All SpiceJet articles – Page 3
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Oil and competition keep pressure on Indian carriers
The challenges facing Jet Airways and its attempts to raise fresh capital continue to dominate the headlines, but all Indian carriers are having a tough time amid cost pressures and intense competition.
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SpiceJet participates in TaxiBot trial in Delhi
Israel Aerospace Industries has started a trial of its semi-robotic TaxiBot tow-tractor at Delhi airport in co-operation with SpiceJet.
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Opinion
OPINION: Should lessors be worried about India’s airlines?
India’s aviation market is huge and growing, but revelations that at least two carriers are feeling the strain from aircraft delays slowing sale-and-leaseback payments should raise some concern for lessors playing in that market.
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PICTURES: SpiceJet gets its first Boeing 737 Max 8
SpiceJet has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8, and anticipates significant fuel savings from the type.
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India cuts aviation turbine fuel tax to 11%
The Indian government has reduced aviation turbine fuel (ATF) taxes by three percentage points to 11%, effective 11 October.
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SpiceJet starting new services out of Amritsar
SpiceJet will launch daily Amritsar-Bangkok and Amritsar-Goa services on 6 November.
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SpiceJet takes first 90-seat Q400
Bombardier has delivered its very first 90-seat Q400 turboprop, handing over the first of 25 such aircraft to Indian airline SpiceJet.
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SpiceJet to launch dedicated freighter ops on 18 September
India's SpiceJet has taken delivery of its first dedicated freighter aircraft as it plans to start its first cargo services on 18 September.
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SpiceJet operates India's first biofuel flight
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet says it has operated the country's first flight using biofuel on 27 August.
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Canadian regulators certify Bombardier's 90-seat Q400
Transport Canada has certified the 90-seat variant of Bombardier's Q400, paving the way for the Montreal-based airframer to deliver the type to launch customer SpiceJet.
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VIDEO: Leaders focus on disruptors at Farnborough round table
During day one of the Farnborough air show, a broad panel of airline and leasing industry leaders debated the key disruptors likely to affect aviation over the next decade.
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FARNBOROUGH: Disruptors the focus at industry leaders' gathering
The disruptive effects of long-haul low-cost carriers, the need to increase gender diversity and the glut of aircraft types on the market were all debated today during the Airline Chiefs Strategy Round Table at the Farnborough air show.
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Airline Strategy Awards recognise Air Canada and AerCap chiefs
Air Canada boss Calin Rovinescu and Aengus Kelly, who runs leasing giant AerCap, took away the top prizes at the Airline Strategy Awards ceremony in London on 15 July.
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FARNBOROUGH: Bombardier looks to Asia for regional aircraft boom
Bombardier's regional aircraft focus seems poised to shift more toward Asia and other developing markets in the coming years, in acknowledgement of aviation's advancements in those regions and the relative maturity of the North American market.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Nok CEO takes disciplined approach to tough market
The new chief executive of Thai low-cost carrier Nok Air is taking a disciplined, pragmatic approach to return the carrier to profitability.
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SpiceJet posts Rs5.6bn operating profit in fiscal 2017
SpiceJet achieved profitability for a third consecutive year, posting an operating profit of Rs5.57 billion ($82.8 million) in its fiscal 2017, a 43.4% year-on-year increase.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Ajay Singh, managing director, SpiceJet
The last five years has been nothing short of tumultuous for SpiceJet, having undergone a back-from-the-dead fairytale after surviving a near collapse in 2014. Today, the low-cost carrier has completed its turnaround, with a clear focus to keep on growing.
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SpiceJet to operate four new services from Hubli
India’s SpiceJet will launch four new services from Hubli on 14 May, two of which are under the country’s regional connectivity (RCS) scheme.
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SpiceJet rules out making a move for Air India
SpiceJet has ruled out making a move for any deal for Air India, ahead of its privatisation this year.
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Indian carriers to launch over 100 routes in second round of RCS
India's civil aviation ministry has awarded 115 routes to be operated by fixed wing aircraft in the second round of bidding under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).
