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News and Trends

Indian Aviation Industry: Experiencing Watershed Moments

After the Air India deal, the Indian carriers are expected to place further orders, starting off with another large order from IndiGo. What was envisaged to be a 300 aircraft order prior to COVID, may now increase to 500, predicts CAPA, an aviation consulting and advisory firm

News and Trends

Is It a Happy Anniversary For Air India?

From being under public ire for incidents of unruly passengers to making some significant gains under the aegis of Tata group, this one year has been a roller coaster ride for the airline

News and Trends

India's Domestic Air Passenger Volume Rose To 10.35 Million: Report

Indian domestic carriers, excluding newly launched Akasa Air, had flown a total of 7.66 million passengers on the local routes a year ago

Entrepreneurs

Beyond Excellence: Kuwait Airways CEO Maen Razouqi

Meet the man on a mission to bolster the future of Kuwait's national airline.

News and Trends

Not Mayday, But Indian Civil Aviation Has Its Head In the Clouds

Though the number of midair scares is miniscule compared with total operations, the frequency–and the rate of increase–of the occurrences should set the alarm bells ringing

Leadership

Follow The Leader: Thomas Flohr, Founder And Chairman, Vista Global Holding

Flohr, has successfully transformed a venture that started with operating just two aircrafts into a global private aviation group with 350 jets flying to every continent.

News and Trends

For Vistara, Sky Is Not the Limit

Innovation is our cultural pillar and it played a key role in the way we have come out of the pandemic: Vinod Kannan, CEO of Vistara

News and Trends

Three Major Events To Shape The Future Of Indian Aviation Industry

The aviation industry, the third largest domestic aviation market in the world, will soon be shaped by the launch of Akasa Air, revival of Jet Airways and the possible integration of Vistara with Air India

News and Trends

Jalan Kalrock Consortium Appoints Vipula Gunatilleka As CFO Of Jet Airways

Vipula Gunatilleka was the CEO of SriLankan Airlines until January 2022 and led the national carrier during the pandemic

Business News

Verizon and AT&T Agree to Delay 5G Rollout After Previously Rejecting Regulators' Request

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other aviation officials fear that the use of C-band spectrum for 5G wireless services could interfere with sensitive aircraft electronics, disrupt flights and result in some diversions.

Business News

GE to Split Into 3 Companies Focused on Aviation, Healthcare, Energy

In a Nov. 9 press release, the company said it plans to spin off GE Aviation, GE Healthcare, and the combined GE Renewable Energy, GE Power, and GE Digital into three separate "industry-leading, investment-grade public companies" in order "to realize the full potential of each business."

Entrepreneurs

Abu Dhabi-Based Startup The Concept Partners With Etihad Airways To Develop IoT-Based Food Tray And Reduce Food Waste In The Aviation Industry

Made from sustainable materials such as recycled cabin waste and plastic bottles, the tray features an IoT chip that will allow Etihad to track food consumption served on board, as well as portions of the meal that left not consumed.

Entrepreneurs

Saudi Drone Startup Firnas Aero To Cut Down Time And Resources Required To Inspect Airport Runways

KSA entrepreneur Tariq Nasraldeen, founder and Chief Executive Aviator of Firnas Aero, to elevate the drone industry by exploring an untapped avenue- the use of drones on airport runways.

Women Entrepreneur™

The Sky Queen

A game-changer in the Aviation Industry

Technology

These Four Indian Startups Are Adding Thrust To Country's Aviation Sector

India has become the third largest domestic aviation market in the world and is expected to overtake the UK to become the third largest air passenger market by 2024