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Low-cost king IndiGo is coming for Emirates

With 50% of India’s domestic market, IndiGo has become a serious player on global routes with capacity on international routes rising by 60%.

This Indian airport has made it to the world’s top 10 in 2019

AirHelp studied on-time performance, service quality, and food and shopping options to rank airlines and airports. It's final rankings include just 1 Indian airport in the top 10, and no Indian airlines.

Jet Airways, once India’s biggest private airlines, is struggling to survive

Jet Airways India Ltd. was forced to ground more jets after it failed to pay lease rentals on time, which leaves the airline with 20 operating planes compared to 124 in January.

Boeing says it needs more time to complete 737 Max software fix

The delay in Boeing's fix for the grounded 737 fleet bodes poorly for investors banking on the airline to quickly getting its single-aisle workhorse back in the air.

After Air India, GoAir also junks boarding passes with Modi photo, says used old stock

GoAir and Air India found themselves in a controversy this week as passengers pointed out that their boarding passes featured photos of PM Modi.

Modi government to tap other airlines to help Jet Airways by taking over some of the planes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to avoid the collapse of an airline that employs about 23,000 people, weeks before elections.

Civil aviation body to discuss rising fares with airlines as Jet Airways cancels flights

Air fares have been rising after cash-strapped Jet Airways cancelled a number of flights over the last few weeks due to non-payment of lease rentals.

Is DGCA callous about Indian fliers’ safety and soft on Boeing 737 MAX & Airbus A320 Neo?

The DGCA issued safety regulations regarding the operation of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a day after an Ethiopian Airlines’ plane crash.

Virgin Atlantic junks make-up for crew: Key step or should looks not be on job checklist?

Virgin Atlantic recently made applying make-up optional for their cabin crew.

Pilot shortage is said to cripple Indigo, Asia’s biggest budget airline

Indigo scrapped as many as 49 flights on Wednesday

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, and trained animals to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?