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Air India is Chandrasekaran’s cross to bear
The AI171 crash has handed the Tata Sons chairman the biggest crisis of his career. What he does from here on will define his and the group’s legacy.
24 Jun 2025
Riyadh Air makes new moves at the Paris Air Show
Saudi ambition soars, UAE’s oil is moving overseas and the latest in real estate.
18 Jun 2025
Budget IndiGo finds business class to be a ‘Stretch’
A premium offering from India’s largest airline has not evoked the expected response from flyers and just goes to show that breaking away from its low-cost DNA isn’t easy.
21 May 2025
Emirates posts record revenue, profit in FY25
The airline saw its revenue jump to AED 127.9 billion while its profit after tax came in at AED 19.1 billion
08 May 2025
IndiGo’s Rahul Bhatia may have another winner—in hospitality
The partnership between his InterGlobe Hotels and French multinational Accor poses a serious challenge to the leadership of Tata’s IHCL and American multinational Marriott in the hospitality business.
28 Apr 2025
Why it's too soon to say SpiceJet has made a comeback
The Ajay Singh-led airline may have claimed it has turned profitable, or has a positive net worth for the first time in a decade, but a closer look suggests otherwise.
04 Mar 2025
CEO Vinay Dube has a band-aid for Akasa airline’s many deep wounds
The past two months have seen the founder and chief executive of the low-cost airline battle intense regulatory scrutiny and suspension of senior executives. While a smart management move has brought some peace, the airline’s troubles are far from over.
03 Feb 2025
With a business class, IndiGo takes aim at Air India’s ‘premium’ tag
Days after Vistara’s merger with Air India, the country’s largest airline is hoping to wean away some of the full-service carrier’s customers. The risk? Complicating its own business model.
13 Nov 2024
The C factor that could upend the Air India-Vistara merger
Indian aviation is replete with failed attempts at integrating cultures of merged entities. Given the fissures and concerns in both airlines, have the Tatas done enough to buck the trend?
23 Oct 2024
Bomb threats to Indian flights continue, 24 affected on Sunday
The total number of threats to Indian airlines in the past week has crossed 90.
20 Oct 2024