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.
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.
Car makers have started hiring from Gujarat's industrial training institutes (ITIs) for their factories across the country.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
The industry feels that prices of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can go up in the range of 5-15 per cent.
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.
Prabhat Kumar, who has been appointed as the DGCA chief three months ago, is taking steps to ensure safety of passengers.
Honda has invested Rs 3,526 crore in its Rajasthan unit.
Small aircraft operators want better infra at regional airports.
DGCA considers this in wake of Malaysian tragedy; no rules to gauge mental state now.
Maruti Suzuki is keen that the Gujrat government revises payment condition in the agreement it signed with the former for setting up a plant in Hansalpur.
The Civil Aviation Ministry is looking to increase air seat entitlement to Dubai by 20%.
Development in state has benefitted community, they say.
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