The airlines' CEO expects it have 50 Boeing-737s and 30 Bomardier aircraft by 2016
We are also looking to see if we can put guidelines for NSOPs: Ajit singh
The slot charge has been included in Mumbai International Airport Limited's rate revision proposal.
Abroad, airlines face suspension or hefty fines for unpaid dues or flight cancellations.
The DGCA will concentrate only on technical and safety aspects.
Last Friday, DGCA issued a show cause notice to the airline why its operating permit should not be suspended.
The airline had quit the Mumbai-London route in 2009 because of losses
Govt to review decision after demand assessment.
Any rise in charges has to be approved by the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority, which is examining MIAL's proposal.
A few days after the government made the crucial policy announcement, Tony Fernandes, chief executive officer of Air Asia, the largest low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia, said he would visit India this month.
Air India Express currently operates 145 daily flights, down from about 200 six months ago.
Etihad and Qatar Airways have held informal talks with Kingfisher and SpiceJet to expand their footprints in India.
In what could be seen as another subsidy to the cash-strapped national carrier, the Air India website has opened a special section for LTC tickets to government servants.
The average fares charged by Jet Airways and its low-cost carrier arm Jet Konnect were higher than the average industry fares on almost all routes, according to a monthly internal analysis for July by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The reassessed Plan size for the railways in 2012-13 has already shrunk to Rs 56,950 crore (Rs 569.5 billion) from Rs 60,100 crore (Rs 601 billion) after the first quarter.
AAI holds a minimum of 26 per cent equity in any of the joint venture in the form of assets, and the balance is with private sector/financial institution/state government for city-side development of viable non-metro airports.
The aviation sector is upbeat, with Jet Airways and SpiceJet recording profits in the quarter ended June and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) increasing their stakes in all the three listed carriers Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet.
The move comes amid expectations that the government would allow foreign airlines to invest directly in Indian carriers.
According to the target set by the Prime Minister, contracts for the Sonnagar-Dankuni section of the Dedicated Freight Corridor, elevated rail corridor in Mumbai and locomotive factories in Madhepura and Marhowra should be awarded this year.
Also limits on-flight catering costs at foreign airports to save cost
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