Mallya's airline once owned aircraft that crashed in Nepal

The crashed ATR-72 Nepalese passenger plane was previously used by the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, according to Cirium Fleets data. IMAGE: People gather......

Mangalore air crash: 125 bodies recovered

125 bodies have been recovered from the mangled remains of the Air India aircraft, which crashed and caught fire on Saturday after overshooting the runway while landing at Mangalore airport. There......

Aircraft bomb episode: police yet to find leads

The police are looking into the "security lapses" in connection with the crude explosive material detected in the cargo hold of the Kingfisher airline but said the object was not of high density......

Bomb in Kingfisher plane: Blame game begins

A debate regarding the security breach at the Bangalore International Airport due to which someone managed to plant a crude bomb on a Kingfisher Airlines aircraft from Bangalore to......

Regional airlines hit air pocket

Because of lack of pilots, airlines have been forced to cancel their flights and rework their schedules, constraining cash flows and delaying vendor payments. The boom in domestic air travel has......

Can Ram Charan's low cost airline fly high?

Hyderabad-based Turbo Megha Airways takes off, promising affordable fares and other benefits. Early this month, Turbo Megha Airways, promoted by actor-politician Chiranjivi's actor son Ram Charan,......

Mumbai airport sells Mallya jet to scrap dealer

A midsize jet belonging to UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya was auctioned by Mumbai International Airport Ltd to a local scrap dealer for Rs 22 lakh (Rs 2.2 million), to recover dues. Last December......

With short-haul flights, Air Carnival joins the aviation race

Air Carnival can make quick progress by stepping into the space that SpiceJet has left empty. The buzz in the aviation sector may be far from over. At a time when older airlines are struggling to......

Profile: Dr Vijay Mallya

Dr Vijay Mallya -- Chairman and Managing Director, Force India Formula One Team The UB Group is one of India's largest conglomerates with annual sales of over US$ 4 billion and a market......