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  • Vistara to start flight service on Agartala-Bengaluru route on August 1 May 31, 2023 12:45 PM IST

    Vistara to start flight service on Agartala-Bengaluru route on August 1

    Chief Minister Manik Saha had urged Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for the introduction of more flights on the route.

  • Indian carriers not even carrying half the international traffic from India May 23, 2023 04:24 PM IST

    Indian carriers not even carrying half the international traffic from India

    IndiGo continues to be the largest carrier with a 15.79 percent share in international traffic in Q1 of 2023. It was followed by Air India with 12.6 percent. Emirates, which has been at the forefront of lobbying for more seats to India, was third and carried 9.21 percent of all traffic.

  • April aviation data: Domestic passenger traffic rises 22 percent on year, slightly lower than March May 19, 2023 02:22 PM IST

    April aviation data: Domestic passenger traffic rises 22 percent on year, slightly lower than March

    April Aviation Data released by DGCA shows that air traffic has surpassed pre-COVID levels. In April 2019, domestic airlines flew only 109.95 lakh passengers against 128.8 lakh this April.

  • Air India’s pilot unions fold in standoff with airline, pilots ‘free to sign new contracts’ May 11, 2023 10:12 PM IST

    Air India’s pilot unions fold in standoff with airline, pilots ‘free to sign new contracts’

    The decision to withdraw their stance comes after a vote was held among the members of the two unions where almost 80 percent voted in favour of signing the new wage agreement. The unions will also withdraw the legal notice sent to Air India’s management terming the new employment contract as illegal.

  • Go First planes, slots, bilateral rights at stake; NCLT ruling to be key factor May 10, 2023 09:54 AM IST

    Go First planes, slots, bilateral rights at stake; NCLT ruling to be key factor

    The fate of the airline’s assets – physical and intangible – hinges on what the bankruptcy court says on May 10.

  • Vistara first airline in India to operate wide-body aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel May 04, 2023 07:17 PM IST

    Vistara first airline in India to operate wide-body aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel

    The achievement was accomplished aboard Vistara's brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which flew from Delhi to Mumbai utilising a 17 percent SAF to 83 percent conventional jet fuel blend, Vistara said

  • Air India, Vistara sign interline pact for domestic and global passengers May 03, 2023 03:45 PM IST

    Air India, Vistara sign interline pact for domestic and global passengers

    Air India and Vistara operate at the same terminals at most major airports in the country.

  • Air India CEO Campbell Wilson says majority of pilots have accepted new contracts April 28, 2023 05:20 PM IST

    Air India CEO Campbell Wilson says majority of pilots have accepted new contracts

    Air India including Air India Express has around 3,000 pilots and close to 6,000 cabin crew on its payroll.

  • Tata-owned Air India to hold town hall meeting after legal notices by pilot unions over pay structure April 24, 2023 05:09 PM IST

    Tata-owned Air India to hold town hall meeting after legal notices by pilot unions over pay structure

    The airline’s CEO Campbell Wilson, along with top executives, is expected to attend the town hall meeting on April 25 while Aix Connect, another Tata airline, held a similar meeting on April 22.

  • Tata Group seeks CCI approval to merge Vistara with Air India April 19, 2023 10:44 PM IST

    Tata Group seeks CCI approval to merge Vistara with Air India

    Tata SIA Airlines Ltd (TSAL) is a joint venture between Tata Sons Pvt Ltd (TSPL) and Singapore Airlines (SIA), with Tata Sons and SIA having 51 percent and 49 percent stake, respectively.

  • Indian aviation records a bumper first quarter with 128.93 lakh domestic fliers April 20, 2023 06:31 AM IST

    Indian aviation records a bumper first quarter with 128.93 lakh domestic fliers

    The quarter is just short of the best ever (Q4CY19), when 381 lakh passengers caught domestic flights. This comes in the wake of multiple challenges faced by airlines, including the grounding of planes.

  • Domestic passenger traffic grows 21.4% in March; IndiGo, Vistara gain market share April 19, 2023 12:57 PM IST

    Domestic passenger traffic grows 21.4% in March; IndiGo, Vistara gain market share

    The airlines carried 375.04 lakh passengers from Jan-March 2023 as compared to 247.23 lakh in the same period last year, while the growth on a month-on-month (MoM) basis stood at 21.41 per cent.

  • Air India to slash flights to Oman, UAE and Qatar amid shortage of planes, crew April 14, 2023 10:18 PM IST

    Air India to slash flights to Oman, UAE and Qatar amid shortage of planes, crew

    Following one round of VRS by Air India, the airline has been facing a crew crunch, especially pilots for Boeing 777 aircraft, and plane shortages for the last six months

  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel: What is the ‘Green Fare’ on your flight ticket used for? April 14, 2023 12:14 PM IST

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel: What is the ‘Green Fare’ on your flight ticket used for?

    If you’ve noticed while booking flight tickets in the last few months, you would see an option of ‘booking green fares’ or get an option to ‘offset your carbon footprint’. On some booking websites, the additional fare is as low as Rs 10. Now, it’s no secret that flying does put pressure on the environment - around 2.5% of global CO2 emissions come from air travel. But is there actually a way to fly ‘green’? Find out in this video!

  • Clouds on the boil: The top 10 air routes set for some intense competition April 14, 2023 07:11 AM IST

    Clouds on the boil: The top 10 air routes set for some intense competition

    Post merger, the combined might of the Tata group airlines will trump IndiGo’s market share by a mile. But the current market leader isn’t going to take things lying down.

  • Flying out of the blues: The longest and shortest airline routes this summer April 01, 2023 07:10 AM IST

    Flying out of the blues: The longest and shortest airline routes this summer

    Tata group airlines fly both the longest and shortest routes in the country.

  • At least 22 flights diverted from Delhi airport due to bad weather: Sources March 30, 2023 08:53 PM IST

    At least 22 flights diverted from Delhi airport due to bad weather: Sources

    Several airlines have issued travel advisories to passengers and have posted on their Twitter feeds regarding changes to flight schedules. Passengers have been asked to stay updated on further developments from official sources.

  • Passengers booking tickets 3-4 weeks in advance, as in pre-COVID times: Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan March 21, 2023 03:54 PM IST

    Passengers booking tickets 3-4 weeks in advance, as in pre-COVID times: Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan

    The team that created brand Vistara and ensured quality services will be needed to maintain them after the merger with Air India, Kannan said.

  • Vistara CEO Vinod Kanan On The 3 Things He Wants To Be Carried Forward During Merger With Air India March 20, 2023 07:40 PM IST

    Vistara CEO Vinod Kanan On The 3 Things He Wants To Be Carried Forward During Merger With Air India

    Vistara CEO Vinod Kanan speaks to Network18 on the sidelines of the CAPA aviation summit about the timeline of the merger with Air India, Vistara's international expansion plans and how they're starting services from Mumbai to Mauritius in the next few days. He also speaks about the 3 things he wants to be carried forward when the merger with Air India takes place - Watch!

  • Domestic passenger traffic jumps 74% YoY in February, says DGCA March 20, 2023 03:00 PM IST

    Domestic passenger traffic jumps 74% YoY in February, says DGCA

    Indian airlines carried 246.11 lakhs passengers in February 2023 as against 141.04 lakhs during the corresponding period of previous year

  • Vistara to operate flights from Bengaluru airport’s Terminal 2 from March 26 March 17, 2023 10:54 AM IST

    Vistara to operate flights from Bengaluru airport’s Terminal 2 from March 26

    Vistara will be the third airline to shift to T2 after Star Air (commenced operations on January 15, 2023) and AirAsia (since February 15, 2023).

  • Vistara's sunset is a sunrise moment for efficiency of Indian aviation industry March 05, 2023 10:55 AM IST

    Vistara's sunset is a sunrise moment for efficiency of Indian aviation industry

    While it’s too early to tell when Vistara’s last flight would be, there’s reason to believe that it could happen on the last day of the 2023 winter schedule — March 30, 2024.

  • She quit Jet Airways, Vistara for a more ‘difficult job’. She’s never been happier March 01, 2023 01:55 PM IST

    She quit Jet Airways, Vistara for a more ‘difficult job’. She’s never been happier

    Simarjeet Kaur spoke to Humans of Bombay about her 15 years in the aviation industry, quitting Jet Airways over salary delays and the “most difficult” job she has ever undertaken.

  • January aviation data: Domestic passenger traffic nearly doubles on year on a low base February 20, 2023 04:27 PM IST

    January aviation data: Domestic passenger traffic nearly doubles on year on a low base

    January Aviation Data released by DGCA shows air traffic still remains below pre-COVID levels. In January 2020, domestic airlines flew 127.83 lakh passengers against 125.42 lakh this January.

  • Tata-owned Air India begins merger process with Vistara: Report February 20, 2023 08:04 AM IST

    Tata-owned Air India begins merger process with Vistara: Report

    Air India recently placed a mega order for 470 aircrafts with Boeing and Airbus as it plans to become a dominant player globally.