Manchester – India connectivity suffers another setback, IndiGo to pull out Manchester flights from August
IndiGo, India’s largest carrier, has announced the suspension of services to Manchester effective August 31, 2026. This comes barely a year after starting services from Mumbai (July 01, 2025) and…
The last four A319s of Air India
In November 2024, I had written about the last few A319s of India. These A319s were part of the 2006 deal with Airbus where the airline had placed orders for…
Navi Mumbai airport enters top 10 in domestic traffic, Bengaluru overtakes CSMIA, Mumbai in April
The domestic airport rankings in India have seen quite a churn in April and none of it looks linked to the West Asia war as has been the case with…
Top 25 international sectors from India Q1-CY26
The landscape of Indian aviation has witnessed dramatic structural shifts post-pandemic, characterized by aggressive widebody expansions, strategic bilateral utilizations, and a relentless push by Indian carriers to recapture market share…
The Geometry of Fear: How Airline Network Planning Adapts to the West Asia Airspace Crisis
In the realm of airline network planning, airspace is traditionally treated as a constant. Timetables are built around static block times (the total time from gate-to-gate), crew duties are optimized…