Volkswagen Beetle set to scorch Indian roads from 2009 World famous "people's car," the Beetle, will begin scorching the Indian roads, a top executive of Europe's biggest automaker, Volkswagen (VW), maker of the Beetle, said. 19 Aug 2008
Jet Airways toggles with numbers to soar high in Q1 FY09 Market leaders in aviation sector, Jet Airways Ltd said its net profit for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008, rose 364 percent, helped by international operations, cost optimizing measures and one time gain due to change in method of calculation of depreciation. 30 Jul 2008
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Volkswagen launches Jetta in India, aims to raise sales with new models Germany's leading carmaker Volkswagen (VW) launched its popular sedan, Jetta, this week, and hopes to sell at least 110,000 units annually from 2009, in spite of slowdown in demand due to high prices of oil and raw materials. 18 Jul 2008
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SpiceJet to offload stake to US investor Wilbur Ross for $80 million India's budget air carrier SpiceJet has accepted US-based billionaire investor Wilbur Ross' $80 million (Rs.345 crore) offer and is ready to offload at least 10 percent stake to the private equity fund. 15 Jul 2008
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Sudan official: At least 30 dead in jet fire Investigators examined the scorched hull of a jetliner Wednesday to determine what caused the plane to veer off a runway and burst into flames, killing at least 30 people, officials said. 11 Jun 2008
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China establishes company to make its own jumbo jets China has established a homegrown company to make passenger jumbo jets, state media reported Sunday — a step forward in the country's quest to become less dependent on Boeing and Airbus. 10 May 2008
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NetJets to lend wings to India's super-rich US-based private jet company, NetJets, which popularized the business model of fractional aircraft ownership, has made its maiden entry into the Asian market through a sales tie-up with a Mumbai-based company and will cater to the international travel needs of the growing number of young millionaires in India. 26 Mar 2008
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World's biggest jet flies to London A Singapore Airlines A380, the world's biggest airplane, took off Tuesday from Singapore for London on its first commercial flight to Europe. 18 Mar 2008
