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Newsmaker: Pawan Munjal

The new force at Hero

AI board nod to union rationalisation drive

Board has cleared a proposal to rationalise the number of unions in the airline late last month

Air India to shut all city booking offices by Oct 1

Air India's booking office in Madurai has been closed

Ministry keen to rush Civil Aviation Authority Bill

The Bill aims at creating CAA, a financially-autonomous body that will replace the DGCA

Govt fast-tracking process to replace DGCA with an autonomous Civil Aviation Authority

It is not clear, however, if the bill would be introduced in the budget session itself

Will new airlines add to aviation industry's woes?

Six new airlines, three national and three regional, are set to join the market even as the sector remains dogged by massive losses

IndiGo wants promoter stake taken off FDI limit

Rakesh Gangwal's holding is considered FDI even though the majority stake in Caelum is held by NRIs

Govt may review global airline bilateral agreement method

To 'go slow' on talks till comprehensive parameters are reached for determining such pacts

Govt aims to develop 5 airports, award contracts

The targets were set in a meeting between secretaries of ministries and PM Narendra Modi on Saturday

SpiceJet discount offer unlikely to get ministry go-ahead

Fly AI to London and get free SIM cards

Initiative part of plan to enhance customer experience post joining Star Alliance

India wants fresh US audit for air-safety upgrade

FAA had expressed concerns over a lack of full-time flight operations inspectors in DGCA and downgraded India to Category-II in safety rankings

Indian carriers may not get leeway on flying abroad

Indian airlines currently are required to have a minimum fleet of five aircraft and five years of operational experience for starting international services

Tata-Singapore Airlines set to fly with new brand name

The new airline will not have the Tata or the SIA name

Heavy CV sales up after 2 years

Expected to continue, with rise in growth sentiment after govt formation and stress on boosting manufacturing, infrastructure

Space exists to induct a second Indian airline and tap the growing aviation market: Mark Schwab

Q&A with CEO, Star Alliance

Regulator dismisses objections to Tata-SIA air permit

The application will be considered after an order by the Delhi High Court that is hearing a plea against permitting FDI in airline start-ups in India

M&M to take on Duster, Mobilio with two compact utility vehicles

Company claims it has a robust product pipeline all the way up to 2019

Greenfield airports within 150 km of existing ones soon

These may either replace existing airports or run simultaneously

Centre to focus on low-cost airports along tourist circuits

The Centre is focusing on modernising airports and developing new low-cost ones to promote air connectivity