Aviation News

» Work Commences on Six Greenfield Airports

Work has already commenced at Gulbarga, Hassan, Shimoga in Karnataka, Durgapur in West Bengal, Pakyong in Sikkim and Shirdi in Maharashtra,  ... Read more

» Kingfisher Airlines assets worth Rs 1,000 crore sold: SBI

The consortium of 17 banks, led by SBI, has an outstanding of over Rs 7,000 crore from the carrier ... Read more

» DGCA mulls ordering cameras in cockpits

DGCA officials anticipate opposition from both pilot and airline lobbies to the plan ... Read more

» Pawan Hans plans to enter commercial airline business

Plans are in line for the regional connectivity policy, which envisages providing regional air connectivity to support traffic at larger airports ... Read more

» Government Envisages Investment of USD 12.1 Billion in the Airport Sector in 12th Plan

The Indian airport system is poised to handle 336 million domestic and 85 million international passengers by 2020, making India the third largest aviation market ... Read more

» Jet Airways plans USD 300 million ECB to reduce expensive debt

The ECB would give the airline access to cheaper foreign currency loans at 3% (plus libor) ... Read more

» Mihin Lanka increases flight services to Madurai to 4 times a week from June 1

The airline at present operates three days in a week - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays & now will add Thurday flights to the route network ... Read more

» Business of business travel booming in China, India and other emerging countries

Business travelers are expected to spend about $1.16 trillion on airfare, accommodations and other travel this year, according to the Global Business Travel Association ... Read more

» Virgin Galactic tourism spacecraft makes first rocket-powered flight

The Company has accepted more than 70 million dollars in deposits from approximately 580 potential passengers, about 10 per cent more than the number of people who have ever gone to space ... Read more

» Aviation Ministry allows airlines to charge seperately for seat allotment, baggage

The objective of the decision is to facilitate airlines to offer low base fare for price sensitive travellers, while at the same time offer choice to service seekers at a price ... Read more

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