India adopts touchless travel but appetite to fly is mixed
As domestic flights in India resumed on 25 May following a two-month lockdown, significant changes to the passenger experience were immediat... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: India
From the backroom to the boardroom: Blue Dart boss excels in air cargo
Spending over 40 years in air cargo has not dampened Tulsi Nowlakha Mirchandaney’s love affair with the industry. The managing directo... Continue Reading
International airlines flying into and over India begin offering IFC
International airline clients of Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite-supported inflight Internet service are flipping the switch on ... Continue Reading
Vistara CEO assures that carrier is not changing its business model
In Indian aviation, business flexibility is the order of the day. Case in point: full-service operator Vistara, which offers three classes o... Continue Reading
First woman to cross the Atlantic in LSA shows spirited resolve
Daring to take on the perils of weather and the unknown, 23-year-old pilot Aarohi Pandit from Mumbai became the world’s first woman to... Continue Reading
Ball in Indian carriers’ court as more IFC providers approved
Indo Teleports Limited (ITL), a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) are the latest Indian companies to receive ... Continue Reading
Press Release: BSNL granted authorisation to provide GX services in India
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, today announced that its Indian telecommunications partner, BSNL, has ... Continue Reading
Vistara aims to go the extra mile to make passengers smile
Vistara, a young, boutique airline in India, is seeking to make waves for its service and gracious staff. With a fleet of 22 aircraft includ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Honeywell projects higher bizjet deliveries after flat 2018
The business jet industry is expected to experience strong growth in the short to medium term, supported by several new airplane models comi... Continue Reading
Global Eagle goes all in on connected entertainment experience
Achieving more than 900 installs within a decade is not the stuff that inflight connectivity dreams are made of. But for Global Eagle, which... Continue Reading
Indian parliamentarian pushes for more Women in Aviation
Najma Heptulla, Governor of Manipur, one of the seven hilly and remote Northeast states in India bordering Myanmar, is working to attract mo... Continue Reading
Girls in Aviation Day takes on global importance
Photos of the International Air Transport Association’s nearly all-male board of governors at the recent Annual General Meeting in Syd... Continue Reading
Kontron and Carlisle delivering on new IFEC package promise
In somewhat of a departure for Kontron, the inflight entertainment and connectivity hardware specialist is taking a more direct approach to ... Continue Reading
One-on-one with SmartSky Networks president Ryan Stone
SmartSky, which expects to switch on its LTE network nationwide before the end of the year, is prepared to defend its intellectual property ... Continue Reading
Smiths Interconnect is candid about IFEC hardware opportunities
China recently, effectively, loosened its inflight connectivity restrictions by allowing passengers to use their smart phones in-flight. But... Continue Reading
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