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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicAir India

Topic: Air India

Mongolian carrier to custom-built Dreamliner—what Wings India 2026 showcases

PM Narendra Modi said that the number of airports in the country has increased from 70 in 2014 to more than 160 in 2026, and India could have more than 400 airports by 2047.

There’s an emerging duopoly in India’s aviation sector. 7 reforms to encourage competition

Companies should not unnecessarily increase fares to increase their profits and should adhere to aviation regulations. The need today is to issue licenses to new players.

Air India’s new domestic campaign feels hollow. ‘They’ve just glamourised their service’

Titled 'Change is in the Air', the campaign showcases upgraded cabins across all classes, which means better meals, better hospitality, and more comfort.

Air India’s Maharaja among King’s Guard—how the airline advertised travel to London in 1976

Titled 'Posters That Moved India: Tourism, Travel & Transport, 1930s–1970s', the special exhibition at the Heritage Transport Museum, Gurugram showcases original railway, aviation, maritime, and tourism posters

Indigo crisis is a management failure. Don’t blame the pilots

How did Indigo, long regarded as a triumph of Indian ingenuity and super management, get it so wrong? There are three components to the crisis.

Pilots’ body wants DGCA to ground all Boeing 787s & crypto stuck in ‘no man’s land’ in India

Optimists view Donald Trump’s H-1B application fee as an opportunity for India–to get its best & brightest back home. But a BBC report finds it is easier said than done

5 MPs write to LS Speaker seeking privilege motion against Air India over flight diversion row

Group also writes to civil aviation minister seeking a time-bound investigation, covering both technical & procedural aspects, & to ensure that the findings are made public in full.

Air India rejects Venugopal’s ‘plane on runway’ claim after flight diversion, MP cites captain announcement

Airline counters KC Venugopal, who was onboard, on his claim that flight made go-around due to another aircraft on Chennai runway. BJP says if false, allegation should invite no-fly list.

Not a banner year for IT services sector & the mounting scrutiny on Air India since Ahmedabad crash

Global media also reports on job cuts announced by the Tata Consultancy Services and Kartik Kumra at Paris Fashion Week.

Air India gives all clear to its Boeing fuel switches & India-Pakistan ‘ritual’ standoff at Wagah

Global media also reports on the British F-35B fighter jet, that was stranded in Kerala for weeks, finally being on its way home & PM Modi’s 2-day visit to the UK.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.