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JK Lakshmi Cement bets on capacity expansion to protect, grow market share amid industry-wide additions

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Mumbai, New Delhi : JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd is sharpening its focus on protecting and selectively gaining market share in its core regions of North, West and East India, even as ... Read More


Akasa Air sees light at end of delivery tunnel as aircraft flows steady, pilot hiring restarts

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Feb. 9 -- After nearly two years of delivery disruptions, Akasa Air is emerging from aircraft supply constraints, an inflexion point that allows India's third-largest airline to rest... Read More


Budget gives 'Make in India' aircraft a push, scraps customs duty on key components

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The aviation sector is set to get a boost from a proposal in the budget to do away with basic customs duty on imported components that go into the making of civilian aircraft. "I... Read More


Akasa Air resumes pilot hiring after 18-month pause as fleet expansion restarts

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Budget carrier Akasa Air has resumed pilot hiring after an 18-month pause as it prepares to add more aircraft to its fleet, founder and chief executive Vinay Dube said on Wednesd... Read More


Fleet constraints slow Air India Express's Navi Mumbai expansion

Hyderabad, Jan. 28 -- Faced with fleet constraints, budget carrier Air India Express expects to expand connectivity from the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) to 15 other cities by the end of 2... Read More


Import squeeze, not demand boom, drives India's steel export shift

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- India turned a net exporter of finished steel during April-December 2025 after a sharp fall in imports following government curbs, according to a Ministry of Steel report reviewe... Read More


Proxy firm IiAS faults Rahul Bhatia's leadership as IndiGo faces turbulence

Mumbai, Dec. 12 -- Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd (IiAS) has faulted IndiGo's promoter and managing director (M), Rahul Bhatia, for not leading from the front when the airline is f... Read More


Flight cancellations will hurt, but IndiGo has other worries too

Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Record flight cancellations and a weak Indian rupee threaten to slam the financials of IndiGo in the December quarter, analysts said. Concerns are also rising that India's... Read More


Centre and IndiGo differ on whether airline flagged issues over FDTL rule

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- The central government has taken a dim view of IndiGo's mass cancellation of flights-over 2,500 by IndiGo in the first six days of December - that left thousands of passengers str... Read More


IndiGo scrambles to add over 900 pilots as flight-limit rules bite. Experts warn of challenge

NEW DELHI, Dec. 7 -- IndiGo is moving to rapidly rebuild its pilot pool after a shortage that nearly grounded India's bustling air travel network last week, outlining a plan to add 158 pilots by 10 Fe... Read More