Civil Aviation

India’s aviation has a history that began before the nation had shed off the skin of imperialism imposed on the nation by the British. In recent times, aviation in India has been marked by significant growth and modernization- though the closing of airspace during “Operation Sindoor” was a minor blip. In addition to devastating air…

  On 28th April 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was set to be a routine 35-minute inter-island flight in Hawaii. To put this into perspective, this duration is equivalent to the flight time to what is known as the most dangerous airport in the world, i.e., Lukla Airport, from Tribhuvan International Airport. The flight was…

Pokhara, which is the go-to city for tourists in Nepal, will forever be inextricably linked with the Pokhara International Airport project- something that reeks of allegations of exorbitant corruption and mismanagement. This vital aerodrome and one of the three international airpots in Nepal has an uncertain future, and almost no present. After all, it doesn’t…

Two weeks after the Pahalgam attack that saw twenty-six people killed in the Pahalgam region, India launched “Operation Sindoor”, which “targeted key strongholds of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke, among others.” Two of these organizations are “terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir”, claimed the Economic Times. While the aviation between the two…

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…