Category Archives: Aviation
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IndiGo sets up subsidiary for airport services
Posted on April 3, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.InterGlobe Aviation today said it has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary for airport services. The subsidiary, Agile Airport Services Pvt Ltd, has a paid-up capital of Rs 1 lakh. In a regulatory filing, InterGlobe Aviation said Agile was incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary on February 14 and “is yet to commence its business”. InterGlobe is […]
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Eyeing regional connectivity, Alliance Air plans to triple its fleet
Posted on April 3, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Alliance Air, the regional arm of Air India, plans to triple its fleet this fiscal by inducting 20 more ATR aircraft amid an increased focus on enhancing connectivity to underserved and unserved airports. Over the next two years, Alliance Air aims to expand its fleet to 50 ATR aeroplanes, Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani said. […]
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SpiceJet Awarded Six Routes Under Regional Connectivity Scheme
Posted on April 3, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.SpiceJet, the country’s favourite low-cost carrier, was today awarded 6 proposals and 11 routes under the first phase of the Government of India’s UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme, the airline said. Out of the six finalised proposals, four will be to Adampur, Kandla, Pondicherry and Jaisalmer whereas two will be for underserved markets of Porbandar and […]
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Russia Gains Advantage as India’s Aviation Sector Accelerates
Posted on April 3, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.India’s emergence as the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic overtaking Japan and now just behind China and the US comes as an opportunity for major aircraft manufacturers, including Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation, which recently expressed its desire to localise some of its production line in India with its local partner […]
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MRO Facilities for Aviation Sector
Posted on April 3, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Adequate facilities for maintenance and repair of planes are available in the country. However, for overhaul, only limited facility is available. Therefore, operators are taking their planes to other countries for overhaul. There are 110 Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO’s) approved in India, of which only 7 are capable of carrying out overhaul of planes. […]
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Flying made easy for common man: Aviation Minister awards 128 routes under UDAN; here’s all you need to know!
Posted on March 30, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Fulfulling Narendra Modi’s vision of regional connectivity, Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Thursday awarded 128 routes to a total of five operators under UDAN wherein fares are capped at Rs 2,500 for one-hour flights. “UDAN network will cover the whole country, giving a major economic boost to hinterland areas,” the minister said. He also […]
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Govt mulls second airports at cities where primary airports are saturating
Posted on March 29, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The Modi government will start work on a plan to build second airports at all airports, where the primary airports have saturated or reaching saturation, a government official announced at an ET event. “That is a very valid suggestion. We are thinking about it, as Airports Authority of India (AAI) has its hands full. The […]
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Qatar Air chief bets on PM Modi, accelerates India push with 100 jets order
Posted on March 29, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Qatar Airways Ltd. may order 100 new jetliners before the end of this year to power its push into India and also plans to announce two new routes to the U.K. even as the country prepares to exit the European Union, Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said. The Persian Gulf carrier is confident that […]
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Government, airlines discuss UDAN, Delhi airport terminal issues
Posted on March 29, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Airlines today held detailed discussions with Civil Aviation Ministers and senior ministry officials about the regional connectivity scheme and issues pertaining to terminals for carriers at the Delhi airport. Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and his junior Jayant Sinha as well as Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey and other officials were part of […]
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India becomes third largest aviation market in domestic traffic
Posted on March 27, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.India has become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic, beating Japan, an industry report has said. India’s domestic air passenger traffic stood at 100 million in 2016 and was behind only the US (719 million) and China (436 million), Sydney-based aviation think-tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) said in […]
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