the existing Indira Gandhi International Airport, by having a second one in the National Capital Region

"India has a good potential for becoming a hub for international travel. The market where Indians are travelling is very small and that will grow in the next couple of years," said Leslie Thng.

The sector watchdog is soon expected to come out with a consultation paper on OTT services, however, it was unclear whether the UCC aspect will be dealt within the same paper or as a separate issue.

DGCA has identified multiple categories of drones, which can be broadly classified as Nano (weighing up to 250 g), Micro (more than 250 g but less than 2 kg) and Small and above (weighing 2 kg or more).

The transaction will see Bharti Airtel sell 15 per cent stake in Bharti Telemedia, while the rest 5 per cent will come from another Bharti entity.

Over the last few years, the DTH market, which has been recently impacted by over-the-top content services such as Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix, has seen M&A (merger and acquisition) activity in other companies too.

As jet fuel prices rise alongside those of crude oil, it makes sense for governments and airline companies to move towards alternative sources of fuel.

Stating the importance of a supportive spectrum policy for deployment of 5G in the country, the panel headed by Stanford University Professor Emeritus AJ Paulraj has called for the government to correct these anomalies in 5G.

The trainees will visit headquarters of Alibaba for a session on application of financial risk control based on big data and will visit Huawei for training on application of public security based on big data.

On July 3, the IT ministry had written to WhatsApp seeking immediate steps to tackle the misuse of their platform “wherein inflammatory messages were circulated that led to unfortunate incidents”.