South Asia

By Ella Nethersole
Aircraft lessor Azorra has delivered two Embraer E175 aircraft to Indian regional airline Star Air, marking its first customer relationship in India.
Air Transport

ACL Airshop has signed a strategic multi-year agreement with IndiGo to provide full ULD Management and Logistics Services.
MRO

Air India has announced the suspension of its services between Delhi and Washington D.C. - effective September 1, 2025.
Airports & Networks

IndiGo has launched four weekly flights connecting Mumbai to major Central Asian cities - Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Almaty (Kazakhstan), effective September 1 and 2, 2025 respectively.
Airports & Networks

Air India has commenced the widebody retrofit programme for its legacy B787-8 aircraft, with the first of 26 aircraft having flown to a Boeing facility in Victorville, California (United States) in July 2025.
Air Transport

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has said that following safety inspections, the airliner will resume full services by October 1, 2025, following the airliner’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash in June.
Air Transport

Experts will debate a dynamic environment at Aviation India Summit 2025 taking place from 29-30 October in Delhi.
Aerospace

ACL Airshop has entered a strategic multi-year agreement with IndiGo to provide full ULD Management and Logistics Services.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

IndiGo today commenced the construction of its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility with a ceremony at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.
Airports & Networks

ACL Airshop has announced a strategic multi-year agreement with IndiGo to provide full ULD Management and Logistics Services.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Qatar Airways has increased flights to over 15 global destinations for this year’s winter season.
Airports & Networks

IndiGo has extended its codeshare agreement with KLM enhancing connectivity to IndiGo customers across Europe and the UK on KLM’s network.
Airports & Networks

IndiGo has increased flight frequencies on its recently launched long-haul routes connecting Mumbai with Amsterdam and Manchester.
Air Transport

Emirates is advancing strategic commercial team appointments designed to bolster its presence in key markets across West Asia, the Indian Ocean and Africa.
Maintenance & Training

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and IndiGo have signed a year-long MoU to promote Singapore as a leading leisure and business destination for Indian travellers.
Airports & Networks

SITA’s has reported a 8.3% revenue growth to US$1.6 billion in 2024.
Emerging Technologies

Embraer registered a US$29.7 billion backlog in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) – the highest level ever recorded by the company.
Aerospace

Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet.
Air Transport

IndiGo is commencing operations from Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad, its second airport in the National Capital Region (NCR) after Delhi.
Airports & Networks

The biggest names in India’s airport and services sector will bring the country’s fast-growing airport story to the 2nd Aviation India & South Asia Summit & Exhibition 2025 in New Delhi taking place from 29-30 October 2025.
Aerospace

India’s flydocs, an aviation provider in digital records and asset management, and Air Astana have entered a strategic partnership to digitise the records management process with flydocs’ Digital Records Management (DRM) solution across its fleet of over 60 aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

Air India has announced the partial restoration of schedules that were reduced pursuant to its “Safety Pause”, taken following the accident of AI171 on June 12, 2025.
Air Transport

South African business aviation company CFS Aviation Group has announced a strategic evolution in its ownership and brand.
Business Aviation

IndiGo has signed a codeshare agreement with Jetstar enabling its customers to connect more easily to Australia and New Zealand.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines has commenced its new four-times-weekly passenger service to Hanoi in Vietnam.
Airports & Networks