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From Distance to Duration: How Air India’s 787-9 and IndiGo’s A321XLR Are Redesigning Cabins
Indian flyers are spending more time in the air than ever before. Not just crossing oceans, but lingering in pressurised cabins for eight, ten, sometimes sixteen hours at a stretch. In 2026, the most important aviation question is no longer how…
Lufthansa Turns 100: A Century of Reinvention in Global Aviation
Lufthansa’s 100th anniversary in 2026 is more than a milestone. It is a capsule of a century in which aviation learned to defy distance, politics, economics and now carbon. The airline likes to describe itself as a global citizen powered…
Beyond NOCs: Why Airline Sustainability Remains India’s Real Aviation Challenge
Every few years, India celebrates the arrival of new airlines. Press releases follow, social media lights up, and the word competition returns to the national conversation. The latest round of No Objection Certificates has once again triggered optimism about capacity, connectivity, and…
Passenger Rights on Paper, Weak in Practice: India’s Aviation Reality
At airports across India in early December, the scenes were depressingly familiar. Long queues snaked around terminal helpdesks. Families sat on trolley bags through the night. Business travellers frantically refreshed airline apps that offered little more than vague apologies. Flights…
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- Airports
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CSMIA Records Highest-Ever Passenger Traffic of 55.5 Million in 2025
Closing calendar year 2025 on a strong note, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) recorded an overall passenger traffic of around 55.5 million in CY25, marking a steady year of growth alongside multiple operational milestones. The annual traffic included over…
Bhogapuram International Airport Takes Shape as North Andhra’s Gateway to Global Connectivity
On the quiet morning of January 4, when an Air India aircraft touched down on the tarmac at Bhogapuram for the first time, it did more than validate a runway. It validated a long-held belief in Uttara Andhra — North…
Ground Handling: The Quiet Engine of India’s Aviation Growth
Discussions around India’s aviation growth often centre on aircraft orders, airport expansion, and rising passenger volumes. Yet beneath this visible momentum lies a quieter, more complex layer that determines whether flights actually operate on time and safely — ground handling….
CSMIA Commissions Taxiway M to Strengthen Airside Capacity and Operational Resilience
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai, has commissioned Taxiway M, a significant airside infrastructure upgrade designed to improve airside efficiency and operational resilience at one of the world’s busiest single-runway airports. CSMIA handles an average of 950+ aircraft traffic…
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- Business Aviation
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India’s Business Aviation Crossroads: From Luxury to Essential
Business aviation in India is standing at a critical inflexion point. Long perceived as an exclusive domain of the wealthy, private aircraft are increasingly being recognised as strategic tools that enable productivity, rapid accessibility and industrial mobility, especially in regions…
F/LIST expands Dubai facility to support growing aftermarket opportunities in the Middle East
F/LIST, the Austrian-based pioneer of high-end interiors for aircraft cabin interiors, has significantly expanded its footprint in Dubai. In response to increased demand for F/LIST’s exceptional high-quality aftermarket services and customied cabin materials from Middle East-based aviation customers, the company has…
Royal Jet selects CFM LEAP-1A Engines to Power its new fleet of ACJ320neo Aircraft
RoyalJet, the Abu Dhabi-based global premium private jet operator, has announced the selection of CFM LEAP-1A engines as the power source for its new fleet of ACJ320neo aircraft currently on order with Airbus. The CFM LEAP-1A engine is manufactured by…
Alliance Aviation Group Announces Official Handover of New General Aviation Terminal at Dublin Airport
Alliance Aviation Group announced a defining milestone for both the company and Ireland’s business aviation sector during the Irish Business & General Aviation Association (IBGAA) Business Aviation Conference at the K Club in County Kildare. The company confirmed that the…
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- Engines
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Pegasus Finalises LEAP-1B Engine Agreement for Boeing 737-10 fleet
Pegasus Airlines and CFM International today announced an agreement for up to 300 LEAP-1B engines which will power the airline’s future Boeing 737-10 model fleet. The contract also includes spare engines and a long-term maintenance agreement. “Since we launched operations…
Riyadh Air selects CFM LEAP engines for launch of new A321neo fleet
Riyadh Air today announced a firm order for 120 CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power 60 Airbus A321neo family aircraft ordered last year. A signing ceremony took place at the Dubai Airshow today between Adam Boukadida, CFO of Riyadh Air…
Air Arabia signs CFM services agreement for LEAP-1A engines
Air Arabia, the first and one of the largest budget operators in the Middle East and North Africa, today signed an agreement with CFM International, to extend services to cover the CFM LEAP-1A engines that power six A321neo LR aircraft. …
Avolon selects CFM LEAP engines to power new A320neo fleet
Avolon, one of the world’s leading aircraft leasing companies, today announced a firm order for 100 CFM LEAP-1A engines to equip 50 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Avolon has been a CFM customer since 2010 and currently manages a fleet…
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- MRO
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SunExpress and Lufthansa Technik sign five-year agreement for engine MRO
SunExpress Airlines, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has entrusted Lufthansa Technik with comprehensive engine MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) services for its large fleet of Boeing 737s. The respective five-year contracts were signed yesterday at the airline’s…
Frontier opts for more of Lufthansa Technik’s Digital Tech Ops and Engineering products
Frontier Airlines has decided to implement additional modules and products from Lufthansa Technik’s Digital Tech Ops and Engineering services portfolio. After selecting AMOS as the airline’s new Maintenance & Engineering (M&E) software at the end of 2024, Frontier has now…
SWISS Continues to Rely on Lufthansa Technik’s Component Support for Boeing 777 Fleet
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Lufthansa Technik have renewed their long-standing collaboration on component support for the airline’s Boeing 777 fleet. An exclusive ten-year contract, covering all twelve Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, will commence in January. This new agreement seamlessly…
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and AAR complete formation of xCelle Asia joint venture
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), a multi-product airline MRO and AAR CORP, a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, announced today the completion of the formation of xCelle…
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