The airline has launched a series of discount offers since January this year.
Indian airlines currently are required to have a minimum fleet of five aircraft and five years of operational experience for starting international services.
Operators developing greenfield airports (built from scratch on undeveloped land) are likely to face increased competition, with the Ministry of Civil Aviation considering tweaking the norms to allow such airports to be developed within 150-km radii of existing ones.
It's a middle path for labour reforms.
The Bombay High Court has directed four office-bearers of the Aviation Industry Employees' Guild to resume duties by July 7, in a move that supports Air India's drive against absenteeism.
Power Minister Piyush Goyal is keen to revive the energy sector.
Power Minister Piyush Goyal is keen to revive the energy sector.
When criticism mounted about projects coming to a standstill last year, the Manmohan Singh government sacked one of its Cabinet ministers. The buzz was that the minister had been sitting on clearances and refusing to approve the projects.
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Such direct import was formally allowed in February 2012 but the aviation companies lack the infrastructure to do so.
The airlines in their representation had said that pilots had to be spared for the renewal procedure, which took a lot of time.
Instead of only government departments and state-owned undertakings, the CAG can now audit private companies, too.
Senior government officials said the company would be allowed a harmonious exit.
The MoU is a separate agreement entered into with the ministry that is more broad-based.
Sobha Puravankara is yet to explain to the safety lapses found by the DGCA.
Amid a spate of government proposals at its door, the Election Commission has asked all Union government departments to route their proposals through the Cabinet Secretariat.
AirAsia is facing a legal challenge from Bharatiya Janata Party MP Subramanian Swamy, whose petition comes up for hearing at the Delhi HIgh Court on Wednesday.
To proceed with a Cabinet proposal to grant the relaxations to RIL, the Election Commission's approval will be sought.
The Boeing website lists the price of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft at $90.5 million.
During the checks on the Cessna aircraft registered with Business Jets India, the DGCA found that the pilots in command did not have necessary training certificates.
BAOA says the recent downgrade of India by the America's FAA was triggered primarily by a shortage of qualified staff for conducting safety and airworthiness inspections of aircraft.
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