On the 21st year celebration of Bird Academy, the education vertical of Bird Group reaffirms its position as a regional aviation-learning hub by becoming the first ever IATA Regional Training Partner. The first RTP course IATA’s ‘Safety Management System Course for Airlines’ received overwhelming response…

GVK Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) welcomed WB500 RwandAir’s inaugural flight from Mumbai (BOM) – Guangzhou (CAN) – Mumbai (BOM) at 12:50 hrs. The direct service from Mumbai to Guangzhou will be available to passengers thrice a week starting today.

Vistara has joined hands with United Airlines for an expanded association. The agreement enables United to codeshare on Vistara operated Indian domestic flights and allows for customers of both carriers to earn and redeem frequent flier miles. By the agreement, United Airlines will add its…

AirAsia, the Asia Pacific launch customer for the Airbus A330neo, has unveiled the first of its new generation long-haul fleet at the Paris International Air Show. The aircraft will be based at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport in Thailand, facilitating growth and network expansion plans…

Virgin Atlantic has become the first UK airline to announce a firm order for 14 Airbus A330-900neos, with an additional six as options, reaffirming its commitment to flying the cleanest, greenest fleet in the sky. The order, valued at $4.1billion, is a crucial step in…

Vistara today announced a significant network expansion with the addition of 62 new flights to and from Mumbai and Delhi. These new flights represent an over 50 per cent increase in the size of the airline’s network, with ~170 flights a day across 24 destinations…

IndiGo announced today that it has ordered CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power 280 Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft. The contract, which includes spare engines and an overhaul support agreement, is valued at more than $20 billion U.S. at list price. To support its new…

Air France will welcome the revamped travel cabins on board Airbus A330 on the Bengaluru – Paris route effective June 18, 2019 and effective June 28, 2019 on the Delhi – Paris route. The introduction of the new cabins will be progressive, reaching weekly operations…

Qatar Airways has announced that two of its state-of-the-art fleet A350-1000 and Gulfstream G500 will be on display at the Paris Air Show, taking place from 17-23 June at Le Bourget, France. Building on a year where the airline took delivery of its 250th aircraft,…

Routes Africa, the intra-Africa route development forum, will this year be hosted by the Kenya Airports Authority. Routes Africa, which returned to the aviation event calendar last year with a successful event in Ghana, will take place this year in Mombasa in Kenya as part…