India’s highest court has ordered private developers of the airports at Delhi and Mumbai to stop levying development fees on passengers. GMR Infrastructure Ltd. and GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd. operate two of India’s busiest airports. An airport development fee of 200 rupees ($4.50) and 1,200 rupees for domestic and international flights, respectively, was being levied on passengers embarking at New Delhi and Mumbai airports by the private developers.

Thai Airways International will lease two Boeing aircraft from Jet Airways (India) Ltd. this year, says an official at the national carrier. “Thai’s board approved the short-term lease of two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from Jet Airways. The lease agreement will be valid for two years, with the aircraft to be delivered in October and November 2011,” the official says.

India is expected to shortlist within the next five months a manufacturer for a much-needed basic jet trainer aircraft. Five competitors—Grob's G-120 TP, Embraer's EMB-312 Super Tucano, Korea Aerospace Industries' KT-1, Finmeccanica's M-311 and Pilatus' PC-7—emerged after a request for proposal was issued early last year. The deal is estimated to cost about $1 billion.