Aviation Sector News
Foggy days ahead: How airlines are prepping to minimize delays
As fog season looms, Indian airlines are ramping up efforts to reduce delays and enhance passenger experiences. Airlines like IndiGo and Air India are implementing strategies to ensure smoother operations
4 min read6 Dec 2024SpiceJet insolvency claims: Are creditors leveraging IBC forum for settlements?
Mint’s research reveals that as of November 2024, 16 insolvency claims have been filed against the airline, primarily by lessors and some service vendors.
4 min read2 Dec 2024AAI selects 150 small airports, airstrips for modernization to meet air cargo demand by leveraging existing infra
These airports have been picked from among the over 400 airports and airstrips within the country under directions from the top level in the government to leverage the existing aviation infrastructure.
5 min read29 Nov 2024Mega aviation package to cut levies, ease rules in the works
Lower user fees, easier hiring of foreign pilots and route optimization may figure in Niti Aayog-led initiative to make India a global aviation hub.
4 min read28 Nov 2024Jet, set, weddings: Why Indian airlines are on a high this wedding season
As India enters its peak wedding season, airlines and charter jet operators are reaping the benefits, seeing an increase in flight bookings to tier 2 cities and a surge in honeymoon travel to Southeast Asia and West Asia.
4 min read28 Nov 2024U.S. airlines collected more than $12 billion from seat fees
Fees to select seats or to sit in rows with a few extra inches of legroom have become big business for airlines, according to a Senate subcommittee report.
1 min read26 Nov 2024Aviation ministry developing tool to integrate airspace, IMD data into Gati Shakti
This aims to address safety concerns related to construction interference with navigation systems.
2 min read26 Nov 2024Is buying frequent-flier miles ever a good idea?
Before accepting any bonus-mile offers—including the latest subscription offers—pull out your calculator.
1 min read19 Nov 2024Flying’s new high: Raise a toast to it?
India could celebrate robust demand for airline services as the single-day count of domestic passengers rose above half a million for the first time. The flip-side, however, is that supply is a major constraint and air-fares might also stay high as too many flyers chase too few seats.
1 min read19 Nov 2024Connectivity, monopoly and airlines: How is winter shaping up for Indian aviation?
As the winter schedule kicks in, domestic airlines are already in expansion mode. Data shared by aviation analytics company Cirium throws up interesting statistics for November, after Vistara’s merger with Air India, the first full month of operations in the Northern Winter Schedule.
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared