Curriculum The Economics of Flying
The Economics of Flying
How India became one of the world's biggest aviation markets - IndiGo's low-cost model, why so many airlines failed, Air India's return to the Tatas, jet fuel taxes, aircraft leasing, giant plane orders, UDAN regional flights, air cargo, green fuels and maintenance.
- India's Aviation Boom How air travel in India grew from a luxury for a few into a mass market, making India one of the world's largest domestic aviation markets. 📄 Read-aloud
- How IndiGo Won the Indian Skies How IndiGo became India's dominant airline by relentlessly keeping costs low, flying on time and managing its fleet cleverly. 📄 Read-aloud
- Why So Many Indian Airlines Failed The stories of Kingfisher, Jet Airways and Go First, and the common reasons Indian airlines have collapsed despite booming demand. 📄 Read-aloud
- Air India's Return to the Tatas How the government sold loss-making Air India back to the Tata group in 2021, why the sale mattered, and the challenges of turning the airline around. 📄 Read-aloud
- Jet Fuel: The Biggest Cost in the Sky Why aviation turbine fuel makes up such a large share of Indian airlines' costs, how taxes on it raise fares, and the debate over bringing it under GST. 📄 Read-aloud
- Aircraft Leasing: Why Airlines Rent Their Planes Why most Indian airlines lease rather than own their aircraft, how the global leasing industry works, and India's efforts to build a leasing hub at GIFT City. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Economics of Flying: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on India's aviation boom, IndiGo, airline failures, Air India and jet fuel. 5 questions
- Airbus, Boeing and India's Giant Plane Orders Why two companies dominate the manufacture of large passenger jets, what India's record aircraft orders mean, and the effects of production delays. 📄 Read-aloud
- UDAN: Subsidising Flights to Small Cities How India's regional connectivity scheme uses subsidies and fare caps to bring flights to smaller towns, and what it has achieved. 📄 Read-aloud
- Air Cargo: The Other Half of Aviation What travels by air cargo, why it is expensive but essential for high-value and urgent goods, and how India is trying to grow its air freight business. 📄 Read-aloud
- Aviation and Climate: Green Fuels and Offsets Why flying is one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise, how sustainable aviation fuel and international carbon schemes work, and what India plans. 📄 Read-aloud
- Maintenance and Pilots: The Hidden Supply Chain Why aircraft maintenance and pilot training are big industries, why much of India's maintenance has been done abroad, and efforts to build these capabilities at home. 📄 Read-aloud
- Putting It Together: The Economics of Flying How demand, costs, competition and policy fit together in Indian aviation, what to watch in the coming decade, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud