Category Archives: Aviation

• Government tells NITI Aayog to draw a road map for ailing Air India

  Posted on May 17, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Amid the dilemma over spending Rs 50,000 crore on health, education or airline, the government has tasked NITI Aayog to devise a road map for ailing Air India, which may include recommendation for a strategic sale. The latest push to set the house in order in the beleaguered state carrier has been spearheaded from the […]

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• Maha CM lauds Praful Patel’s contribution to aviation sector

  Posted on May 16, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today recognised contribution of senior NCP leader and former Union minister Praful Patel for the face-lift of the aviation sector in the country. “The changed face of the country’s aviation sector is pushed by Praful Patel and people are thankful to him,” Fadnavis said after the launch of Patel’s photo-biography. […]

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• UP govt revives Jewar airport project, survey to start today

  Posted on May 16, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  With the change in regime, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has started the process to revive the international airport project in Jewar. The Obstacle Limitation Surface (OLS) survey for the proposed airport will begin on Monday. Talking to DNA, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) Chairman Prabhat Kumar said the proposal will soon be sent […]

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• With A Flight In 65 Seconds, Mumbai World’s Busiest Single-Runway Airport

  Posted on May 16, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The GVK group-run Mumbai airport has become the world’s busiest amongst the single-runway facilities by handling 837 flights a day or one in 65 seconds on an average in fiscal 2017, overtaking London’s Gatwick airport that had 757 flights a day. In terms of the number of passengers also, the city airport tops with 45.2 […]

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• Draft of revised rules for UDAN likely in two weeks

  Posted on May 16, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The government is likely to complete in the next two weeks framing of the draft of revised rules for its scheme to promote low cost air travel and put up for stakeholder consultations, as it prepares for the second round of bidding by airlines. The Ministry of Civil Aviation undertook a comprehensive review of the […]

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• Mumbai airport gets green nod for Rs 3,500 crore expansion plan

  Posted on May 16, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Mumbai airport has received environmental clearance for a Rs 3,500-crore expansion plan as well as shifting of the iconic air traffic control tower to Kalina as a long-term security strategy. The changes are set to take place over the next three years as the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) expands to accommodate 50 million […]

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• How UDAN scheme has changed IndiGo’s flight plan

  Posted on May 15, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  IndiGo, it seemed, was convinced that a single-breed aircraft fleet works best for a low-cost airline. But, now, in a complete change of tack, the carrier has announced that it will acquire ATR 42-600 aircraft to fly on regional routes. The airline has signed a term-sheet with ATR for these aircraft. IndiGo’s change in plans […]

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• ‘It is difficult to harmonise airline services’

  Posted on May 15, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  As Star Alliance, a club of 28 global airlines including Air India, celebrates its 20th anniversary, its Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Goh, met global media to outline the Alliance’s plans. Excerpts A lot of customer service issues have been raised by various airlines with United being the big one? Has there been any discussion at […]

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• Let the scripting of Air India’s future begin with professionalising it

  Posted on May 15, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Even half-hearted suggestions of a stake sale (read: privatisation) in Air India (AI) have invariably been followed by virulent protests. This has compelled the government to repeatedly deny the existence of any such plan. As a result, AI continues to be in a turnaround mode for over two decadeswith every incumbent aviation minister and AI […]

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• Run ragged by rivals, Air India has just two choices left: Privatise or perish

  Posted on May 15, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Two months after the Narendra Modi government took charge in May 2014, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) called a meeting to discuss the possibility of Air India advancing its revival by two years and subsequently going in for a stake sale. “During the meeting, pointed questions were raised on advancing Air India’s profitability target to […]

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