India needs aviation giants, not 'fly-by-night' operators, says ex-minister Praful PatelFormer Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel stressed the need for major companies to invest in India's aviation sector. He highlighted the ...
09 Jan, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
Monopoly in aviation sector dangerous for country, break IndiGo into 2 entities: Congress leader Prithviraj ChavanCongress leader Prithviraj Chavan warns of a serious threat from aviation sector monopoly. He calls for IndiGo to be split into two compani...
08 Dec, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
'Govt sleeping at wheel...': Congress general secy KC Venugopal slams Centre for IndiGo crisisIn a post shared on X, Venugopal said, "550+ IndiGo flights cancelled in a single day is a clear consequence of the Government sleeping at ...
05 Dec, 2025, 05.37 PM IST
IndiGo fiasco is cost of govt's monopoly model: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi criticizes the government's "monopoly model" following IndiGo's widespread flight cancellations, which have inconvenienced hun...
05 Dec, 2025, 11.01 AM IST
SpiceJet boss Ajay Singh says policymakers should take part blame for Jet failureAjay Singh said that internal factors and high costs were among the reasons for its failure.
04 Jun, 2019, 06.22 PM IST
View: Why the government needs to be watchful about its Air India disinvestment planBidders' activities need to be watched to ensure that India does not bring back the monopoly GoI had sought to break from the 1990s through...
31 Mar, 2018, 06.38 AM IST
How to turn the aviation crisis into an opportunity: Captain GopinathThe PM must formulate a comprehensive policy for airlines and related sectors like aircraft repair & maintenance to create jobs at home.
01 Dec, 2011, 11.42 AM IST
- Airlines pulled up for charging abnormally high, low fares
In the first action of its kind, the aviation ministry has cracked the whip on both Indian and foreign carriers for charging fares on both ...
13 Mar, 2010, 08.28 AM IST
A strategic vision for Indian aviationAviation as the sector encompasses not just passenger airlines but a whole gamut of industries.
08 Aug, 2009, 02.51 AM IST
‘Prevent cartelisation in aviation’Capt G R Gopinath, who sold the low-cost carrier Air Deccan in 2007 to Kingfisher Airlines, has incubated a new project: Deccan Cargo & Exp...
20 Jun, 2009, 01.17 AM IST
- Capt Gopinath for legal framework to prevent monopoly in aviation sector
The new Government to be sworn in soon must create a legal framework to prevent a monopolistic regime in the aviation sector, a top industr...
19 May, 2009, 11.52 AM IST
- MRTPC orders probe into 'sudden' air fare hike
Anti-monopoly watchdog MRTPC ordered an inquiry into the "sudden" hike in air fares and withdrawal of promotional fares by airlines in "uni...
12 Feb, 2009, 05.27 PM IST
- 'It's the worst ever crisis'
Aviation Minister Praful Patel discusses the extent of crisis in details.
16 Oct, 2008, 10.08 AM IST
- Patel wants end to PSU oilcos' ATF monopoly
PSU oilcos quote a higher throughput charge to bag the contract to supply ATF to AAI and later pass on the extra burden to airlines. AAI aw...
29 Oct, 2007, 12.12 AM IST
- No-fly zone: It's war for overseas flights
Industry players are busy lobbying with political parties as well as ministers, who are part of the GoM that will decide the contours of th...
29 Aug, 2007, 12.19 AM IST
- GoM to review civil aviation policy
The group of ministers headed by the external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee would meet on Tuesday to review the new civil aviation poli...
14 Aug, 2007, 03.07 AM IST
- Pricing Pressure: Airlines wobble under the weight of ATF
Even hefty losses have not dented the confidence of airline companies. “Indian aviation sector’s growth could be extremely, extremely high,...
14 Dec, 2006, 12.06 AM IST