The Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Deshka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. UDAN is a market driven scheme. An airport which is included in the…

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Industry (FICCI), yesterday organized an event to acknowledge and felicitate the contribution of women and to celebrate Women's Achievements in Indian Aviation sector. The event was graced by Union Minister…

GO FIRST announced the resumption of direct international connection and direct international cargo operations from Srinagar to Sharjah, thus reinforcing its gulf operations. GO FIRST was the first airline to introduce direct service from Srinagar to Sharjah last year, under the Air Bubble agreement. The…

The Government of India has decided to resume scheduled commercial international passenger services to/from India from March 27, 2022, i.e. start of Summer Schedule 2022. The Govt. took this decision in consultation with the stakeholders after having recognized the increased vaccination coverage across the globe.…

Udita Shroff – Regional Head of Marketing and Digital Sales - South Asia, Middle East, and Africa informs that Cathay Pacific’s 30% of workforce in India are women and 19% of them are in leadership roles. Moreover, Cathay Pacific is part of the IATA “25…

Neerja Bhatia, Etihad Airways’ Vice President, Indian Subcontinent believes that the determination to challenge the paradigm is crucial for any kind of empowerment. She shares her perspective how Etihad Airways supported her in becoming a leader. How important is IWD for you and why? Personally,…

ICRA expects domestic air passenger traffic to witness a strong Y-o-Y growth of ~50-55% in FY2022 supported by the fast pace of vaccination and gradual relaxations in restrictions by the regulatory authorities. However, this recovery will be on a much lower base of FY2021 Also…

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has announced that starting from 16 March 2022, it will progressively convert all flights from India to Singapore to Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) services. This will provide eligible customers with quarantine-free entry into Singapore from eight points across India. While…

In its endeavor to support the repatriation efforts from Ukraine, IndiGo is operating 20 flights from 28 February to March 03. Out of these 20 flights, 6 flights have landed in Delhi bringing back over 1300 Indian citizens; another 6 flights are enroute and will…

SriLankan Airlines adorns one of its aircraft with customized livery to reaffirm its status as the official airline of the much-awaited ‘Raid Amazones 2022.’ Raid Amazones 2022 is an annual sporting event that features a large number of French female athletes competing their way to…