As many as 128 pilots have left Air India, Indian Airlines and Alliance Airways between 2004 and 2006, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora will meet Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and chiefs of airlines and oil companies to discuss a solution for dues of over Rs 2,000 crore that the domestic carriers owe the state-owned oil marketers on fuel sales.
Govt has no plan to divest stake in Air India.
During a virtual meeting with health ministers and senior officials of states in view of the recent surge in coronavirus cases in some parts of the world, he said, "The Centre and states need to work in tandem and in a collaborative spirit as was done during the previous surges for Covid prevention and management."
Existing norms mandate 2/3rd of members of an airline's board must comprise Indian nationals
As part of the exercise, preventive checks at different airport functions have been carried out and the airport has ensured that diesel generator sets are in place to provide uninterrupted power supply, the MIAL said in a release.
The 'Angh' of Oting, Tahwang, is contesting the February 27 assembly polls on a Naga People's Front (NPF) ticket against the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party MLA P Paiwang Konyak, who is a cabinet minister in the outgoing government.
MADC is a special purpose vehicle set up by Maharashtra to execute the multi-modal hub project at Nagpur, which includes an airport and a special economic zone.
Stalin still enjoys a lot of sympathy and empathy as someone wishing well for the state, but not full-throated support as in 2019 and 2021, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The Nagpur-Bangkok flight would depart at 1010 hours IST and arrive in Bangkok at 1455 hours (local time), a spokesman of Indian told PTI on Friday.
Airports in US, UK & Europe to confiscate goods bought from duty-free shops in India.
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday sought to allay doubts about the speedy execution of work on the Bangalore International Airport Project.
The two airports, which are being upgraded, have been facing severe congestion as a result of which aircraft wait many minutes to take off or land.
Private airlines will explain before the Delhi High Court the reasons for imposing a Rs 150 per head surcharge to meet additional jet fuel expenses while aircraft hovers over major airports due to air traffic congestion.
The government is examining alleged financial irregularities, sources of funding and other aspects of Jet Airways, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
The Karnataka government plans to develop new airports at Gulbarga and Hassan.
The new entity formed after the merger of state-run carriers Air India and Indian will be in place within four months, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel informed the Parliament on Friday.
Amid a spurt in COVID-19 cases in some parts of the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cautioned against complacency and directed officials to strengthen the ongoing surveillance measures, especially at international airports.
The Kerala government has requested the centre to permit Air Arabia operate its flights from the state to the Gulf sector, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Tuesday.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said there was no proposal before the government for setting up a new airport at Amravati.
'The government will not remain a mute spectator to the goings-on in both the carriers.'
'Every district office of the party celebrated his exit by distributing sweets and bursting crackers.'
The proposed merger of state-owned carriers Air-India and Indian is expected to be completed in the current financial year, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Monday.
Airlines say ATF fuel prices in India are 40 per cent higher than in countries such as Singapore. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra
The skies have opened up for Indian carriers in the US and the UK with the government liberalising the air services agreement with the two countries.
As many as 460 foreign nationals are working as commanders in flights by domestic carriers to meet the shortage of pilots, Minister of state for Civil Aviation Praful Patel informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
This is part of the initiatives that the ministry is undertaking to use technology in order to make airport check-in seamless and formation of a no-fly list.
But the regulator has dropped the proposal of asking flyers to maintain 30 seconds of silence.
With Air India's Gulf monopoly under threat and likely to end very soon if the civil aviation ministry has its way, the state-owned airline is now pitching aggressively for direct flights to the US and Australia to make up for the loss.
With an aim to link the unconnected destinations in the country, Indian Airlines and its subsidiary Alliance Air would soon acquire small aircraft to fly to smaller cities, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in New Delhi on Thursday.
The airline not to be put on cash and carry mode
Members of Parliament (MPs) across the political spectrum have written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), seeking a probe into a stake sale deal between Jet Airways (India) Ltd and Gulf-based carrier Etihad Airways.
Air India had to ground 281 flights over the past three years, most of them due to a technical snags.
The ISNA students' news agency reported the plane smashed into a 10-story building and burst into flames.
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