Air India reveals new Maharaja for business class lounges and crockery
Where does Air India’s iconic Maharaja fit into the carrier’s new brand identity? That’s the question many Indians are asking after Tata Son... Continue Reading
Author: Neelam Mathews
Air India’s plans for low-cost carrier AIX Connect take shape
AIX Connect, the Bangalore-based budget brand emerging from the forthcoming merger of AirAsia India and Air India Express, will fly a mixtur... Continue Reading
How other airlines’ PaxEx will help Air India to climb
The days when Air India was perhaps best known for its shabby interiors and broken inflight entertainment systems appear to be gradually dra... Continue Reading
Air India hones retrofit plan for 43 Boeing widebodies
Air India has honed the retrofit plan for its 43 vintage Boeing widebodies which will be fitted with new interiors including new seats, gall... Continue Reading
Privatization talks on the table again for SriLankan Airlines
Privatization of Sri Lanka’s state-owned companies has been discussed for a number of years. But a new $3 billion loan from the Intern... Continue Reading
Air India urination cases put spotlight on unruly flyer problem
Incidents involving men flashing their private parts and inappropriately touching and harassing female flight crew and fellow passengers are... Continue Reading
Shabby seats, broken IFE. Are upgrades in the offing at Air India?
Fractured armrests, shabby seats, and inoperative IFE could be seen as part of the legacy of the pandemic era, when some of India’s fi... Continue Reading
Tackling unlawful interference for ICAO, meet Shefali Juneja
Dr. Shefali Juneja, who has served as representative of India to the International Civil Aviation Organization since August 2019, is the fir... Continue Reading
India’s commercial airlines see continued cargo growth
As scheduled passenger flights in India plummeted in the face of the now-declining second wave of coronavirus infections, cargo operations s... Continue Reading
India inflight meal ban minimizes mask removal, ancillary revenues
The aggressive resurgence of COVID-19 in India has pushed back aviation industry recovery in the region, and removed an ancillary revenue st... Continue Reading
Hamburg’s Foviatech developing pressure sensor SmartSeat
Before the COVID-19 crisis, the aviation industry was already looking at how to enhance inflight wellness through everything from programmab... Continue Reading
Government directives on PaxEx leave Indian operators scrambling
A string of directives and clarifications issued by civil aviation regulators in India during the COVID-19 crisis has created confusion and ... Continue Reading
COVID-19 crisis triggers need for cost-efficient IFE solutions
Global Eagle’s top brass recently suggested that airlines are seeking to offer a “minimal viable” IFE product amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ma... Continue Reading
Vistara faces in-seat IFE restrictions as it readies for 787-9 service
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation currently disallows the use of in-seat entertainment touchscreens on board Indian carriers as a health an... Continue Reading
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