Global Indians

36M Indians abroad switch off for Earth Hour tonight. In every time zone. Usually twice, once where they live, once when they call home. Happy Earth Hour. #GlobalIndians #EarthHour2026 #Glocal #Sustainability

Karnataka's passport share rose from 6.3% in 2014 to 7.3% in 2025. Jan 2026: 7.4%. That is 1 in 14 Indian passports from one state. Tech workers, nurses, Gulf migrants. Every segment is growing. Source: MEA | Analysis: Glocal #GlobalIndians #Karnataka #Glocal

Akasa Air took delivery of its 36th aircraft in Mar-26 (VT-YBJ, Boeing 737 MAX). The airline added 5 planes in Q1 2026. Indian carriers now operate 719 aircraft with 1,763 on order. Can crew training and infrastructure keep pace with delivery schedules? #Glocal #IndianAviation

GCC Trio Fleet: 151 Planes Mix! Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain carriers run 151 aircraft Mar 2026. Gulf Air leads narrowbodies. Oman Air follows widebodies. How does mix balance short-haul needs? #Glocal #GCCaviation

Saudi airlines run 292 aircraft as of 26 Mar 2026. Saudia leads with 170 units. flynas follows with 73. Glocal analysis uses Airbus, Boeing data. Saudia A330-300 holds steady vs 2025. flynas A320neo grows 20% yearly. #Glocal #SaudiAviation #FleetData

Qatar Airways: 270 aircraft. 777-300ER leads with 57. A350s total 62. 787s contribute 58. Wide-bodies dominate at 88%. Narrow-bodies just 33 aircraft. Zero 777-9s or 787-10s delivered yet, both on order. Hub model drives fleet mix. #Glocal #QatarAviation #FleetData

UAE operates 356 wide-bodies vs 210 narrow-bodies. That's 63% wide-body fleet. Most countries flip this ratio. UAE built on long-haul connecting traffic through Dubai/Abu Dhabi hubs. Fleet mix defines market position. #Glocal #UAEAviation #FleetData

IndiGo: 426 aircraft. Air India: 186. Air India Express: 104. SpiceJet: 68. India's commercial fleet hits 851 aircraft. A320neo & 737 MAX dominate. Wide-bodies grow for international routes. Fleet choices shape which cities connect next. #Glocal #IndianAviation #FleetData

India Skies Packed: Domestic Joins Party! India clocks 73.7M total air passengers in Feb-2026 YTD. This beats 72.0M from Feb-2025 YTD by 2.2%. #GlobalIndians #IndianDiaspora #Glocal #Aviation #IndiaTravel

India Skies Buzzing: Planes Full! India hits 14.4M intl pax Feb-2026 YTD, up 5.2% from 13.6M last year (AAI data). Totals: 49.3M (2022) → 81.1M (2025). 2026 fcst 85.0M (Glocal). Mar fcst 4.8M due to the ongoing Middle-East conflict. #GlobalIndians #IndianDiaspora #Glocal

Karnataka issued 167,893 passports in Jan-Feb 2026, up 6.6% vs 2025. Full year 2025: 922,998. On pace to cross 1M for the first time. The whole state is moving, not just Bengaluru. Source: MEA | Analysis: Glocal #GlobalIndians #Karnataka #Glocal

Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain: 151 aircraft combined. One aircraft moved all month. Oman Air added it. Gulf Air owns 100% of Bahrain. Jazeera holds 42.6% of Kuwait. Three flat markets, one fast-moving region. Analysis: Glocal #Glocal #GulfAviation

India handled 81.1M international air passengers in 2025, up 7.5%. Jan-Feb 2026: 14.35M, up 5.2%. Glocal forecasts 84.9M in 2026, 88.5M in 2027. Growth is spreading beyond the big six airports. Source: AAI | Analysis: Glocal #GlobalIndians #IndianAviation #Glocal

Saudi Arabia: 292 aircraft, 4 carriers. Saudia holds 58.2%. Flyadeal grew 6.7% in one month. Riyadh Air sits at 1 aircraft for now. When it scales, the whole market reshuffles. Source: Airbus, Boeing | Analysis: Glocal #Glocal #SaudiAviation

Qatar has 270 aircraft. Zero domestic routes. Every single flight points outward. Qatar Airways grew from 269 to 270 this month. One carrier, one direction. Source: Airbus, Boeing | Analysis: Glocal #Glocal #QatarAirways

UAE runs 565 aircraft. Emirates and Etihad own 71%. Emirates: 119 Boeing 777-300ERs + 116 A380s. Zero 777-9s in fleet yet. When those orders land, the gap widens further. Source: Airbus, Boeing | Analysis: Glocal #Glocal #UAEAviation

India's 851-aircraft fleet. IndiGo owns 50.1% of it. Akasa grew 29.6% YoY. SpiceJet recovered from 53 to 68. Air India group shed 14 aircraft. One market, very different trajectories. Source: Airbus, Boeing | Analysis: Glocal #Glocal #IndiaAviation

2.93M Indians departed internationally in Jan 2026, up 9% vs 2025 and 27% above 2019. May 2025 was the strongest month at 2.95M. India's outbound travel market has fully recovered and kept going. Source: MoT | Analysis: Glocal #GlobalIndians #OutboundTourism #Glocal

Karnataka issued 923K passports in 2025, up 4.9%. That is 7.3% of all Indian passports. Up from 6.3% in 2014. Not just Bengaluru. Mangaluru, Mysuru, Hubballi all growing. The whole state is going global. Source: MEA | Analysis: Glocal #GlobalIndians #Karnataka #Glocal

Etihad took its 18th A321neo in March 2026. Fleet: 1216active, 108 orders pending. Average age: 8.3 years. Two new Airbus deliveries in one month. Abu Dhabi's regional network is getting younger and bigger. Source: Airbus | Analysis: Glocal #Glocal #Etihad #A321neo #GulfAviation