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Has Indian Airlines forgotten the “Art” of flying?
Air India in its Heydays under the stewardship of J.R.D. Tata. Picture via Business Insider Indian Aviation has come a long way from its...
Maanav Parikh
Oct 124 min read


How the ME3 took over India's long-haul market
Having been a regular on India-US flights for several years while I was younger, and having had most of my friends and family in the US,...
Maanav Parikh
Oct 55 min read


The wildest routes I’ve seen, ever!
The current Malaysian Flagship, the A350–900, pictured at London Heathrow. Picture by Javier Rodriguez via JetPhotos Aviation is a...
Maanav Parikh
Sep 143 min read


Routes Inc: The Long Voyage to the Americas
A blast from the past poster from Air India advertising its JFK route in style! Picture Via MensXP It's rather a known fact, even among...
Maanav Parikh
Sep 58 min read


A Premium Rendezvous, the Air India Way – AMD-DEL-JFK
As my graduation in the United States approached, it was soon time for us to book our flight to the Big Apple. With many options, we...
Maanav Parikh
May 196 min read


Airlines of the Past-Here come the Jet's
As an aviation fanatic, one thing that fascinates me more than anything about aviation is how, with its advent, one can travel between...
Maanav Parikh
Mar 174 min read


IndiGo's Growth Gambit: -Riding on India's Travel Boom
Indigo seems to be having a time of its life. The airline is recording record profit and passenger numbers and expanding like no other,...
Maanav Parikh
Mar 63 min read


Airlines of the Past-Air Deccan
Picture via AirHex.com In today's day and age, low-cost, no-frill airlines like Indigo and SpiceJet seem to be the preferred choice for...
Maanav Parikh
Feb 243 min read


Airlines of the past-East West Airlines
If I were to ask you what the first private airline was in India, what would your answer be? When posed with this question, many...
Maanav Parikh
Jan 272 min read


Project 2025-The Indian Airline Edition
With this year coming to a close seeing the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, Indian Aviation is all ready to enter 2025. Not only...
Maanav Parikh
Dec 24, 20244 min read


Airlines of the past-Indian Airlines
Picture via Air Tickets History If I were to ask you what airlines operated during the pre-liberalization era in India, one might assume...
Maanav Parikh
Oct 1, 20246 min read


Airlines of the Past-Air Sahara (Sahara Airlines)
Picture via air tickets history "Emotionally yours", Does that slogan ring a bell in your head. Maybe not! but for Avgeeks specially my...
Maanav Parikh
Aug 30, 20244 min read


Indigo Event- The highlights
Hello everyone, your extremely regular aviation blogger is back :) but jokes aside, here comes another August with another event. Last...
Maanav Parikh
Aug 10, 20243 min read


Indigo's A350 order- A game changer for the industry?
On the 25th of April, the aviation world was shocked when India's largest airline, Indigo, placed an order for 30 Airbus A350-900s with...
Maanav Parikh
Jun 9, 20242 min read


Are mergers the worst decision that an Indian airline can make?
There goes a famous saying in the business world which says, "If you cannot beat them, join them". The same could be applied for an...
Maanav Parikh
Apr 10, 20243 min read


Aircrafts you didn't realize were operated by Indian airlines!
In the ever-changing landscape of Indian aviation, there has always been a need of airplanes. Despite airlines placing hundreds of...
Maanav Parikh
Apr 1, 20242 min read


2023- the most important year for Indian Aviation?
2023 was a good year for aviation overall with airlines not only recovering from the slump of the COVID-19 pandemic but also saw record...
Maanav Parikh
Mar 13, 20242 min read


Why Are Air rage incidents on aircrafts on a rise? An Avgeek Parikh analysis
On the 14th of January 2024, A video went viral of a man slapping a pilot on a delayed Indigo flight. The incident occurred on a Delhi to...
Maanav Parikh
Feb 4, 20243 min read


Homecoming! A Christmas return adventure on SQ EWR-SIN
Background After a great fall 2023 semester, it was time to go home. Since my return ticket was already booked in August, it was time for...
Maanav Parikh
Jan 10, 20245 min read


Air India Express rebranding- My views and what's next for them.
After the grand reveal of the Air India livery, it was time for its subsidiary, Air India Express. Started in 2005 with the intention of...
Maanav Parikh
Oct 21, 20233 min read
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