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Plan to become all-economy airline by April 2026: Air India Express CEO

"The airline aims to carry about 30 million passengers in 2025-26, roughly 50 per cent more year-on-year, as the aircraft inducted in the latter part of 2024-25 will have their full impact in 2025-26"

Auto street set for rough ride as Donald Trump tariffs spark worries

India calculating impact of 25% duty on cars, auto parts; firms see hit on margins

Sunil Kakkar becomes first homegrown employee to become MSIL director

MSIL's board currently comprises 11 members-five Indians and six Japanese. Among the Indian members, four are independent directors, while chairman R C Bhargava is the fifth

DGCA relents, allows airlines to submit only aggregate airfare data

This marks a climbdown from the regulator's earlier demand for detailed fare records, including individual ticket prices, booking dates, and passenger counts over the past two years

Indian carriers set to operate 5.5% more flights this summer season

The aviation summer season this year runs from March 30 to October 25

Air India seeks clarity on Mumbai International airport's terminal shift

The AERA on Tuesday afternoon conducted a three-hour-long meeting with aviation sector stakeholders to discuss the aeronautical charges

AAI plans to invest Rs 1,625 crore to expand Ayodhya airport capacity

Move aimed to increase its passenger handling capacity to 6 million passengers per annum

Nearly 37 flights from India disrupted by Heathrow Airport shutdown

Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest in the world, handles approximately 1,280 flights daily, including around 37 to and from India

MIAL seeks user levy on domestic flyers, and 3.5x hike for int'l travel

To balance the impact of the increased UDF, Adani Group-led MIAL said it has also proposed a reduction of approximately 35 per cent in aircraft landing and parking charges

Supply chain issues may hit aircraft deliveries for 4-5 yrs: Air India CEO

The CEO also said that leasing planes is not an easy solution either

Mumbai Airport's Terminal 1 to be razed over safety concerns: AERA

AERA's statement and these audit findings come after the collapse of Delhi Airport's Terminal 1 canopy on June 28 last year, which killed a cab driver and injured eight people

Competition next door, Delhi airport planning salary hike, bonus for staff

DIAL requested AERA to align manpower cost projections with its submissions and consider at least a nine per cent growth, as observed by AERA itself in previous "control periods"

DGCA, IIT audit findings put Terminal 2 on the repair runway: DIAL

Delhi Airport has three terminals: T1 with a capacity of 40 million passengers per year, T2 with 15 million, and Terminal 3 (T3) with 45 million

Indians at forefront of Riyadh Air's 1.4 mn job applications: CEO Douglas

He mentioned that almost 93 per cent of the air traffic between India and Saudi Arabia is point-to-point, and there is a huge scope of increasing flight frequencies between the two nations

Sakthi, Diamond form joint venture to manufacture trainer aircraft in Hisar

As part of this arrangement, Sakthi will manufacture 200 aircraft exclusively for ACI

Over two years on, Kuno's cheetahs still play a losing Hunger Game

Vanishing prey and fierce competition from leopards keep cheetahs on edge

SpiceJet Q2 loss up; airline turns profitable in Q3 on lower fuel expenses

SpiceJet has been posting losses for the past six financial years. The airline was last in the green in 2017-18, when it recorded a consolidated net profit of Rs 557.4 crore

Airfare to rise not more than 1.5% if tariff proposal accepted: DIAL

"Overall, the average domestic ticket price will increase by no more than 1.5-2 per cent, while international fares will rise by 0.5-1 per cent," the CEO said

Maruti Suzuki India starts production at new plant in Haryana's Kharkhoda

The company's previous three facilities are located in Gurgaon and Manesar in Haryana and Hansalpur in Gujarat, with a combined annual production capacity of 2.35 million units

Revolt expects volume sales to jump 3x in FY26, says Anjali Rattan

After unveiling the new model, Anjali Rattan told reporters: "The sales this financial year will be about 13,000-14,000 units. We expect the sales in the next financial year to be about 40,000 units"