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Lack of competition and market dominance led to IndiGo crisis. Indian aviation industry must learn from it

December 09, 2025 12:13 pm

If we continue down this path, the free-market ideal may not just be fading; it may already be passé

IndiGo collapsed — and we’ll still have to fly it, because we hardly have alternatives

December 07, 2025 8:27 pm

It strains credulity that the dominant market leader failed to plan for such a foreseeable outcome

What are DGCA's selective exemptions to IndiGo to ease flight disruptions

December 07, 2025 2:51 pm

IndiGo flight disruptions 2025, DGCA IndiGo crisis explained: When an airline with over 60 per cent share of the domestic passenger market gets into such a severe tailspin, it brings the entire industry to its knees. It is, for all intended purposes, too big to fail. Here is everything to know

Airport officials said baggage tracing teams are still working through large backlogs created over the past few days, and the unusually high volume of disrupted flights has slowed clearance.

IndiGo disruption: Govt imposes airfare caps to bring down sky-high fares, check opportunistic pricing by airlines

December 07, 2025 4:16 am

Fare caps: Rs 7,500 for flights up to 500 km (Delhi-Jaipur/ Chandigarh), Rs 12,000 for 500-1,000 km (Delhi-Bhopal/ Jammu), Rs 15,000 for 1,000-1,500 km (Delhi-Mumbai/ Kolkata), and Rs 18,000 for over 1,500 km (say Delhi-Chennai/ Bengaluru)

IndiGo meltdown has exposed a harsh truth: Passengers absorb damage while companies walk away

December 05, 2025 8:09 pm

Regulations meant to protect passengers have instead become a catalyst for passenger suffering. But let’s be clear: The rules are not the problem. The revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) were announced well in advance

Surge in GPS jamming and spoofing incidents: How aviation sector is responding to this clear, growing threat

December 03, 2025 12:12 pm

While there are mitigation measures, fallbacks, and redundancies to prevent significant harm to flight safety from GPS jamming and spoofing, it is a risk that is clear and present, and also evolving

FAA to end mandated cuts in domestic US flights

November 17, 2025 7:29 am

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the decision "reflects the steady decline in staffing concerns."

Boeing ordered to pay more than $28 million to 737 MAX crash victim's family

November 13, 2025 12:11 pm

The US planemaker has settled more than 90 per cent of the dozens of civil lawsuits related to the two accidents, paying out billions of dollars in compensation through lawsuits.

US Airport Government Shutdown Live Updates: FAA orders flight cuts at 40 major airports as shutdown strains air traffic control

November 08, 2025 7:43 pm

US Airport Government Shutdown Today Live News Updates: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that if the shutdown continues, flight cuts could reach 20 per cent in the coming weeks.

Air India completes first phase of legacy fleet retrofit programme; upgrades 27 old A320 planes with new cabin interiors

October 31, 2025 8:48 pm

From early 2027, Air India will retrofit 13 of its legacy Boeing 777 aircraft, aiming for completing the programme by October 2028.

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World’s 1st solar plane landed in Ahmedabad

March 11, 2015 2:02 pm

This historic round-the-world trip continues on Sunday with Andre Boschberg, being the pilot.

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How often our airlines experience technical snags: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:20 pm

Domestic airlines have reported the number of technical snags they have experienced. Of them all, IndiGo's numbers jump out, because it first reported 340 odd snags and when rivals reported the number suspect, it was revised to over 14,000 snags.