Abhishek Law

Major airport developers, Adani and GMR, are aggressively expanding retail, dining, and commercial offerings to drive profitability as passenger traffic growth cools down.

The pressure is forcing airport operators to look beyond passenger traffic for growth, with cargo, maintenance, repair and overhaul, and other non-aeronautical businesses

NEW DELHI, Aug. 31 -- India's airport operators are navigating FY27 with a problem that has less to do with demand for air travel than with airlines' ability to put planes in the air.

Squeezed by longer flight paths and rising expenses, Indian carriers trimmed overseas departures, ceding international passenger traffic to resilient foreign competitors.

More airports, lower costs and taxes, and incentives beyond Udan are needed to make regional airlines profitable, says Nathalie Tarnaud Laude.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has asked the DGCA to take appropriate action “on priority”. The report does not name the substance or the pilot.

Aera approved one-third of Bengaluru airport’s ₹20,920 crore capex proposal for FY27-FY31, while shifting some projects to a recovery model that starts only after assets are completed and put to use.

Air India's incoming chief executive officer (CEO) Tewolde Gebremariam has told employees to focus on the basics, from punctual departures and

It has been a conscious strategy for Air India's increased focus on international and long-haul destinations and key metro routes, while Air India Express takes on a larger role in the regional markets and feeds passengers into the group's major hubs.

Airlines may operate more international flights to the fledgling Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) in the future, with the tariff regulator