Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
While expatriate pilots are hired at significantly higher salaries, Indian pilots’ salaries have been stagnant for over a decade, with allowances even being reduced after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Over 510 flights have been hit by hoax bomb threats in the past couple of weeks. Despite arrests and suspicions of Sikh radical links, authorities still have no clear answers.
New Delhi: Efforts and analysis of security agencies to trace preparators of hoax call threats have fallen flat.
A senior official said that several teams...
The civil aviation regulator found deficiencies and multiple violations of provisions by several post holders and staff, which could significantly affect safety.
Aviation analysts say airlines deny passengers boarding for 3 reasons — when flight has been overbooked, a last minute-change in aircraft, or technical fuel & weight requirements.
The global tech outage has affected several airlines including Akasa, SpiceJet & IndiGo. Electronics & IT minister says 'reason for outage identified' & govt is in touch with Microsoft.
A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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