Turnaround man Ashwani Lohani has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of Air India for the second time. Lohani superannuated as Chairman of the Railway Board on December 31, 2018. The Cabinet committee on appointments cleared his re-induction on a contract basis for…

Etihad Airways will operate the Airbus A380 on its daily service linking Abu Dhabi and Seoul, effective July 1, 2019. The South Korean capital’s Incheon airport now joins London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, New York JFK and Sydney as a destination served by the…

Qatar Airways has introduced a new online payment scheme for bookings made on its website exclusively for customers with credit cards issued by Indian banks. The new payment option makes it now possible for passengers to pay for their booking through monthly installments of 3,…

Dubai-based flydubai launched its inaugural flight to Kozhikode in Kerala, India on February 1, 2019. The airline is operating thrice weekly flights connecting Dubai International (DXB) to Kozhikode Calicut International Airport (CCJ). With this launch, flydubai now offers 30 weekly flights to and from Dubai…

Etihad Airways has posted its best December operational on-time performance (OTP) results since 2010, concluding a successful year for its flight operations. In 2018, the airline recorded network punctuality of 82 per cent for flight departures and 84 per cent for arrivals – results that…

InterGlobe Aviation, which operates India’s leading domestic carrier – IndiGo – and Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) – operator of Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB) – have entered into a 20-year agreement to sub-lease land at the BLR Airport to build a state-of-the-art Maintenance Repair…

GoAir further expands its international footprint with the launch of direct flights on Kannur – Abu Dhabi – Kannur route effective March 01, 2019. Abu Dhabi will become the airline’s 4th international destination and 28th overall destination. GoAir recently announced the launch of its international…

Dubai-based flydubai has announced the start of flights to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The five times weekly service between Dubai and Tashkent will start from 11 March 2019 and will become a daily operation from 31 May 2019. flydubai has been flying to Central…

Singapore Airlines has opened its new digital innovation lab, known as KrisLab, as part of the SIA Group’s significant investment programme aimed at making it the world’s leading digital airline. The unveiling of KrisLab is in line with the Airline’s Digital Innovation Blueprint which was…

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is taking steps to meet growing demand in Asia by expanding its routes to include the first direct flight from Japan to Chennai, India. Set to begin in winter 2019, the flight will mark a decisive move towards Asia-Oceania for ANA…