Noida International Airport is set to begin Akasa Air operations on June 16, making it the second airline to use the new airport. Akasa will run daily flights connecting Noida with Bengaluru and Navi Mumbai, and it plans to set up a maintenance facility at the airport. IndiGo starts earlier on June 15.
Akasa Air has set up a new entity at Gujarat’s GIFT City to strengthen its aircraft financing and leasing operations. The company, Akasa Air Leasing IFSC Private Limited, is expected to help the airline access better funding terms while improving flexibility and lowering costs through an IFSC framework.
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An Akasa Air pilot died of a heart attack while undergoing training in Bengaluru, the airline confirmed. The captain was around 44 years old. Akasa said it is providing support to the family as condolences come in. The death is the second pilot incident at an Indian carrier in two days, following an Air India pilot’s death in Bali.
Akasa Air is reportedly prepping for an IPO, but analysts don’t expect it to reach EBITDA profitability soon. That puts pressure on founder Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s “last big bet,” which plans to list in the coming years. The carrier will need substantial operational improvements to earn a valuation closer to IndiGo’s, rather than its current trajectory.
Akasa Air announced it will launch direct Mumbai–Hanoi flights from September 4, 2026, marking its entry into Vietnam. The airline plans to run four weekly services on the route, aiming to boost travel demand and improve connectivity between India and Southeast Asia as Hanoi and Vietnam attract more Indian travellers.
A SpiceJet aircraft and an Akasa Air flight collided on the ground at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. The impact damaged the right winglet of the SpiceJet plane and the horizontal stabiliser of the Akasa Air aircraft. While passengers on the Akasa flight were safe, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has started an investigation to determine what led to the collision.
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Akasa planned to expand its fleet to 35–40 by March but is stuck at about 30. Air India faces similar disruption as aircraft delivery timelines slip. The bigger issue: even when planes are prepared for delivery, their seats must be certified by a US aviation regulator, a process that can take up to 18 months, delaying operations.
Akasa Air CEO Vinay Dube tells ET Prime the airline is planning major fleet expansion and a future IPO even as it navigates losses and leadership churn. He also lays out a Boeing order timeline and how new regulator rules for pilot flying may reshape the path to scaling. Despite uncertainty, Dube argues 2032 is not the finish line.
Akasa Air has expanded its fleet to 38 aircraft after receiving a Boeing 737 MAX 8-200, which landed in Bengaluru on April 21, 2026. The carrier has already inducted seven new planes in the first four months of 2026, a rapid pace expected to strengthen and deepen its flight network.
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