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Geared for battle

Maruti Suzuki's Celerio and Honda's Brio are both hatchbacks with automatic transmission. The author drives them to see which is a better buy

AI has staff even in places it has no touchdown

Personnel posted at places such as Washington, Toronto, Cairo despite not having direct connectivity

High court denies Air India union leaders special leave

AIEG challenged the move legally demanding that the airline take back its decision

Aviation ministry to press for airlines' direct import of fuel

Such direct import was formally allowed in February 2012 but the aviation companies lack the infrastructure to do so

Are car recalls losing their stigma in India?

Tata Motors twice fixed faulty parts of the Nano

Norms to renew licences for pilots, airports to be eased

Plans to increase period of pilot licence renewal to 5 years from 2 years currently

AirAsia flies into DGCA turbulence

Air India to go to Modi with lifeline proposal

Okay wanted for Rs 10,000 cr of tax-free bonds, plus Rs 3,000 cr of cash infusion, both apart from year's scheduled Rs 5,500 cr of equity infusion

AirAsia India set to take off on June 12

Sources said AirAsia has also secured a slot for Bangalore-Chennai flight in addition to Goa flight

Emirates to start A380 services from July 21

Emirates currently has 48 A380s in service which it will fly to 28 destinations globally

After record loss last FY, SpiceJet revamping ops

After FY14's record loss, cuts capacity, chases costs, redraws flight schedules and puts more money in marketing to attract corporate travel; turnaround effects visible soon, says ops head

Air India losing Rs 70 lakh daily on Delhi-Sydney route

Cumulative losses after Dreamliner launch stand at Rs 80 crore

Fake parts, poor servicing may cause fire in cars: Experts

According to industry estimates as many as 54 vehicles caught fire in New Delhi alone over the last one year

Under new govt it might rain reforms for civil aviation sector

Modernisation of existing airports and development of low-cost airports to promote air connectivity was part of BJP's manifesto

Pact with govt sets targets for Air India

Under DPE guidelines, all public sector units (PSUs) are required to enter into a MoU with their administrative ministry

GM's service call for its brand image

Senior officials with the multinational car manufacturer say there is a need to improve the brand perception and are revising an earlier after-sales package to spruce it up

Flights of fancy

With butlers, concierge services and a lounge, Etihad Airways gives a new meaning to sky-high luxury

Tata-SIA's plans for India go beyond fare

The new airline will leverage business class seats to improve yield per passenger and fly only to big cities

Sahni panel suggests cut in number of Air India staff unions

Recommendation aimed at facilitating efficient decision-making during negotiations between management and union representatives

Hyundai bucks falling trend in passenger vehicles

Sales of recently launched Grand i10 and Xcent jump even as those of competing models drop in past two months