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Indian airlines suspend flights to Middle East amid rising tensions

Air India, which is already grappling with operational disruptions, has temporarily stopped services to the Middle East, Europe as well as to five destinations in the US and Canada.

Indian airlines, airports received 999 hoax bomb threats so far this year

The threats to both domestic and international flights were made mostly through social media, disrupting travel in the world’s fastest growing aviation market, and all were found to be false alarms.

Nagpur cops arrest man behind series of hoax bomb threats to airlines

Uikey sent emails to various government bodies, including the Prime Minister’s Office, Railway Minister, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputy, airline offices, the Director General of Police and the Railway Protection Force.

Children below 12 must get a seat with their parents: DGCA tells airlines

DGCA said the advisory was issued after several cases came in its notice where children were not seated with their parents

CBI clean cheat over Air India-Indian Airlines merger: BJP must apologise to ex-PM Manmohan Singh, says Sanjay Raut

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a closure report in its probe into the alleged irregularities in the leasing of aircraft by NACIL, a company formed by the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines during the UPA era, as there was no "evidence of any wrongdoing", officials said Thursday.

Indian airlines shouldn't gamble with stricter safety

Indian pilots are exhausted, battling erratic schedules, consecutive late-night departures and excessive hours. Yet airlines are pushing back against new DGCA rules that mandate longer breaks and shorter work hours for cockpit crew. Fearful of higher costs and restricted operations, carriers want to delay implementation. They shouldn’t

Air India gets DGCA nod for maintenance of A350, A320 aircraft

The regulatory approval for engineering line maintenance of A350 is a major step forward in ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of six A350 aircraft which is set to join the Air India fleet, Air India said in a statement.

Indian carriers to operate 8% more weekly flights at 23,732 in winter schedule

The latest winter schedule has been finalised by the DGCA after the slot conference meeting held in September.

Where lies the Window of Opportunities for Air India and others for international growth?

In the top 10 airlines carrying international traffic from India lies the possible answer to where Indian airlines could expand.

Interim funding for Go First is fine but a Satyam-like management change needed

Put in place a new team of professionals, make the airline operations sustainable and then look for a new promoter who can infuse more cash and ensure a better and sustained future for the airline

First-year comparison shows Akasa Air clearly besting IndiGo

Akasa Air will close its first financial year with more planes and higher market share than IndiGo in its first year. But it will have a tough time emulating IndiGo’s subsequent growth blitz.

Indian carriers to report $1.6-1.8 billion consolidated loss in FY24: CAPA

According to CAPA India's forecast for 2023-24, Indian airlines are estimated to have a net induction of 132 planes next fiscal and will take the total fleet of all carriers to around 816 aircraft.

In airline dogfight, fares drop except on certain routes

IndiGo and Spicejet hold on to fares in monopoly routes; newbie Air Akasa will be under pressure to capture market share.

SpiceXpress to be hived off from SpiceJet by first week of August: CMD Ajay Singh

SpiceJet had on August 17 last year announced it was transferring its cargo and logistics services on a slump sale basis to its subsidiary SpiceXpress as it will allow the company to raise funds independent of the budget carrier and rapidly grow.

First look: Akasa Air unveils pictures of its aircraft

Akasa Air, backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, unveiled first glimpse of its aircraft on May 23. It is India’s upcoming ultra-low-cost airline with greenest and youngest fleet.

DGCA approves 25,309 flights per week for this year's summer schedule

This comes just a few days after, the Civil Aviation Ministry approved the resumption of regular international flights from the beginning of this year's summer schedule, as well.

Indian airlines fly high as August passenger traffic surges

India had halted air travel in March 2020 as the country went into a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Domestic flights resumed in May 2020, but air travel ever since has had some limitations as the pandemic progressed.

How the 9/11 events turned out to be a setback for Indian Airlines

The worst terror attack in history had repercussions around the world, including India, where the dominant domestic airline faced an unexpected crisis.

Indian airlines' CO2 emissions increased by 63.5 % between 2012 and 2019: Govt

In 2019, domestic flights by the Indian airlines led to 11,843 thousand tons of CO2 emissions, while their international flights led to 7,057 thousand tons of CO2 emissions.

IATA urges Centre to support Indian airlines to tide over COVID crisis

The Indian carriers have laid off employees, cut salaries and posted significant losses during the last few quarters as coronavirus-induced travel restrictions have drastically impacted the aviation sector.

Coronavirus impact | Indian airlines staring at Rs 1.1-1.3 lakh crore revenue loss over 3 years: CRISIL

Airlines are unlikely to recoup this loss as growth is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels of double-digit increase at least in the medium term, CRISIL Research said.

All Indian airlines need to start looking for wide-body aircraft now: SpiceJet CMD

In India, only Air India and Vistara have wide-body aircraft like B787 in their fleet. All other airlines have narrow body aircraft or even smaller regional aircraft in their fleet.