The next step is the charter, which aims to safeguard consumer rights and address criticism about the government not doing enough for passengers.
Amid the prevailing situation in Ukraine due to the rising tensions with Russia, India has advised its citizens to temporarily leave Ukraine.
Fliers may have to shell out more with the government mulling to impose a two per cent cess on air tickets
Pusapati was given detailed presentations on various aspects of the sector by senior officials of the Ministry.
India's domestic aviation market has clocked a growth rate of 22 per cent in the last one year.
A regulator has to ensure that fares have transparency.
While the Saudi drone strike has put the focus back on anti-drone measures, caution also stems from the fact that India has a number of large oil refining assets close to India-Pakistan border.
The issue of fog and low visibility primarily impacts airports in northern India and Bengaluru.
As a member of Parliament, I am aware of the number of complaints raised against Air India's crew, Gaikwad said.
Many states like Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu were opposed to opening up of their airports in view of rising cases of the coronavirus infection.
According to sector estimates, it takes at least six months to develop a route.
After allowing FDI by foreign carriers in their Indian counterparts, the government has put in place provisions to prevent Indian airlines from being controlled and managed by the foreign investor.
During the first phase of the Vande Bharat mission, Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express are scheduled to operate a total 64 flights between May 7 and May 14 to bring 14,800 Indians from 12 countries on a payment basis.
According to the package, the dues will be cleared in six monthly instalments by March 2009. Current ATF purchases will get 90 days' credit, supported by bank guarantees. Also, jet fuel price revisions will henceforth happen every fortnight. Praful Patel on Thursday admitted in the Lok Sabha that it may take another two months to make the recently-opened third runway at the Delhi airport fully operational.
The employees associated with various unions of AAI have formed a joint forum and started the three-day-long strike in front of the Civil Aviation Ministry at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan here and at AAI offices across the country.
Preferred seats also become costlier on IndiGo flights.
Aviation regulators says airlines are free to fix fares.
With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon.
The carrier has two-third Indian directors on board, as mandated.
It is the first project of its kind in which a military aircraft will be manufactured in India by a private company.
In a circular issued on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said it was "suspending travel to and from the following countries: (India, Brazil and Argentina) including any person who has been in any of the mentioned countries above in the last 14 days prior to their arrival to the Kingdom".
Promoters of SpiceJet do not have funds to bail out the airlines of dire consequences.
Domestic carriers seek week's time for suggestions on fares.
The move is expected to give a major relief to Air India, which suffered a huge financial loss of around Rs 491 crore.
The government is open to giving 100 per cent stake to private parties in six select airports, including Kolkata and Chennai.
In signs of increasing differences, Jet Airways' winning bidder Jalan Kalrock Consortium on Tuesday asked the airline monitoring committee's authorised representative Ashish Chhawcharia not to issue any communication on behalf of the grounded carrier without approval of all the members of the committee. Amid the continuing uncertainty over the fate of Jet Airways, which shuttered operations in April 2019, the consortium on Tuesday wrote a letter to Chhawcharia. The latest development comes more than a week after Chhawchharia reportedly shot off a letter to Sanjiv Kapoor, asking him to refrain from using the title of CEO as he was only a CEO-designate.
Officials differ, say firm should first fly regional.
Panel of its and govt officials to scrutinise operational record and decide whether to proceed with inducting more Boeing 787s.
The two signed an agreement on Monday to study and clean the Ganga.
A ferry flight will soon reach the national capital from Tehran with around 300 swab samples of Indians suspected of having coronavirus infection.
Oppn MPs had raised the issue of lotus being printed on new passports. MEA said it's our 'national flower' and part of enhanced security measures, adding that other national symbols will also be used.
The civil aviation ministry granted the traffic rights to Deccan Aviation, in which Kingfisher Airlines merged in 2007, to operate services to London and other global destinations. The airline, which has already firmed up plans to launch its Bangalore-London (Heathrow) flight from the first week of September, would be starting its international services on the rights granted to Deccan Aviation on the India-UK sector.
As AI-176 landed at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and the crew members walked to the lounge, a huge crowd of people gave a rousing reception for scripting history with the about 17-hour journey, the longest flight by the national carrier or any other airline in the country.
With aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspending the operating permit of Global Vectra, the Ministry of Home Affairs ambitious plan to hire nearly a dozen helicopters from the private firm to be used for anti-Naxal operations has come a cropper.
Indians being evacuated from Ukraine have been exempted from pre-boarding RT-PCR test, providing Covid vaccination certificates and uploading those on the Air Suvidha portal, the health ministry said.
All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 25 when the Modi government imposed a lockdown to contain the novel cornavirus pandemic.
The accident occurred at 7:45 pm while the pilot was attempting to land the B737 Air India Express from Dubai at the tabletop runway of the Karipur International Airport.
The King Air C90 12-seater aircraft had taken off from the Juhu airstrip on a test flight.
Asthana is at present working as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security in New Delhi.
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