Aviation News

» Kerala Govt asks Centre to waive regulatory norms for low-cost airline Air Kerala

Under the present rules, an airline can fly international routes only after five years of domestic service operations and acquiring at least 20 aircrafts ... Read more

» Ajit Singh asks AAI to not charge airport development fee (ADF) at Chennai & Kolkata Airports

MoCA to also soon consider scrapping of the levy of airport development fees (ADF) on passengers at the New Delhi and Mumbai airports by arranging alternate sources of funding to bridge the funding gap ... Read more

» Mumbai airport plans to penalise airlines that do not use approved slots and cancel flights

MIAL is making a proposal to deter misuse of scheduled and unscheduled slots allocated to air carriers to increase operational efficiency, leading to lower charges for users ... Read more

» India and Bulgaria to explore the possibilities of cooperation in Tourism Sector

Will identify areas for working together in the field of Hospitality Training, Promotion, Marketing & Development  of Tourist destinations; To explore the possibilities of enhancing air-connectivity ... Read more

» BMI to withdraw from Amritsar Airport from October 26

The airport has been struggling to retain international airlines ever since Singapore Airlines and Jet Airways stopped their international operations ... Read more

» The carbon footprint of Indian carriers was 12,704,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2011

Henceforth, all airlines and airports will have to submit air turbine fuel consumption, electricity usage and information about the movements of passenger, cargo and aircraft to the DGCA ... Read more

» JetKonnect reconfigures eight business class seats on all of its 75 Boeing 737s

It is an attempt by Jet to cash in on the gap created by Kingfisher Airlines' absence on many routes;it will eventually boost Jet's bottom line ... Read more

» Civil Aviation Ministry to monitor performance of regional airlines

MoCA would also examine ways to carry out restructuring of the Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDGs) which mandate Indian carriers to operate to socially-important but financially-unviable routes ... Read more

» Kingfisher to hold meeting with employees representatives on Monday

Employees have been on a strike demanding payment of salaries of seven months and have been insisting that dues be cleared before they resume duty ... Read more

» Air India Headquarters to be shifted from Mumbai to Delhi

Ajit Singh feels top brass has to spend more time in Delhi to interact with various ministries; Airline plans to rent out the Nariman Point building and generate funds ... Read more

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