NEW DELHI — The Indian air force (IAF) has lost 33 combat jets in the last four years, 27 of them MiGs of various variants, mainly due to human error and technical defects, Defense Minister A.K. Antony reports.

Indian private carrier Jet Airways will merge its two low-fare brands into one on March 25 as part of a strategic rebranding and restructuring effort. India’s biggest airline by market share operates low-fare flights under the JetLite and Jet Airways Konnect brands, which will become one entity called JetKonnect, the company said.

State-run Air India will take delivery of all 27 Boeing 787 aircraft it has on order, putting to rest speculation that it might reduce the size of its order because of its huge debt burden and mounting losses. “It is a good aircraft for Air India. We are not cutting any orders,” India’s aviation minister, Ajit Singh, confirms. The delivery of all the aircraft may take up to three years, Singh adds.