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[1/2] A miniature airplane is placed on the displayed Air India Express and Akasa Air logos, in this illustration taken October 30, 2023. Akasa did not comment on its communication with Air India, but said the issue of pilot exits was "now behind us ... we are squarely back in growth mode". Air India declined to comment and the two chief executives did not respond to requests for comment. The dispute comes at the time of a hiring spree by Air India, with its arm, Air India Express, seeking to more than triple its fleet to 170 over five years. In recent weeks, Akasa has lost about a tenth of its 450 pilots, who left without serving out notice periods, some to join Air India Express.
Persons: Dado Ruvic, Campbell Wilson, Vinay Dube, missive Dube, Akasa, Wilson, Dube, India's Wilson, Aditya Kalra, Aditi Shah, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Air India Express, REUTERS, Tata's, India Express, Air, Akasa, Reuters, Air India, Tata Group, Tata, of Indian Pilots, Thomson Locations: India, DELHI, Air India
Air India, which is revamping itself under new owner Tata Group, has been rapidly growing its international presence with new non-stop flights to Europe and the United States. Being able to use Russian airspace has come as a boon as it looks to capture a bigger share of the market. IATA Director General Willie Walsh called for an opening up of Russian airspace. "What we would like to see is everybody using Russian airspace. But airlines that can are unlikely to stop using Russian airspace after this diversion, said James Halstead, managing partner at Aviation Strategy.
Persons: Stringer, Campbell Wilson, Wilson, Scott Kirby, Kirby, Willie Walsh, Walsh, James Halstead, Vinod Kannan, India's, it's, Air India's Wilson, I'm, Aditi Shah, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, United Airlines, Air, Air India, International Air Transport, Tata Group, Reuters, Airlines, Aviation, Singapore Airlines, Thomson Locations: Sheremetyevo, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Stringer ISTANBUL, U.S, India, Europe, Asia, Brussels, Air India, Istanbul, Air, United States, Russia's Far
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesIndia's airline industry may be on a strong growth trajectory — but don't expect India's outbound travel to overtake China's soon, aviation analysts say. "The gap between China and India is huge," Lalitya Dhavala, valuations consultant at travel analytics firm Cirium told CNBC. India's robust growth trajectoryThe analysts agree there's potential for growth in India's domestic and international travel market. In comparison to China, India has a larger share of young adults, with 40% of its population under 25 years old, Dhavala said. Late last year, Indian conglomerate Tata Group announced that Vistara will merge with national carrier Air India by March 2024.
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