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SECTOR | 28 Nov 2025

Chennai airport's efficiency will significantly increase by clearing obstacles on approach path of secondary runway

Business Line

Clearing obstacles on Chennai airport's secondary runway will enhance efficiency, allowing for increased aircraft movements and capacity.

Aviation

SECTOR | 28 Nov 2025

Adani Enterprises up 4% in trade; what's driving investors' interest?

Business Standard

Adani Airport Holdings, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, assumed operational control of AGHPort Aviation Services

Aviation

SECTOR | 28 Nov 2025

5 Colombo-bound flights diverted to Thiruvananthapuram due to bad weather

Business Standard

Five flights, three from the Middle East region and one each from Malaysia and India, bound for Sri Lanka were diverted to the international airport here on Friday due to bad weather over Colombo, TIAL said. TIAL said that more flights are likely to be diverted to Thiruvananthapuram in view of a cyclone warning over Colombo. Two were Srilankan Airline flights, one each from Dubai and Doha, one was an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi and one an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur, the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd (TIAL) said. The fifth was an Indigo flight from Mumbai to Colombo, it said. The Etihad Airways aircraft landed here at 3.44 am, the AirAsia flight at 4.37 am and the Srilankan Airlines flights at 7.44 am and 7.55 am, TIAL said. The Indigo flight landed here at 9.49 am, it added. The flights which landed at the Thiruvananthapuram airport in the morning are still here due to the bad weather conditions in Colombo, a TIAL official said.

Ahmedabad-bound Air India flight returns to Delhi after false smoke alert

Business Standard | 28 Nov 2025

Aviation

SECTOR | 27 Nov 2025

Air India prioritises in-house training amid global interest

Business Line

Air India to evaluate third-party use after full operational rollout

Air India Express cancels Guwahati-Hyderabad flight due to "unforeseen operational reasons"

Business Line | 27 Nov 2025 3 more

Aviation

SECTOR | 27 Nov 2025

Singapore Airlines renews RateGain partnership for four years

Business Line

AirGain, RateGain's AI-powered pricing intelligence solution, provides Singapore Airlines with real-time competitive fare monitoring and revenue optimisation tools

Aviation

SECTOR | 27 Nov 2025

41 flights delayed as dense fog disrupts operations at Bengaluru airport

Business Standard

According to IMD reports, the sky had remained partly cloudy on Wednesday, but Thursday's dense fog worsened visibility around the airport precincts

Aviation

SECTOR | 26 Nov 2025

India's MRO sector to be worth $4 billion by 2031: Civil Aviation Minister

Business Line

Speaking at the inauguration of French major Safran's MRO facility in the city, Naidu said the country will become a preferred destination for aircraft maintenance activities

Aviation

SECTOR | 26 Nov 2025

Ethiopia volcano subsides, disrupts flights as ash blankets far-off places

Business Standard

Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia's long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided Tuesday after an eruption over the weekend that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancellations after ash plumes disrupted high-altitude flight paths. Villages in the district of Afdera in the Afar region were covered in ash, officials said residents were coughing, and livestock found their grass and water totally covered. Airlines cancelled dozens of flights scheduled to fly over affected areas as the meteorological department said the ash clouds were expected to clear later on Tuesday. India's flag carrier, Air India, said it cancelled 11 flights, most of them international, on Monday and Tuesday to inspect aircraft that may have flown over affected areas, acting on a directive from India's aviation safety regulator. Another Indian operator, Akasa Air, said it had cancelled flights to Middle East destinations such as Jeddah, Kuwait, and Abu Dhabi scheduled over the pa

Aviation

SECTOR | 25 Nov 2025

Volcanic Ash Plumes Impact Flight Services; Air India Cancels Flights, Inspects Aircraft

NDTV Profit

An official said seven international flights, including arrivals and departures, were cancelled.

DGCA Tightens Measures To Tackle Pilot Fatigue

NDTV Profit | 25 Nov 2025 9 more

Aviation

SECTOR | 25 Nov 2025

Boeing gaining ground in war against defects' at 737 jet plant

Economic Times

With the second anniversary approaching of the Alaska Air Group Inc. midair near-calamity that plunged Boeing into crisis, the planemaker is reinforcing the safety and quality plan it crafted last year with feedback from employees and regulators.

Boeing Wants To Source More Parts From India, Says Executive

NDTV Profit | 25 Nov 2025 2 more