Musk jokes about buying Ryanair as Starlink feud with CEO Michael O’Leary escalatesThis followed Ryanair’s official account trolling Musk during a widespread outage on X on two consecutive days. The clash began when O’Lear...
17 Jan, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
Airline pilots, crews voice concerns about Middle East routesEuropean pilots and crew voice growing safety concerns regarding flights over the Middle East amid escalating tensions between Iran and Isr...
11 Dec, 2024, 11.59 AM IST
Tata-Airbus plant: India's dream of making a civil aircraft taking off?India is embarking on manufacturing its own commercial aircraft, leveraging its growing aviation sector. The Tata-Airbus plant in Vadodara,...
28 Oct, 2024, 04.52 PM IST
How a passenger forced an EasyJet flight from London to make an emergency landing at MunichAn EasyJet flight from London to Greece made an emergency landing in Munich due to a disruptive passenger. The intoxicated individual attem...
05 Sep, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
The right bet: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's dream is set to soar higherExiting 2023 with a fleet size of 22 aircraft, including 21 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and one Boeing 737 MAX 8 200, the first of its kind in Asia, A...
20 Feb, 2024, 08.44 PM IST
Explainer: What was behind diversion of a Ryanair flight to Belarus?Ryanair Flight FR4978, traveling from Athens to the Lithuanian capital, was in Belarus airspace about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the Lith...
24 May, 2021, 11.51 PM IST
Airlines struggle with global pilot shortageCarriers such as Emirates and Australia's Qantas Airways have poured resources into hiring, but struggled in recent months to use their jet...
06 Jun, 2018, 02.46 PM IST
SpiceJet rallies 7% even as DGCA spikes Re 1 ticket offerSpiceJet's Re 1 ticket offer may have earned the carrier a stern cease-and-desist warning from the aviation regulator, but the stock is on ...
02 Apr, 2014, 12.21 PM IST
SpiceJet floats Re 1 ticket, DGCA shoots it downThe carrier shot back that the offer can’t be predatory as it has only a 20% share of the market and that it clearly told customers that se...
02 Apr, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Lessons CEOs of IndiGo, GoAir, AirAsia & Virgin Atlantic picked up from chatty passengersInteractions with passengers are dime-a-dozen for airline bosses. It could be a talkative seatmate or a person huddled at the luggage carou...
22 Apr, 2013, 02.06 PM IST
AirAsia's India entry to mark arrival of truly low-cost airline; may face delay in clearancesThe first big impediment for AirAsia could be the authorities themselves. It would also have to contend with stiff opposition from existing...
10 Mar, 2013, 07.12 AM IST
- AirAsia changed low-cost airlines' dynamics in region
The airline was launched 12 years ago, a month after the 9/11 and it seemed like an idea destined to fail: Except that the person behind it...
21 Feb, 2013, 10.34 AM IST
How IndiGo's Aditya Ghosh is the only airline boss still flyingIndiGo has shunned frequent flier programmes, airport lounges, special check-in counters for a particular class of passengers and TV screen...
04 Jun, 2012, 11.42 AM IST
- Brady reckoner: Find it, fix it, seal it
Air Deccan’s still got miles to go before it can be called fighting fit. But, Team Brady is busting such notions.
27 Jan, 2007, 01.04 AM IST
- BAA faces UK anti-trust probe, may break up London assets
Grupo Ferrovial’s BAA unit, the world’s biggest airport operator, faces a possible breakup of its London holdings after the division was re...
13 Dec, 2006, 12.14 AM IST
- Low-cost airlines won't be grounded
With efficiency and price control, low-cost airlines can keep their heads - and tails - in the clouds.
02 Oct, 2006, 02.32 AM IST
- Consolidation in airline industry likely in a year
With the war for the domestic air traveller hotting up, low-cost carriers are feeling the heat. SpiceJet, with much smaller operations, pos...
02 Oct, 2006, 01.24 AM IST