Video: Interview with Indian civil aviation minister Ajit Singh
Another interview more on promise, and less on substance.
Japan ‘bans’ Air India’s Dreamliners
Japanese government irritated by Air India’s inefficiency by Devesh Agarwal About three weeks ago I wrote debunking the myth being created by the Air India management and their political bosses about the fuel efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft being the saviour of the beleaguered national carrier. Read the Op-Ed piece here. In June no less…
787 Dreamliners alone cannot save an inefficient Air India
by Devesh Agarwal Recent media reports blare the headline The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the latest acquisition of Air India, is likely to shore up the fortune of India’s national carrier. This is backed by the many advertisements portraying some of the top Indian CEOs, giving big thumbs up after travelling in the next generation flying…
Have your say: Question of the week: Will the Jet Etihad deal fructify? Will Jet survive?
by Devesh Agarwal We welcome your feedback and comments on the Jet-Etihad deal. Without a doubt the humongous increase in seat capacity offered to the Abu Dhabi government by India has some quid-pro-qua links to the Jetihad deal. There is also talk that the bilaterals seat increase was to pacify the UAE government after their…
Analysis: Etihad post strong results; government fears over Jetihad overblown
by Vinay Bhaskara Abu Dhabi based full service carrier Etihad Airways announced yesterday that it had achieved record revenue growth for the second quarter and first half of 2013. For Q2 2013, passenger revenues grew a robust 8% to $921 million, while passenger revenues for the first half of 2013 hit $1.8 billion, up 13%…
Vested interests shaping government policy helped AirAsia partner Tatas too
by Devesh Agarwal Image courtesy Wikipedia Aviation insiders have known for many years what AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes dared publicly state the day before yesterday, after his meeting with civil aviation minister Ajit Singh. Vested interests have shaped, nay, distorted Indian civil aviation policy. One of the more shameful rules of Indian civil aviation is…
Video: A rather tame interview of civil aviation minister Ajit Singh
The Media India Group recently conducted an interview with Indian civil aviation minister Ajit Singh.
Guest Post: India scraps Aircraft Acquisition Committee
by Ashwin Jadhav The aircraft acquisition process for airlines in India The Indian government has scrapped its aircraft acquisition committee (AAC), meaning domestic airlines will find it easier to import aircraft. After allowing 49% FDI (foreign direct investment) by foreign airlines, in the Indian airline sector, the government last week moved a step closer to…
Air India to receive another Rs. 5000 Cr. equity infusion in fiscal 2013~14
by Devesh Agarwal As per the budget for fiscal 2013~14, presented yesterday in parliament, the Indian government has earmarked another Rs. 5,000 crore (about $900 million) for equity infusion into ailing national carrier Air India. This is the second tranche of a nine year, Rs. 30,000 crore (about $ 5.5 billion) tax-payer funded equity infusion,…
Opinion: Approving AirAsia-Tata airline will derail goals of FDI in aviation policy
by Devesh Agarwal The announcement that AirAsia is joining hands with the Tatas and Bhatias with the intention to start a new airline in India will put the a significant policy dilemma in front of the Government of India related to foreign direct investment (FDI) in civil aviation by foreign airlines, and might just land-up…
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