Author: Mahesh Darkunde

Air India (AI) removed a pilot from duty at Zurich Airport (ZRH) on September 6 after ground handling staff reported an alcohol-related concern before take-off.

British Airways (BA) has expanded its India network by adding a third daily flight between Delhi (DEL) and London Heathrow (LHR), giving passengers another direct option between the Indian capital and the UK.

Riyadh Air (RX) will launch 4 weekly flights between King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh (RUH), and Milan Malpensa Airport, Milan (MXP), from 16 December 2026.

Air India Express (IX) has responded after a video showed several passengers standing inside one of its aircraft while the flight appeared to be moving along the runway.

Qatar Airways has called the Iran conflict the biggest crisis in its more than 30-year history. The airline is managing airspace disruption, later bookings, higher fuel costs and weaker regional passenger flows while restoring its pre-conflict route network.

Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) will return its third runway to service on September 20, almost seven months after Runway 11R/29L was closed for a major rehabilitation programme.

A Mumbai-based Air India pilot in his 40s died during a Delhi layover after he was found unconscious at The Grand Hotel in Vasant Kunj. He had previously worked with Air India Express and had joined Air India a couple of months earlier.

Emirates (EK), through its cargo division Emirates SkyCargo, transported more than 153,000 tonnes of Indian exports during FY 2025/26, connecting businesses with customers across major international markets.

IndiGo flight 6E-6544 from Varanasi to Mumbai was delayed by nearly three and a half hours after its assigned pilot called in sick. A replacement pilot was brought from Ahmedabad before the aircraft departed.

France plans to have at least 47 Rafale fighter jets in the new F5 configuration by 2035 as Paris accelerates the modernisation of its combat aviation and nuclear deterrence capabilities.