Demand for proactive customer services

What airlines can do to extend the longevity of their fleet

Drone rules must not challenge stakeholders

As vaccination numbers increase, airlines and the government look for the middle path to revive the beleagured travel sector

It is time to help Indian aviation’s technical side realise its potential

Unthinkable in today’s hyper-security post-9/11 environment, forced diversions were commonplace in the ’60s

A list of the top Covid-19-compliant airlines

The results of IndiGo and SpiceJet hold clues to the mid-term future of the country’s airline industry

How AirAsia India innovated with a distance-learning training programme for its cockpit crew

Hurricane-force winds and frequent snowstorms are obstacles

India needs to produce its own commercial aircraft to forge ahead

India hardly has any ‘low-cost’ airline, there are only ‘low-fare’ ones

Turns out no weather condition is better or worse for flying

From poor applicability of policy to lack of quality manpower and capital, problems plaguing them are manifold

Private jet operator JetSetGo’s CEO Kanika Tekriwal describes the intricacies of directly importing and leasing an aircraft

Automation and biometrics will be the norm rather than the exception at leading airports in the pandemic world

How adoption of AI, ML can empower flying

The US-based start-up Boom Supersonic is putting together an aircraft that can fly at a maximum speed of Mach 2.2

Accurate reading of the market is critical

Low-cost carriers aid market with point-to-point structure and affordable rates

Financial bid winner for sale of the State-owned airlines to be declared in three weeks; sources say it may take longer

As demand for travel rises, industry must meet it while ensuring passenger safety

Airports are also keeping pace to ensure safe, touchless and seamless journeys

Around 80 per cent of the total commercial fleet in India is leased against 53 per cent of the same, globally

Passengers who pick a seat near the tail of an aeroplane are more likely to survive a crash

Industry grapples with skilling/reskilling employees right from pilots to ground handling staff whose skills may be redundant

Every half per cent increase in GDP requires 10 per cent growth in travel

The success of these new airports is contingent on the ability to attract international traffic

JetSetGo in talks with VCs, PEs to raise additional $50 million

Covid tip: pick the last seat because “nobody coughs backwards”

Over 3,000 flights were cancelled on the eve of Christmas and cancellations are expected to double as New Year approaches

The aviation industry’s roller-coaster ride

Sinks $25 billion in the process

Omicron might dent growth, but the long-term outlook seems promising

Pilot shortage is hurting airline operations in India, with the industry expected to need at least 1,000 to 1,500 pilots every year

Integrated biometric-enabled frameworks for real-time test results, travel details and vaccine status are key to making air travel safe