Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

[saip]

It is Al Hind Air. Is this Arab owned? It is based in Kerala.

[rajkumar]

It is Al Hind Air. Is this Arab owned? It is based in Kerala.

Al Hind Air
Al Hind Air is an initiative of the Kerala-based Al Hind Group. The group is going to start the airline as a regional commuter airline.

According to the company’s website, the airline will start its operations later this year. The company aims to have ATR 72-600 aircraft models, with a focus on providing hassle-free and smooth domestic air travel to passengers.

The company promises that it will maintain the benchmarks of the aviation sector and will soon establish itself as a trusted name.

Al Hind is based in Cochin and is collaborating with Kochi International Airport Limited. As per the website, the airline has secured a no-objection certificate and is working with regulatory authorities to obtain an Air Operator Certificate (AOC).

https://www.google.com/amp/s/news24onli ... 694546/amp

[tandav]

When is official AI 171 / Boeing 787 Crash investigation report likely to be released?

[Tanaji]

So on the Indigo affair:

IndiGo was asked to reply by 1800 hours - they didn’t and claimed that DGCA rules give them a period of 15 days for RCA, so that’s when they will file the response.

Meanwhile MoCA has cut IndiGo routes by 10%. No sign of fines so far.

So affair IndiGo has quietly died down. There are no reports of any penalties applied to IndiGo except for some loss of slots. The CEO is still around and they have the rollback of rules they wanted. A net win for them.

Seriously disappointed with no action taken

[rajkumar]

New Plane in Russia with HAL Logo

SJ100 with HAL Logo

[Sachin]

It is Al Hind Air. Is this Arab owned? It is based in Kerala.

Hope this is not Takkiyuddin Wahid (East West Airlines) v2.0. East West Airlines was supposed to be fully funded using black money with active connections with the then Mumbai underworld. This craze for the "Al-" tag for an Indian domestic airline does not seem to do any good.

[S_Madhukar]

Could have just called Hindustan Air etc… Al Hind air hostesses will be all hijabans and halaal food only served ? Namaz before takeoff and landing ? Beef on menu ? Indirect flights to Porkistan? All possible for pissfools

[Dilbu]

Al Hind group is a well established tours and travel operator in Kerala and has a few decades of experience. May be they are trying to retain the same name but if they are business savvy they will realise that it might be better to shed the Al tag.

[saip]

I bought an Air India economy one way ticket to HYD for about $500. The business class was listed at 5500 and first class at 9500. But just now I got an email for upgrade = 1900 for Business and 2000 for first (very reasonable). If I were the passenger I would have taken it. So, I guess that is how you game the system and save lots of money.

[Vayutuvan]

How is it "gaming the system"? That phrase is usually used in a negative sense.

[SRajesh]

there seems to be mulitple Civilian aircraft tie ups
1. First new of HAL and Russian SJ-100 regional Jet
2. Adani Embrear Regional jet with upto 140 seats
3. Rumoured TATA Airbus deal
Any other tie ups in line
Do we have the need and the capacity to absorb all these??
Yes there is going to be an exponential growth in air travel in India but do we need so many of them??

[Rakesh]

^^^

https://x.com/prasannavishy/status/2009 ... 97915?s=20 ---> Adani Group ties up with Embraer to set up India’s first final assembly line (FAL) for commercial fixed-wing aircraft, targeting the underserved 70–146 seat regional jet segment. With Airbus & Boeing single-aisle slots sold out till the mid-2030s, the Centre is now mulling incentives for airlines to order from the India-based Embraer line, using demand to anchor a domestic ecosystem. A commercial aircraft FAL is a good leap because it moves India from buyer to builder, anchors an aerospace ecosystem, and plugs into a global aircraft shortage.

[Rakesh]

India Set To Enter Global Aircraft Manufacturing Club As Adani–Embraer Plan Regional Jet Production: Report
https://swarajyamag.com/business/india- ... ion-report
08 Jan 2026