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The Dirty Sock Smell That's Poisoning Airline Passengers
The last thing passengers expect when boarding a flight is to be exposed to toxic fumes that could potentially cause lasting neurological damage. Yet ...
Is Lufthansa about to trade office chairs for chatbots — and still expect better margins?
Lufthansa’s board just dropped a strategic mixtape of cost-cutting, automation and fleet expansion that sounds like: “We’ll hire fewer people he...
Boeing’s Next Act: Is the 737 MAX Getting a Midlife Crisis (and a Brand-New Body)?
Boeing has quietly kicked off early work on a clean-sheet, single-aisle aircraft that could eventually succeed the 737 MAX — a long-term play to cha...
Airlines
The Dirty Sock Smell That's Poisoning Airline Passengers
The last thing passengers expect when boarding a flight is to be exposed to toxic fumes that could potentially cause lasting neurological damage. Yet ...
Is Lufthansa about to trade office chairs for chatbots — and still expect better margins?
Lufthansa’s board just dropped a strategic mixtape of cost-cutting, automation and fleet expansion that sounds like: “We’ll hire fewer people he...
Boeing’s Next Act: Is the 737 MAX Getting a Midlife Crisis (and a Brand-New Body)?
Boeing has quietly kicked off early work on a clean-sheet, single-aisle aircraft that could eventually succeed the 737 MAX — a long-term play to cha...
Did Chapter 11 Ghost the Romance Between Gol and Azul — or Was It Just Bad Timing?
Abra Group — the big shareholder that controls Gol and also backs Avianca — has officially called off talks to merge Gol with rival Azul. The deal...
Airport
The Hidden Strategy Behind Airlines’ On-Time Performance
Picture this: you’re booking a flight from Delhi to Mumbai and notice something peculiar. Different airlines quote vastly different journey times fo...
India Prolongs Airspace Closure for Pakistani Civilian Flights
India has extended its airspace closure for Pakistani civilian and military aircraft until October 24, 2025, marking the latest chapter in a cross-bor...
Wanted: The Secret Playbook — How AIESL Is Chasing Aircraft Manuals to Keep India’s MRO Dreams Airborne
Picture this: you run a busy workshop that rebuilds fancy Swiss watches — but the watchmaker decided to keep the repair manual in a vault overseas. ...
Cebu Pacific Puts Philippines on World's Green Airlines Map
The aviation industry faces mounting pressure to reduce its environmental footprint, with airlines worldwide scrambling to implement sustainable pract...
Defense
New Design & Test Facility at Aero Engine Research & Development Centre of HAL Inaugurated in Bengaluru
A new state-of-the-art design and test facility at the Aero Engine Research and Development Centre (AERDC) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ...
HAL Shares Soar Over 6% to Hit 52-Week High on Bagging Large Defence Orders
The Ministry of Defence on November 30 accorded an initial approval to procure an additional batch of 97 Tejas light combat aircraft and around 1...
Airbus to Expand Collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems to Broaden India's Defence Supply Chain
Airbus intends to expand its collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems to broaden India's defence supply chain and introduce new products aligned ...
IAF Issues INR 10,000 Crore Tender to HAL for 12 Su-30MKI Fighter Jets
In a step towards boosting its squadron strength, the Indian Air Force has issued an INR 10,000 crore tender to the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics ...
DGCA
The Hidden Strategy Behind Airlines’ On-Time Performance
Picture this: you’re booking a flight from Delhi to Mumbai and notice something peculiar. Different airlines quote vastly different journey times fo...
India Prolongs Airspace Closure for Pakistani Civilian Flights
India has extended its airspace closure for Pakistani civilian and military aircraft until October 24, 2025, marking the latest chapter in a cross-bor...
What happens when a ground handler earns a DGCA “safety passport” — and why did AISATS get there first?
India’s ground-handling world just got a new headline: Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) has become the first ground handling company in Indi...
DGCA grants IndiGo 6-month Extension for Turkish Airlines Partnership
India's budget airline giant IndiGo has secured regulatory approval to continue its aircraft leasing arrangement with Turkish Airlines through Februar...
History
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital: Where Aviation Meets Medical Miracles
In the unique intersection of aviation and medicine, few aircraft capture the imagination quite like the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital. The MD-10 represen...
Evolution of Aircraft Structures: From a simple wood truss structure to the sleek flying machines of today
The reliable flying machines we have at present did not emerge overnight. It took decades to get to the advancements and technologies that we have to...
Quarterhorse takes the next big leap towards hypersonic travel
The SR-71 has been the god of speed in aviation for almost 50 years, capable of exceeding Mach 3.2 (about 2,200 mph), but the Atlanta-based aviation ...
Air India to formally transfer its strong 4k ‘Maharaja Collection’ of artworks to NGMA
Air India will transfer its precious collection of over 4,000 artworks by well-known artists to the National Gallery of Modern Arts (NGMA) for public...
India
SpiceJet’s A340 Surprise: The Four-Engine Party Plane That Crashed the Budget-Carrier Bash
SpiceJet has quietly signed a lease to bring an Airbus A340 — yes, the long-range, four-engine widebody that makes single-aisle jets look like commu...
How India’s DGCA Went From 55.15% to a Standing Ovation — and a Fancy ICAO Certificate That Actually Fits in an Envelope
India’s civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has been awarded the ICAO Council President Certificate — hand...
The Hidden Strategy Behind Airlines’ On-Time Performance
Picture this: you’re booking a flight from Delhi to Mumbai and notice something peculiar. Different airlines quote vastly different journey times fo...
India Prolongs Airspace Closure for Pakistani Civilian Flights
India has extended its airspace closure for Pakistani civilian and military aircraft until October 24, 2025, marking the latest chapter in a cross-bor...
Manufacturer
The Dirty Sock Smell That's Poisoning Airline Passengers
The last thing passengers expect when boarding a flight is to be exposed to toxic fumes that could potentially cause lasting neurological damage. Yet ...
Pan Am's Sky-High Ambitions Take Flight Again
The golden age of aviation lives on in collective memory through images of elegantly dressed passengers sipping champagne at 35,000 feet, when flying ...
Boeing 737 MAX vs 737 NG: Key Differences from the Cockpit
The Boeing 737 MAX series builds upon the remarkable success of its predecessor, the 737 Next Generation (NG) family. While these aircraft may appear ...
Airbus A350's Automatic Emergency Descent (AED): A Revolutionary Safety Innovation in Commercial Aviation
When passengers settle into their seats at 35,000 feet, breathing normally and comfortably, they rarely think about the invisible shield protecting th...
Middle East
Etihad’s Big Leap: 27 New Cities, 20 Planes — and AED 1.12bn Smiles to Prove It
Etihad Airways posted its most profitable first half ever — a net profit of 1.12 billion UAE dirham (about $304.96 million) — a 32% jump versus a ...
Can a budget Indian carrier and Bahrain’s flag-carrier turn Bahrain into your shortcut to the world?
They just did — sort of. SpiceJet and Gulf Air have signed an interline agreement that stitches the two networks together so passengers can buy a si...
Most Active Cargo Airlines by Daily Flight Movements
The global cargo aviation industry serves as the backbone of international trade, with specific airlines dominating the skies through their extensive ...
Why Emirates Refuses to Fly Narrowbody Aircraft?
Ever wondered why you've never seen an Emirates Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 taxiing around an airport? Have you noticed that Emirates seems to have an a...
Space
North Atlantic Tracks (NATs): Navigating the World’s Busiest Oceanic Highways
Have you ever wondered what happens in the cockpit during those long hours crossing the Atlantic Ocean? What challenges do pilots face when flying ove...
Quantum Leap: How Earth's Magnetic Field Could Replace GPS in Aviation
As GPS jamming and spoofing incidents surge globally, particularly in conflict zones around Ukraine and the Middle East, the aviation industry faces a...
Is Space Tourism Safe? Virgin Galactic Reports Alignment Pin Detachment
As the space tourism industry gains momentum, concerns over safety have come into focus. Virgin Galactic Holdings, led by entrepreneur Richard Branson...
India Exploring Joint Collaborations With Boeing, Blue Origin, Voyager Space for Space Partnerships
India’s space agency is exploring joint collaborations with Boeing Co., Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin LLC and Voyager Space Holdings Inc., as an offici...