Kingfisher loses Licence to fly
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Kingfisher loses Licence to fly
BBC News - India's Kingfisher Airlines loses licence to fly
India's troubled Kingfisher Airlines has lost its flying permit after a deadline to renew its suspended licence expired, the aviation regulator said.
The airline said there was no cause for concern as rules allowed the renewal of a permit within two years of expiry.
Kingfisher has $1.4bn (£870m) in debts and it is looking to raise funds after lenders refused to give fresh loans.
"Kingfisher's flying permit has lapsed," news agency AFP quoted the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Arun Mishra as saying.
"They failed to provide additional details on the funding of operations," Mr Mishra said, referring to Kingfisher's revival plan submitted to the DGCA last month.
The airline said it was "confident of securing approval from the regulator on the restart plan, licence approval and reinstatement of its operating permit".
Owned by flamboyant billionaire Vijay Mallya, Kingfisher has made annual losses for five years in a row.
The firm's debt woes have increased and it has not been able to pay its dues to staff, airports, tax authorities and its lenders.
Recently, the airline said it was in talks with Etihad Airways and other investors to take a stake in the embattled carrier. Some reports said that Kingfisher planned to sell a 48% stake, though the firm did not confirm the claims.
India's troubled Kingfisher Airlines has lost its flying permit after a deadline to renew its suspended licence expired, the aviation regulator said.
The airline said there was no cause for concern as rules allowed the renewal of a permit within two years of expiry.
Kingfisher has $1.4bn (£870m) in debts and it is looking to raise funds after lenders refused to give fresh loans.
"Kingfisher's flying permit has lapsed," news agency AFP quoted the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Arun Mishra as saying.
"They failed to provide additional details on the funding of operations," Mr Mishra said, referring to Kingfisher's revival plan submitted to the DGCA last month.
The airline said it was "confident of securing approval from the regulator on the restart plan, licence approval and reinstatement of its operating permit".
Owned by flamboyant billionaire Vijay Mallya, Kingfisher has made annual losses for five years in a row.
The firm's debt woes have increased and it has not been able to pay its dues to staff, airports, tax authorities and its lenders.
Recently, the airline said it was in talks with Etihad Airways and other investors to take a stake in the embattled carrier. Some reports said that Kingfisher planned to sell a 48% stake, though the firm did not confirm the claims.
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Shame, its was a great airline 
Anyway is this finally the "end" of Kingfisher Airlines, or will the saga carry on as before?
Anyway, the whole Indian avation sector is in a financially poor state...
Anyway is this finally the "end" of Kingfisher Airlines, or will the saga carry on as before?
Anyway, the whole Indian avation sector is in a financially poor state...
