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TBO Tek, a leading travel distribution platform, has filed a draft offer document with market regulator Sebi to raise funds through an IPO. The issue includes fresh equity of Rs 400 crore and an offer for sale of up to 1.56 crore shares. Under the OFS, promoters Gaurav Bhatnagar, Manish Dhingra, LAP Travel and other selling shareholders TBO Korea, Augusta TBO will offload the shares. TBO simplifies the business of travel for suppliers such as hotels, airlines and retail buyers such as travel agencies and enterprise buyers that include tour operators, and travel management companies through the two-sided technology platform that enables suppliers and buyers to transact seamlessly with each other. The platform connects over 1,47,000 buyers across more than 100 countries with over one million suppliers, as of June 2023.

Vancouver police have released new images of Randall Hopley, notorious convicted sex offender and fugitive sought Canada-wide for walking away from his Vancouver halfway house ahead of a court date.

Qantas supplied the competition regulator with details of more than 10,000 flights it had cancelled three days before its chairman, Richard Goyder, allowed former chief executive Alan Joyce to sell shares worth $17 million.

Complaints about air travel are soaring

₹84.55 crore, according to NSE data. DIIs bought equities resulting in an inflow of ₹524.47 crore, the exchange data showed.The price for a barrel of U.S.

₹1,375 crore, including ₹475 crore to settle dues and ₹900 crore for capital expenditure and working capital. The plan also envisaged JKC first infusing ₹350 crore (it was decided that ₹350 crore of the ₹475 crore would be a mandatory infusion for the transfer process to start) into the airline, which got delayed due to several reasons, including litigation. In August, the company law appeals court asked JKC to pay the amount by 30 September and permitted an adjustment of ₹150 crore from an existing performance bank guarantee.

It took Southwest Airlines just two minutes to reply to my request for help on social media on Monday. Fake Southwest wasn’t far behind. I posted on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, to informally test what Southwest and other airlines say is a growing problem: impostor accounts trying to obtain travelers’ personal information or money.

DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to Air India for failing to adhere to regulations concerning the provision of facilities to passengers in cases of denied boarding, flight cancellation, and flight delay. The notice highlights the importance of passengers being aware of their rights in such situations.

Pratt & Whitney nightmares continue Since induction in March 2016, Pratt & Whitney GTF engine performance has troubled IndiGo, like many other airlines in the world. A delayed induction led by inflight shutdowns and warnings leading to diversions had become a common occurrence, so much so that the regulator had to step in. The new measures meant that inspections had to be done earlier than planned, leading to more down time for the plane and additional work for the engineering team.

Reliance Industries: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. is seeking to raise as much as 200 billion rupees ($2.4 billion) via rupee-denominated bonds, according to filings seen by Bloomberg. The base size of the sale is 100 billion rupees with an option to retain subscriptions worth another 100 billion rupees.

₹700.28 crore in Indian stocks today.Oil fell to a three-month low as a forecast drop in US gasoline consumption added to a growing array of indicators suggesting the demand outlook is worsening.Aramco maintained its dividend to the Saudi government despite a drop in production and weaker oil prices as the kingdom tackles a widening budget deficit.The total payout of $29.4 billion to the state and other investors, including a special component, held at the previous quarter’s level even as lower output helped push net income 23% down year-on-year to $32.6 billion in the third quarter.The world’s biggest crude oil exporter provides much of the Saudi government’s income via generous dividends. (Read More)IndiGo, India's largest airline, anticipates grounding at least 35 planes in the upcoming March quarter due to powder metal issue with the Pratt & Whitney engines.This adds to the nearly 40 aircraft already grounded for other engine-related issues.

₹400 crore to buy the three aircraft but is staring at further headwinds as the aircraft grounded for over four years will require 8-12 months to become airworthy and flown out of India. It will take some more time to convert the passenger planes to freighters, the company said. “...the more you wait, or the more the aircraft is on ground, it loses value and eventually you reach a point when the value of the assets is zero or sometimes even minus.

IndiGo on Tuesday said that around 80 of its aircraft could be grounded between January to March to next year due to ongoing issues with Pratt & Whitney engines that is used in Airbus A320 and 321 aircraft. The airline, however said that it remains confident in meeting its long-term capacity guidance which it said will be north of mid-teens. “We have recently received additional information from Pratt & Whitney and based on our preliminary assessment of this, we anticipate Aircraft on Ground in the range of mid-thirties in the fourth quarter Jan-Mar2024 due to accelerated engine removals.

IndiGo said on Tuesday it expects groundings in "mid-30s" in the fourth quarter due to a powder metal issue in Pratt & Whitney engines. The airline said in a statement, «We have recently received additional information on the powder metal issue from Pratt & Whitney and based on our preliminary assessment of this, we anticipate Aircraft on Ground (AOG) in the range of midthirties in the fourth quarter (Jan-Mar2024) due to accelerated engine removals. These groundings will be incremental to the current AOGs.

PTI, a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse said the petition cannot be entertained and hence stands dismissed. Naresh Goyal had filed a habeas corpus (produce the person) petition, claiming that he was illegally arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the bank loan default case. In his plea, the Jet Airways founder claimed his arrest was illegal as it was done without following provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

(AAIB). The incident took place on October 4, the AAIB report said, noting that an Orlando-bound Airbus A321 jet had taken from London's Stansted Airport. Mid-air, the crew detected that two cabin windowpanes were missing.

₹10 lakh fine on Air India for flouting norms. The regulatory body also issued a show cause to the carrier for failing to provide appropriate protection to travellers who faced flight disruptions. “In order to ensure compliance of passenger-centric CARS, the DGCA carried out inspections of scheduled domestic airlines at various major airports on a continuing basis since May 2023.

new powers to crack down on so-called «drip pricing», where the initial advertised price is then loaded with extra fees by the time the purchaser reaches the checkout. The government said that, subject to consultation, its "Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill", announced in the King's Speech, will propose new powers to tackle drip pricing. Consumers ordering food and drink for delivery, buying package holidays, airline tickets, concert and event tickets, and sending parcels are all affected by drip pricing, the government said. (More to come)

Pannun issued a video, where he was heard saying, “We are asking all Sikhs to avoid boarding Air India flights on November 19. On that day, there will be a global blockade, and Air India will not be allowed to fly anywhere across the world. Sikhs, you do not travel by Air India after November 19.

Lenders to India’s Go First remain hesitant to disburse additional funding to the grounded airline. This reluctance is attributed to the airline’s ongoing legal issues with lessors and the complexities surrounding recent changes in bankruptcy law, as conveyed by two banking sources to Reuters on Monday.

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