Air India, India’s national flag carrier and a member of the Star Alliance, has reinstated its codeshare agreement with fellow alliance partner Air Canada to enhance flight connectivity between India and Canada. Effective December 2, the renewed partnership enables Air India to offer seamless access to six Canadian cities beyond its existing gateways at Vancouver...
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Indian Railways Freight Loading Surges Past 1 Billion Tonne Milestone This Fiscal
Daily loading remains robust at around 4.4 MT, higher than 4.2 MT last year, demonstrating improved operational efficiency and sustained demand. Indian Railways, the world’s fourth‑largest rail transporter, crossed the landmark 1 billion tonnes of freight loading for FY2025‑26 on November 19, propelled by strong demand in coal, iron ore, cement, and container traffic. This...
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IWAI Signs MoUs to Boost Assam’s Inland Waterways and Industrial Logistics
The agreements seek to strengthen Assam’s inland water transport network and industrial logistics. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), the nodal agency for the development of waterways, has signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen Assam’s inland water transport network and industrial logistics, marking a major step in advancing sustainable connectivity and regional...
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Air India Express to Launch Services from Navi Mumbai International Airport on Day One
The carrier will operate daily flights to Bengaluru and five weekly flights to Delhi from NMIA starting December 25, scaling up services to twice‑daily flights on both routes from January 1, 2026. Air India Express has announced that it will begin operations from the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) on December 25, the first...
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IndiGo Commits $820 Million to Transform Fleet Ownership Via GIFT City Finance Hub
India’s largest airline said on Friday it will channel the $820 million investment through equity shares and 0.01 per cent non‑cumulative optionally convertible redeemable preference shares (OCRPS), to be structured across multiple tranches. In a significant move to reshape its fleet financing strategy, IndiGo, India’s largest airline by passenger volume and fleet, has approved a...
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Noida International Airport Boosts Regional Access with UPSRTC Bus Partnership
The tie‑up builds on NIA’s earlier partnerships with Haryana Roadways, Uttarakhand Transport Corp., and Delhi Transport Corp., which provide direct bus connectivity to major urban centres such as Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Chandigarh, Dehradun, and Haridwar. Noida International Airport (NIA) has expanded its ground connectivity by partnering with the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC)....
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IndiGo Links Madhya Pradesh’s Indore Commercial Hub with Rewa White Tiger Territory
The new service will connect Rewa to IndiGo’s extensive network, with onward links to Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Lucknow, and Nagpur. As part of its sustained strategy to consolidate presence on domestic routes, IndiGo—India’s largest airline by passenger volume and fleet—has announced new daily, direct flights between Indore...
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Green Ferry Infrastructure on Yamuna to Transform Delhi Cruises and Transport: Sonowal
Developed at an estimated cost of ₹200 million, the Yamuna Boat Tourism and Ferry Infrastructure Project is currently under review, with facilities being readied to support future operations. Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said that river cruises and ferry services in Delhi will receive a fillip with the launch of...
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Navi Mumbai Airport to Launch on Dec 25 with 23 Daily Flights; IndiGo, Akasa, Air India Lead Rollout
In its first month of operations, NMIA will run a 12-hour schedule, handling 23 daily departures and up to ten flight movements per hour. India’s newest greenfield airport, the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), will begin commercial operations on December 25. The launch will add capacity to the growing aviation needs of the Mumbai Metropolitan...
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Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya and DRDO Sign MoU to Develop Smart Tech Solutions for National Security
The agreement paves the way for joint research in logistics, chip design, and advanced encryption to strengthen indigenous defence systems. Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), India’s first university in the transportation and logistics sector under the Ministry of Railways, and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the country’s premier defence research agency under the Ministry of...