After a seven-year investigation, India's Central Bureau of Investigation has discontinued its inquiries into alleged irregularities in leasing aircraft at Air India (AI, Delhi International). The probe found there was no evidence of any wrongdoing. In 2006, Air India dry-leased four B777s for five years when it was already expecting delivery of its own B777s [...]
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Three Gulf countries are eyeing a majority stake in PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International) as the freshly elected Pakistani government pushes on with the majority state-owned carrier's planned partial privatisation. Reports from multiple Pakistan-based outlets say the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are in talks with the new Shehbaz [...]
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Air Astra (2A, Dhaka) has requested permission to fly four times per week between Dhaka and Pokhara International, Nepal, and simultaneously applied for a raft of fee exemptions, including holidays on landing, fuel, turn-over tax, parking, and navigation charges. Astra will become the sole operator on the route if given the green light. Multiple Kathmandu-based [...]
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