CIC questions Civil Aviation Min on international routes to airlines
The Central Information Commission has directed the Civil Aviation Ministry to disclose reasons for allotting international routes to Indian operators. The post CIC questions Civil Aviation Min on...
View ArticleAircraft order, merger not bad but only privatisation can save Air India
It is important to point out here that though Thulasidas was merely reacting to charges, he has made no mention of perhaps the only long term solution to Air India's woes - privatisation. Instead of...
View ArticleRival airlines up lobbying against relaxing intl ops rules for Tata-SIA
The rule makes it mandatory for domestic airlines to have a 20 aircraft fleet and five year domestic operation record before they can be allowed to fly abroad. The post Rival airlines up lobbying...
View ArticleAviation min rings in 2014 with top-level changes, DGCA gets new chief
The government has also granted an extension to VP Agrawal, Chairman of Airports Authority of India, to continue in office till June 2015, when he turns 60. The post Aviation min rings in 2014 with...
View ArticleDGCA plans cell to tide over fog hit flight schedules
The cell would daily monitor the fog situation and take quick decisions to help airlines mount flights to clear the backlog of stranded passengers, official sources said. The post DGCA plans cell to...
View ArticleProcess of privatisation of airports to continue, says Ajit Singh
New Delhi: The time to carry forward the process of privatisation of six airports is running short but the process would continue even if the government does not, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh...
View ArticleParliamentary body raps civil aviation ministry on MIAL issue
The COPU expressed "strong disapproval of this inaction by the Ministry" and asked it to do the needful to expedite the legal process. The post Parliamentary body raps civil aviation ministry on MIAL...
View ArticleLow-cost carrier Go Air to seek international flying rights
Low-cost carrier Go Air would seek international traffic rights from the Civil Aviation Ministry for flying to foreign destinations, a top official of the airline said. The post Low-cost carrier Go Air...
View ArticleCentre taking steps to curb of passenger baggage at airports: Pusapati
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju Pusapati told Lok Sabha that while 126 cases were reported from 19 airports in 2011, the numbers came down to 86 in 2012. The post Centre taking steps to...
View ArticleCentre to unveil policy on building low-cost airports soon
The civil aviation ministry would soon finalise names of the first five of these 50 no-frill airports to be taken up first, official sources said in New Delhi today. The post Centre to unveil policy on...
View ArticleHigh fuel costs, 5/20 rule: Airlines raise issues affecting aviation sector
The issues came up for discussion at a meeting here convened by Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, which was attended by top officials of airlines including Air India, Jet Airways, IndiGo,...
View ArticleSpiceJet turbulence: Centre may accord infrastructure status to aviation...
A "relief package" is being evolved for the entire industry, not just the beleaguered SpiceJet, official sources said, adding that informal parleys have been held between the officials of the...
View ArticleSBI has no plans to lend to SpiceJet, says chief Arundhati Bhattacharya
Earlier this week, the civil aviation ministry had said it may request Indian banks/financial institutions to extend loans of up to Rs 600 crore to the airline. The post SBI has no plans to lend to...
View ArticleCentre asks Chhattsigarh to equip helipads with night landing facility
There are 12 districts in Chhattisgarh which are worst hit by naxalism and provision of night-landing facility will help in swift induction of troops and evacuation of the injured personnel which is...
View ArticlePunjab, Kerala strongly oppose new Civil Aviation Policy over international hubs
Punjab, Kerala and some other states on Tuesday strongly opposed the government's draft Civil Aviation Policy. The post Punjab, Kerala strongly oppose new Civil Aviation Policy over international hubs...
View ArticleSpiceJet defaults on salary payment a second time
Over 15 percent had not received their salary on time last month as well and they were paid by the airline only late last week, that too after the intervention of the Directorate General of Civil...
View ArticleM Sathiyavathy takes over as first woman DGCA
New Delhi: M Sathiyavathy today took over as the new Director General of Civil Aviation, succeeding Prabhat Kumar. Sathiyavathy, a 1982-batch IAS officer, is the first woman to head DGCA and has been...
View ArticleForeign investors to play key role in Ajay Singh’s five-year plan for...
While the company did not disclose the financial details of the deal and revival plan, official sources said that overall the deal size could be worth Rs 1,500 crore in three tranches. The post Foreign...
View ArticleAir traffic rises 15% in December, SpiceJet registers highest percentage of...
Domestic air passenger traffic increased by 15.29 percent in December to 64.40 lakh passengers The post Air traffic rises 15% in December, SpiceJet registers highest percentage of cancellations...
View ArticleDGCA lifts curb on advance bookings, government clears SpiceJet plan
The airline had also submitted a "scheme of reconstruction and revival" for the takeover of ownership, management and control of the airline by the new promoters to the civil aviation ministry for its...
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