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FROM 'FAIR SKIES' TO 'FAVOURABLE SKIES'?

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September 2025

The story of airline disruption refunds in the US reveals a dramatic policy reversal and a tug-of-war between passenger advocates and industry lobbyists.

FROM 'FAIR SKIES' TO 'FAVOURABLE SKIES'?

Under President Biden, the Department of Transportation proposed landmark rules to protect airline travellers: mandatory cash refunds for significant flight delays or cancellations caused by the airlines themselves, automatic payments up to $300 for three-hour domestic delays and as much as $775 for disruptions exceeding nine hours. "Passengers shouldn't have to foot the bill when airlines cancel or delay flights," Transportation Secret

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The Fuel Supply Squeeze and the Import Parity Absurdity

The misery does not stop at taxation.

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1 mins

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India's race to build a new logistics powerhouse

India's air cargo industry is being reshaped by crisis — and opportunity. War-driven disruption across West Asia, rising freight rates, scarce freighter capacity and growing congestion at major airports are forcing the sector to adapt faster than ever before. Yet the turbulence has also opened a strategic window for India to position itself as a global logistics hub rather than merely a large cargo market

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4 mins

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How Bad Did It Get?

The scale of what Maharashtra's move preceded tells you everything about the desperation driving it.

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1 min

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India Finally Moves on Fuel Tax

The state finance department's notification came quietly, but for an industry running on fumes, it felt like an oxygen mask dropping in a depressurising cabin.

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1 min

May 2026

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VIRAL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN AIMS TO BUY SPIRIT AIRLINES

There was a time when buying an airline required three things: a billionaire, a government bailout, or a mysterious investor from the Gulf arriving with a term sheet and a private jet.

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2 mins

May 2026

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Adani's Airport gamble brings US-India aviation showdown

What began as a seemingly routine airport redevelopment plan has escalated into one of the most consequential aviation disputes of the decade.

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5 mins

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The Fragmented Tax Cartel

The core vulnerability of Indian aviation is operating in a high-cost environment where state governments treat jet fuel as a primary fiscal cash cow.

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1 mins

May 2026

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Final Boarding Call For EBACE

For nearly 25 years, May in Geneva marked the annual convergence of global business aviation's most influential voices at EBACE.

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7 mins

May 2026

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India's Pilots And The Fatigue Trap

Two young pilots died within 48 hours.

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9 mins

May 2026

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