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Friday, April 3, 2026
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Topic: Aviation

Air fares to go up? Staggered hike in ATF prices for domestic airlines, to cost Rs 21 more per litre

A govt official said that although ATF prices for domestic market had been expected to rise 100 per cent in April, increase was moderated to 25 per cent to cushion burden on domestic passengers.

Iran war pummels India’s already turbulent aviation sector. Your ticket fare will get hit next

More than 1,600 flights were canceled between 28 February and 3 March. Aviation consultants have now started weighing the cost of the conflict in the Middle East.

India carriers hit hard as Middle East conflict disrupts flights

Indian carriers are emerging as the hardest hit outside the Middle East, as airspace closures across the region amid an escalating conflict force widespread...

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

CCI orders probe into IndiGo flight disruptions—’scale, timing raise concerns of market access denial’

The antitrust body’s scrutiny is the latest blow for the airline after India’s aviation regulator imposed a penalty last month, cautioned IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers.

YSR, CDS Gen Rawat to Ajit Pawar—trail of fatal air crashes that claimed lives of public figures

From Sanjay Gandhi in 1980 to Madhavrao Scindia in 2001 and Vijay Rupani in 2025, ThePrint looks at some past air accidents that claimed the lives of public figures in India.

After Ajit Pawar crash, uneasy spotlight on other Learjets flown by ‘safe & dependable’ VSR Aviation

Operator, already under scanner for near-mishap in 2023, attributes Baramati crash to 'pilot's decision', was flying Learjets despite landing gear defect flagged by US aviation watchdog in 2025.

How pursuit for profit led to IndiGo’s unravelling

A tech glitch delaying late-night check-ins on 2 December cascaded into one of the worst aviation disruptions in India’s history.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.

Nationwide gridlock on Day 5 of IndiGo chaos: Govt’s airfare cap, trains for fliers, mayhem in Northeast

Congress trains guns at Centre, DGCA. Supriya Sule says Centre must issue official statement in Parliament, adds one airline's monopoly not good for any economy, country or business.

On Camera

I was an Indian student in Melbourne and this is the daily racism I faced

I spent a year as an international student in Melbourne and experienced racism first-hand, which made me second-guess and shrink parts of myself just to go about everyday life.

Tanker with 600,000 barrels of Iranian crude shifts course from India to China midway

The shipment earlier bound for Gujarat’s Vadinar has changed course amid payment concerns; could still reach India if issues are resolved, according to Kpler.

India commissions its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine—INS Aridhaman

INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.