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Airlines & Airports

Comprehensive coverage of airlines & airports, featuring analysis, investigations, trackers, and expert commentary from the Tailwind Times editorial team.

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IndiGo's Eight-Aircraft Financing Deal Is Really A Fleet-Control Story

Aviation Desk | 15 Oct 2026 · 05:22

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ANA's MAX Deliveries Begin With Inspections, Not Celebration

Aviation Desk | 14 Oct 2026 · 06:07

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Air India's Route Map Is Getting Squeezed From Both Sides

Aviation Desk | 14 Oct 2026 · 05:53

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Mumbai's Airport Transition Just Lost Five Months

Aviation Desk | 14 Oct 2026 · 05:37

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Guwahati-Itanagar Is A 55-Minute Flight With A Much Bigger Meaning

Aviation Desk | 14 Oct 2026 · 05:29

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Philippine Airlines Sells Culture As A Premium Product

Aviation Desk | 13 Oct 2026 · 01:54

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Hyderabad's Cargo Runway To Asia

Aviation Desk | 13 Oct 2026 · 01:53

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IndiGo's XLR Bet Is Not About Europe. It's About The Middle.

Aviation Desk | 13 Oct 2026 · 01:52

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Airport Security No Longer Ends At The Airport Fence

Aviation Desk | 12 Oct 2026 · 05:53

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The Aircraft Had Landed But Sent To The Far End Of The Airport. Why?

Aviation Desk | 11 Oct 2026 · 08:19

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Fuel Surcharges Do Not Explain How Much Price Is Rising?

Aviation Desk | 11 Oct 2026 · 07:48

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Akasa's Real Rajasthan Competition Is To Get To The Business Traveller

Aviation Desk | 11 Oct 2026 · 07:40

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India Has Approved 26495 Domestic Flights A Week For Winters

Aviation Desk | 11 Oct 2026 · 07:33

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A Small Airline Sees A Chance In Navi Mumbai To Build Regional Network

Aviation Desk | 11 Oct 2026 · 06:56

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The Day An Airport Became A Battlefield

Aviation Desk | 10 Oct 2026 · 05:18

For an airport, the difference between a storm and an attack is not just damage. A storm is a disruption to be forecast, managed and eventually cleared. An attack leaves a different uncertainty.

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Mumbai Has Deferred The Flight Cuts Without Creating Spare Capacity

Aviation Desk | 10 Oct 2026 · 05:06

Mumbai has postponed the immediate confrontation over airport capacity. It has not created any spare capacity.

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When Riyadh Itself Is the Target, Airlines Face a Different Kind of Shutdown

Aviation Desk | 9 Oct 2026 · 06:21

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Air India's Ahmedabad Plan Is Beyond Gujarat

Aviation Desk | 9 Oct 2026 · 04:38

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Swiss Picked Bengaluru, Not Another Indian Megacity

Aviation Desk | 9 Oct 2026 · 04:32

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Thailand Will Let Security Officers Open Checked Bags Without Passengers Present

Aviation Desk | 9 Oct 2026 · 04:24

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Australia And Indonesia Want More Flights. The Test Is What Happens Beyond Bali

Aviation Desk | 8 Oct 2026 · 06:56

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A Runway In Ilulissat Is About Tourism, But Also About Who Gets To Reach The Arctic

Aviation Desk | 8 Oct 2026 · 06:50

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Lufthansa Is Returning To Kuala Lumpur. The Cargo May Matter As Much As The Cabin.

Aviation Desk | 8 Oct 2026 · 06:40

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An Airline Route Can Reopen Before A Country Feels Open

Aviation Desk | 8 Oct 2026 · 06:34

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Riyadh Air's First 787 Has Paint. Does It Have A Reliable Path?

Aviation Desk | 8 Oct 2026 · 06:26

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The Airlines That Fly Again Are Not Necessarily Flying Normally

Aviation Desk | 8 Oct 2026 · 06:15

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The Q300 Crew Did Not Forget To Fly. They Lost Track Of What The Automation Was Doing.

Aviation Desk | 8 Oct 2026 · 05:57

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BA's New A380 Is A Premium-Economics Machine

Aviation Desk | 7 Oct 2026 · 05:43

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Flyadeal's India Expansion Is A Secondary Bilateral-Capacity Issue?

Aviation Desk | 7 Oct 2026 · 05:04

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FLY91 Is Testing Whether Navi Mumbai Can Create Traffic, Not Just Absorb It

Aviation Desk | 7 Oct 2026 · 04:53

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Delhi's 18% Capacity Growth: Can It Add Time-Saving Capacity For Passengers?

Aviation Desk | 7 Oct 2026 · 04:34

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Mumbai Verses Navi Mumbai Is Becoming India's Airport-Duopoly Test

Aviation Desk | 6 Oct 2026 · 06:07

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FLY91 Is Betting That India's Next Growth Is Not In Delhi Or Mumbai

Aviation Desk | 6 Oct 2026 · 05:53

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Asia Has The Aircraft. Does It Have Enough People To Release Them?

Aviation Desk | 6 Oct 2026 · 05:34

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Delhi's Airport Debt Refinance Is A Passenger-Capacity Issue In Disguise

Aviation Desk | 6 Oct 2026 · 05:25

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Japan's Regional Aviation Reboot Depends On Small Jets

Aviation Desk | 6 Oct 2026 · 05:03

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Delta's Game-Changer Saudi Gamble From October 23

Aviation Desk | 5 Oct 2026 · 05:05

On October 23, Delta plans to become the first US airline to fly nonstop to Saudi Arabia, linking Atlanta and Riyadh with an Airbus A350-900. It is launching into a Gulf market that other Western carriers have been reducing;

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Pegasus Buys Smartwings And Inherits An EU Ownership Puzzle

Aviation Desk | 5 Oct 2026 · 04:23

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Death At The Hangar Gate Raises A Ground-Safety Test For Nagpur Aerospace Zone

Aviation Desk | 5 Oct 2026 · 03:58

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Mumbai's Terminal Reshuffle Begins

Aviation Desk | 4 Oct 2026 · 06:29

Mumbai’s Terminal 1 is scheduled to stop handling flights on October 25, but demolition work is set to begin in phases from January 2027 starting with T1B’s north section. The apparent contradiction between the reports reflects an operational closure first, followed by phased physical redevelopment.

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Air India Express Bets On Kerala-Gulf Flights

Aviation Desk | 4 Oct 2026 · 05:33

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Thai Airways Suspends Its CEO Over The Floods

Aviation Desk | 3 Oct 2026 · 07:26

Bangkok’s floods had barely begun to recede when Thai Airways’ board found someone to hold responsible.

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United Adds 'Base' Fares To First And Business Class

Aviation Desk | 3 Oct 2026 · 04:57

Basic economy has reached the front of the aircraft. United will sell the same premium seat with fewer rights attached to it—and ask passengers to decide which parts of “business class” they actually value.

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India's Domestic Market Was Not Just Smaller In August It Was Softer

Aviation Desk | 2 Oct 2026 · 04:39

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TAP Air Portugal: What Each Bidder Would Change

Aviation Desk | 2 Oct 2026 · 04:29

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Tewolde's First Week: What Is On His Desk At Air India

Aviation Desk | 2 Oct 2026 · 04:16

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Europe's Airlines Turn Back To South Asia As Hubs Face New Pressure

Aviation Desk | 2 Oct 2026 · 03:39

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