Why you shouldn’t write off AirAsia India CEO Mittu Chandilya just yet
LCCs around the world have over the years built their airlines, with loud support from gregarious, in-your-face CEOs, famous for taking on the system. Mittu Chandilya is AirAsia India’s quiet, new CEO....
View ArticleForget Jet, govt may even bend 5-year rule to accommodate AirAsia
Tony had referred to this rule, called it bizarre and even blamed Goyal for ensuring that this rule became law so that competition for his beloved Jet Airways was lessened in the previous decade. The...
View ArticleAirAsia partners Tony Fernandes, Ratan Tata are now competitors too
While much has been written about AirAsia chairman Tony Fernandes and Ratan Tata being the perfect business partners for budget travel, the two are ardent competitors when it comes to budget hotels in...
View ArticleMore hurdles: AirAsia India ops may not take off in 2013
The ministry of home affairs may have cleared the appointment of the directors of Air Asia India but the low-cost carrier may have to defer its India launch to early 2014 as the new DGCA rules...
View ArticleAirAsia India to launch ops by year-end, appoints director of flight operations
Low cost carrier AirAsia, which is expected to launch its domestic operations by year end, today announced two more key appointments - director of flight operations and head of engineering - for...
View ArticleAirAsia India gets NOC, now only one step away from take-off
The next move for AirAsia India would be to apply for an airline licence from the aviation regulator Directorate-General of Civil Aviation. The post AirAsia India gets NOC, now only one step away from...
View ArticleFernandes says AirAsia India will gain from Tata’s full service airline
After the first board meeting of AirAsia India , Tony Fernandes is confident that the new venture will be profitable in the first year itself. The post Fernandes says AirAsia India will gain from...
View ArticleAirAsia hopes for Mar-Apr India launch, promises ‘dramatically’ low fares
AirAsia has partnered with Tata group and Arun Bhatia-led Telstra Tradeplace for AirAsia India, which is looking to run low-cost passenger airline service in the country. The post AirAsia hopes for...
View ArticleI would rather deliver than spend hours talking about growth: AirAsia’s...
AirAsia's joint venture with the Tatas in India will start its operations soon. Talking to CNBC-TV18's Menaka Doshi, on the sidelines of World Economic Forum in Davos , AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes...
View ArticleAirAsia India’s maiden flight, Bangalore – Goa, to take off tomorrow
The domestic aviation space is all set to witness severe competition with the entry of AirAsia India, which starts operation from Thursday. The post AirAsia India’s maiden flight, Bangalore – Goa, to...
View ArticleFrom hating Manchester United to going to bed with Ratan Tata: AirAsia CEO...
In the staid suit-and-tie, diplomatic world of corporate India AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes' tongue-in-cheek comments on most issues come as welcome relief. The post From hating Manchester United to...
View ArticleIndia cuts prices of more than 100 medicines; drugmakers to take hit
India last year raised the number of drugs that are subject to price controls to cover up to 30 percent of the total medication sold in the country, according to industry officials. The post India cuts...
View ArticleTatas’ airlines to suffer as lobby against relaxing 5 years/20 aircraft rule...
The Ministry of Civil Aviation should listen to reason, not lobbies, and scrap this useless rule. It serves no purpose. The post Tatas’ airlines to suffer as lobby against relaxing 5 years/20 aircraft...
View ArticleExpanding in North India: AirAsia to launch flights to Chandigarh in two months
New no-frill carrier AirAsia India will fly to Chandigarh in two months as part of its expansion plans to north India, its chief Tony Fernandes announced today. The post Expanding in North India:...
View ArticleAirAsia offers 1.5 mn promo seats: One-way tickets start at Rs 690
The travel period under the offer will be from January 15, 2015 to June 30, 2015 The post AirAsia offers 1.5 mn promo seats: One-way tickets start at Rs 690 appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleGet ready Jet Airways, IndiGo: AirAsia is coming to Mumbai
AirAsia operates in the Bangalore to Kochi, Chennai, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Goa sectors as of now. The post Get ready Jet Airways, IndiGo: AirAsia is coming to Mumbai appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleSpiceJet’s Sanjiv Kapoor flying to IndiGo’s defence? Takes on AirAsia’s chief...
AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes may have hit out at IndiGo for acting like a bully and stopping his airline in India, but it seems SpiceJet is not taking the accusation very lightly. The post SpiceJet’s...
View ArticleAir Asia flight QZ8501: CEO Tony Fernandes says he’s living his biggest...
Tony Fernandes, the man who is responsible for reviving Malaysian carrier AirAsia, faced his first major crisis after an AirAsia plane went missing on Saturday with 162 people on board. The post Air...
View ArticleAfter QZ8501 goes missing, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes searches for right words
Tony Fernandes is more than just the CEO of AirAsia: He's the brash personality and cheerleader-like figure who gives the discount carrier its soul. The post After QZ8501 goes missing, AirAsia CEO Tony...
View ArticleSearch for missing black box in AirAsia’s flight QZ8501 recorders could ‘take...
Officials waiting to inspect the possible wreck of an AirAsia jet said it could take a week to find the black box flight recorders. The post Search for missing black box in AirAsia’s flight QZ8501...
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