The confirmation of additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, along with the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engine agreement, is expected to enhance IndiGo’s operational flexibility and accelerate its entry into new long-haul markets. IndiGo has doubled its wide-body commitment with a firm order for 30 additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, bringing its total order to 60 jets. The agreement,...
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IndiGo to Launch Direct Athens Flights on India’s First Airbus A321XLR
The move signals a strategic leap in IndiGo’s international expansion and marks its entry into long-range narrow-body operations. IndiGo, India’s largest airline by passenger volumes, will begin direct flights to Athens from Mumbai and Delhi in January 2026, deploying India’s first Airbus A321XLR aircraft on the route. The airline’s inaugural flight from Mumbai is scheduled...
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DGCA Launches Auto-Generated Computer Numbers for Flight Crew via Pariksha Portal
This reform is part of a broader digitisation drive aimed at accelerating approvals, minimising manual intervention, and enhancing transparency for students, pilots, and aviation stakeholders. India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has launched auto-generation of computer numbers for flight crew (FC) candidates applying through the Pariksha portal, effective October 16. The...
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Balancing industry outlook with fiscal prudence is key to growth
Among the select few C-level executives in Indian infrastructure, Kavita Shirvaikar, Managing Director of Patel Engineering Ltd., is widely admired for shattering the glass ceiling in a traditionally male-dominated field. In an exclusive conversation with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY’s Manish Pant, she discusses her ambitious vision of steering the 76-year-old, Mumbai-headquartered infrastructure and construction company toward a...
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HAM: The Road Ahead
Recent policy recalibrations are reshaping the hybrid annuity model, a distinctly Indian innovation in public-private partnership for road infrastructure. These changes aim to ensure that financially sound and technically qualified developers take the lead, setting the stage for higher construction standards and a more balanced distribution of national highway projects, says Anand Kulkarni. National highways...
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Accelerating India’s High-Speed Future
Currently, 22 countries operate high-speed rail or bullet train networks, while another 16 are developing them at various stages of completion. India joined this global movement in 2017 with the launch of its first bullet train corridor on the commercially vital Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. The service was initially expected to begin in 2023, but land acquisition...
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Fast Forwarding Bharat: The Next Leap
As India’s first bullet train line between Mumbai and Ahmedabad approaches full commissioning by 2029, momentum is building to accelerate the rollout of additional high-speed corridors nationwide, writes Manish Pant. In June 2022, high humidity, frequent rainfall, and oppressive monsoon temperatures were matched by intense backroom politics in Maharashtra’s capital, Mumbai. Nearly 40 dissident lawmakers...
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Building for Safety: Future-Proofing Indian Infrastructure
Future-proofing Indian infrastructure means designing for resilience, adaptability and sustainability, ensuring that what we build today continues to safeguard society well into tomorrow, explains Ajay Gupta. India stands at a critical juncture in its infrastructure journey. The country is urbanising at an unprecedented pace, with highways, metros, bridges, airports, and residential clusters rapidly transforming the...
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India’s Digital Firewall Shields Millions from Spoof Calls, with Even Google Adopting It: Scindia
Scindia also says India is sharpening its telecom service standards in step with its digital security ambitions. India’s indigenously developed digital security systems are playing a pivotal role in protecting citizens from spoof calls and financial fraud, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister for Communications and Minister for Development of North Eastern Region, said on Friday. “The...
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India Post Preps to Reboot as Logistics Giant Under Scindia’s Watch
The Communications Minister outlines a four-pillar strategy to transform the 177-year-old India Post: organisational reorientation, technology, partnerships, and customer satisfaction. As global supply chains realign, the 171-year-old India Post may be poised to emerge as the world’s next major logistics player in an entirely new avatar. Union Minister for Communications and Minister for Development of...