In the next 20 years, Airbus forecasts demand for air transport to progressively shift from fleet growth to the accelerated retirement of older, less fuel-efficient aircraft, resulting in a need for some 39,000 new-build passenger and freighter aircraft, 15,250 of these for replacement. As a…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Marie Owens Thomsen will join the Association as its Chief Economist effective 4 January 2022. Owens Thomsen will come from Banque Lombard Odier, where she has served as Head of Global Trends and Sustainability since 2020. Prior…

Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched its highly anticipated new cabin products, which will be rolled out on its Boeing 737-8 fleet in the coming weeks. This elevates the customer experience on board the Airline’s narrowbody aircraft fleet to a level similar to its widebody aircraft, offering…

Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minster of Civil Aviation, dedicated eGCA (e-Governance in Directorate General of Civil Aviation), the e-governance platform in Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to the nation. Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal and Arun Kumar, Director General of Civil Aviation, were also…

Qatar Airways reluctantly took the decision to welcome A380 back into operation due to ongoing capacity shortage. It is anticipated that at least five of the airline’s 10 A380 aircraft will be brought back into service on a temporary basis over the coming weeks to…

GO FIRST (formerly known as GoAir) today announced the introduction of 32 new flights to its expanding domestic network. The airline has added Amritsar, Surat, Dehradun and Aizawl to its domestic network and these airports will be connected by direct flights to and from Delhi,…

Domestic air passenger traffic grew by ~24-25% at around 87-88 lakh in October 2021, compared to ~71 lakh in September 2021. The same reflects a Y-o-Y growth of ~67%. The airlines’ capacity deployment for October 2021 was around 46% higher than October 2020 (~72,000 departures…

IndiGo has announced its new direct flights between Bhopal and Raipur, effective November 02, 2021. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, IndiGo said, "We are pleased to commence direct connections between the capital of Madhya Pradesh and steel city of Chhattisgarh. These new domestic…

IndiGo has symbolically launched the new direct flights between Bhubaneshwar and Jaipur, in the presence of Union Minister for Railway Ashwini Vaishnaw (virtually), Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan (virtually) amongst other eminent dignitaries. The new route was inaugurated with lamp lighting at the Bhubaneshwar airport.…

Go First (formerly known as GoAir) recently celebrated the completion of 16 years of service excellence in the skies, since it began operations in a gala event in Mumbai. The occasion was graced by Wadia Group Chairman, Nusli Wadia and Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director, Ness…