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Indian low cost carrier SpiceJet earned a net profit of 2.6 billion Indian rupees ($54 million) in its fiscal first quarter, compared with a loss of 13 billion rupees a year back.
Total income for the three months ended 30 June rose 11% to 5.3 billion rupees, up from 4.8 million rupees 12 months ago, says the airline.
The return to profits was helped by a 41% drop in fuel costs. SpiceJet spent 1.8 billion Indian rupees on fuel versus 3.1 billion rupees a year before.
The carrier says the number of passengers carried grew 21% in the first quarter, with ASKs up 12% and load factors rising to 76% from 70%

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SpiceJet lost INR1.01 billion ($21.5 million) in its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30, a 49% improvement from the INR1.98 billion lost in the year-ago period. Operating revenue rose 31% as passenger numbers soared 98%. Capacity measured in ASKs climbed 44%, load factor was up 19 points and unit cost fell 26% year-over-year. "Traditionally, this is the weakest quarter for the industry," CEO Sanjay Aggarwal said. "However, we continue to improve our load factor and today one out of every eight flyers chooses SpiceJet. SpiceJet also carries most passengers per departure than any other full-service or low-fare carrier in India. The yield began firming up during the third fiscal quarter and demand remains robust. We expect this trend to continue through the next quarter." The Delhi-based LCC said passenger numbers across India rose 25% in the quarter on a capacity lift of just 5%.
SpiceJet operates 19 737-800/-900ERs on 129 daily flights to 18 domestic destinations. The winter schedule launched two weeks ago features the following new routes: Weekly flights from DEL to Kochi, Srinagar, Chennai and Ahmedabad; daily Bangalore-Goa; six-times-weekly Mubmai-Goa; weekly Bangalore-Jaipur and Srinagar-Jammu.
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Indian airlines carried 44.5 million passengers in 2009, up 7.9% from the prior year, the Ministry of Civil Aviation reported yesterday.
Fourth-quarter traffic soared 30.5% year-over-year to 12.5 million passengers and December traffic rose 34.8% to 4.5 million.
Jet Airways (17.9%) and JetLite (7.5%) led all companies in full-year market share with a combined 25.4%, followed by Kingfisher Airlines at 23.9% and Air India with 17.5%. IndiGo (13.9%) and Spicejet (12.4%) rounded out the top five. Indian carriers cut capacity during the first half of 2009 but registered year-over-year increases in both RPKs and ASKs in each of the year's last six months.
December RPKs rose nearly 40% over the year-ago month, with average load factor surpassing 80% owing to the peak season. IndiGo posted a 90% load factor for the month, with Jet posting the lowest figure at 78.2%.
India's airlines transported 43.8 million passengers on domestic routes in 2009. Kingfisher led the way with a 23.9% share equal to 10.5 million passengers, followed by Jet at 17.9% and AI at 17.5%.

SpiceJet orders new Boeing planes on buoyant outlook

New Delhi: Budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd, which is all set to fly international routes this year, has ordered 30 Boeing aircraft worth $2.7 billion for delivery from 2014.
The Gurgaon-based carrier will also add 15 aircraft in the next two years of which seven aircraft will be added in this fiscal, director Ajay Singh told reporters on Tuesday.
“As the aviation sector grows low-cost airlines are expected to do very well. We expect SpiceJet to take a disproportionate share of the growth,” Singh said.
The fresh orders were for Boeing 737-800 aircraft. SpiceJet currently has a fleet of 21 Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 aircraft and has about 13% share in the domestic market. The new aircraft could be owned or taken on lease, Singh said. All its existing aircraft are on lease.
SpiceJet is expected to start international operations by September 2010 and has already received permission to fly to Dhaka, Kathmandu and Male.
Last month, Sun TV founder Kalanithi Maran and his unlisted firm Kal Airways agreed to buy 37.7% in Spicejet and also made an open offer for a further 20%.
According to a public announcement of the open offer, the acquirers, subject to regulatory approval, also proposed to change the name and registered office of SpiceJet upon the offer completion and acquisition of shares.
Singh on Tuesday said the firm has no plans to re-brand the airline or shift its head office, though the registered office might be shifted to Chennai, where Maran is based.
It also has no plans currently to raise funds, Singh said.
Earlier on Tuesday, SpiceJet reported a net profit of Rs5.52 crore in the June quarter compared with Rs2.63 crore a year ago as net sales rose nearly 35% to Rs708 crore.
Its load factors for the quarter rose to 88% from 76% and operating margins expanded to 8.3% from 4%.
India’s aviation industry is witnessing a turnaround following an economic recovery and a surge in air traffic. Domestic airlines carried about 22% more passengers between January and June 2010 from a year ago, government data showed.
Rival Jet Airways (India) Ltd, India’s top private carrier by sales, swung to profit in the June-quarter, while rival Kingfisher Airlines reported a narrower loss.
“We expect the industry to grow by 16% this year and are confident that we will continue to outperform the industry,” SpiceJet said in a statement.
Shares in Spicejet, which the market values at about Rs2100 crore, closed up 0.27% at Rs56.05 in a firm Mumbai market.

Contrat de près d'un milliard pour Bombardier

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SpiceJet, transporteur indien, prévoit acheter jusqu'à 30 appareils Q400 de Bombardier. La livraison de ces avions fabriqués à Toronto est prévue pour le deuxième trimestre de 2011.
L'achat de 30 appareils porterait la valeur de la commande à près de un milliard de dollars.
Le conseil d'administration a approuvé cette décision qui a été transmise aux autorités de la Bourse de Mumbai.
Les Q400 s'ajouteront aux Boeing 737 de l'entreprise spécialisée dans le transport régional indien.
Bombardier qui n'a pas confirmé cette information a déclaré à la Presse canadienne que des négociations étaient en cours. Des avions régionaux CRJ ont déjà trouvé preneur en Inde, mais l'arrivée de Q400 dans ce marché serait une percée pour Bombardier.

Boeing and Indian budget carrier SpiceJet announced an order for 30 Next Generation 737-800 with winglets in the presence of U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday in Mumbai. The contract, valued at some $2.3 billion at list prices, came as part of $10 billion worth of trade deals announced during the President’s visit.

SpiceJet currently operates a fleet of 24 Boeing 737-800s and 737-900ERs. “We are extremely satisfied with the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], an airplane that is reliable, allows for greater efficiency in maintenance and supports the business plan for low-cost carriers,” said Spicejet CEO Niel Mills.

Fresco a écrit:IFSD ? B-737-800 SpiceJet

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A Spicejet Boeing 737-800, flight SG-913 from Jaipur to Ahmedabad (India) with 138 people on board, was departing Jaipur when the crew needed to shut the right hand engine down following a loud bang from the engine, abnormal engine indications and a report from the tower that the engine was trailing smoke.

The airplane levelled at 2000 feet and returned to Jaipur for a safe landing about 6 minutes after departure.

Source: AirAsia
26/11/2012
AirAsia would like to enlighten the public and its shareholders on the speculation that has been actively spreading in regards to the purchase of an Indian budget carrier.

AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said “AirAsia rejects the speculation surrounding our possible expansion in India.

These reports are completely incorrect.

AirAsia has not submitted a bid for the Indian budget carrier, and has no intention of doing so.”