Air India has been directed to carry out additional checks on its Boeing 787-8 and -9 series aircraft which are powered by the GEnx engine from midnight June 14-15 before a flight departs from India. The directive from the Directorate…
Last week, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a rare appearance at the IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in New Delhi—a first for a head of state in recent memory—global airline CEOs listened closely. After all, India is now the…
The world watched with interest as US President Donald Trump labored to repeatedly assert that he deserved credit for averting a potential nuclear war between India and Pakistan last week. While the de-escalation was certainly a relief for many, notably…
Airlines are often among the first to feel the impact when geopolitical tensions rise. That’s precisely what happened after Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian-registered aircraft in response to New Delhi’s accusation that Islamabad was complicit in one of the…
Pakistan on Thursday afternoon shut its airspace to Indian aircraft. A statement from the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office said the country’s “airspace will be closed with immediate effect for all Indian owned or Indian operated airlines.” India did not immediately…
Nipun Agarwal is to be the new Chairman of the board of Air India Express (AIE), the lost cost arm of Air India, with Campbell Wilson stepping down from the position. Agarwal is a Tata Sons executive who joined the group…