Airlines

Airlines

When an industry cuts capacity right before its biggest demand window

Indian carriers trimmed seat capacity 4.5% just ahead of festive season, the exact window when demand typically spikes…

TRF Desk · Sep 6 2 min read

Airlines

550 delayed flights at one airport is a single point of failure, made visible

Delhi's red-alert rain disruption at IGI didn't just delay 550 flights — it exposed how much of India's…

TRF Desk · Sep 5 2 min read

Airlines

Three airlines are converging on Delhi-Manila at once, and that’s the real signal

Air India upgrading its Manila aircraft while IndiGo and Philippine Airlines both apply to enter the route isn't…

TRF Desk · Aug 29 2 min read

Airlines

Why moving from 10% to 100% pilot testing is a lesson in incident-driven policy

The government's shift from sampling 10% of pilots to weighing universal annual drug tests, triggered by one incident,…

TRF Desk · Aug 25 2 min read

Airlines

India’s 30,000-pilot shortfall is a labour-supply gap founders should watch

India's civil aviation ministry says the country needs 30,000 more pilots this decade to match its aircraft order…

TRF Desk · Aug 24 2 min read

Airlines

What SpiceJet’s 34.5% on-time score says about operational moats in aviation

DGCA's July data shows SpiceJet's on-time performance at 34.5% against IndiGo's 91.2% — a gap that shows why…

TRF Desk · Aug 23 2 min read

Airlines

Monsoon peak brings fresh Delhi-NCR thunderstorm alert, a recurring test for airline operations

The IMD's Delhi-NCR thunderstorm alert as monsoon peaks highlights how weather-driven disruption remains a recurring operational cost for…

TRF Desk · Aug 7 2 min read

Airlines

Air India’s Mumbai-Toronto bet signals confidence in the India-Canada corridor

Air India's new Mumbai-Toronto route and expanded Delhi-Toronto Dreamliner deployment signal renewed confidence in the India-Canada travel and…

TRF Desk · Aug 2 2 min read

Airlines

Air India’s non-stop Delhi-Toronto push targets high-value corridor

Air India's move to non-stop Delhi-Toronto flights with a new Boeing 787-9 targets a high-value business and diaspora…

TRF Desk · Jul 31 2 min read

Airlines

Air India’s repeated Tel Aviv delays show cost of route uncertainty

Air India's repeated extensions of its Delhi-Tel Aviv suspension highlight the operational cost of prolonged route uncertainty for…

TRF Desk · Jul 31 2 min read