In one step forward, the Civil Aviation Ministry on Wednesday met for the first time to decide on allowing the Airbus A-380s to operate at some airports, years after some major foreign carriers sought the right to fly these superjumbos to India.
The government is open to giving 100 per cent stake to private parties in six select airports, including Kolkata and Chennai.
The Prime Minister's Office had raised concerns over the bilateral air services agreement (ASA) signed between India and Abu Dhabi earlier this year, raising the number of flights from 13,700 to 50,000 each week.
Aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday suspended the flying licence of beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines for failing to come up with a viable plan for its financial and operational revival and resolve the impasse withits employees over payment of their salary dues.
On Monday, the ministry withdrew foreign traffic rights it had granted to Kingfisher Airlines.
Over four months ago the Foreign Investment Promotion Board cleared a proposal for the setting up of a new airline, AirAsia India, by Malaysian carrier AirAsia which has joined hands with the Tata Group and Arun Bhatia of Telestra TradePlace in a 49:30:21 joint venture partnership.
The aviation ministry's seat-sharing deal with Abu Dhabi reflects a puzzling and selective generosity.
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security was allocated Rs 40 crore (Rs 400 million) for procurement of security and IT items along with radiological detection equipment.
Airlines such as IndiGo, Air India, Vistara and AirAsia India have decided to go with the new attire to ensure safety of cabin crew members as they are in close proximity to passengers during flights
President Pranab Mukherjee hails it as an achievement of efficient public sector
Slots, parking bays unavailable at major airports
The move comes after the civil aviation ministry decided to allow Indian carriers to charge passengers for add-on services like their foreign counterparts.
Etihad plans 75 per cent travel beyond Abu Dhabi; airports cry foul.
Urging the government to initiate talks with Abu Dhabi on the bilateral air services agreement, Jet has written to the Civil Aviation Ministry seeking its nod for expanding its services through Abu Dhabi and expansion of bilateral aviation ties with that country.
Civil aviation ministry raises procedural issues in FIPB meeting.
European airports are wooing Indian airlines in the wake of intense competition from aviation hubs such as Dubai and Doha.
We are also looking to see if we can put guidelines for NSOPs: Ajit singh
Eight new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were reported in Maharashtra -- seven of them in Mumbai -- and none of the patients had a history of international travel, the state health department said on Tuesday.
Govt plans to relax air service norms, let international airlines fly any aircraft to India.
India must do away a pointless policy that mandates that a domestic airline must have been in operation for five years and have 20 aircraft before flying.
The issue of fog and low visibility primarily impacts airports in northern India and Bengaluru.
Aero India, the largest air show in Asia and one of the world's most important military aviation exhibitions, is all set to kick-start at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangalore, from February 6 to 11.
Govt moots new regional connectivity policy; plans to offer subsidy on non-viable destinations.
Starting July 1, passengers will be charged an aviation security fee of Rs 150, as opposed to the current Rs 130 for domestic flights, and $4.85 as compared to the current $3.25 for international flights.
It would provide ways to cross-subsidise these operations when airlines will fly to such destinations.
Earlier, in August, the finance ministry had asked banks to put pressure on real estate developers to cut prices.
The newly formed AirAsia India, the Indian arm of Malaysia's low cost carrier AirAsia, has filed an application with the Civil Aviation Ministry seeking permission to launch its operations, official sources said on Thursday.
The ministry will meet domestic carriers next week to discuss how the upper limit in each bucket could be reduced to bring down average airfares, which have been rising in the past few months.
GMR, GVK have taken up the issue with civil aviation ministry.
Bilateral traffic rights define the number of weekly flights or seats a country's designated airlines are allowed to operate in another country's specified points.
The domestic passenger traffic in July 2021 was 51 lakh, ICRA said in a release. Domestic passenger traffic on a year-on-year basis, however, spiked around 131 per cent over August 2020 traffic of 28.3 lakh, it said. The ratings agency said despite the continued recovery in the previous month, there is continued stress on demand, driven largely by the second wave of the pandemic, limiting travel to only necessary travel.
Civil Aviation Ministry approved grants new rights to Indian carriers to fly to several new destinations across the globe.
Officials differ, say firm should first fly regional.
Patel is being questioned in connection with a money laundering probe related to losses suffered by Air India as part of an alleged multi-crore aviation scam.
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Officials in India's civil aviation ministry are now expected to meet SpiceJet stakeholders within a couple of days to discuss the revival plan
The engineers of Kingfisher went on a strike on Sunday to protest the non-payment of salaries since March.
Govt to not determine the price but come up with a formula.
Govt to review decision after demand assessment.
Observing that highly exorbitant rates were being charged closer to the travel dates, Civil Aviation Ministry officials, however, made it clear that the government had no intention to decide airfares which have to be determined by the market.
Management to be restructured to monitor integration of erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India.
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