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Topic: Aviation

Fly 91 gets DGCA nod to begin domestic operations

Last week, Fly 91 operated its first-ever flight, an ATR 72-600, from Mopa airport.

Venice, Amsterdam restricting entry to tackle overtourism, pollution. Is it sustainable?

At 'normal' times, visitors will pay €6 to enter Venice and up to €10 when visitor numbers are 'overwhelming'. Amsterdam is set to restrict tourist levels by banning cruise ships in its city centres.

IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal’s family to sell shares worth $450 million, CNBC-TV18 reports

The offer floor price for the sale by Gangwal and his wife Shobha is set at Rs 2,400 per share — nearly a 6% discount on the current market price.

The Maharajas of Indian aviation — how three generations of Scindias pioneered air travel

Scindias put Gwalior on the air map of India and the world, bringing a large part of central India into contact with the rest of the country and international air routes.

IndiGo fined Rs 30 lakh for tail strikes. What they are & why they cause problems

A tail strike occurs when an aircraft's tail makes contact with runway during take-off or landing. IndiGo saw 4 tail strikes in 6 months, resulting in fine last week from DGCA.

5 big airport trends to watch out for. Net zero to passenger experience revolution

Like businesses, airports are undergoing a massive transformation to meet the changing needs of passengers, airlines, businesses and society.

Singapore can help the world achieve its net zero goal—through sustainable aviation fuels

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has established an SAF Taskforce and introduced incentives to encourage airlines to use sustainable aviation fuels.

Cash-strapped Go First can now resume flight operations, says DGCA. But conditions apply 

Go First had stopped flight operations in May. DGCA says it can now resume but after fulfilling conditions like getting its flight schedule approved & making interim funding available.

Record jet orders by Air India, IndiGo boost domestic parts-making, aircraft repairs in India

The country's repair and overhaul industry is expected to grow to $4 billion by 2031, up from $1.7 billion in 2021, consultancy Deloitte said.

IndiGo places largest order in aviation history — 500 aircraft from Airbus

IndiGo, India's largest airline by market share, placed order months after rival Air India announced it would buy 470 aircraft — 250 from Airbus & 220 from Boeing.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.