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UDAN scheme hits 9-year low in new airport addition; only 4 operationalized this fiscal year

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- With just a month left in the financial year, India has operationalized only four airports under its regional air connectivity scheme UDAN-the lowest number added in a single fis... Read More


DGCA seeks self-sustaining funding model, share of passenger fees as institutional overhaul proposed

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- India's civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is seeking a shift to a self-sustaining funding model- including a share of passenger fees- as... Read More


IndiGo cuts summer flight goal amid crew constraints

new delhi, Feb. 18 -- India's largest airline, IndiGo, has sought approval to operate at least 275 additional daily flights, about a 15% increase over its current 1,900-odd departures, during the summ... Read More


IndiGo eyes 275 daily additional flights this summer, but growth still capped by crew and compliance constraints

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- India's largest airline, IndiGo, has sought approval to operate at least 275 additional daily flights, about a 15% increase over its current 1,900-odd departures, during the summ... Read More


"Fifth day of a test match": Air India chief on fleet overhaul as retrofit runs two years late

NEW DELHI, Feb. 6 -- Four years into its Tata-led turnaround, Air India's $400 million programme to modernize older aircraft is running up to two years behind schedule. The delay has pushed back the c... Read More


Civil aviation ministry flags recurring technical lapses in half of India's fleet

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Nearly three out of four Air India planes were found to have recurring defects, while one out of three IndiGo planes reported recurring faults between January 2025 and February 20... Read More


IndiGo loses nearly 4% market share in December after flight disruption; Air India gains

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- IndiGo lost nearly four percentage points of domestic market share in December after mass flight cancellations and a sharp cut in daily departures, ceding ground to rival Air Indi... Read More


Union Budget FY27: India to push indigenous seaplane manufacturing

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- The government will push indigenous manufacturing of seaplanes as part of a broader effort to boost tourism and strengthen regional air connectivity, it said in the Union Budget 2... Read More


IRFC explores some Swiss franc swap to cut dollar risk

New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) is reworking its foreign-currency borrowing mix, exploring a plan to swap part of its dollar-denominated loans into Swiss francs to limit forei... Read More


Gloomy view for IndiGo as profit plunges in a quarter to forget

New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- IndiGo scaled back its near-term growth expectations significantly after its October-December quarter earnings came under pressure from a combination of new labour codes, regulat... Read More