Mihir Mishra

Indian oil refiners are hiring tankers to sail through the Strait of Hormuz to pick up crude from within the Persian Gulf, a change of tactics to help them cut costs and secure their supply chains.

Smit Machchhar, the FlyDubai commander whose actions after being stabbed in the cockpit helped avert disaster, hadn’t even planned on becoming a pilot.

The change in strategy comes after a recovery in flows through Hormuz in recent months, and the restoration of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline.

Indian oil refiners are hiring tankers to sail through the Strait of Hormuz to pick up crude from within the Persian Gulf.

The Saudia Group, which includes national airline Saudia and low-cost carrier Flyadeal, is advancing with plans to make a “substantial” jet order for delivery starting in 2031, a group executive said.

The government has fortified key public sites in New Delhi ahead of a planned protest on Saturday by the CJP.

Air India Ltd.’s new Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam is discussing ways to reduce the cost of maintaining the carrier’s A350 fleet as he seeks savings across the airline, according to people familiar with the matter.

Tata Sons and Tata Trusts are in talks with insurance companies about coverage for potential claims resulting from a corporate power struggle, said people familiar with the matter, signaling both sides are assessing the fallout of their battle to control the $185 billion Indian conglomerate.

India’s new US-style expressways are at odds with how the country’s truckers travel, eat and do business.

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