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Aircraft & Manufacturing

Six Planes to Sixty: FLY91's $1 Billion Bet on 40 More ATR Turboprops

Goa-based FLY91 has ordered 40 ATR 72-600 turboprops in a roughly $1 billion deal — ATR's largest firm order in almost a decade — to grow from six aircraft to more than 60 within five years.

4 September 2026 · 7 minRajkumar Agarwal

Safety & Regulation

Thin Air, Thin Oversight: What the DGCA's Himalayan Helicopter Audit Really Found

India's aviation regulator has published the findings of eight special safety audits of Himalayan helicopter operators, exposing gaps from unmonitored pilot fatigue to broken emergency plans — and revealing how far high-altitude oversight still has to climb.

21 August 2026 · 9 minRajkumar Agarwal

Airports & Infrastructure

India's Twin Gateways: What Noida and Navi Mumbai Mean for the World's Fastest-Growing Aviation Market

With Navi Mumbai flying since December 2025 and Noida's Jewar airport now in scheduled service, India's two largest metros finally have second gateways. The hard part starts now.

20 August 2026 · 10 minRajkumar Agarwal