America's busiest airports could become the next immigration battlegroundThe Department of Homeland Security is considering reducing customs processing at airports in cities not adhering to Trump administration i...
22 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Qantas flight diverted after man bites flight attendantAustralia's Qantas was forced to divert a flight bound for the United States over a disruptive passenger, with local media reporting the ma...
17 May, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
Trump leaves Beijing with few wins but warm words for XiWhile Trump searched for immediate business wins, such as a deal to sell Boeing jets that did not impress investors, Xi talked up a long-te...
15 May, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Karnataka plans to set up drone testing hub near BengaluruKarnataka is set to establish a dedicated drone flight testing facility near Bengaluru. The state aims to streamline regulations and attrac...
15 May, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson resigns after Ahmedabad crash, airspace closure trouble Tata-owned carrierAir India CEO Campbell Wilson has resigned. The Tata-owned airline faces mounting losses. Projections show significant financial challenges...
07 Apr, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Willie Walsh will have to repair IndiGo's image before driving global expansionWillie Walsh’s appointment as CEO of IndiGo is seen as a move to drive global expansion, but he faces the immediate challenge of repairing ...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
Why are Chinese flights to North Korea resuming?Air China restarted direct flights between Beijing and Pyongyang on Monday for the first time since the pandemic, although for now North Ko...
30 Mar, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
Tackling hot-headed, rude air passengersAir travel in India is on the brink of transformation as the DGCA rolls out a new framework to address disruptive passenger behavior. With ...
19 Feb, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Inspired by Greta Thunberg, Sweden invented flight shaming, now it’s desperately begging airlines to come backSweden flight shaming is now facing a major reversal as the country scraps its controversial air tax to boost its struggling economy. Once ...
05 Jul, 2025, 05.57 PM IST
Airlines tighten rules on power banks after in-flight fire risks; here are the latest regulationsSeveral Asian airlines have introduced stricter policies on power bank usage following a recent aircraft fire incident. The new regulations...
08 Mar, 2025, 01.29 AM IST
Cheap Europe flights could soon be a thing of the past, all thanks to FranceThe French Transport Minister argues that low-cost flights do not account for the true environmental cost and are no longer sustainable. Th...
09 Sep, 2023, 02.40 PM IST
Direct flights between India, China unlikely to be resumed in near future due to Beijing's COVID rules: SourcesThe flight disruption turned out to be a major problem for hundreds of Indian students as well as families of Indians working in China and ...
11 Oct, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Taliban ban Afghan women from flying without male relativeThe latest restriction on women follows Wednesday's shutdown of all girls' secondary schools just hours after they were allowed to reopen f...
28 Mar, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
Biden joins allies, bans Russian planes from US airspacePresident Joe Biden announced Tuesday night in his State of the Union address that the U.S. is banning Russian flights from its airspace in...
02 Mar, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
Japan retracts new flight bookings ban after criticismsJapan says it has retracted a ban on new bookings on incoming international flights to defend against the new variant of the coronavirus on...
02 Dec, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
Air India expects surge in demand post gadgets ban on flights from Muslim nationsThe new policy affects people flying to the United States from airports in Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Dub...
23 Mar, 2017, 11.14 AM IST
Commercial use of drones stuck in clearance delays from home, telecom and defence ministries“We had banned it but we recently allowed use of drones during the Indian Premier League matches. They had approached us for approval,” sai...
07 May, 2015, 06.37 AM IST