Aviation

Vistara airlines, which started flights to Paris six months back and also flies to London and Frankfurt, has tied up with Air France. The partnership or interline with Air France is meant for both airlines to help each other, says Sumeet Gosain, Head of Sales, India, Vistara. Nisha Verma Sumeet …

Liberatha Peter Kallat, CMD, Dreamfolks Services, talks about the impact of resumption of international commercial flights on airport services. She said it will naturally increase passenger footfalls at airports, thus resulting in more travellers opting for lounge and other services. Janice Alyosius DreamFolks Services is India’s largest airport service aggregator …

Airlines globally have had to tweak strategies in order to face headwinds caused by the ripple effects of the pandemic. We present a glimpse at what seven airlines did in order to stay relevant. British Airways Catching up on the sustainability trend, British Airways will soon become the first airline …

Cathay Pacific understands its responsibility towards sustainable aviation and is committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. For this, the airline is focusing on many areas, including use of sustainable aviation fuel for 10 per cent of its total fuel consumption by 2030. Janice Alyosius Cathay Pacific, a founding …

Resumption of regular international commercial flights and easing of travel restrictions by the Indian goverment has given a boost to the aviation sector. India being Virgin Atlantic’s third largest market, the airline is excited to launch an additional flight from Delhi to London in June. Janice Alyosius During the pandemic …

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia, while addressing an event celebrating women in aviation sector, said that it is high time that people should recognise the contribution of women in the industry, and also advocated equity over equality at workplace for them. Nisha Verma Ministry of Civil Aviation, …

The aviation industry continues to nurture rules that take no cognisance of the fact that airlines are suffering due to the pandemic. Can we not temporarily do away with orthodox regulations until such time normality returns? Just recently, the Lufthansa Group confirmed that it had flown 18,000 empty flights just …

Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, IndiGo, shares how the market had revived to pre-COVID levels for them domestically before Omicron hit, and why it is in the interest of both the consumers and the airlines to restart international flights as soon as possible. Nisha Verma While the last …

Connectivity plays an important role in boosting tourism. As transportation services in India, whether it is rails or roads, are improving, the only thing needed for all stakeholders is to join hands to benefit each other and work towards offering best facilities for tourists. Nisha Verma One of the sessions, …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. Etihad sees tackling the climate crisis as the most important issue of our time, and through strategic partnerships with major global aviation brands and OEMs, Etihad …