The DGCA has proposed new refund norms allowing passengers to cancel or modify tickets within 48 hours of booking without extra charges, alongside stricter refund timelines and accountability for airlines.
Indian aviation
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier flyadeal (F3) will begin flights to India in 2026, connecting Riyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Dammam (DMM), and Medina (MED) with “four to five” destinations across the country.
In a landmark move for India’s civil aviation manufacturing sector, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to produce the SJ-100 civil commuter aircraft in India.
Despite being a major aircraft buyer, India still makes up only 2% of the global aerospace supply chain. However, experts expect this to rise to 10% in the near future.
The problem of large-scale recruitment of Indian pilots and engineers by foreign airlines, particularly those in the Gulf, has emerged.
China Eastern Airlines (MU) is set to resume direct flights between Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG) and Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) starting November 9, marking the restoration of a key air corridor between China and India after a five-year hiatus.
Embraer, a leading global aerospace manufacturer, has officially opened its new corporate office in India.
Air India’s (AI) leasing arm, AI Fleet Services IFSC (AIFS), has secured a $215 million seven-year amortizing term loan from Standard Chartered Bank (StanC) and Bank of India (BoI).
The inauguration of Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) marks a transformative step in India’s aviation infrastructure.
Tata Group’s aerospace arm, Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), is in advanced stages of setting up India’s first private‑sector final assembly line (FAL) for Airbus’s H125 single‑engine helicopter in the Karnataka region.