Domestic airlines carried 11.82 million passengers in September, down from 12.64 million a year earlier, DGCA data shows. Mint calls it the steepest year-on-year decline since the pandemic, driven by higher fares and rising fuel costs on top of seasonal weakness.
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DGCA data shows 65% of delay reasons in September were reactionary, meaning knock-on effects from earlier in an aircraft's schedule. A late inbound flight squeezes the time for disembarkation, baggage, cleaning, refuelling and boarding before the next departure.
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Akasa Air will move its Jeddah flights from Mumbai's CSMIA to Navi Mumbai International Airport from December, its first international route there. The joint announcement with Adani Airport Holdings, which runs both airports, comes as AAHL faces pushback from other airlines over moving international traffic away from CSMIA.
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SpiceJet's domestic market share fell to 0.6% in September, below regional carrier Star Air at 0.7%, for the first time ever, DGCA data showed. SpiceJet carried 730,000 passengers in the month, compared with 5.92 million in January. Overall domestic traffic fell 6.49% year on year.
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Adani Airports plans to raise the annual capacity of Terminal 1 at Mumbai's CSMIA by about 33%, from 15 million to 20 million passengers, in a phased rebuild. Moving some IndiGo and Air India flights to Navi Mumbai makes room, with the first phase shifting around 5 million passengers.
Read more at The Financial Express →A network failure at Mumbai's CSMIA on Tuesday evening forced the airport and airlines to process passengers by hand at peak hours. Nearly half the flights due out between 7pm and 9pm left an hour or more late, and three were cancelled. Airlines blamed earlier air traffic congestion too.
Read more at Hindustan Times →Indian passengers flying abroad on Air India and IndiGo can use Digi Yatra at seven airports from 1 November, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai. The beta is limited to Indian nationals with e-passports and runs through December. A wider rollout is planned for 2027.
Read more at The Times of India →Firstpost reports Indian airlines are bracing for a harsh winter, with the rupee down 7% against the dollar in a year, oil prices nearly doubled since February and airspace closures. Air India is scaling down, IndiGo is returning its damp leased Dreamliners, and European carriers are adding India flights.
Read more at Firstpost →The civil aviation ministry has asked airlines to prepare for the winter fog season with qualified crew, aircraft equipped for low-visibility operations and realistic schedules. The aim is fewer avoidable delays, cancellations and diversions. The ministry wants readiness in place before visibility drops, rather than last-minute adjustments.
Read more at businessupturn.com →The civil aviation ministry held a review meeting on Tuesday as Cyclone Arnab was forecast to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast on 28 October with winds up to 135 kmph. Flights to and from coastal Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha were expected to be most affected, with possible delays elsewhere.
Read more at The New Indian Express →Noida International Airport at Jewar opened to commercial flights in June 2026 with five destinations. By late 2026 its network had grown to 16 domestic destinations, and international passenger services and cargo operations are now taking shape. Most new airports spend years on the domestic map first.
Read more at theaviationhub.co.uk →IndiGo launched a direct service between Guwahati and Bangkok on 27 October, a non-stop link between the Northeast and Thailand's capital. The inauguration at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport included a ceremonial lamp lighting and a handover of boarding passes to the first passengers.
Read more at indiatodayne.in →IndiGo began non-stop flights between Gaya and Bangkok on 26 October, operating twice weekly on Mondays and Thursdays. Gaya is the gateway to Bodh Gaya's UNESCO-listed Mahabodhi Temple, and the route targets pilgrims. Bihar approved viability-gap funding of up to Rs 10.40 crore over 12 months.
Read more at travtalkindia.com →A Delhi flyer shared a picture of an Air India cutlery set with a coded number sequence printed on the back. The puzzle asks passengers to identify a pioneer of Indian aviation, and the post turned an in-flight tea break into an online guessing game. The spoon now has homework.
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Heathrow has ordered Delta Air Lines to move from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 in 2028 after a review of terminal occupancy, Sky News reports. Virgin Atlantic, Delta's joint venture partner since sharing Terminal 3 in 2016, warns that separating the airlines could raise fares and undermine competition.
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Wizz Air CEO József Váradi told an industry conference in Frankfurt that aviation innovation will dramatically slow down, and urged manufacturers to focus on durability and reliability. "There are no new aircraft coming anytime soon," he said, adding that hydrogen and decarbonised engines have been pushed back considerably.
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Lufthansa resumed nonstop Frankfurt to Kuala Lumpur flights on 25 October after more than a decade away, flying a Boeing 787-9 five times a week. The 287-seat aircraft brings the Allegris cabin to Malaysia for the first time. The airline dropped the route in 2016.
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Vienna Airport expects about 2 million fewer passengers in 2026 after Wizz Air closed its base and Ryanair moved capacity, partly to Bratislava. Traffic fell 4.5% in the first nine months. The airport says it is prioritising new airline partners and long-haul growth over replacing every lost seat.
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SAA has staggered salary payments for pilots, management, specialists, executives and board members for two months, citing liquidity pressure from geopolitical disruption and higher fuel costs. Non-management staff, including cabin crew and ground staff, are still paid on the normal payday, the airline's spokesperson said.
Read more at ch-aviation.com →Alaska Airlines is preparing a seasonal nonstop between Anchorage and Tokyo Narita from 13 May 2027, according to schedule data reported by analyst Enilria. The daily Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight would take about eight hours and 15 minutes, subject to government approval. Bring a narrowbody's worth of patience.
Read more at Simple Flying →United's new Terminal B North concourse at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental opened with a 54,000 square foot United Club seating 800, billed as the largest airline club in the Americas. It has a 1,350 square foot outdoor terrace, two full-service bars and 11 private phone rooms.
Read more at luxurytraveladvisor.com →JetBlue is still aiming for a return to operating profitability in 2027, and says its liquidity, maturing initiatives and financing options can carry it through a long stretch of higher fuel prices, Aviation Week reports. The full piece is for subscribers.
Read more at aviationweek.com →JetBlue says supply chain constraints are limiting how fast it can install first-class cabins, FlightGlobal reports. The low-cost carrier is pitching premium seating as its path to profitability. The full piece is for subscribers. The seats are premium, the waiting is economy.
Read more at FlightGlobal →Aeromexico will fly Guadalajara to Paris in 2027, bypassing its Mexico City hub, after its new Monterrey to Paris route did well enough to run beyond summer. Its network planning director said industrial investment, technology companies and tourism are generating traffic that no longer needs to flow through the capital.
Read more at aviationweek.com →Aeromexico will connect Mexico City with Orange County, Fort Lauderdale and Portland from January after the US Department of Transportation lifted restrictions, FlightGlobal reports. The routes take its joint-venture network with Delta Air Lines to 27 US destinations. The full piece is for subscribers.
Read more at FlightGlobal →Southwest Airlines pulled out of Chicago O'Hare this year and moved all its Chicago flights to Midway, Simple Flying reports. The carrier had flown nonstop from O'Hare to 13 domestic and international destinations since 2021. O'Hare remains the world's busiest airport by flights, regardless.
Read more at Simple Flying →Breeze Airways is adding more than 30 routes in the US and abroad between October and summer 2027, according to Cirium data. Myrtle Beach and Tampa get the most new services, and Tampa is now the airline's top airport. Breeze avoids large hubs.
Read more at Simple Flying →Kazakhstan's FlyArystan launched direct flights between Astana and Yining on 26 October, becoming the largest foreign airline in China's Xinjiang region, Kazinform reported. The A320 flight took two hours and 25 minutes and was met with a water cannon salute. The route runs three times a week.
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Boeing ended the third quarter with a record backlog and two newly certified 737 MAX variants. Revenue rose 4% to $24.2 billion, driven by defence and services. The net loss was $116 million, against $5.3 billion a year earlier, when a 777X charge hit results. Progress, in red ink.
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Boeing is targeting 52 737 MAX jets a month in the second half of 2027, CEO Kelly Ortberg said on the earnings call. It currently builds about 47 a month, held back by a slower pace of wing production. Boeing stock fell 10% in trading.
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Airbus handed over 547 aircraft in the first nine months and needs 323 more in the fourth quarter to reach its target of around 870. That is nearly 108 a month, against about 61 a month so far. September brought 72 deliveries, its best month since June.
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Boeing said on its earnings call that it still lacks FAA authorisation to begin the remaining 777X certification flight tests, including ETOPS testing for long-haul operations. The company said the 777-9 remains on track for first delivery in 2027.
Read more at businessupturn.com →IndiGo has signed a $328 million deal with Citi to finance six A321s and two A320s. It is the first aviation financing insured by Belgian export credit agency Credendo, and the first ECA-backed aircraft financing structured through GIFT IFSC. Citi acted as sole arranger and sole lender.
Read more at ddnews.gov.in →Iberia has agreed terms with Japan's Itochu to acquire a minority stake in IAG Engine Tech, confirmed on 27 October. The engine MRO provider was set up earlier this year within International Airlines Group and focuses on third-party aftermarket work. Itochu brings investment, industrial expertise and international reach.
Read more at aviationweek.com →Boeing Global Services CEO Chris Raymond said the company has held initial talks about engine manufacturers joining Dataliner, its AI-enabled digital aviation platform. He did not name the manufacturers or give details of any agreements. He spoke at an industry conference in Amsterdam on 27 October.
Read more at aviationweek.com →US medical transport firm Life Flight Network has ordered five Airbus H135 helicopters, finalised on 26 October. The company provides emergency care with rotorcraft, fixed-wing aircraft and ground transport across the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. The order more than doubles its commitment to the H135.
Read more at AeroTime →Aeromedical operator Metro Aviation has unveiled a concept for a medical interior in Airbus's new H140 twin-engine light helicopter, Aviation Week reports. The aircraft is new, so the stretcher arrangements are too. The full piece, with details of the layout, is for subscribers.
Read more at aviationweek.com →Punjab-based Nalwa Aero has flight-tested a scaled electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft with a box-wing design. The trials showed low-altitude hovering and forward flight, which the company says validates a century-old aerodynamic concept. Nalwa Aero is developing a five-seat eVTOL. The full-size version is the next exam.
Read more at rediff.com →FL Technics Indonesia has received EASA Part-145 certification for its Bali facility, allowing it to maintain aircraft registered in the European Union. The approval covers base and line maintenance for the Airbus A320 family, giving European airlines a maintenance option in Southeast Asia.
Read more at journalarta.com →GE Aerospace reported third-quarter orders of $19 billion, up 49%, and adjusted earnings of $2.25 a share, and raised full-year guidance. It is expanding LEAP and GE9X output and cutting shop times. It also warned that supply chain, inflation and insurance losses could pressure margins and cash flow.
Read more at TradingView →KLM has inducted its first maintenance technicians into a programme to maintain Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing AH-64 and CH-47 helicopters, part of a multiyear push into military MRO. "We don't have any rotary-wing aircraft in our fleet," its defence MRO programme director said. The learning curve has rotors.
Read more at aviationweek.com →An audience poll at an MRO industry conference in Amsterdam ranked time to competency as the biggest workforce challenge for maintenance, ahead of skills shortages, recruiting and retention. Panellists called for closer collaboration with educators, better training and stronger career development to produce competent technicians faster.
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Germany's BFU has classified the August landing of a Lufthansa Airbus in a storm at Munich as a serious incident The aircraft touched down 18.8 metres before the threshold of runway 26L, ran over three lamps and damaged seven main landing gear tyres. There were no injuries.
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The FAA's Safety Risk Management panel meets on 27 and 28 October to review restrictions at Centennial Airport near Denver. A safety assessment had identified dozens of potentially hazardous interactions between aircraft departing parallel runways. The restrictions ban simultaneous departures from those runways.
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The FAA has published Order 8130.2M, updating guidance for the airworthiness certification of aircraft. The revision implements parts of the MOSAIC final rule on special airworthiness certification, which amended several parts of the Code of Federal Regulations, including those covering design, manufacture and certification.
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The FAA has proposed certification requirements for Embraer's Enhanced Takeoff System on the E195-E2, published in the Federal Register. The system engages when pilots set takeoff thrust and automatically manages pitch and bank angle during rotation and initial climb. Pilots stay responsible for runway alignment during the ground roll.
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A regulatory official suggested that winning air taxi type certificates may be easier than securing commercial-flight approvals under the FAA's eVTOL pilot programme, FlightGlobal reports. The full piece is for subscribers.
Read more at FlightGlobal →Automated air traffic control systems are meant to improve controllers' safety and efficiency, but could introduce new risks, according to an analysis republished by Stuff South Africa. ICAO is leading global air traffic management through its Global Air Navigation Plan, and the piece asks whether regulation is keeping pace.
Read more at stuff.co.za →As drone deliveries pick up, Google's Wing and Robinson Helicopter Company see a growing need for technology to separate aircraft at low altitudes, Aviation Week reports. They differ on how much the system should rely on reserving airspace blocks in advance rather than manoeuvring in flight to avoid traffic.
Read more at aviationweek.com →Amazon's MK30 delivery drones are flying over Chicago's south suburbs from its Markham fulfilment centre, with about 21 drones there, NBC 5 Chicago reported. Homewood residents have filmed deliveries. DroneXL notes the FAA documentation still shows a draft. The launch was promised for later this year in February.
Read more at dronexl.co →Spain's Council of Ministers has authorised a €27.9 million tender for a new version of SACTA, the national automated air traffic control system. The aim is better data use, operational efficiency, new safety features, compliance with European regulations and the latest available technology.
Read more at airportsinternational.com →A United flight from Las Vegas to Newark returned shortly after take-off on Saturday after a flight attendant reportedly saw a passenger texting about plans to hijack the aircraft. Flight 1681 was carrying 150 passengers and six crew members when the crew reported the security concern.
Read more at Gulf News →The Kangra administration withdrew its suspension of solo paragliding at Bir Billing on Tuesday, a day after imposing it following the death of a Bulgarian pilot. Foreign paragliders had opposed the order. All solo pilots must now comply with a fresh set of safety conditions.
Read more at The Times of India →Four electrical arc-blast incidents damaged parts of the LAX People Mover's power rail and guideway in September, according to a report by advisory firm Infrata. Video obtained by FOX 11 shows a flash along the tracks after a test train passes, raising questions about the long-delayed project's readiness.
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The Air India Flying Training Academy at Belora Airport in Amravati is about 95% complete, with all 34 training aircraft at the airport. It is preparing for a first batch of 180 trainee pilots, possibly from November 2026, though Air India says the start date is not final.
Read more at Hindustan Times →Skyborne says 48 cadets have signed letters of intent for the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme. They start at Skyborne's ground school in Delhi, then spend 12 months flight training in Vero Beach, Florida. They then return to India to become A320 junior first officers at IndiGo.
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Shenandoah University has added an Undergraduate Certificate in Air Traffic Control to help ease the US controller shortage. Students began the first class, ATC-101, in fall 2026, with the full programme expected to launch in spring 2027. "The air traffic controller shortage is real," the university said.
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Skyborne celebrated 186 graduates at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, its largest graduation ceremony so far. The cadets completed UK CAA Integrated ATPL programmes at its bases in Vero Beach, Florida, and at Gloucestershire and Bournemouth airports. A rugby stadium, because a hangar would not hold the families.
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CPaT Global will provide aircraft systems and procedures courseware to MAB Academy, Malaysia Aviation Group's training arm, for initial and recurrent pilot training at Malaysia Airlines and Firefly. The deal covers Boeing 737-800 and 737-8, A330 variants, the A350-900 and ATR72 aircraft.
Read more at asianaviation.com →Bristow pilots can now train on a new level-D AW139 simulator at its Aberdeen Training Centre. Built by the Leonardo and CAE Rotorsim joint venture, it joins an AW189 simulator and six classrooms serving Bristow's oil-and-gas and search-and-rescue crews. The North Sea weather is optional in this one.
Read more at ainonline.com →Czech training organisation F AIR has started the Basic Phase of Qatar Airways' Multi-Crew Pilot Licence programme at Karlovy Vary Airport, on schedule. It is the next stage in the academy's cadet partnership with the airline. F AIR is EASA-approved and has trained pilots since 1990.
Read more at AFM.aero →American Airlines and the Aviation Institute of Maintenance's Charlotte campus have formalised their partnership. American is offering thousands of dollars in tuition support to Charlotte airport workers regardless of employer, plus $25,000 in scholarships for local high school students in AIM's dual credit programme.
Read more at news.aa.com →Aviation Supplies and Academics has released An Aviator's Field Guide to FAA Medical Certification. It explains how the FAA assesses applications, and why a favourable view from a personal doctor does not guarantee certification. It covers AME exams, special issuance, deferrals, denials, appeals and BasicMed.
Read more at generalaviationnews.com →Air India SATS chief HR officer Namit Baikar told BW People that working in aviation is still seen as a premium career choice. In the interview he discusses multi-skilled ground teams, how AI is changing frontline roles and what a speak-up culture needs, as India adds aircraft and airports.
Read more at bwpeople.in →An article from a training conference stream argues that turning subject matter experts into strong cabin crew instructors needs a competency-based, evidence-driven approach. Organisations tend to pick their best performers as instructors, a pattern seen across industries. Knowing the job and teaching it are different skills.
Read more at halldale.com →Jonathan Sawyer wants Jefferson County to let him resume a 16-minute electric airplane commute from his driveway to an airport near his office, after a neighbour's complaint stopped the flights. A 2021 court ruling had already found his earlier helicopter operations from the property broke county zoning rules.
Read more at avweb.com →Malaysia's ADMAL Flying Academy has bought an ALSIM AL250 simulator for its CPL/IR and Frozen ATPL programmes. Its integrated course includes 830 hours of ground school at ADMAL Aviation College in Sepang, followed by 200 flight hours at Kuala Terengganu Airport.
Read more at AFM.aero →Phoenix East Aviation highlighted its relationship with Delta Air Lines after an October visit to Delta's Atlanta headquarters. Through its Superior Flight School, an affiliate of Delta's Propel programme, eligible flight instructors can follow a structured path to pilot jobs at Endeavor Air and Delta.
Read more at AFM.aero →Cadet pilot programmes first, then aviation and aerospace roles, checked today. Every listing links to the original page. The medical is your own affair.
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