The Ahmedabad-based Adani Group has a five-year, $11-billion expansion plan for its airports business but no plans to start an airline in the world’s fastest growing aviation market. Jeet Adani, director at Adani Airports Holdings Ltd. and son of billionaire Gautam Adani, at the newly built Navi Mumbai International Airport. (Reuters) What’s the plan: The […]
IndiGo has emerged as India’s largest international airline in terms of air traffic amid a flights crisis that’s scuppered its domestic operations. IndiGo has emerged as India’s No.1 international airline because Air India has reduced its international flights following the plane crash in Ahmedabad in June 2025. (HT) The airline operated by InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. […]
AN INDIAN WEDDING reception can be a tedious affair. A typical example finds the bride and groom sitting on—or standing next to—a pair of gaudy thrones. Guests queue up to hand over presents and have their photos taken. There is often no booze, no dancing, no revelry. At a reception in the southern city of […]
The central government recently enacted the Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms in the airline industry. The rules seek to address the issue of pilot fatigue through increased rest time and reduced landing in the night hours. At the peak of the disruptions on 5 December, IndiGo cancelled 1,588 flights, or about 79% of its […]
On the evening of 2 December 2025, just three days before India’s largest airline would lose control of its operations, IndiGo executives noticed that a technology glitch that was delaying late-night check-ins—a small failure that would soon cascade into one of the worst aviation disruptions in the country’s history. Passengers inquire at an IndiGo airlines […]
Today marks a year since Vistara, the Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) joint venture, merged with Air India. Much has happened since then, including a deadly crash of an Air India flight in June that saw only one survivor. When Air India launched its ambitious Vihaan.AI transformational plan, it aimed to have a market share of 30% […]
