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From flyers to faithfuls: Why IndiGo and Air India are racing to lock in loyal customers

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Fifteen months after launch of its loyalty initiative, IndiGo counts 10 million people on its BluChip programme, bringing the Gurugram-based airline at par with Air India's freque... Read More


Wingtips of IndiGo, Air India planes in grazing incident at Mumbai airport, passengers safe

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Two passenger aircraft-an Air India and an IndiGo plane-suffered a wingtip grazing on the ground at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Tuesday. The pla... Read More


DGCA rules out glitch in Air India Dreamliner, calls for pilot training on fuel switch use

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has concluded there was no glitch in the grounded Boeing Dreamliner, and asked Air India to train its pilots on the procedures to ... Read More


IndiGo, Air India, Akasa to add 240 aircraft in two years

Hyderabad, Jan. 30 -- India's top airlines IndiGo, Air India and Akasa Air may together add 240 aircraft in the next two years, expanding their fleet size by a combined 30%. Currently, the three carri... Read More


Will India's aircraft workshops gain from the EU trade treaty?

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- India hopes to leverage its tariff concessions to the European Union (EU) to press for mutual recognition of aircraft maintenance certification, an official familiar with the pla... Read More


Boeing unfazed by India-EU FTA, says maintenance cost unlikely to decline soon

Hyderabad, Jan. 29 -- The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) may not immediately lower costs for aircraft maintenance or spare parts, as India has already capped the ... Read More


Probe underway into Learjet crash that killed Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has launched a probe into the crash of a Learjet 45 at Baramati on Wednesday morning that killed all five people on board, i... Read More


Navi Mumbai airport plans to start international operations by June after getting night flight permit, CEO Bansal says

HYDERABAD, Jan. 28 -- Gautam Adani-owned Navi Mumbai International Airport expects to start international operations by June, after obtaining clearance for night flying operations in the next month, t... Read More


Navi Mumbai airport plans to start international operations in Q1FY27 after getting night flight permit, CEO Bansal says

HYDERABAD, Jan. 28 -- Gautam Adani-owned Navi Mumbai International Airport expects to start international operations in April-June, after obtaining clearance for night flying operations in the next mo... Read More


Flight cancellations, DGCA action: What investors are watching in IndiGo's Q3 earnings

New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan. 21 -- As IndiGo, the country's largest airline by market share, announces its December-quarter earnings on Thursday, the focus will be on the operational disruptions last month ... Read More