https://aviospace.org/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://aviospace.org/timeline-and-investigation-how-indigo-became-indias-largest-airline/#comment-6529 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:21:27 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8646#comment-6529 […] reduction at Hindon of around 35 percent for April 2026 as multiple carriers pared services; IndiGo (6E), the largest airline of India, trimmed select frequencies while Star Air (OG) maintained operations. Despite those infrastructure […]

]]> https://aviospace.org/why-were-the-top-5-biggest-aircraft-in-the-world-made/#comment-6526 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:25:30 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=3759#comment-6526 […] have a look at why these airlines stopped operating their superjumbo that is the A380 (which is also among the five biggest aircraft ever made) in and out of […]

]]> https://aviospace.org/aviation-vocabulary-aerodrome-in-pictures/#comment-6524 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:04:58 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=5795#comment-6524 […] getting the aerodrome security program (ASP) approved, Noida International Airport said last week that it would […]

]]> https://aviospace.org/timeline-and-investigation-how-indigo-became-indias-largest-airline/#comment-6522 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:37:45 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8646#comment-6522 […] IndiGo, which is the largest carrier in India, had leased the six widebody aircraft to gain early long-haul experience while it waited for its own Airbus A350-900s to arrive. The arrangement is ending because elevated fuel prices, airspace disruptions, and longer flight routes tied to the Middle East conflict made it less commercially viable for both sides. Norse Atlantic, an Arendal, Norway-based airline that operates a fleet of 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, says it will use the returning capacity to expand its own winter network and pursue ACMI deals with other carriers. […]

]]> https://aviospace.org/timeline-and-investigation-how-indigo-became-indias-largest-airline/#comment-6520 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:02:38 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8646#comment-6520 […] (6E), India’s largest airline by market share, has announced a comprehensive revision of its fuel surcharge structure for both domestic and […]

]]> https://aviospace.org/what-is-a-deadhead-pilot-what-are-the-rules-for-them/#comment-6515 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:57:31 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9359#comment-6515 […] Deadheading itself is a standard industry practice, and one that typically still counts toward a cre…. Airlines rely on it constantly to reposition pilots and flight attendants where they are needed, including to get stranded crew home after a cancellation elsewhere in the network. The practice works well when connections run on time, but it leaves little margin when the positioning flight itself is delayed, as happened twice in a week on JetBlue’s JFK-to-Boston connections. […]

]]> https://aviospace.org/biggest-airline-by-fleet-size-2026/#comment-6512 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:56:31 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=11442#comment-6512 […] American works to close a widening profit gap with Delta Air Lines (DL) and United Airlines (UA), [three of these carriers have the largest fleet in the world]and follows a unanimous no-confidence vote in Isom from the carrier’s flight […]

]]> https://aviospace.org/ryanair-oleary-musk-idiot-seat-sale/#comment-6507 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:46:17 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=12080#comment-6507 […] A few weeks ago, Ryanair (FR), the biggest budget carrier in the world, began a public spat with Elon Musk after its CEO claimed that it wouldn’t be adding Starlink in its fleet, citing additional fuel costs. The public jibes between Musk and O’Leary led to “The Idiot Sale”. […]

]]> https://aviospace.org/aviation-nose-art-meaning-history/#comment-6505 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:36:58 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9369#comment-6505 […] its press release, Virgin Atlantic, the carrier whose aircraft painting is redolent of nose art that planes in the yest… had expressed long‑term commitment to Manchester, noting the city’s strategic importance in its […]

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