Even with the requested data, regulators may still lack the visibility needed to act effectively. Airline data in the U.S. creates a digital trailThese events are an opportunity to shift the DGCA’s role from crisis response to steady oversight by learning from examples of the more mature airline market in the United States. Specifically, the way the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) collects and publishes airline data. For example, over 30 years of US airline data is publicly available through the DB1B database. The usual resistance to data transparency stems from concerns over proprietary information, claims that data sharing creates a technical load, and fear of implicit coordination among competitors.

Source: The Hindu February 18, 2026 06:14 UTC