Domestic airlines may increase foreign flight frequencies
Commercial aviation is safe because the crew is paid well and trained extensively for contingencies
A parliamentary panel on Tuesday opposed the privatisation of six AAI-developed airports including Kolkata and Chennai, and charged the Civil Aviation Ministry with doing "a great disservice" by "using public property for private profits".
Promoters of SpiceJet do not have funds to bail out the airlines of dire consequences.
The sky turned cloudy around 4:30pm and gusty winds swept the national capital.
The project is awaiting clearances from the DGCA.
The government has deprived AAI of a sizeable and stable source of income.
Spicejet has sought extention from the Airports Authority of India over payment schedule.
Announcing the start of day-time domestic commercial operations, the Airports Authority of India said on Saturday night that decision on night operations would be taken on Sunday.
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FIRs have been registered against top officials of the aviation ministry, GVK Ltd and police department on a complaint that Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) received undue benefit to the tune of hundreds of crores of rupees from the government.
India's domestic aviation market has clocked a growth rate of 22 per cent in the last one year.
From a dismal Airport Service Quality ranking of 101 in 2006, it topped the list in 2016.
The Dangal actor alleged, in an Instagram video, that a middle-aged man sitting behind her on the flight tried to molest her.
All international passengers will henceforth be screened at airports, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said at a press conference. Earlier, travellers from only 12 countries were screened at airports for the disease that has claimed over 3,000 lives and infected more than 90,000 worldwide.
Last week, the carrier had asked about 60 pilots who had resigned to leave after serving only half the six-month notice period.
"We are ready to die as martyrs," the Charlie Hebdo killers have reportedly said after they seized a hostage and are now holed up on an industrial estate near a Paris airport, at Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of the capital, where they are surrounded by dozens of armed police.
Kashmir remained cut-off from the rest of the country for the second day on Thursday with road and air links to the Valley snapped due to snowfall, the heaviest in a decade in the month of January.
The flying licence of the two pilots was suspended and a probe launched into the accident.
Kerala Home minister Ramesh Chennithala said an inquiry has been ordered.
A Coast Guard Dornier surveillance aircraft with three crew members on board went missing on Monday night off the coast of Chennai.
UDAN scheme takes off; fares capped at Rs 2,500 for 1-hr flight
Would all the planes standing around in the floodwaters able to fly out this weekend, if the waters recede? Or would they need to go for a health check-up?
The airline management has now sought a meeting with civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju to present the airline's plan.
20 new industrial clusters will be developed in 2014-15.
The fare will be cheaper as it will be capped at Rs 2,500 per passenger.
BBAM seeks $100 million, return of 6 Boeing 737s.
Sources privy to the development said Maran was being asked to take care of a part of the liabilities.
Intense cold wave coupled with dense fog led to the death of 12 persons -- nine in Uttar Pradesh and three in Punjab.
Of the 243 listed flights, it claimed to have operated 75 across the country after 1600 hours on Wednesday.
The chief operating officer said that the carrier will surmount the present crisis very soon.
Details were not immediately available ahead of a planned government briefing.
Concerned over the deteriorating condition of SpiceJet, aviation regulator DGCA on Friday withdrew 186 of its slots and asked it to clear salary dues of all its employees in the next ten days.
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The pilot's decision and professional competence to bring flight AI 144 safely back to Newark Liberty International Airport after an engine fire, saved the lives of 300 passengers and 15 crew members. George Joseph/Rediff.com reports
Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features
The secret behind Singh's success was that he mostly set about undoing all the mistakes made by the Marans, points out Anjuli Bhargava.
Private sector to their mind is primarily needed to pump in more capital.
The warning had come after SpiceJet's dues to AAI (including interest at 12 per cent) exceeded Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) this month -- from Rs 230 crore (Rs 2.3 billion) early December last year.
The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority has turned down Bengaluru International Airport Ltd's (BIAL) proposal to increase User Development Fee (UDF) by 239 per cent for domestic and 79 per cent for international departing passengers from the airport.
Ministry sources say investors are looking at pumping in around Rs 1,100 crore
In the metal pack, Tata Steel was up 3.7% while Vedanta was up 1.8% .
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