Author: Mahesh Darkunde

Hong Kong Air Cargo (RH) will launch weekly round-trip charter flights between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI) from August 10, 2026, opening a fresh trade lane linking East and South Asia.

IndiGo reaches record market share as Air India declines amid capacity cuts, reveals latest DGCA June 2026 data.

Air India (AI) expects to restore most of the domestic and international capacity it temporarily suspended during the summer from September, marking the end of a three-month network rationalisation prompted by operational and geopolitical challenges.

Etihad Airways (EY) cancelled 2 scheduled services between Abu Dhabi and Bahrain on July 16 after an early morning flight was forced to return to its point of departure.

Qatar Airways (QR) has postponed the launch of its new triangular service linking Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) with Bogota El Dorado International Airport (BOG) and Caracas Simon Bolivar International Airport (CCS).

Assuming the 5 routes do see the A380 in September, Emirates will operate 82 daily superjumbo departures from Dubai.

Riyadh Air (RX), the Middle East’s newest airline, has secured regulatory approval from China to launch nonstop international flights to Beijing and Shanghai.

Pakistan International Airlines has selected Tewolde Gebremariam, the former head of Ethiopian Airlines, as its new chief executive officer.

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer expects a market for up to 500 aircraft in India over the next decade after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted type certification to its E-Jet family.

Air India Boeing 777 to Delhi aborted takeoff at Mumbai after ATC instruction over an Air India Express 737 on the runway.