Centre For Asia Pacific Aviation

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  After Air India's Historic Order, Indian Carriers Planning To Order 1,200 Aircraft: Report

  After Air India's historic order of 840 planes to Airbus and Boeing, other Indian carriers are planning to order close to 1,200 more aircraft in over 24 months.

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  Indian Carriers Need $50 Billion To Buy Planes Over The Next 10 Years, Says CAPA

  Indian carriers are likely to need financing worth $50 billion to support projected aircraft deliveries.

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  India Becomes Third Largest Aviation Market In Domestic Traffic: Report

  Domestic air traffic has shown a consistent growth of 20-25 per cent throughout 2015 and 2016, peaking in January this year at 25.13 per cent.

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  Domestic Air Traffic to Soar 3-Fold to 218 Million by 2025: Report

  The number of air travellers in the country is slated to rise more than threefold to 218 million by 2025 from 70 million in 2015 and each metro requires a second greenfield airport to handle the traffic, a report says.

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  Experts Say Aviation Sector Hasnt Had Much to Cheer in 1 Year of NDA Government

  With the NDA government set to complete a year in office, aviation industry experts say the sector hasn't had much to cheer about during this period as the much-needed reforms have either been in a go-around mode or in holding pattern.

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  Air India Records Profit After Long Spell of Losses

  According to the Sydney-based aviation think-tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) report published last June, the domestic airline industry is expected to post losses to the tune of Rs 7,807-8,408 crore in FY15 as against over Rs 10,000 crore in the previous fiscal.

• Domestic airlines' FY13 losses may be Rs 10,000 crore: report

  Even though Brent crude levels softened towards the end of the year, the depreciation of the rupee meant that carriers' fuel prices in India continued to rise, the report said.

• Aviation policies in India implemented in 'ad hoc manner': CAPA

  Major aviation policy decisions in India - like the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy - have often been implemented in an "ad hoc manner" and retraced at times, leading to political controversies, disillusioned investors and industry losses, according to the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) said.

• Jet set to order over 100 planes at airshow: CAPA

  Jet Airways is expected to order more than 100 planes from Boeing Co and Airbus at the Paris Airshow next month, a leading aviation consultancy said.

• Cautious approach towards Indian carriers by leasing cos: CAPA

  The court battle among airport operators, tax authorities and Kingfisher Airlines' lessors over repossession of its planes may have a negative impact on other Indian carriers leasing aircraft from global leasing companies, a leading aviation consultancy firm has said.

• Jet Airways may be valued at $1.4 billion post Etihad deal: report

  Jet Airways is likely to be valued at $1.4 billion by Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways after it picks 24 per cent in the Indian carrier, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) said in a report today.

• Kingfisher gets service tax department's notice threatening to seize all aircraft

  Kingfisher Airlines hit another turbulent patch with the service tax department issuing the airline a notice to seize all its aircraft.

• We expect to be profitable this fiscal too: IndiGo

  Major no-frill carrier IndiGo expects to continue its profit-making streak this financial year too, as it plans to increase frequencies on select international routes soon.

• Kingfisher Airlines shares down 25% in 6 days

  Kingfisher Airlines shares extended their losing streak to a sixth straight day Monday. The stock has been locked down at the lower circuit on each of these days, taking the total losses to 25 per cent over these six sessions.

• IATA downplays FDI; says low taxes, infrastructure costs need of hour

  "Allowing foreign direct investment by global airlines by itself is not a panacea. The critical problems of a high cost environment, insufficient infrastructure and crippling taxes must also be addressed within a coordinated government wide policy framework," International Air Transport Association (IATA) India director Amitabh Khosla said.