War over airfare intensifies; will DGCA step in?

SpiceJet started it in January and now Jet and Indigo have followed the suit of slashing fares through promotional campaigns in a bid to attract more customers and tide over a seasonally slow month of March. And while the strategy has definitely got fliers excited, with the Jet Airways website reportedly crashing soon after the offer was announced, sources say the Aviation Regulator may not be as pleased. ...
11:03 PM, Feb 20, 2013

Vijay Mallya in Delhi for the F1 Indian Grand Prix

UB Group chief and Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya is finally back in the country after his month-long overseas visit. He landed in New Delhi a short while earlier and is now at the Formula 1 track, where the qualifiers for the Indian Grand Prix will take place. Mallya, who is an F1 promoter, has arrived a week after the DGCA suspended his cash-strapped airlne's flying licence. ...
10:58 AM, Oct 27, 2012

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

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11:45 PM, Oct 22, 2012

Is Vijay Mallya solely responsible for the collapse of Kingfisher?

Kingfisher Airlines CEO Sanjay Agarwal on Monday said that the partial lockout of the crisis-hit airlines had been extended till October 25 from the earlier date of October 23. ...
11:14 PM, Oct 22, 2012

KFA staff to stage protests if talks with management fail

Aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday suspended the licence of the financially-troubled Kingfisher Airline. ...
05:45 PM, Oct 21, 2012

Showcause notice can be issued to KFA: Ajit Singh

Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday said that what had happened to the Kingfisher Airlines was very unfortunate. He said there were high chances that the licence of the airline would be suspended. The Aviation Minister told reporters that the DGCA was seeking legal opinion as the company was in partial lockout mode. Singh said the overall management of Kingfisher Airlines was responsible for the company's failure. ...
06:22 PM, Oct 05, 2012

Kingfisher pilot compromises aircraft security

A Kingfisher Airlines pilot on Thursday reportedly allowed a woman passenger in the cockpit, asking his co-pilot and the crew members to stay out of it. ...
09:30 AM, Aug 23, 2012

Keep air fares within fare band, DGCA tells airlines

The air fares of flights to and from Delhi have gone up because of increased user development fee and service tax. ...
07:01 PM, Jul 16, 2012

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

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11:57 PM, Jul 12, 2012

DGCA chief sacked: Is air safety being compromised?

The letter accessed by CNN-IBN reveals that the Vijay Mallya-owned airline had been served a notice of 15 days to pay the salaries and dues of its employees. ...
11:09 PM, Jul 12, 2012

News 360: Boy dies after falling in open drain in Ghaziabad

A four-year-old boy died after falling into an open drain while playing outside his school in Vasundhara area. ...
10:59 PM, Jul 12, 2012

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Catch today's top stories with CNN-IBN's Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai. ...
11:51 PM, Jul 11, 2012

'Army official flouting aviation norms must be penalised'

Aviation Safety Consultant Captain Mohan Ranganathan says the army official must be penalisd. ...
10:37 AM, Jun 07, 2012

Airlines flying on adulterated fuel in India?

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

Kingfisher has no international booking platform: Vijay Mallya

Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya on Tuesday met the DGCA over the ongoing crisis. ...
07:43 PM, Mar 20, 2012

The Last Word: The Kingfisher crisis

Kingfisher Airlines may risk losing a large number of its prime flying slots as it began operating a truncated flight schedule on Thursday. ...
09:04 PM, Feb 23, 2012

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

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11:10 PM, Feb 22, 2012

We welcome banks giving loans to Kingfisher: Ajit Singh

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said that passengers safety should not be compromised. ...
01:08 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Kingfisher gets 24 hours to answer to DGCA

Kingfisher Airlines CEO Sanjay Aggarwal on Tuesday met the DGCA over the ongoing crisis. ...
08:01 PM, Feb 21, 2012

Passengers should not suffer due to Kingfisher crisis: DGCA

DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan said we have to ensure that the Kingfisher airlines comes back to action. ...
03:51 PM, Feb 21, 2012