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A refreshed brand identity for Air India has landed.

IndiGo made the headlines during the 2023 edition of Paris Air Show, as they placed the largest order in the history of aviation. An order of 125 Airbus A320neo and 375 Airbus A321neo totaling up to 50 billion dollars and taking the delivery backlog to almost 1,000 aircraft. At the 46th Paris Air Show in […]

India’s largest domestic airline IndiGo has posted a record net profit for the first quarter of the airline’s 2023-24 financial year, 01 Apr – 30 Jun Pieter Elbers, the airline’s chief executive officer, said: “That very positive momentum from the last two quarters has also continued in this quarter as we started the new year […]

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, India’s busiest airport, has reached a significant milestone with the inauguration of a fourth operational runway, RWY 11L/29R, and a state-of-the-art dual elevated taxiway, Eastern Cross Taxiway (ECT). These new facilities were inaugurated on Jul 14, 2023, by Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Union Civil Aviation Minister of India, and are […]

Akasa Air, one of India’s leading airlines, recently announced its expansion plans with the addition of two new destinations to its flight network. The airline will now operate daily flights to Bengaluru and Guwahati from Kolkata, marking a significant milestone for Akasa Air as Kolkata becomes its 17th destination. This strategic move aims to cater […]

Star Air has commenced operations in Jaipur (JAI) from both Bengaluru (BLR) and Belagavi (IXG). The service to Jaipur is via Belagavi. The route is a thrice-weekly affair as advertised on the airline’s website and social media. The first flight was conducted using the Embraer 145. The first Star Air flight to Jaipur landed on […]

Go Airlines of India, branded as “GO FIRST” has voluntarily filed for resolution and protections with the National Company Law Tribunal in New Delhi. The low-cost carrier has filed for the same under Section 10 of the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The 55-aircraft-strong carrier had to take the step owing to financial and operational problems […]

Airbus and Boeing are expanding their search for engineers in India to meet booming demand for aircraft and expand their presence in the country, one of the largest economies globally, according to a Bloomberg report. In recent months, airlines and lessors have started to use their right to compensation as a bargaining chip for the […]

Air Mauritius has announced that it will resume direct flights to New Delhi in May, providing a major boost to outbound tourism from India to Mauritius. The move comes after a three-year absence of Air Mauritius operations in New Delhi. The airline will operate two weekly flights using its Airbus A330 aircraft, with a business […]

It has not even been a few hours since the Indian airline’s deal with Airbus was officially announced and another deal, albeit known and expected, with Boeing has also been announced. U.S. President Joe Biden has applauded the deal, the sticker price for the same being $34 billion. According to sources, the American manufacturer will […]