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European aircraft maker Airbus says regional turboprop market would grow

Airbus sees strong growth for regional aircraft in India, countering Boeing's scepticism and backing turboprops like ATR to support UDAN-led connectivity

Baramati plane crash investigation progressing expeditiously: MoCA

MoCA said the AAIB-DGCA probe into the Baramati Learjet 45 crash is progressing expeditiously, with the black box recovered and a time-bound inquiry underway

Air India to order 30 Boeing 737 Max jets as travel demand surges

Of those, 220 were from Boeing, including 190 Max jets largely deployed by Air India Express, the carrier's low-cost subsidiary for domestic and short-haul international routes

Airbus expects India's commercial fleet size to triple to 2,250 by 2035

President and Managing Director, Airbus India and South Asia said the fleet expansion is driven both by the Indian aviation market boom and the Indian airlines' ambition

'Three days don't define 20 years': IndiGo CEO on 2025 flight chaos

Elbers said swift corrective measures helped stabilise operations within nine days, as the airline resumed carrying nearly 3.7-3.8 lakh passengers daily

Cost per seat does not work for most regional jets: Boeing's Ashwin Naidu

Boeing says regional jets won't scale in India as cost-per-seat economics and airport congestion favour single-aisle aircraft, with fewer than 10 regional jets likely even by 2044

Fertiliser sales rise 3.8% in April-December on higher imports: FAI

Domestic urea production during the period stood at 22.44 million tonnes, while imports rose 85.3 per cent to 8 million tonnes, supporting higher sales during peak crop nutrition months

India, South Asia airlines will need nearly 3,300 planes by 2044: Boeing

Single-aisle jets or the narrow-body planes will account for nearly 90 per cent of these projected deliveries at 2,875 while wide-body aircraft will be at 395

Protectionism in bilateral rights not good for anyone: Etihad CEO

Indian carriers are doing very well and have no reason to fear competition, says Antonoaldo Neves

Adani-Embraer deal to see 'good growth' in 2 years: Aviation minister

Adani and Embraer on Tuesday announced a strategic collaboration that aims to have a final Assembly for regional transport aircraft in India

Aviation reforms in focus as India air show attracts global players

Analysts and industry executives will be looking for signals from government ​officials at the show on how India plans to ease airspace congestion in major cities

IndiGo extends flight cancellations to Tbilisi, Almaty, Baku, Tashkent

IndiGo has extended cancellations of flights to Tbilisi, Almaty, Baku and Tashkent until February 11 due to rising tensions in Iran and safety concerns over the airspace

Boeing says strong demand for Dreamliner in India, expects more orders

Speaking on tariff-related issues between India and the US, Gupte said both countries share a common goal of building up India's aerospace manufacturing ecosystem

Air India cancels New York, Newark flights amid severe US winter storm

According to the National Weather Service, moderate to major impacts are expected across the Central US and into the Northeast from Saturday through the weekend

IndiGo vacated 717 airport slots after DGCA curtailed winter flights

As part of its winter schedule for 2025-26, IndiGo was allowed to operate 15,014 flights per week, which comes to 2,144 flights per day

DGCA to streamline norms for appointing and retaining pilot examiners

DGCA has proposed tighter experience norms and refresher training for pilot examiners, while easing age limits, tenure rules and monitoring requirements

IndiGo's Q3FY26 results: Net profit declines 77.6% to ₹549 crore

The company's total revenue in the third quarter increased 6.7 per cent year on year to ₹24,541 crore. Its total expenses increased 9.6 per cent year on year to ₹22,432 crore

Take IndiGo's vacated slots only if adding planes, MoCA tells airlines

MoCA says IndiGo's vacated airport slots will go to airlines that add aircraft and crew, not those merely reshuffling existing flights

IndiGo carrying out in-depth review of its internal processes, says CEO

According to Elbers, the board and the management of IndiGo are committed to taking full cognisance of the DGCA orders and will, in a thoughtful and timely manner, take the appropriate measures

Noida International Airport likely to miss another launch deadline: Report

Major development work at Noida's Jewar airport remains unfinished, while regulatory approvals are pending, raising doubts over the February 2026 launch timeline announced by the aviation minister