
Could IndiGo have hired more pilots to prevent the crisis?
The Hindu
IndiGo’s operations unravelled in November 2025 with thousands of flight cancellations following stricter DGCA pilot rest norms. The airline admitted "misjudgement" as the new 48-hour weekly rest rule triggered a severe pilot shortage, reducing daily flights from 2,300 to 1,900.

The U.S. has launched two investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 against India and other economies to examine practices that may be ‘unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce’. One probe examines whether countries, including India, are using excess manufacturing capacity to export to the U.S. in a manner that hurts American businesses, while another looks at whether countries have taken ‘sufficient steps’ to prohibit imports of goods produced with forced labour.












