IAF's AN-32 transport aircraft lands in Sikkim's Pakyong airfield

IMAGE: An AN-32 aircraft of 43 Sqn carries out a successful landing, at Pakyong airfield in Pakyong, on Wednesday. This is the first landing by an AN-32 class of aircraft at the airfield, which is......

PM Modi turns photographer in Sikkim, shares photos on Twitter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned photographer for a day! The PM, who is in Sikkim to inaugurate the Pakyong Airport, the state’s first airport, on Monday, shared some beautiful pictures......

PM Modi inaugurates Sikkim's first airport

Dedicating Sikkim's first airport at Pakyong to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday his government is committed to make the Northeast an 'engine of India's growth story' and......

At least 5 Indian airports have tabletop runways

Constructed on elevated terrains and mostly having little space for last minute maneuver, tabletop runways at times pose challenges for pilots while landing their aircraft.   IMAGE: Security......

Airport PPP model leads to better infrastructure, revenues

The success of public private partnership model in Indian airports has led to a significant improvement in infrastructure and collection of revenues, says the Economic Survey 2014-15. It said......

PM reviews infra sectors; New civil aviation policy on anvil

A new civil aviation policy is under preparation of the government, a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was told on Wednesday amid his thrust on inter-linking......

GVK Group wins Rs 16K crore Navi Mumbai airport bid

The Rs 16,000-crore greenfield Navi Mumbai international airport project on Monday moved a step closer to reality a decade after it was cleared, with GVK Group bagging the financial bid to build......

Budget sets India up for next-gen infrastructure: Goyal

Going beyond incremental growth, India has attained the fastest growth in highways building at 27 km a day and is all set for a quantum leap in transport infrastructure be it railways, waterways,......