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Fifa's trophy is back for a three-day tour, reviving India's footballing hope

New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- When the original Fifa World Cup Trophy arrived in India and was unveiled in the capital on Saturday after a 12-year absence, Sanket Ray saw it as more than a ceremonial stop on ... Read More


Small-town airports, big bill: Rs.900 crore spent on non-operational UDAN hubs

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- India's plan to connect its interior areas by air has run into heavy weather, with expensive infrastructure and commercial viability playing spoilsport while hundreds of crores ar... Read More


Star Air targets Rs.1,100 crore turnover in FY26, bets big on regional connectivity

NEW DELHI, Dec. 31 -- Star Air, owned by Ghodawat Enterprises Pvt Ltd, expects revenue to rise to about Rs.1,100 crore in FY26-nearly 70% higher than the Rs.650 crore recorded last year-as the regiona... Read More


Noida airport misses launch timeline again

new delhi, Dec. 26 -- Even as Adani-owned Navi Mumbai International Airport begins commercial operations today, Noida International Airport at Jewar continues to miss deadlines, with flights now expec... Read More


Mint Explainer | One approval doesn't make a market: Why new airline NOCs won't break India's aviation duopoly

NEW DELHI, Dec. 25 -- Late on Tuesday, civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu tweeted that three proposed airlines-Shankh Air, Al Hind Air and FlyExpress-have received no-objection certific... Read More


Boeing eyes higher output as Air India, Akasa await bulk jet deliveries

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Boeing aims to increase production of narrow-body jets to 47 a month starting next year, from 42 currently, as it seeks to expedite deliveries to its Indian customers Air India a... Read More


Mint explainer: What really went haywire at IndiGo?

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- With hundreds of flight cancellations and delays affecting thousands of fliers since Tuesday, IndiGo-India's largest budget carrier by market capitalization-is grappling with one ... Read More


Mint Explainer | What really went haywire at IndiGo?

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- With hundreds of flight cancellations and delays affecting thousands of fliers since Tuesday, IndiGo-India's largest budget carrier by market capitalization-is grappling with one ... Read More


IndiGo flights delayed nationwide by new pilot rostering rules, leaves

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- IndiGo's operations were thrown into disarray on Wednesday as a growing pilot shortage and a surge in crew leave requests delayed flights by hours and crippled schedules across ma... Read More


Mint Explainer | How Air India blundered by missing a routine airworthiness review for an aircraft

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- India's aviation regulator is investigating how Air India operated an aircraft for two days in November without a valid Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC), a document that ens... Read More