Ajay Singh

The low-cost carrier will operate thrice-a-week to London, including twice from New Delhi and once-a-week from Mumbai

Airline tackles pandemic blues by taking wide-body planes on wet leaseSpiceJet was in dire need of a capital infusion even before the virus outbreak

SpiceJet chief Ajay Singh said the firm is in active talks with Boeing on compensation for 737 MAX-related costsAjay Singh said he wants to give Boeing 'every possible opportunity' to recover before turning to rival Airbus

The Gurgaon-headquartered airline currently operates about 630 daily flights and has a fleet size of 118 aircraftExpenses rose 54.70% to ₹ 3537.49 croreeven though fuel costs fell by 77% to ₹ 63.25 crore

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport will be the hub of the new airline, and will be SpiceJet's first overseas hub in the UAESpiceJet says it would use now-grounded Boeing 737 Maxs aircraft in the operation, once regulators approve the planes for flight

Ajay Singh, who has turned around the fortunes of the low-cost carrier, also said that industries like the airlines would become technology industriesThe domestic civil aviation sector had been recording good growth, which has slowed down in recent months

The order has been issued in accordance with ground-handling regulations (GHA), 2018 but has left some of the private airport operators miffed as this means loss of revenue for themSpiceJet has fast expanded its passenger operations, adding new planes to its fleet

The one-year-old cargo division, SpiceXpress, could be listed on a stock exchange within 12 months, SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh saidA cargo business provides some sort of a cushion in a cut-throat Indian market, where passenger fares are often not enough to cover costs

In aviation sector, we need to get cost structure right, ATF under the GST, said the SpiceJet chiefAjay Singh said big bold reforms and more out of the box thinking can be expected from the government

SpiceJet chief Ajay Singh was elected to the board of the IATA, less than 3 months after the airline joined the global groupingThe new board of the global airlines' grouping would be chaired by Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, who took charge after the conclusion of the IATA annual general meeting today