Airlines

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Air India to suspend services from Delhi to Washington from September 1

It said that the suspension is primarily driven by the planned shortfall in Air India’s fleet, as the airline commenced retrofitting 26 of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft last month.

'Why only target Air India which faced unfortunate tragedy?' SC junks PIL for safety audit

"If you want some regulatory mechanism in place, then why did you not make other airlines as party in your petition? Why only Air India?" the bench asked the petitioner.

Europe travel takes a hit as Indian flyers rethink plans after Iran airspace closure, Air India crash

Currently, around 5–7 percent of bookings to Europe are being impacted due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, said Govind Gaur, CEO of WanderOn, noting that flight cancellations are prompting Indian travellers to look for options.

Iran-Israel conflict may add a couple of hours to Indian flights to Europe

Apart from Israel and Iran, Iraq and Jordan have also shut their airspaces. This compounds problems for Indian carriers already grappling with am ban on using Pakistani airspace,

Around 30 flights likely to be cancelled today as Israel hits Iran; airlines face fuel price surge, longer routes

Data from flight tracker Flightradar24 showed a mass exodus of commercial aircraft from the airspace over Israel, Iran, and Iraq after the Israeli operation began in the early hours of June 13 morning

Air travel between non-metro cities may fly past traffic of eight metros this year

While the eight metro cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, and Ahmedabad - accounted for 58.7 percent of total domestic passenger traffic in FY19, their share declined to 51.1 percent in FY25.

Global airlines pile on India capacity as US-Europe traffic drops

Foreign airlines and the biggest Indian operators announced a range of plans at the International Air Transport Association annual general meeting in New Delhi this week

Indian airlines, lessors get Rs 1,500 crore tax notices for FY22, FY23 over Ireland leases

In the notices, Indian authorities claimed that the prime reason these lessors operated from Ireland was to avoid tax on the operating lease rental they earned from airlines in India.

IndiGo CEO reacts to queries on exorbitant airfares: 'If there’s one ticket priced at Rs 40,000...'

Pieter Elbers also cautioned that demanding low ticket prices without taking into account the operational costs could jeopardise the sustainability of airlines.

Air passenger complaints spike 57% in FY25; SpiceJet, Air India lead the pack

Domestic airlines paid Rs 56.9 crore in compensation in FY25, around 11 percent more than the previous year

Poor services drag Indian aviation's growing wings as 61% flyers complain of cancellations: Report

Top domestic airline IndiGo paid just Rs 18,000 in compensation in last 3 years despite maximum share in flight cancellations, a report said

Domestic carriers to operate more flights in summer but fares unlikely to fall

The summer schedule starts on March 31 and runs till October 26. With passenger traffic rising faster than flight additions, fares are unlikely to fall

IndiGo to launch direct flights between Bengaluru and Krabi from March 30

Bengaluru will become the second Indian city with a direct connection to Krabi in Thailand, following the recent launch of IndiGo’s direct flight from Mumbai.

Airlines warned as Chinese navy holds live-fire exercises off Australia

Airlines including Qantas and Air New Zealand modified flight paths between Australia and New Zealand on Friday after China broadcast a message that its People's Liberation Army Navy would hold live-fire exercises off the New South Wales coast in international waters, a rare event.

FlyDubai eyes domestic airline venture through Go First acquisition

Busy Bee Airways is already in talks to acquire Go First’s trademarks and flying licence for around Rs 1,000 crore. EaseMyTrip had also shown interest in reviving GoFirst earlier.

Govt announces a new regional air connectivity scheme UDAN for the next 10-years will be launched in Budget 2025-26

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on February 1 did not mention the total outlay for the Civil Aviation Ministry, but said the new UDAN scheme will benefit 4 crore additional passengers in the next 10 years.

Airport operators, developers spent around Rs 82,500 crore as capex during last five years: Eco Survey

The Economic Survey 2024-25 said India has seen a notable rise in drone activities, with 140 remote pilot training organisations, 18,862 remote pilot certificates, 26,659 registered drones, and 82 approved drone models (DGCA type certificates).

Budget 2025-26: Aviation sector seeks abolition of negative fiscal regime, infra boost

While government measures in the past 10 years have seen more Indians flying and the country becoming the third-largest aviation market in the world, infrastructure woes continue to haunt the sector.

December aviation data: IndiGo tops punctuality charts for second month as domestic air traffic rises 8.2%

Domestic air traffic rose to 14.93 million passengers in December, surpassing November's 14.25 million and October's 13.66 million, DGCA data showed.

Falling rupee sends smaller Indian airlines into rough weather as lease rentals, vendor payments rise

The aviation industry is expected to report a net loss of Rs 20-30 billion in FY2025 and FY2026 each as nearly half of airline expenses, including aircraft leases and maintenance, are dollar-denominated, leaving carriers prone to currency fluctuations

Water pipe bursts at Bengaluru airport's Terminal 2, floods airline offices

BIAL officials said that flights were not impacted, but water had entered the offices of airlines. Several international carriers' staff were also relocated

Airlines to mandatorily share international passenger data with Customs from April 1

All air transport service providers operating flights to/from India will have to register with the National Customs Targeting Centre-Passenger (NCTC-Pax) by January 10, 2025, in order to comply with the requirement, according to a communication issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

IATA expects record traffic in 2025, airline industry's revenue set to exceed $1 trillion

Profit margins for airlines will be 3.6%, higher than those in 2024, IATA said. Lower oil and higher demand will drive profitability, while potential tariffs and trade wars under Trump 2.0 could hurt the industry’s prospects, it added.

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