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IndiGo sets eyes on aircraft crew exiting Jet Airways; plans to hire about 100 pilots to overcome shortage
Fp Staff •The Gurugram-based IndiGo has already recruited about 130 expatriate pilots from all over the world to meet its aircraft crew shortage, the report said.
Cornelis Vrieswijk quits GoAir in 9 months, third CEO exit in four years; Jeh Wadia to take charge
•The Dutch national Vrieswijk was a former executive of the American low-cost airline Easyjet, and boarded GoAir only last June when it was preparing to fly international.
Web check-in row: IndiGo denies revising policy after outrage by flyers; but says will charge for 'advance selection' of seats
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Budget airline IndiGo's president Aditya Ghosh resigns; company appoints Rahul Bhatia as interim CEO
Fp Staff •IndiGo announces the appointment of Gregory Taylor (Greg) as a senior advisor reporting directly to interim CEO Rahul Bhatia.
Budget carrier AirAsia India to expand domestically before international operations, says CEO Amar Abrol
Ians •Just a few days ago, AirAsia India had announced the addition of Nagpur and Indore to its network.
Captain Gopinath says Vijay Mallya a victim of flamboyance and arrogance, should have paid back dues using his wealth
•Captain Gopinath feels Vijay Mallya should not have fled the country but instead acted sooner by mobilising funds from his other liquor companies and rescued Kingfisher Airlines
AirAsia India's anniversary bonanza: You can book domestic flights at Rs 899, international at Rs 3,399
Fp Staff •In view of this, the company has said it will be offering fares starting at Rs 899 for its flights to Bengaluru, Jaipur, Kochi, New Delhi, Pune among other domestic destinations
IndiGo trims IPO size to Rs 3,000 crore as Gangwal family to offload less no of shares
Fp Archives •The promoters of the company will now sell nearly 23 million shares, down from about 26.1 million they had earlier proposed
Decoding negative net worth: IndiGo paid about 80% of its profit as dividend to promoters
Sindhub •The second interesting fact one can gather from the RHP is as of June 30, the airline had Rs 3,912.375 crore debt on its books, down slightly from Rs 3926.16 crore at the end of fiscal 2015
'oneworld' alliance open to partner Indian airline: CEO
Fp Archives •Incidentally, Ashby, who has worked with several major US airlines, was also the first CEO of IndiGo, a position which he held for about four years.