Home ministry summons civil aviation officials

In the wake of repeated faults in planes carrying Haj pilgrims from Srinagar, the Union home ministry on Monday summoned civil aviation officials following a strong protest by Jammu and Kashmir......

Suresh Prabhu gets charge of civil aviation ministry

Commerce and Industries minister Suresh Prabhu was on Saturday given additional charge of the civil aviation ministry, a day after the resignation of Telugu Desam Party’s Ashok Gajapathi......

AI 171 Crash: No Closure In Sight As Questions Linger

The truth about what triggered the fatal crash of the Dreamliner should not only help bring the guilty to book, but also outline the future course of action in aviation safety, notes Nivedita......

Ajit Singh sworn in, gets civil aviation ministry

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh who was sworn into the Union Cabinet on Sunday has been allocated the civil aviation ministry. On the advise of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President......

Civil aviation ministry, pilots begin talks

Talks between senior officials of civil aviation ministry and the Indian Pilots Guild began in Mumbai on Saturday shortly after noon to resolve the issue of operating in SARS-affected regions by......

Ajit Singh takes charge of civil aviation ministry

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh on Monday took charge of the civil aviation ministry, saying it was a 'sensitive' portfolio. Singh held a meeting with top officials of the Union civil aviation......

Civil Aviation Ministry opposes hike in service tax

Civil Aviation Ministry is learnt to have strongly opposed the Budget proposal imposing a four-time hike in service tax on air travel, terming it a retrograde step that would hit fliers and......

Civil aviation ministry gets 3 airport proposals

The civil aviation ministry is considering three proposals to set up privately-owned, or merchant, airports in Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Durgapur (West Bengal) and Jhhajjar (Haryana). The proposal......