Tax authorities in India have frozen Kingfisher Airlines’ bank accounts, forcing the ailing carrier to ground aircraft and cancel flights over the past few days. In addition, dozens of Kingfisher pilots are reported to have resigned. The airline, controlled by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, has grounded most of its aircraft and canceled more than 100 flights in the past two days, leaving scores of passengers stranded in various parts of the country.

India’s government has relaxed restrictions to international route authorities once preserved rights for state-owned Air India, a move that now gives domestic carriers such as Kingfisher, Jet Airways, Indigo, and SpiceJet greater access to foreign destinations. The civil aviation ministry’s decision last week also revokes an unofficial ban on international flying imposed last year that only granted privately owned operators access to international routes when Air India formally rejected the rights.

NEW DELHI — India has started price negotiations with France’s Dassault Aviation on the 126-fighter Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) program. A contract is expected to be signed after six months, Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony says. India announced early February that the French Rafale had won the $11 billion deal, beating the Eurofighter Typhoon on price.