Govt to introduce new aviation policy on May 15.
The ministry is considering as many as 15 options to replace the controversial rule.
On the issue of allowing domestic carriers to fly overseas before their completing 5 years of domestic operations, the document does not mention anything.
There is no clarity on the stand taken by the PM on many issues plaguing the aviation sector
The policy has been finalised after nearly eight months since the Ministry came out with the revised draft in October 2015.
The intellectual vacuum that the government is often accused of is more than evident in the policy draft.
A total of Rs 30,000 crore was allocated for five years to Air India by the United Progressive Alliance government in its second term.
The central government has set itself a tight deadline of July this year for completing a series of reforms in the civil aviation sector.
There are 394 unserved and 16 under-served airports in the country.
He said the ministry was looking forward to suggestions from the state governments and discussions were underway with all the stakeholders to arrive at a policy which would bring back growth in the aviation sector.
The panel will be asked to give report by March-April next year.
Incumbent airlines oppose the proposal.
The number of forms to be filled to operate drones in the country have been reduced to six in draft 'Drone Rules, 2021' in comparison to 25 forms mentioned in the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021, it said.
NSG 'Sky Marshals' travel alone or in pairs on-board Indian airlines aircraft like normal passengers but they have a concealed weapon and some specialised gadgets to combat hijackers and rescue passengers in case such an incident takes place.
It would provide ways to cross-subsidise these operations when airlines will fly to such destinations.
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under the commerce ministry has floated a draft Cabinet note for inter-ministerial discussions on foreign direct investment in aviation.
The disappointment of the year is government's failure in finalising the re-drafted aviation policy.
A govt official says there is consensus among the airlines and the ministry that fixing an upper limit in airfares will not be a constructive idea
Fliers may have to shell out more with the government mulling to impose a two per cent cess on air tickets
The full-service airline has faced multiple challenges in its run.
They say it will have severe impact on their financial strength
Government is looking to develop 15 airstrips owned by the state governments and 10 that are with the Airports Authority of India.
Proposals for listing of AAI and Pawan Hans have been made in the Draft Civil Aviation Policy, released by Raju.
Limited monopoly period to airline bidding for least subsidy to connect any of 80 Tier-III cities.
Overseas airlines can operate unlimited number of flights into and out of India.
The issue had come up during a presentation by the Civil Aviation Ministry.
Increasing cases of aviators in India complaining of fatigue and in some cases leading to death have spurred the DGCA to bring in draft rules to reduce stress.
The government has made clear that the Airports Authority of India will closely monitor the cost of airports built through the PPP route.
India took the first step towards legalising drones by officially publishing draft rules for drone operations in the Official Gazette on Friday. The rules, termed The Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2020, are open for public consultation for 30 days.
IndiGo, Jet, SpiceJet and GoAir demand level playing field in aviation policy, say government can't favour only two new airlines.
'Airlines will be asked to submit a detailed plan on the viability of the location.'
In a major relief for pilots in dealing with fatigue, aviation watchdog DGCA on Monday came out with revised norms that increase their weekly rest time to 48 hours and limit the number of landings to two during night operations. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also extended the night hours for pilots and now, it covers the period from 0000-0600 hours whereas it was 0000-0500 hours earlier. Besides, all airlines have to compulsorily submit quarterly fatigue reports, which "should follow a follow a non-punitive and confidentiality policy".
The airline should have an accident/serious incident free record of operation.
The move will help increase participation of retail investors, providing momentum to the primary market.
India's domestic aviation market has clocked a growth rate of 22 per cent in the last one year.
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