India’s federal cabinet is likely to meet this week to decide whether to allow foreign airlines to buy stakes in Indian carriers, a senior civil aviation ministry official said. “The committee of secretaries has already recommended raising the FDI [foreign direct investment] limits in the sector,” said Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh. The panel of ministers also is expected to consider allowing India’s carriers to import jet fuel directly.

Jet Airways has found an innovative way to boost its ancillary revenues by wrapping an aircraft with advertisements for Nokia Lumia 800 smart phones. “This virtual flying billboard, a Jet Airways Boeing 737–800 aircraft, will sport the tile interface of the new Nokia smartphone on its windows, as well as inside the aircraft,” says Manish Dureja, VP-marketing at Jet Airways.

Air India has more trouble ahead as employees threaten a strike and the civil aviation ministry pushes the airline to get its financial situation under control.