According to officials familiar with the matter, Leh Airport (IXL) operations were suspended on Tuesday due to the presence of the Indian Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster aircraft, which had encountered technical difficulties, blocking the runway.
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The crash of Air India (AI) Flight 171, which killed over 270 people shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad (AMD), has spotlighted the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a model once hailed as among the safest in aviation history.
A passenger on American Airlines (AA) was unexpectedly downgraded from first class on Flight AA2717 from Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP) to Philadelphia (PHL) to accommodate former U.S. President Joe Biden.
Porter Airlines (PD) is launching its first ever winter flights to five sun destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Costa Rica starting in November 2025.
IndiGo (6E) and SpiceJet (SG) flights made emergency landings on June 19, 2025, due to separate technical issues.
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has mandated that airlines, helicopter operators, and chartered plane services keep passenger window shades closed during critical flight phases at defence airfields.
IndiGo Airlines (6E), India’s largest low-cost carrier, cancelled flights to and from cities like Srinagar (SXR), Jammu (IXJ), Amritsar (ATQ), Leh (IXL), Chandigarh (IXC), and Rajkot (RAJ) until at least May 15, 2025.
India’s DGCA has closed 32 airports, including Srinagar and Amritsar, for civilian flights until May 15, due to India-Pakistan tensions.
India’s aviation sector faces disruptions at 24 airports like Srinagar (SXR) and Amritsar (ATQ), affecting 11% of daily domestic flights.