Bhujbal said Sharad Pawar announced support to the BJP in 2014 after it formed government following the Assembly polls without the Shiv Sena's backing.
The government on Thursday said state-owned carrier Air-India would raise funds through loan guaranteed by the US Exim Bank to part-finance its purchase of 68 aircraft costing about $7.2 billion.
Maha Vikas Aghadi, comprising the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress, has called a meeting of its MLAs in Mumbai on June 7.
Air India has taken 15 foreign pilots on a one-year contract to tide over the shortage of trained commanders in the country.
Domestic Airlines have been permitted to fly overseas except to the Gulf region, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Wednesday.
'The BJP used Shinde and Shiv Sena to decimate Uddhav Thackeray, humiliate him by taking away his party as well as party symbol.' 'The Shiv Sena and Eknath Shinde have served their purpose.'
The proposed merger of Air India and Indian would be taken up on a 'fast-track' and a consultant is likely to be appointed soon to prepare a roadmap to decide on the issue, including the public issue, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said.
Following the outcome of the Gujarat poll, the NCP is keen that secular forces unite and engage communal elements in a straight contest.
Pawar, who was also the deputy CM in the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, which was in power from November 2019 to June 2022, enjoys the image of a grassroot leader and an able administrator.
India and Thailand have signed an MoU enabling operation of more flights by their airlines between the two countries, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
The government on Monday said in the Rajya Sabha that the Request for Proposal document for modernisation and restructuring of Delhi and Mumbai airports empowered it to make changes in conditions of the bid process at any stage.
The airport employees have called off their three-and-a-half-day old strike following a meeting with Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Saturday.
In a surprise development, the Nationalist Congress Party on Sunday offered outside support to the Bharatiya Janata Party to form a government in Maharashtra "in the interest of stability and development" of the state.
The government on Wednesday decided to put a 49 per cent cap on foreign direct investment in the modernisation of Mumbai and Delhi airports and extended the last date for putting in expression of interest to July 20.
New AIFF boss focuses on grassroots and youth development than hosting big events.
Leading private airline Jet Airways tops the list of defaulters among private carriers and owes Rs 2,437.90 lakh (Rs 24.38 million) to the government, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel flagged off SpiceJet, India's latest low cost, no-frills airline on Tuesday on the Delhi-Ahmedabad-Mumbai route with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an efficient all economy 189 seat configuration.
'I was never interested to work as Leader of Opposition but accepted the role on demand of the party MLAs'
Bharti Group, which has bid for modernisation of the Delhi airport, would consider taking up similar jobs for other non-metro airports if it wins the bid, its chief Sunil Mittal said on Tuesday.
The government on Thursday said the issue of an initial public offering of Air-India and Indian Airlines was at a preliminary stage of discussion.
'They know Sharad Pawar will be playing a huge role in unifying the Opposition.'
Public sector carriers Air India and Indian Airlines are preparing for their initial public offers by the next fiscal to fund their fleet acquisition programmes and enhance debt-equity ratio.
A Boeing support team has arrived to help Air-India in the induction of a Boeing 777 jet into the fleet, even as the airline board is expected to take a final decision on the acquisition of a 50 aircraft fleet next month.
The bill seeks to reserve one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies.
Indian Airlines' plans to add more planes to its existing fleet may not be delayed, even though the civil aviation ministry has sought a review of their plans, as the fresh proposal would be taken straight to the Public Investment Board the moment it
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel on Friday virtually gave the clean chit to the NDA government over the sale of the Centaur Hotel at Juhu in Mumbai, saying that there have been no serious irregularities noticed in the deal of the hot
Raut said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was distressed over the defeat of Sanjay Pawar.
Air-India has been making profit during the last three years though the provisional results for the fiscal 2003-04 show a dip of nearly Rs 28 crore as compared to the previous financial year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
Khadse had blamed Fadnavis for "trying to destroy his life" and political career, over three decades of it spent in strengthening the BJP in Maharashtra.
The NCP favours a front of secular parties to challenge the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in Maharashtra.
The work we have done in the south and the northeast over the last 10 years under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, we have started getting results of the same, he said.
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