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De Havilland Canada sees strong traction for India's seaplane ecosystem

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- India's decision to allow the import of 20-year-old seaplanes has drawn a "measured but optimistic" response from De Havilland Canada, which said the regulatory shift will enable... Read More


SITA scales Made-in-India airport technology across Asia-Pacific

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Air transport technology major SITA is scaling the export of its airport technology products manufactured in India across the Asia-Pacific region. The move assumes significance ... Read More


DGCA weighs stricter anti-doping rules after Air India incident

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Following recent incidents of pilots failing doping tests, India's civil aviation regulator is considering a new, more stringent, Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) governing testi... Read More


Air India Express introduces self-declaration process for psychoactive substance use

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Tata Group-promoted Air India Express has introduced a voluntary self-declaration process for employees to report the use, misuse, dependence on or abuse of psychoactive substanc... Read More


AAI profit falls 9.8% to Rs.6,522 crore in FY26

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- State-run Airports Authority of India's (AAI) net profit or profit after tax (PAT) declined by 9.8 per cent to Rs.6,522.37 crore in FY2025-26 on a year-on-year basis. The declin... Read More


Two AI pilots fail preliminary drug test

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- New Delhi Two pilots of the Air India Group have failed preliminary (screening) tests for consumption of psychoactive substances as part of the ongoing mandatory testing exercis... Read More


Centre to select first 50 airports under modified UDAN scheme

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The Centre will soon select the first batch of 50 airports for development under the modified UDAN scheme as it invites nominations from State and Union Territory governments, so... Read More


Air India plans 16 B787-8 retrofits in 2027, over 100 new aircraft in two years

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Tata Group-promoted Air India plans to retrofit 16 additional Boeing 787-8 aircraft in 2027 even as it plans to induct more than 100 new aircraft across the group (Air India and ... Read More


Public trust in aviation will not be allowed to be broken: Civil Aviation Minister Naidu

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The government will not allow public trust in India's aviation sector to be compromised due to the recent Air India Phuket-Delhi flight-related incidents, Civil Aviation Minister... Read More


Airbus' initial report flags temporary loss of flight-control in Air India incident

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- A preliminary assessment by Airbus into the August 4 Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident has identified a loss of the aircraft's hydraulic system that resulted in a temporary ... Read More