Airports

Airport and airline operators have been facing a serious crisis. With the prospect of over capacity for several years to come, Indian airports will need to shift to airline-driven and passenger-centric business models while they […]

The central government has taken several initiatives for greenfield airport infrastructure development. The past two-three years have seen big-ticket greenfield projects make significant headway. However, despite the tremendous progress seen in terms of the development […]

India began its journey towards privatising airports around 15 years back. The first ones to undergo a sea change were the Delhi and Mumbai airports, in 2006. After a long hiatus, the central government revived […]

Airports have already started their journey towards digital transformation. Digital means of constructing airport infrastructure are being increasingly explored. At a recent webinar organised by India Infrastructure on “Construction of Airports: Role of Data and […]

The aviation sector has been the worst and the most directly impacted by the pandemic. While other infrastructure sectors have started witnessing signs of recovery, aviation is yet to see light at the end of […]

Of all the infrastructure sectors, the aviation sector has undoubtedly been the worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The sector, which for a long period prior to the virus outbreak witnessed double-digit growth in air […]

The airport sector is one of the infrastructure sectors that has suffered the strongest impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent air travel restrictions imposed by affected countries. While domestic passenger traffic has finally […]

The aviation industry is facing its worst crisis ever. Global airlines with strong balance sheets are on the brink of bankruptcy. Even airline manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing have been severely impacted with their […]

The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) – was launched on April 27, 2017, as part of the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, to make air travel a more affordable […]

The Indian aviation sector has been growing at the rate of 20 per cent for the past five years, making it the fastest growing aviation sector in the world. Domestic air passenger traffic has doubled […]

During the past year, the Indian aviation sector witnessed both peaks and troughs. The country’s airports saw a rapid increase in passenger traffic, which grew by about 12 per cent during 2018-19. Noteworthy developments took […]

The Indian aviation sector has been growing at the rate of about 18 per cent for the past four years – the fastest growing aviation sector in the world. Domestic air traffic passengers have almost […]