Akasa Air gets funding boost! Azim Premji-Ranjan Pai family offices to buy significant minority stake – Times of India

Akasa Air gets funding boost! Azim Premji-Ranjan Pai family offices to buy significant minority stake – Times of India

The budget carrier aims to raise $130-140 million through this transaction. Akasa Air stake sale: A consortium led by Premji Invest and Claypond Capital, representing the Bengaluru-based family offices of Wipro founder Azim Premji and Manipal group chief Ranjan Pai, is set to acquire a substantial minority stake in Akasa Air, according to informed sources.The…

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DGCA show cause to Akasa for no corrective training to captain post hard landing at Bangalore – Times of India

DGCA show cause to Akasa for no corrective training to captain post hard landing at Bangalore – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to Akasa Air for reportedly not providing corrective training to a pilot-in-command (PIC) after a flight operated by him made a hard landing. During a regulatory audit of the airline conducted in Mumbai last month, the regulator discovered the…

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