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Civil Aviation: Never A Dull Moment

India, March 19 -- There is nothing certain but the uncertain. This pithy saying currently sums up the state India's aviation sector finds itself in the early months of 2026. Even as the country awai... Read More


Swadeshi impulses in Indian civil aviation

India, March 19 -- The Air India crash and the Indigo mass cancellations and delays that shook India's aviation space last year have caused churn in the country's two leading airlines. While market le... Read More


India's flying training organisations need reset

India, Feb. 26 -- In recent times, it seems as if air disasters in the country have been vying for national attention. The crash near Ranchi on Monday that killed seven on board came just weeks after ... Read More


A plea in SC is asking tough questions about air travel costs. Rightly so.

India, Feb. 18 -- On August 11, a frequent flier and social activist S Laxminarayan filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking regulatory guidelines to check the unpredictable fluctuations in ... Read More


Air India under Tatas: From high hopes to hard questions

India, Feb. 2 -- It was on January 27, 2022, that the erstwhile government-run national carrier Air India formally came into the hands of the Tata group, forever shedding its public persona. It was a ... Read More


India's aviation sector needs a regulatory reset

India, Jan. 22 -- The penal action against IndiGo for precipitating the aviation crisis last year in December, which left thousands of fliers stranded by multiple flight cancellations and extended del... Read More


IndiGo crisis: Turbulence to absurdity

India, Jan. 22 -- The DGCA report ought to be a serious red flag for the airline; it rules out systemic, procedural or process failures, or any acute shortage of personnel. It lays the blame almost sq... Read More