IndiGo Meltdown: India must have at least five airlines with 100 aircraft each to avoid such crises, says aviation ministerIndia's Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu has highlighted the urgent need for at least five airlines, each with about 100 aircraft...
11 Dec, 2025, 04.48 PM IST
Opposition slams Centre for mishandling IndiGo flight cancellation crisisAlleging that the imbroglio was due to the government's "monopoly model", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on X: "IndiGo fiasco is the cos...
05 Dec, 2025, 11.28 PM IST
Opposition raises 'monopoly' concern in Rajya Sabha over Indigo crisisMinutes after the Rajya Sabha proceedings began on Friday, Congress member Pramod Tiwari drew the chair's attention to the mass cancellatio...
05 Dec, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
Revamp of airport slot usage norms paused amid monopoly worriesIndian authorities have put on hold new guidelines intended to increase the frequency at which airlines are checked for usage of airport sl...
19 Aug, 2023, 06.29 AM IST
Air India CEO meets India antitrust chief on pending Vistara mergerThe CCI's scrutiny comes amid growing concerns within the industry about a duopoly, with a merged Air India-Vistara and IndiGo controlling ...
04 Aug, 2023, 05.12 PM IST
Record plane orders: Can India’s aviation infrastructure accommodate aspiration of Air India, IndiGo?Though India’s aviation infrastructure blueprint emphasises a lot on building new airports in smaller cities to provide last-mile connectiv...
09 Jul, 2023, 09.05 AM IST
When the going gets tough, they goWhy do airlines fail? Because they can't cover the cost, principally, fuel cost. The government-owned Indian Railways gets by on its monopo...
03 May, 2023, 11.13 PM IST
All salary issues have been resolved; court cases by lessors don't assist anybody: SpiceJet CMDOn September 3, a section of employees of SpiceJet went on a short strike at the Delhi airport over issues related to reduced salaries and ...
10 Oct, 2021, 09.09 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
Airport privatisation: Wrong to assume private sector has all answers, says IATA chiefThe IATA chief said the airlines have "not yet experienced an airport privatisation that has fully lived up to its promised benefits over t...
05 Jun, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
View: Forget disinvestment, government should privatise Air IndiaModi government should bite the bullet when it comes to solving the Air India mess and should not fall prey to the formula of disinvestment.
22 May, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
FIA apprehensive over government proposal on auctioning flight seatsStating that government needs to think in the larger national interests, the FIA member said, adding "the move could also lead to a hike in...
05 Jan, 2016, 08.32 PM IST
Removal of 5/20 rule for flying overseas will vitiate level playing field: FIAUnder 5/20 rule, domestic airlines are required to have at least five years operational experience and minimum 20 planes to fly overseas.
25 Aug, 2015, 09.54 PM IST
Policy on low-cost air connectivity to remote areas on anvilA draft note has been prepared for circulation among the concerned ministries to enable the Cabinet take a decision on the policy.
14 Feb, 2013, 04.12 PM IST
- Jet Airways, JetLite under MRTPC lens
The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) has initiated investigations into the Naresh Goyal-owned Jet Airways and ...
21 Nov, 2008, 01.32 AM IST
- Follow healthy competitive regimen, CCI tells pharma cos
The pharmaceuticals and airline industries have attracted the attention of the competition regulator for indulging in allegedly anti-compet...
08 Mar, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Kingfisher hails RBI decision to allow hedging on fuel
Private carrier Kingfisher Airlines on Tuesday welcomed the RBI announcement to allow hedging fuel in global markets and said it would help...
24 Apr, 2007, 05.00 PM IST