Civil Aviation

Air India (AI), the flag carrier of India, has announced a new “Flexi Contract for Pilots” work‑model that is set to be implemented in the first three months of the new year, reported Hindustan Times a few days ago. The new contract will allow eligible line‑pilots and line training captains to opt for shorter duty‑patterns…

Turkish Airlines (TK), the flag carrier of Turkey, has resumed scheduled service between Istanbul Airport (IST), Türkiye, and Sulaymaniyah International Airport (ISU), Iraq, marking the return of the route after its suspension in April 2023. The relaunch increases the carrier’s Iraqi network to  aerodromes in six cities: Baghdad, Basra, Erbil, Kirkuk, Najaf and now Sulaymaniyah…

Nepal, a country that has gained notoriety for a number of crashes, especially in the Everest region, has seen another helicopter accident in the region. An Airbus H125 operated by Altitude Air that took off for a rescue flight from Lukla, the most dangerous airport in the world, to Lobuche crashed this morning. The cause…

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has directed all domestic carriers to introduce substantial airfare concessions for senior citizens, marking a discount structure of a minimum of 50% discount for all people who have either crossed the age of seventy or are suffering from disabilities. The decision was reached in a meeting at CAAN’s…

During the Gen-Z protests that engulfed Nepal on September 8 -9, 2025, protestors had come to burn down Tribhuvan International Airport, confirmed Nepali Army in a press conference organized today at 2 pm local time.  In the first press conference organized by the Nepalese Army following the Gen-Z uprising in Nepal, Director General of Military…

Last year, a F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jet, crashed off the airfield at the Albuquerque International Sunport in New Mexico after it had stopped at Kirtland Air Force Base for refueling. One important thing to note is that the F-35B Lightning II falls in the list of the United States Marine Corps (USMC)’s…

On 9 September 2025, Cambodia officially inaugurated its new international airport – Techo International Airport (KTI). This aerodrome is located in Kandal Province and is built under a joint venture between the Cambodian government and Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation. This three-runway facility was constructed at a staggering $2-billion and is to supplant the Phnom Penh…

Fighter aircraft have a special place in aviation history. During the world war, pilots and aviation personnel often decorated their aircraft with the most astonishing nose art. During the same war, which is described by Russia as “The Patriotic War”, military aircraft helped propel aviation forward with the introduction of much speedier planes. Almost all…

Tens of thousands of travelers come to the Everest region each year. One of the notable people to have been to the Everest is Francys Arsentiev, someone who is known as the Sleeping Beauty in Everest. Some people opt to trek to the Base Camp, whose trekking trails coupled with a sharp altitude gradient and…