Category CONNECTIVITY

A conversation between Rajesh Magow, Co-founder and Group CEO, MakeMyTrip, and Aashish Gupta, CEO, FAITH Aashish Gupta: You and your co-founders saw the internet opportunity very early and had the conviction to stay with it. What was the original impulse…

Subhash Goyal Chairman, Stic Travels (Moderator); Kevin Markett, Senior Director Regional Sales – Asia, Lufthansa Group; Aloke Singh Chief Strategy Officer, IndiGo and Nipun Agarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India examine the crucial relationship between aviation and tourism, discussing India’s…

Reports that the government is considering giving approval to airport operators to fly airlines as well, is a ‘conflict of business interest’ staring in the face. How can it be even considered, is the question? Yes, we need more airlines…

How the Gulf Crisis, Oil Prices and Airspace Restrictions Are Rewriting India’s Aviation Story The headlines have focused on the Gulf conflict. Rising tensions in West Asia. Higher oil prices. Airspace closures. Longer flying times. All true and yet the…

The reported loss of Air India carries an Epic Short-lived Legacy of Vistara and the Burden of History Reports suggest turbulence in the boardroom within the Air India Group. Not surprising, that the reported losses of early ₹26,000 crore at…

It has not been just one airline’s woes, the entire sector has been impacted. The two bigger ones have reported bigger impacts on their balance sheets. Pro-active measures have come into place – route re-calibration, frequency cuts or down-sizing of…

Air India is presently grappling with the challenges of record financial losses, future strategy, and CEO succession. A good opportunity for everyone who leads any organization (or even a team) to reflect on the lessons for each of us. During…

As a growing and aspirational nation, which has schemes such as UDAN, it is time to design policies that allow aam nagrik to fly easily. This won’t be possible as long as we see aviation as a cash cow. On…

In conversation with Vinay Dube, Founder and CEO, Akasa Air, as he shares his insights into the aviation eco-system, how the airline is building resilience, in only single direction – only going forward! Interviewed by Navin Berry. What is the…

“If there is a Go – No Go situation, it is obviously a No Go. The stakes are too damn high!” Loss of life in every form is tragic. However, an air crash makes sensational news, especially if a dignitary…

Noida International Airport (IATA code: DXN) is a greenfield airport in the NCR region, connecting the greater Delhi area and western Uttar Pradesh with other cities in India and the world. NIA is envisioned as a world-class airport combining Swiss…

In the early days of post-independence, in India commercial aviation was considered a rich man’s travel mode and did not need to be subsidised. However, over time, two schemes were introduced. The first attempt was in 198, when the two…