Akasa Air uses AI to block cyber threats and chose AI fare monitoring at launch
Akasa Air's co-founder and chief information officer said in June 2024 that the airline had deployed AI to detect and block cyber threats as they happen, and that data, models and AI support decisions on pricing, routes and crew. At its 2022 launch it chose RateGain's AirGain for live fare monitoring.
The operating picture
A new airline built on data
Akasa Air 737 max 8-200. Photograph: Krish Aarush / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped to fit). Illustrates the airline, not an AI deployment.
Akasa Air, the Indian low cost airline, launched in 2022 and has said from the start that it is "building a data-driven organization".
Its published AI evidence comes from an interview with its chief information officer and a supplier release; it has not described individual systems in detail.
Selected implementations
The work behind the evidence
01 / Deployed
AI against cyber threats
The operational problem
Airlines are frequent targets of cyber attacks, and a breach can halt bookings, check-in or operations.
What the evidence reports
Anand Srinivasan, co-founder and chief information officer, told PTI in June 2024 that Akasa Air had deployed "AI-based cyber threat prevention capabilities" that detect and block threats as they occur. He said data, mathematical models and, where suitable, AI and connected devices support decisions on fares, route selection, aircraft deployment, crew rostering and engine maintenance scheduling.
Operational significance
Security is a less visible but important use of AI, protecting the systems every other part of the airline depends on.
Evidence still needed
The account comes from one interview. The supplier and the system have not been named, and no results have been published.
A source can verify an announcement without verifying its projected outcome.
02 / Contracted
Fare monitoring from the first day
The operational problem
A new airline entering busy domestic routes needs to see competitors' fares as they change to price its own seats.
What the evidence reports
RateGain said on 30 September 2022 that Akasa Air would use AirGain, its AI platform that gives revenue and pricing teams live fare information and alerts on market changes. Praveen Iyer, co-founder and chief commercial officer, described it as a "nimble solution delivering real-time air travel information across channels".
Operational significance
Choosing fare intelligence before the first flight shows pricing built around data from the start.
Evidence still needed
The release announced a selection. No later evidence confirms AirGain is still in use.
A source can verify an announcement without verifying its projected outcome.
The wider register
Other tracked activity
Other records are shown separately, including non-AI technology and programmes at different stages of deployment. A register entry does not establish a measured AI benefit.
No other publicly listed records.
Editorial assessment
Akasa Air says AI runs in its security and supports its commercial and operational decisions, but has described little of it in detail.
Named systems and results, particularly for pricing and crew rostering, would show how far the AI goes.
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