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India has 25,001 active pilots: Govt tells parliamentIndia currently has 25,001 active pilots. This includes 10,261 pilots holding an Airline Transport Pilot License. The Directorate General o...
IndiGo says it will operate over 2,000 flights on December 12 as operations continue to stabiliseIndiGo plans to fly over 2,000 flights on December 12, 2025. Operations are stabilizing with flights steadily increasing. All 138 destinati...
IndiGo flight crisis: DGCA officials start monitoring operations, refunds at airline headquartersDGCA officials are now monitoring IndiGo's operations directly from its headquarters. This move follows significant flight cancellations du...
DGCA staffing crisis 'existential threat' for aviation safety system; watchdog needs autonomy: Parl panelA parliamentary panel has urged for autonomy for the DGCA, highlighting a critical staffing shortage that threatens aviation safety. The co...
IndiGo's Airbus A321 suffers tail strike while attempting low-altitude go-around at Mumbai airport amid heavy rainfallAn IndiGo Airbus A321 experienced a tail strike upon landing in Mumbai amidst heavy rainfall, prompting an aborted landing and subsequent s...
Indian airlines carried 1.45 cr passengers in March; 8.79 pc higher YoY: DGCAIndian airlines experienced substantial growth in March 2025, transporting 1.45 crore passengers, marking an 8.79% increase compared to the...
International air travel penetration remains low in India: CAPA"In terms of domestic traffic, we have reached number 3. But in terms of international (traffic), we are ranked at 18. In spite of being th...
Domestic air passengers grew 17.17% to 11.35 million in AugustBudget carrier SpiceJet outperformed rivals IndiGo and GoAir in punctuality in operations as its on time performance from four key airports...
Dubai, Singapore top destinations from Kempegowda International AirportA total of 1,93,968 passengers travelled to and from Dubai and 1,30,650 passengers travelled to and from Singapore during the first quarter...
Chopper crash brings maintenance, infrastructure, training issues back to the foreWhile the final jury is out on the incident, sources ET spoke to primarily blamed poor maintenance of aircraft for such accidents.
need2know: 6 macro triggers that could move your market todayIndustry is pinning hopes on early passage of GST bill and faster economic reforms following the results of assembly polls in four states.
18 senior IAS officers promoted to Secretary, Special Secretary level18 senior IAS officers have been promoted to the level of Secretary, and some to Special Secretary, by temporarily upgrading the posts held...
Vistara's on-time performance stands at 89 per cent in first month of operationVistara airline claimed that it surpassed all domestic carriers including budget airline IndiGo in the on-time performance (OTP) in January.
Why US' downgrade of India's safety rating threatens to send aviation sector into a tailspinFAA, which audited DGCA last year, concluded that the deficit of officers hobbled its efforts to oversee airlines in accordance with standa...
- Govt mulls putting cap on preferred seats on airlines
The Civil Aviation Ministry was now looking at framing rules to cap the number of preferential seats the carriers can offer in a flight.
Slashed fares fail to lift domestic air travelThe first two months of this year saw 100.2 lakh people flying in India, down 3.6% from the figure of almost 104 lakh in January and Feb, 2...
- Religare-run Air Mantra goes off air
"The operations have been suspended. We are not accepting bookings either," was the response of the airline call centre executive.
- Brokers’ call: HSBC downgrades SpiceJet to 'neutral'
While it remains a potential upside risk at this stage, the considerable uncertainty around it warrants caution in the medium term.
Domestic air fares soar as seats dry upWith the stricken Kingfisher forcing a drought of seats, it is no surprise that these days the only way to get a reasonable domestic fare i...
- Foreign pilots sent home for 'poor English'
The government has sent home over 20 foreign pilots flying for Indian airline companies in the past year as their poor English posed safety...