250-plane order reflects India's growth potential: IndiGo

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 22:55

After placing the largest single order for 250 aircraft with European major Airbus, IndiGo today said that the purchase contract reflects stabilising trend in the Indian aviation sector.

India's aviation growth to be double of global average: Airbus

Last Updated: Sunday, June 21, 2015, 20:50

Eyeing big orders from Indian airlines, world's leading aircraft maker Airbus has said that India's aviation market will grow at over 10 percent annually in next ten years, which would be double the average global growth rate.

Indian airlines doing better; need to get fares right: Boeing

Last Updated: Sunday, June 21, 2015, 18:41

Bullish on Indian aviation market, top aircraft maker Boeing has said that operating environment has improved for airlines in the country but there is a need to get the airfare metrics right to make profits.

New entrants should serve domestic market first: GoAir

Last Updated: Monday, January 12, 2015, 21:27

Expressing reservations over the new entrants wanting to fly globally, budget carrier GoAir has said domestic market needs to be served first before spreading wings abroad.

Tatas' Vistara starts flying; says will 'do it right'

Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2015, 17:50

Marking Tatas' re-entry into the Indian aviation space after over six decades, new airline Vistara on Friday flew its first flight, and said its aim will be to "do it right" without making a big splash.

Qatar Airways keen to buy stake in IndiGo

Last Updated: Thursday, January 8, 2015, 14:35

Qatar Airways is keen to buy equity in IndiGo if the Indian carrier offers 49 percent stake to it.

China's HNA eyeing to invest $200 mn in Indian aviation sector

Last Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 12:30

HNA Group is one of the biggest aviation conglomerates of China owning 16 airline companies with 528 aircrafts operating across the world.

High taxes, rising costs check growth of Indian aviation: IATA

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 18:41

High taxes on fuel and rising operating costs were acting as a constraint to the growth of the aviation industry in India, global airlines' body IATA said Wednesday.

US committed to help India get back Category 1 aviation rating

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 13:46

Earlier, the FAA announced that India is not in compliance with international safety standards set by the UN agency International Civilian Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

FAA downgrades Indian aviation safety ratings

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 14:21

India's aviation safety ratings have been downgraded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from the top to the second category, which would affect expansion of flights by Indian carriers to the United States.

Forward movement for Indian aviation industry in 2013

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 11:05

New airlines would start flying on Indian skies in 2014 that would also mark 100 years of commercial aviation to commemorate the first flight by a paying passenger on a scheduled airline that crossed Tampa Bay in Florida (US) in 1914.