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Articles tagged “kingfisher”

Airlines

Foreign investors aren’t very interested in aiding the ailing airlines in India

SpiceJet’s clean and profitable reputation makes it the number one choice for investors, but few are interested in infusing capital into airlines piled high in debt with a reputation of contemptuous staff.

Skift | 12 years ago

Foreign investors aren’t very interested in aiding the ailing airlines in India

Airlines

Foreign airlines are given the green light to invest (read: save) Indian carriers

There are huge opportunities for growth in the Indian market, but few foreign airlines have the financial fortitude to take on an ailing airline like Kingfisher, which had pushed for the ban’s removal.

Skift | 12 years ago

Foreign airlines are given the green light to invest (read: save) Indian carriers

Airlines

The Kingfisher saga continues: Delhi-based engineers strike over salary delay

It'll be difficult for flights to get off the ground with no pilots or engineers, and since Vijay Mallya refuses to meet with lenders, it seems it’s only a matter of time before the airline is dissolved.

Skift | 12 years ago

The Kingfisher saga continues: Delhi-based engineers strike over salary delay

Airlines

Kingfisher pilots from Mumbai go on strike indefinitely

The pilots haven't been paid since March so it's impressive they've even made it this long, but they'll be sure to get their point across stopping flights from Mumbai, one of Kingfisher’s major hubs.

Skift | 12 years ago

Kingfisher pilots from Mumbai go on strike indefinitely

Airlines

Indian aviation regulator to pamper Kingfisher by delinking safety from financial stress

DGCA has proposed a guideline rewording to reflect the agency's focus on safety over financial health, but their intentions are being questioned as it comes only days before review of Kingfisher's safety report.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Thousands of Kingfisher Airlines employees have resigned in the past year

It's no surprise workers started abandoning the struggling airline even before it stopped paying employees, but they've also created a surplus of talent in an unstable market with no promise of new jobs.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Low-cost carrier IndiGo has the largest market share of domestic flights in India

Kingfisher was the first to drop from the number one spot, followed most recently by Jet Group, paving the way for young carrier IndiGo to claim the title, even if it is still a fight to remain profitable.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Chairman of Kingfisher Airlines suggests striking pilots quit rather than cancel more flights

Vijay Mallya has a record of making sweeping statements with little action, but threatens to pull out his own money, which has kept the airline alive, as dozens of flights are cancelled due to its own staff.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Indian budget airlines expand international routes as incumbent carriers cut back

IndiGo and SpiceJet, in particular, are looking internationally for expansion -- to both southeast Asia and to Middle Eastern destinations that will require them to go up against Gulf-based carriers.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

The fate of Indian’s liquor baron hangs in balance if Kingfisher Airlines fails

Despite all his trying, the high-flying, loud-talking Branson of India has his entire empire on the line with his troubled Kingfisher airline.

Swati Pandey & Tony Munroe, Reuters | 12 years ago