Aviation Sector

Despite political scrutiny over short-term losses, Air India's multi-year turnaround offers Singapore Airlines crucial scale in one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets.

After six airports in 2020-21, the government plans to privatize 11 smaller airports next. Here's how the public-private partnership model has transformed India’s aviation market, and what lies ahead.

Addressing concerns that airport owners could favour their own airlines, Dube said the responsibility lies with regulators to establish and enforce appropriate safeguards.

Air India Express is grappling with a difficult operating environment that has eroded profitability despite strong passenger demand.

Fly91, which currently operates six ATR 72-600s aircraft from bases in Goa and Hyderabad, plans to add four more operating bases as it scales up operations over the next five years.

While Boeing may be past its corporate turbulence and ready to roll out planes at full pep, US airline anxiety stems from the supply and upkeep schedules of jet makers GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney. The wait for clear skies isn’t over yet.

Renewed tensions in West Asia have ignited a debate over the safety of civilian flights to the region. A section of Indian pilots has sought a suspension of flights, but the country's largest pilots' body argues airlines should continue flying as long as foreign carriers do.

For 1,100 days, the farmers of Ekanapuram in Tamil Nadu stood ground against a proposed greenfield airport meant to be Chennai’s second. Now, a massive political shift has forced a government pause. Mint has the inside story on this David vs. Goliath battle.