Govt to introduce new aviation policy on May 15.
There is no clarity on the stand taken by the PM on many issues plaguing the aviation sector
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said that there was no question of any bail out to the beleaguered carrier
On Wednesday, Air India had carried out a test flight landing at the naval base.
The government was also working on a package to promote connectivity and airports in the North Eastern states
Govt says domestic carriers' financial health a concern.
The panel will be asked to give report by March-April next year.
To become a type-rated pilot, a person has to take additional training.
Minister of state for aviation Mahesh Sharma said that his ministry has requested the airlines to maintain price cap in this time of crisis.
Domestic carriers seek week's time for suggestions on fares.
The pilot and co-pilot of an Air India plane involved in Wednesday night's freak accident at the Mumbai airport where a technician died after getting sucked into the engine have been grounded even as the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau launched a probe.
To cut costs, Air India is pruning the number of its foreign and local offices.
The issue had come up during a presentation by the Civil Aviation Ministry.
The airline had made new pilots sign a bond of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 14 lakh in the recent past.
Till now, Vadra, 46, the businessman husband of Priyanka Gandhi, an SPG protectee, was exempted from frisking at airports when he travelled with an SPG protectee.
Debt laden SpiceJet has to pay Rs 1,230 crore toward dues.
Govt has no plan to divest stake in Air India.
The inaugural flight took off in the presence of Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma, along with a number of other people.
Beleaguered no-frills carrier SpiceJet on Monday approached the government for financial aid.
Various airlines, including the defunct Kingfisher, owed Rs 3,030 crore (Rs 30.30 billion) to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at the end of December last year.
'Airlines are free to fix the ticket rates after taking into consideration various factors.'
Govt is mulling an increased scrutiny of airline pilots' mental state.
The government also said it will hold consultations with the airlines to explore the possibility of curbing the menace of charging exorbitant airfares during emergency situations.
The minister said it was important to have a flag carrier.
A 61-year-old cardiac patient Virender Rai, who was being flown to Delhi, has been rushed to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon immediately after the incident.
Air India chairman said that the airline never served non-vegetarian meals on short duration flights.
India's domestic aviation market has clocked a growth rate of 22 per cent in the last one year.
Air India shelves plan to acquire Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
The airline not to be put on cash and carry mode
The average fares of all airlines are almost linear.
The disappointment of the year is government's failure in finalising the re-drafted aviation policy.
As fitness screening for pilots after the recent Germanwings crash come under scanner, mid-term psychometric tests for pilots of Indian air carriers are being mulled by the government to detect any cockpit crew who are too mentally ill to fly.
In recent times, concerns have been expressed in various quarters.
Air India to shut offices in Cairo, Tehran.
SpiceJet in a statement said that there is no default in payment to AAI since January this year.
Predatory pricing is a big concern for the aviation sector.
The Jewar airport proposal was first mooted by Rajnath Singh, who was then the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, in 2001 and later pushed by his successor Mayawati.
Overseas airlines can operate unlimited number of flights into and out of India.
The national airline had incurred a net loss of Rs 5,859.91 crore (Rs 58.59 billion) last fiscal.
The government is keeping its options open.
