
Mumbai: Kingfisher Airlines has begun the process of importing aviation fuel, the company said, in a move that could help the cash-strapped carrier bring down its fuel bill but present substantial and costly logistical challenges. High fuel prices are just one of the issues plaguing India's ailing airline industry, but a recent decision allowing direct import of jet fuel by airlines is no panacea due to the large costs of...

05:44 PM, Apr 19, 2012

The DGCA has put the only supplier of fuel testing accessories on notice for not following laid down testing procedures. ...

11:30 PM, Apr 03, 2012

New Delhi: State-owned oil companies on Tuesday slashed jet fuel prices by over 3 per cent as an appreciating rupee made imports cheaper. The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, in Delhi was cut by Rs 1,974 per kilolitre (kl), or 3.02 per cent, to Rs 62,908 per kl with effect from midnight tonight, an official of the nation's largest fuel retailer Indian Oil Corporation said. The...

06:49 PM, Jan 31, 2012

The Jet pilot strike entered its third day on Thursday. ...

11:39 PM, Sep 10, 2009

There has been a long standoff between UPA and airlines on high costs. ...

04:10 PM, Aug 08, 2009

They want airline to slash the money given to foreign pilots first. ...

03:38 AM, Nov 25, 2008

The aviation sector is hit hard by high fuel costs and economic crisis. ...

03:19 PM, Oct 22, 2008

The aviation industry is facing a slump globally and Jet is not insulated. ...

05:52 PM, Oct 20, 2008

The cut of Rs11,784 per kilolitre is the biggest reduction in fuel price. ...

04:29 PM, Sep 01, 2008

Kolkata: Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin, under whose leadership Rahul Dravid made his Test cricket debut in 1996, on Friday said he was sad that the Karnataka player would no longer be seen in the 22 yards, but simultaneously proud that he has done so well in the game. Azharuddin was the Indian captain when Dravid made his debut at Lords in June 1996, and scored 95 in his maiden...

11:52 PM, May 01, 2008

New Delhi: The BCCI is likely to move the Supreme Court challenging the ruling of the Bombay High Court which has upheld the order passed by an independent arbitrator granting stay to the termination of IPL team Rajasthan Royals' contract. Our legal experts will first study the order and then we will decide the future course of action. We may move the Supreme Court a BCCI source said. Justice S...

03:09 PM, Nov 16, 2007