http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Sat, 25 May 2013 11:59:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/business/what-it-will-take-to-rescue-aais-mess-in-chennai-kolkata-airports-810037.html#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:10 +0000 Sindhu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=810037 The Airports Authority of India (AAI) owns and operates a majority of airports in the country. It built and upgraded two major airports in recent months: Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and the Chennai International Airport but now, the Ministry of Civil Aviation wants both these airports to be managed by private airport [...]]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/what-it-will-take-to-rescue-aais-mess-in-chennai-kolkata-airports-810037.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-return-of-dreamliners-wont-change-fortunes-of-air-india-788345.html#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 09:25:05 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=788345 The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this? ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-return-of-dreamliners-wont-change-fortunes-of-air-india-788345.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/jet-strikes-jackpot-but-what-will-happen-to-air-india-727701.html#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:39:22 +0000 Sindhu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=727701 Is Air India going to perish because Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has gone ahead and opened up the Indian market to Etihad, an airline with deep pockets and much muscle?]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/jet-strikes-jackpot-but-what-will-happen-to-air-india-727701.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/jet-etihad-deal-why-it-reeks-of-crony-capitalism-726879.html#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:29:45 +0000 Jagannathan http://www.firstpost.com/?p=726879 The Jet-Etihad deal will increase competition and benefit consumers, but it still reeks of a crony deal between policy-makers and business interests.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/jet-etihad-deal-why-it-reeks-of-crony-capitalism-726879.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/what-game-is-ajit-singh-trying-to-play-with-airasia-655047.html#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:05:15 +0000 Sindhu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=655047 Minister Ajit Singh initially said he would have preferred the Tatas to launch an airline on their own, then said he had no problem with the new airline proposal but there seem to be some procedural issues with it.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/what-game-is-ajit-singh-trying-to-play-with-airasia-655047.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/after-mallya-the-bell-tolls-for-naresh-goyal-of-jet-640436.html#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:33:52 +0000 SindhuB http://www.firstpost.com/?p=640436 FDI came too late for Kingfisher. Jet Airways' Naresh Goyal too finds that his potential partner can now dictate terms to him. Is it curtains for him?]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/after-mallya-the-bell-tolls-for-naresh-goyal-of-jet-640436.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/airasia-tata-alliance-how-the-cats-lost-out-to-the-monkeys-635467.html#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:37:37 +0000 Jagannathan http://www.firstpost.com/?p=635467 The aviation industry's crony links and the government's efforts to keep Indian airlines Indian are quietly dying an unsung death. The Indian cats have lost out to the monkeys ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/airasia-tata-alliance-how-the-cats-lost-out-to-the-monkeys-635467.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/airasia-could-end-up-unleashing-fresh-fare-wars-634647.html#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:13:13 +0000 Sindhu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=634647 Air Asia expects to start operations by the last quarter. This could trigger off another bout of fare wars in an industry that has never been able to grow out of it]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/airasia-could-end-up-unleashing-fresh-fare-wars-634647.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/will-tatas-be-third-time-lucky-in-aviation-with-airasia-633202.html#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:55:00 +0000 Sindhu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=633202 The Tata forays into civil aviation have been jinxed for over two decades now. With the minority partnership with Air Asia fare better?]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/will-tatas-be-third-time-lucky-in-aviation-with-airasia-633202.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/delhi-airport-development-fee-to-be-halved-from-today-573905.html#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 04:10:07 +0000 SindhuB http://www.firstpost.com/?p=573905 Since the fee has been halved, the levy will continue for two additional years to make up the loss to the airport developer. Also, a similar formula is expected for the Mumbai airport.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/delhi-airport-development-fee-to-be-halved-from-today-573905.html/feed 0