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Supersonic travel 2.0: US company Boom picks up where Concorde left, with Trump’s boost

With speeds 40-50% faster than conventional airliners, Overture in Boomless Cruise enables travel from San Francisco to NY in 3 hours & 30 minutes instead of just over 5 hours.

Flight arriving from Chennai searched in Colombo after security alert from India over ‘wanted suspect’

The SriLankan Airlines flight was searched in coordination with local authorities after an alert from Chennai Area Control Centre.

Why Italian jets escorted Delhi-bound American Airlines plane diverted to Rome after ‘bomb threat’

Italian Air Force intercepted Boeing plane carrying 199 passengers plus crew as part of 24x7 national airspace surveillance, integrated with NATO air defence system. The jets were armed.

Exclusive Flight Deals: Save 15% with Kotak Debit Card Offers on MakeMyTrip

Kotak Mahindra Bank has partnered with MakeMyTrip to provide its Debit Cardholders with an attractive offer that gives a considerable discount of 15% on flight bookings.

Plane carrying several Indians detained in France over suspecting trafficking set to land in Mumbai

Nicaragua-bound flight that had taken off from Dubai was grounded at Vatry airport, 150 km east of Paris, Thursday. On Sunday, four French judges questioned the detained passengers.

Delhi-Pune Vistara flight receives bomb threat, over 100 passengers deboarded

The aircraft was kept in isolation for inspection by security agencies and no suspicious item was found on board, an official said. The flight was scheduled to depart at 8:30 am.

SubscriberWrites: The many challenges and paradoxes of Indian aviation industry

India’s aviation sector forms close to 10% of India’s GDP so it is becoming a major player in India’s business landscape.

Air India ‘urinating’ incident accused begged victim not to lodge FIR, said he is family man

Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the accused. The victim said that despite her willingness, she was forced to confront the accused, further disorientating her.

After urinating incident, Air India CEO tells staff to report improper behaviour on flights

Internally speaking to employees, he commented on the urinating incident & said that the repulsion felt by the affected passenger is understandable and that they share her distress.

Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight grounded after reported sparks

An aircraft operating flight from Delhi to Bangalore Friday experienced an engine stall during take-off roll and was landed at Delhi airport.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘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.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.