Jet Airways, India’s largest airline by market share, plans to change its business model by increasing domestic, low-fare flights, responding to a trend already evident in the Indian market. The carrier is looking to increase its local low-fare capacity to 80-85% of total domestic flights from the current 72%, Chief Commercial Officer Sudheer Raghavan says.

NEW DELHI — The Indian Air Force (IAF) is taking steps to reduce crashes, after having lost 26 fighter aircraft during the last three years, Defense Minister A.K. Antony says. “Six service personnel and six civilians were killed, and 25 civilians were injured in these accidents,” Antony says. Antony says the government has taken steps to reduce crashes, including “increased use of simulators to practice procedures and emergency actions, [and] focused and realistic training with additional emphasis on critical aspects of [the] mission.”

NEW DELHI — India is likely to receive the final batch of five MiG-29K/KUB fighters from Russia by December, a defense ministry official says. “With this, Russia will complete the delivery of 16 carrier-borne MiG-29K/KUB fighters to the Indian navy,” the official said over the weekend. India and Russia signed a contract in January 2004 for 12 single-seat MiG-29Ks and four two-seat MiG-29KUBs.