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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Interminable delays and multiple out-of-court settlements later, the world’s leading lessors have tweaked their India playbook—stiffer terms, higher rentals. The fallout has hit aviation startups hard.
It’s not easy running an airline in India. Starting one is proving to be equally arduous.
It’s been 15 months since alhindair, an airline startup from Kerala, got approval from India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation to start operations. It had hoped to do so by December 2024, but couldn’t because it didn’t have any aircraft. And no, it was not short of money. What tripped it up was its inability to convince a lessor to lease it planes.
“Lessors’ risk assessment has become very tight. It’s not just about our ability to pay monthly lease rentals. They want us to …
As the low-cost carrier pushes through a compensation overhaul, the absence of a CEO is complicating a delicate moment.
A churn in venture capital collides with the fear of missing the AI wave, while the Ajay Singh-led airline’s recurring crises raise deeper questions.
The two new chief executives at Air India and IndiGo come with contrasting reputations but face the same challenge—do their predecessors one better.
