Visiting the Airbus Final Assembly Line (FAL) at Toulouse
I worked for three different airlines in the past, all of which were Airbus operators. Since childhood I have always wanted to see “How planes are made” and the opportunity…
SAF: The first frontier for clean aviation
Since the last Airbus Summit in 2022, I have been carefully looking at Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and its progress because of the investments which are going into it. Last…
Vietnamese carriers replicate their India template for Bengaluru and Hyderabad
Over the last few weeks, Vietnamese national carrier Vietnam Airlines opened reservations for flights to Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The new flights come up after the changes to Bilateral Air Services…
Six years later, IndiGo is back to holding slots at Manchester (and Gatwick)
IndiGo, which started operations with Norse Atlantic wet/damp leased 787-9 Dreamliner to Bangkok, has already announced expansion of services to Manchester and Amsterdam from the middle of Summer schedule, as…
The story of two Januaries – How IndiGo made the most of the pandemic while SpiceJet shrunk
In January 2020, the Indian aviation industry was upbeat and tiding over the crisis which unfolded due to the folding up of Jet Airways the previous year. The aircraft operated…