Page 7 - Latest Updates on Akasa Air
Akasa Air says no significant impact of delay in Boeing 737 delivery
Akasa Air began operations last August and has 19 737 Max planes in its fleet
 "Akasa Air says no significant impact of delay in Boeing 737 delivery")
Boeing faces production issues; Air India, Akasa expansion may get delayed
Boeing has clarified that the planes already in service will not have an impact since this is not an immediate flight safety issue
 "Boeing faces production issues; Air India, Akasa expansion may get delayed")
Domestic passenger traffic grows 51.7% on YoY basis; IndiGo gains mkt share
The domestic airlines carried a total of 37.5 million passengers between January-March 2023 as compared to 24.7 million passengers during the corresponding period in the last year
 "Domestic passenger traffic grows 51.7% on YoY basis; IndiGo gains mkt share")
Akasa Air had worst load factor in March 2023, SpiceJet topped the charts
The two carriers' load factors are in direct contrast to their on-time performance. Akasa Air was at the top, SpiceJet was at the bottom in March OTP chart, shows data from aviation Ministry
 "Akasa Air had worst load factor in March 2023, SpiceJet topped the charts")
SpiceJet had worst on-time performance in March; Akasa was best: Govt data
AirAsia India and Air India had the -lowest and third-lowest OTPs among 7 major carriers
Standard Chartered, Akasa Air close operating lease of Boeing 737 Max 8
The first four MAX 8s were delivered between December 2022 and March 2023, the fifth is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of calendar 2023
Standard Chartered closes operating lease of 5 aircraft with Akasa Air
Akasa Air, which started operations on August 7 last year, had 19 Boeing 737MAX8 in the fleet as of March 25, according to an aircraft fleet tracking website
 "Standard Chartered closes operating lease of 5 aircraft with Akasa Air")
Akasa Air launches two new flights from Lucknow to Goa, Ahmedabad
To offer seamless connectivity to the passengers flying out of Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) here, Akasa Air on Sunday launched two flights to Goa and Ahmedabad
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Akasa wants to be nimble, efficient rather than have a label: CEO Dube
In an interview with PTI, Dube said the airline is in its early stages, but "if someone has got 19 aircraft, is that a startup or is that not a startup?"
 "Akasa wants to be nimble, efficient rather than have a label: CEO Dube")
Akasa Air to hire nearly 1,000 people by March 2024: CEO Vinay Dube
It has placed an order for 72 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and 19 of them are already in its fleet. The 20th aircraft will be inducted in April, following which it will also be eligible to fly overseas
 "Akasa Air to hire nearly 1,000 people by March 2024: CEO Vinay Dube")
India can play leading role in sustainable aviation fuel: Akasa's Ghosh
There is a gap of around $350 million in terms of funding between traditional aviation fuel and 10% blended fuel, he said
 "India can play leading role in sustainable aviation fuel: Akasa's Ghosh")
Akasa's focus to remain on connecting metros to non-metros, says CEO
The airline is already considering placing another aircraft order
India can play leading role in sustainable aviation fuel, says Aditya Ghosh
The government is working on mandating blending of jet fuel with SAF as the country works on ways to reduce emissions
Airlines considering special discounts for travellers with only cabin bag
The latest move may pivot frequent travelers from staying in hotels to flying even more
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Akasa Air completes 6 months of operations; flies over 1mn passengers
The airline has flown a total of 0.5 million passengers from the city, which contributes to 70 per cent of the total number of passengers flown across its network to date
Akasa Air to place order for fleet of aircraft in three digits by year-end
Akasa Air is going to place an order for a fleet of aircraft which will be in three digits by the year-end, the company said on Wednesday
Akasa Air to place large plane order in 2023, eyes international growth
The new order will be for narrowbody planes, said Akasa's co-founder, a former chief executive of now-grounded, bankrupt full-service carrier Jet Airways
Akasa faces operational disruptions amid outage at service provider's facility
Akasa Air on Wednesday said it experienced certain "operational disruptions" due to the global outage at its service provider's facility and the issues were fixed later
Akasa Air to start flights from Hyderabad to Bengaluru, Goa from Wednesday
Two additional Hyderabad-Bengaluru frequencies will be added starting February 15, the airline said
Akasa Air to launch Goa operations from Panaji on Wednesday: Co-founder
Goa will be the 12th city on its network in the country
