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13 ARTICLES
A profitable SpiceJet is running out of cash
After two consecutive quarters of profit, the Ajay Singh-led airline is still struggling to pay its employees and vendors. There’s more to it than meets the eye.
05 Sept 2024
Nishant Pitti’s buy-and-sell plan for Go First
The EaseMyTrip CEO has formed an unlikely partnership with SpiceJet’s Ajay Singh to buy the grounded airline. Their bid has evoked interest and a question: will it work?
20 Feb 2024
SpiceJet’s fundraise in doubt as lead investor dithers
The Mahapatras, who were supposed to invest nearly half the targeted Rs 2,250 crore, haven’t done so yet, forcing the Ajay Singh-led airline to seek more time to complete the exercise.
05 Feb 2024
Is Ajay Singh’s SpiceXpress just hot air?
The cargo arm, carved out of SpiceJet on the basis of the promise it showed during the pandemic, is now more appendage and less the trump card it was cracked up to be.
11 Aug 2023
Ajay Singh’s SpiceJet is on notice
A string of incidents, posing a risk to passenger safety, has brought to the fore lax practices at the airline. Time for a reset?
08 Jul 2022
Are India’s flying academies churning out less than capable pilots?
Three recent accidents, including one that was fatal, involving aircraft of flying academies set off alarm bells in the aviation industry. Regulator DGCA has sprung into action, but is the rot too deep?
01 Apr 2022
The turbulence within SpiceJet
In trying to keep costs in check at his loss-making airline, chairman Ajay Singh may have created a toxic work atmosphere and poor safety culture.
22 Dec 2021
Paytm investors’ Babu Rao moment and Akasa takes a lead over Jet
Paytm’s investors are in for a long ride and Jet Airways’s flight seems to be taking forever as Akasa Air clears some important milestones.
18 Nov 2021
Why the markets could correct more and Vistara overtakes SpiceJet
The Sensex has been in correction mode for the last few days, falling over 2%. What explains the sudden softness? We look at an interesting trend, and a break in it which points to a downhill trek for the markets in the short term. Separately, there is a change in the pecking order of the Indian aviation industry. How did a smaller Vistara manage to go past SpiceJet?
21 Oct 2021
Can IndiGo beat SpiceJet in the battle for regional skies?
India’s biggest airline has been outpaced by SpiceJet in the expansion of services to smaller cities and towns. But it may yet turn out to be the tortoise of the race.
24 Aug 2021