One Platform.
Every Altitude.
Built in Delhi. Reporting on aviation, safety, aerospace power, and the future of flight with India in view and the world in frame.
Founded by Arun Malhotra — Publisher, Founder & Editor
Our Mission
Tailwind Times exists to build the world's most complete aviation and aerospace intelligence publication: one clean, premium platform covering airlines, airports, air crashes, aviation safety, drones, loitering munitions, air defence, aerospace technology, India's indigenous aerospace rise, regulation, accountability, urban air mobility, aviation finance, simulation culture, airline design, conflict-zone aviation, and the emotional human stories of flight.
We are a single-window awareness platform and conscience keeper for public flight safety and passenger safety worldwide. We constantly raise the bar on standards, accountability, transparency, and strategic understanding.
India's first globally-minded aviation intelligence platform, built from Delhi, covering the full spectrum of air power, aerospace, aviation safety, passenger safety, airports, regulation, drones, warzone aviation, and future flight — with India at the centre of the global conversation.
Safety First
Every story answers: why does this matter for flight safety? Why does this matter for passenger safety?
Accountability
We track reports, audits, investigations, and enforcement gaps. Transparency is a safety tool.
India & Global
India at the strategic centre, with the entire global aviation system in frame. Not parochial, not detached.
Editorial Discipline
Precise, analytical, globally literate. No jargon without explanation. No clickbait. No propaganda.
Editorial Charters
Black Box Charter
Tailwind Times follows the spirit of ICAO Annex 13 discipline in editorial practice. No probable cause will be asserted before official investigation findings. Coverage prioritizes confirmed facts, safety lessons, systems learning, and public clarity over sensationalism.
Warhead Charter
All conflict visuals and claims must be classified as Official Statement, Verified OSINT, or Unverified Claim. Tailwind Times does not glorify violence. Coverage focuses on systems, strategy, airspace safety, civil aviation implications, and verified analysis.
Watchdog Charter
Public safety depends on transparency. Tailwind Times tracks reports, audits, investigations, circulars, delays, and accountability gaps to raise the bar across Indian and global aviation.
What We Cover
12 editorial pillars, 28 specialist sub-sections, every altitude, every vector.