
Akasa Air to place 3-digit aircraft order this year
Akasa Air plans to start international flights by the end of this year, says CEO Vinay Dube.
Akasa Air plans to start international flights by the end of this year, says CEO Vinay Dube.
India's domestic air travel in the full year 2022 significantly improved to 48.8% as compared to 2021 and reached 85.7% of the pre-Covid 2019 levels
The airline has partnered with Umeed for Animal Foundation, a non-governmental rehabilitation centre for animals regarding this.
The low-cost carrier clarified that no travel-related information, travel records or payment information was compromised.
India's newest airline will initially operate flights from cities such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kochi.
Aviation industry veterans like Vinay Dube and Aditya Ghosh are leading Akasa, which aims to have 72 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft over five years
The airline is gearing up for its commercial launch by the end of July.
Around 800-900 flights of India’s largest domestic airline were delayed on Friday as employees called in sick amid recruitment drives at rival airlines Air India, Jet Airways, and Akasa Air.
Akasa Air has placed an order of 72 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes powered by CFM fuel efficient, LEAP-1B engines, which are to be delivered over the course of five years.
Akasa Air is scheduled to receive 18 aircraft from Boeing by March 2023, followed by delivery of the remaining 54 aircraft over the course of next four years.