Aviation News

» Top Corporate houses likely to bid for the Rs 9000 crores Navi Mumbai Airport

CIDCO will hold 26% equity in the airport project, while the private developer who will be selected through a bidding process will hold the remaining stake. ... Read more

» AAI acquiring 65-acre govt land at Ahmedabad airport for new taxiway

To double the current capacity of handling 12 aircrafts per hour ... Read more

» Air India may be put under BRPSE oversight by Indian Govt

Finds the ailing national carrier's efforts to restructure its finances "illusionary" ... Read more

» Buddha Air starts flights from Kathmandu to Lucknow

The airline is planning to operate flights to other Indian cities Patna, Varanasi and Kokata in the near future. ... Read more

» Jet plans to operate wide-body aircraft to fight congestion

The wide-bodied aircraft will provide around 230 seats per aircraft, allowing the airline to have more capacity with less number of flights. ... Read more

» Airlines increase fuel surcharge by up to Rs 200

The move follows a back to back hike of 3.6% & 2% in the Aviation Turbine Fuel rates ... Read more

» DGCA notifies two new rules to regulate bad behavior on flights

Unruly flyers can get 1-year jail term, Rs 5L fine for abusing the crew or rushing to open the luggage cabins even before the aircraft comes to a complete halt ... Read more

» Air India offers free tickets on web bookings for Domestic Flights

Every 100th passenger booking a domestic journey on IC coded flights through the airline website between January 9 to April 30 will win one ticket with 2 coupons for economy class travel ... Read more

» Aviation Industry's share in India's GDP set to double in 5 yrs

Commercial aviation, which is worth between $10 billion and $12 billion, contributed less than 1% to the country’s GDP in the past five years. ... Read more

» Expedia stops displaying American Airlines Fares & Flights on its site

The move is the latest development in a feud between the airline and agencies such as Expedia and Orbitz. ... Read more

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