Civil Aviation

India- the nation with some iconic airports like Delhi Airport (DEL) , and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) has scheduled to open a new airport’s first phase in 2025 – the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). People hope that it will become a crucial hub…

The disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has to be one of the most astonishing mysteries in the aviation industry. The idea that the Bermuda Triangle is a spot where a lot of planes mysteriously disappear is another of the more mind-boggling aviation mysteries there is. The construction of the Mingbo Airstrip– the aerodrome that…

On April 19, 2025, the Pilot Association of Nepal (PAN) will host the inaugural Nepal Pilots’ Summit. The event is set to take place at The Malla Hotel, Lainchaur, Kathmandu, at 5:00 PM. Aviation professionals from across Nepal will be a part of an evening full of insightful discussion, and collective celebration of aviation in…

IndiGo revolutionized Indian aviation with relentless efficiency and pocket-friendly fare. So much was the pocket-friendliness of the domestic flight tickets that the carrier allowed fares less expensive than trains (international flights were less than $60). From its humble beginnings in 2006, the carrier has a current market share of a staggering 63% market. Statistics such as…

A layperson’s understanding is that increasing the speed of commercial aircraft would be a boon for the aviation community. A report from BBC showed that planes have become slower in the past 50 years. A flight in 1967 from New York to Los Angeles which took 5 hours and 43 minutes, currently is 40 minutes…

 There was a time when Air India was considered one of the best airlines in the world. A survey conducted by the Daily Mail in 1968 revealed that Air India “topped the list of airlines in the world” . In fact, in that same year, three-fourths of Air India’s passengers were foreigners who came from…

Much in the way Nepal Airlines serves as the national carrier of Nepal, Air India is the national carrier of India. We have discussed how politics destroyed the Nepal Airlines Corporation; this article similarly explores how politicians and ministers impact airline companies, and how this relates to the case of Air India. It examines the…

On December 5th, 1945, five torpedo bomber aircraft of the US Navy took off from Florida at 2:10 in the afternoon. This mission was called Flight 19. It was an ordinary three-hour-long training mission with 14 crew, and regular training exercises was taking place. Flight 19 by was led Lt. Charles Carroll Taylor, a highly experienced…

On November 12, 1996, at 3:55 PM, a chartered Kazakhstan Airlines aircraft (an Ilyushin Il-76) took off from Shymkent, Kazakhstan, to New Delhi. At the same time, at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, a Saudi Airlines Boeing 747 with 312 people on board (passengers and crew combined) was preparing for takeoff.  Air Traffic Controller VK…