LS polls: Demand for private jets, choppers jumps up to 40 pc; operators set to rake in more profitWhile the demand has surged compared to the normal times and previous election years, there is lesser number of fixed wing aircraft and hel...
14 Apr, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
Demand for private jets, helicopters likely to rise up to 40 pc during LS pollsWith increased demand, some players will be taking chartered planes and helicopters on lease during the general elections for which the dat...
10 Mar, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
India-Pakistan ICC World Cup: It's raining charters at Ahmedabad airportThe Ahmedabad airport has run out of parking slots for private jets, said a person in the know. It's giving conditional approval to some of...
14 Oct, 2023, 12.13 PM IST
Wheels up! Corporate India is flying again as vaccination picks upThe impact of the second wave on businesses has been milder than last year, when a complete lockdown brought many industries to a standstil...
25 Aug, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
Family of four charters Airbus A320 from Bhopal to DelhiA high net worth family charter an Indian carrier’s Airbus A320 to fly just four people — wife, two children and a nanny — to Delhi. A Delh...
28 May, 2020, 01.21 PM IST
Soon, you may hire a charter aircraft like Ola, Uber and at half the priceAs an aggregator, a aircraft charter company would offer flyers all available aircraft on one platform and optimise the use of the planes w...
19 Oct, 2017, 07.17 PM IST
Business jet arrivals and departures rise amid increase in global investor interestAviation industry credits the increase in international charters to the improvement of India’s image under the Modi government and global i...
14 Jan, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
Government bans use of non-scheduled operator’s licence by companies to import aircraft at low ratesIndia may bar import of aircraft at low rates by corporate groups for personal and official use in a move likely to generate opposition fro...
14 Apr, 2015, 05.14 AM IST
Chartered planes rake in moolah this election seasonAir charter service operators are making "handsome profit" due to extensive use of helicopters and business jets by parties like BJP and Co...
14 Apr, 2014, 12.48 PM IST
DGCA tightens noose on on airline companies after US Federal Aviation Administration downgradeDGCA has tightened the screws on airline companies after the US Federal Aviation Administration downgraded India's safety rating in January...
24 Mar, 2014, 08.54 AM IST
How political parties have a well-oiled system of hiring aircraft during electionsElections have become a money-spinner for air charter companies. It helps that for parties, payment is peanuts and rules no more than irrit...
23 Mar, 2014, 06.05 AM IST
Poll campaigning helps boost business of air charter service firms like Invision Air and others by 40%Business has surged 30%-40% ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, some operators say, as more politicians take to the skies to rustle up support.
17 Mar, 2014, 10.54 AM IST
FAA downgrade to hit domestic aircraft chartering business: BAOABAOA secretary R K Bali said as India does not have adequate number of personnel to carry out regular inspections, aviation companies may t...
12 Mar, 2014, 01.15 PM IST
L&T, Essar, Jindal, Reliance Infra cut private jet fleet to beat slump heat22 companies have their fleet to carry management and top executives. While owning aircraft helps save time, operating them is a costly aff...
11 Dec, 2013, 11.31 AM IST
- Tatas, Briley in business jet venture
Biz aircraft charter mkt in India is fragmented, with no single player that offers corporates a mixed fleet of aircrafts.Make your flight e...
20 Feb, 2008, 07.00 AM IST
- Invision Air plans to fly VLJs for air taxi service
Air taxis operated with small aircraft called very light jets or VLJs - a phenomenon that has captured the imagination of the North America...
30 Nov, 2007, 02.03 AM IST
- Indian bizjets fly into king-sized space
After using mid-sized aircrafts for travel to factory sites, top guns now soar with custom-fitted planes.
07 Dec, 2006, 01.10 AM IST