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Safety slips caused deaths in Volvo mishaps: Sources

NATRiP report has reportedly blamed placement of fuel tanks and flooring & seat material in the Volvo buses

Passenger vehicle demand down 10% in Nov

Customers continued to defer purchases amid weak macroeconomic cues in domestic market

Air India goes for rostering to improve pilot efficiency

A fourth of its pilots have been found working for less than 40 hours a month as against 80 hours stipulated by DGCA under FDTL norms

Airport Authority of India's profit declines marginally in FY13

AAI cites higher op expenses, investments made in infra, non-revision of airport tariffs and loss of business from closure of KFA for 2% drop in PBT

High-end bikes & electric cars made in India for China

Harley Davidson, KTM-Bajaj, M&M make India production base for automobiles to be assembled and sold in China

SpiceJet slashes fares ahead of lean season

Offers discounts up to 25% on specified domestic routes and 15% on international routes

Apollo Tyres introduces Vredestein in Indian market

Vredestein branded tyres would be sourced from the production facility from Holland initially

TripAdvisor survey: IndiGo is preferred airline third year in a row

IndiGo scores over rivals due to its on-time performance, in-flight maintenance, landing and take-off quality and time taken to deliver baggage

Hero challenges Honda's dominace in scooters

Hero which aims to expand capacity by 25% selling between 55,000 and 60,000 units of Pleasure and Maestro every month

Air India sets up committee to reduce number of unions

Air India forms four-member panel to cut number of unions to 2

Currently, the national carrier has as many as 15 recognised unions

AAI has a team plan to cut through fog

Integration of decision making procedure and sharing of data between airport operators, airlines, ground handlers and ATC to improve efficiency

For car makers, need for speed beats slowdown fears

From SUVs and MPVs to entry-level hatchbacks, top firms line up a bevy of products for display at February's Auto Expo, the biggest so far

InterGlobe, CAE set up India's largest pilot simulation training centre

The two firms have invested $25 mn to set up facility, have started training for Airbus A320s

AAI considers pulling plug on credit to Jet, SpiceJet

May put airlines in cash-and-carry mode if dues not cleared; SpiceJet rules out possibility, saying dues covered within its bank guarantee

VistaJet in talks to start domestic ops in India

Zurich-based business jet operator feels current connectivity between urban and rural areas offers huge potential

Another wake-up call for AI-operated Dreamliner

A day after a Melbourne landing glitch, AI plane needs to make emergency landing in Delhi; tour operators worried

Luxury carmakers change lanes to cruise in a slow market

BMW, Audi, Mercedes have launched cars in this segment to boost sales

Maruti to reduce import content to maintain robust profitability

Plans to cut import of material to 16% by March 2014 from 20% at the end of FY13

Boeing not happy with Dreamliners' performance

Firm wants to better aircraft's 97% reliability, but asserts plane is safe