Aviation
DreamFolks is moving beyond airport lounges. Can it regain lost ground?
DreamFolks expects to return to its pre-lounge-exit revenue by 2030, but with a radically different business mix spanning travel, dining, wellness, golf and railway lounges.
4 min read11 Sep 2026‘BOMB’ threat? Lucknow-Saudi Arabia IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Ahmedabad; here’s what happened
On 10 September, an IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Dammam made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad.
1 min read10 Sep 2026Bengaluru airport’s expansion takes a capex detour
Aera approved one-third of Bengaluru airport’s ₹20,920 crore capex proposal for FY27-FY31, while shifting some projects to a recovery model that starts only after assets are completed and put to use.
3 min read7 Sep 2026Probe agency finds psychoactive substance use by pilot of Air India flight from Phuket, suggests appropriate action
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has asked the DGCA to take appropriate action “on priority”. The report does not name the substance or the pilot.
3 min read4 Sep 2026India's regional aviation needs broad policy tailwinds, says ATR chief
More airports, lower costs and taxes, and incentives beyond Udan are needed to make regional airlines profitable, says Nathalie Tarnaud Laude.
4 min read4 Sep 2026Airbus to deliver over 2 aircraft a week to India for next 10 years amid 1,200-plane backlog
Airbus expects to deliver over two aircraft a week to India over the next decade, backed by a 1,200-plane backlog. It is also expanding MRO capabilities, including a radome repair facility in Nagpur.
2 min read3 Sep 2026Doha-Bengaluru IndiGo pilot incapacitated mid-flight; diverted to Muscat - Details of what led to emergency
A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight from Doha, Qatar, was diverted to Muscat, Oman, on Thursday after a crew member reportedly required urgent medical assistance.
2 min read3 Sep 2026Why Singapore Airlines’ bet on Air India is worth the long haul
Despite political scrutiny over short-term losses, Air India's multi-year turnaround offers Singapore Airlines crucial scale in one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets.
4 min read30 Aug 2026Smaller lots, bigger stakes: The math behind India’s next wave of airport privatization
After six airports in 2020-21, the government plans to privatize 11 smaller airports next. Here's how the public-private partnership model has transformed India’s aviation market, and what lies ahead.
5 min read30 Aug 2026Govt weighs annual random drug tests for all airline pilots
If annual random testing is expanded to all pilots, then India would be the first country in the world to have such a norm.
3 min read25 Aug 2026Wait for it…
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