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April domestic air traffic crosses pre-pandemic levels, says DGCA data

April aviation data shows Indigo making up most of the market share in April at 57.5% with Vistara and Air India following behind

After Go First exit, Air India CEO planning to 'quickly' increase flights

Aviation analytics firm says Air India may be able to boost domestic flights if 17 of its grounded planes are brought back to service soon

Daily domestic passenger traffic declines 4.7% due to Go First's exit

The average daily international flights fell by 1.74 per cent in the week

Let's get business running, crisis-hit Go First's IRP tells staff

The airline has indicated to the civil aviation ministry it would be able to start operations in around two weeks

Akasa Air's occupancy soars at fastest pace among peers in April

Load factor of market leader IndiGo shows second biggest rise

What makes the fight for India's 1.4 billion consumers a fixed match

"Big-5 grew not just at the expense of the smallest firms, but also of the next largest firms," Viral Acharya wrote

A P&W story: From giving wings to aviation in India to Go First grounding

The celebrated engine-maker has landed in a controversy with Go First blaming it for its bankruptcy

Weekend Bites: Corporate Samurai keels over, and big deal that's Met Gala

In which we munch over the week's platter of news and views

Here's why airlines keep folding in India's booming aviation market

The lure of aviation has proven particularly attractive - and brutal - for wealthy entrepreneurs, eager to enter a burgeoning sector and wooed by the status of owning an airline

Crash landing

Engines are not the only problem for Go First

Go First cut flights even after Centre removed Covid-19 pandemic cap

IndiGo, which was also hit by engine woes, carried out more flights

Air India, Sabre Corporation sign multi-year deal for global travel access

This long-term global distribution partnership will support Air India's ambitious growth plans, said Air India's Chief Commercial & Transformation Officer

Regional airline Fly91 receives govt approval, targets Oct launch

Goa-based carrier is promoted by former executives of Fairfax and Kingfisher

Taxi to Take Off: Air India says Phase 1 of its transformation complete

First phase focused on addressing legacy issues, strengthening fleet, upgrading systems and hiring

Air India's expansion plans stir tension over airline flying rights

Tensions over plans to transform AI into a global airline with hundreds of new jets rippled across aviation sector as foreign carriers clamoured for more access to the world's fastest-growing economy

Indian airlines to report $1.6-1.8 bn consolidated loss in FY24: CAPA

Indian airlines are projected to record a consolidated loss of USD 1.6 to 1.8 billion in the next financial year, aviation consultancy CAPA India said on Monday. The full service carriers are expected to incur a loss of USD 1.1 to 1.2 billion. According to CAPA India, Indian airlines are estimated to have a net induction of 132 planes next fiscal and will take the total fleet of all carriers to around 816 aircraft. While announcing its outlook for 2023-24, CAPA India also said that more than 100 planes of various Indian carriers are on the ground due to supply chain and non-supply chain issues.

SpiceJet approves slump sale of cargo biz, raising Rs 2,500 cr via QIB

SpiceJet has also decided to buy AS Air Lease in the settlement with aircraft lessor Castlelake

Spicejet to consider capital raise amid losses, market share battle

Spicejet's market share slipped to 7.3% in January from 7.7% in December

Indian airline industry to expand with more than 1,100 planes on order

The country's airline industry is poised for expansion with more than 1,100 planes on order by various domestic carriers. After more than 17 years, Air India, now owned by Tata Group, on Tuesday placed orders for a total of 470 planes with Airbus and Boeing. The total order, comprising wide-body and narrow-body aircraft, is the largest so far by an Indian carrier and also one of the largest single aircraft orders in the world. The country's largest airline IndiGo has around 500 planes on order and Akasa Air has placed an order for 72 Boeing narrow-body aircraft, out of which 16 planes have been delivered. That leaves Akasa Air with 56 aircraft on order. Go First, earlier known as Go Air, has 72 planes on order while Vistara is to receive 17 more Boeing planes. Together, Air India, IndiGo, Akasa Air, Go First and Vistara have at least 1,115 planes on order. Currently, there are around 700 commercial aircraft in the country, with a majority of them being narrow-body or single-aisle

Domestic airlines reported 2,613 technical snags in last 5 years: Singh

Domestic airlines reported 2,613 significant technical snags in their planes in the last five years, Union minister V K Singh told the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Minister of State for Civil Aviation said the regulations require occurrences relating to system and component failure to be reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). "These occurrences, based on their severity are investigated either by the concerned airlines under the supervision of the DGCA or by the DGCA under Rule 13(1) of the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017," he said in a written reply. Giving details, Singh said there were a total of 2,613 "significant technical snags" reported by various airlines in the country during the 2018-2022 period. In this period, IndiGo reported 885 snags, SpiceJet (691), Vistara (444), Air India (399), AirAsia (India) Ltd (79), Go Air (54), TruJet (30), Alliance Air (13), Blue Dart Aviation (7), Akasa Air (6) and Fly Big (5), as per the