Pradeep Singh Kharola
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Government to allocate 440 vacant cash-strapped Jet Airways slots on interim basis to other airlines
•The 440 slots vacated by Jet Airways at Delhi and Mumbai airports would be allocated to other airlines on an interim basis through a "rational, fair and equitable" manner.
DGCA asks airlines to reduce airfares on 10 routes to 'reasonable levels' as ticket prices rise up to 30%
•Aviation watchdog DGCA on Tuesday asked airlines to reduce fares on ten domestic routes to "reasonable levels" as ticket prices on these high-density routes have risen up to 30 percent in last one month, according to a senior official
Suresh Prabhu calls for review of issues related to Jet Airways; says will protect rights, safety of passengers
•This is the second time in less than a week that Prabhu has publicly said he has called for a review of issues related to Jet Airways.
Jet Airways crisis: Crucial day for airline as lenders meet today; final decision on fund infusion expected
Fp Staff •An urgent meeting to discuss the Jet Airways situation was held at the prime minister’s office on Friday, which was also attended by aviation secretary
Forced to step down, Naresh Goyal now returns to put in bid for cash-strapped Jet Airways
Fp Staff •Last month, Goyal and his wife Anita Goyal stepped down from the board of the airline, which has more than Rs 8,000 crore debt.
Jet Airways extends suspension of international operations till Monday as airline faces worst existential crisis since launch
•Jet Airways was the largest domestic carrier operating in the international sector with a hub in Amsterdam, where a cargo agent had taken possession of an aircraft this on Tuesday demanding bill payment.
Suresh Prabhu directs aviation secretary to review Jet Airways' issues as crisis-hit airline to operate only 9 flights on Friday
•Cash-strapped Jet Airways on Thursday grounded its services to and from the East and Northeast regions.
DGCA deregisters 7 aircraft of Jet Airways, allows lessors to take them back; vendors seek similar action on 24 more planes
•While the airline has a fleet of about 119 aircraft, civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said on 4 April that only 26 aircraft of Jet Airways are flying "currently".
Jet Airways shares rise 6% to near 10-week high after government official rules out grounding more planes
•Jet is in talks with leasing companies to restart operating several of its grounded aircraft, Pradeep Singh Kharola, secretary at the civil aviation ministry said
Jet Airways to fly 40 more planes by end April; in talks with leasing companies to restart operation of grounded aircraft
Fp Staff •Gasping for funds and no bailout on the horizon, the crisis-hit Jet Airways reduced its operations to one-fourth from over 600 daily flights earlier, with just one-third of its 119 fleet being operational.