Category Archives: Aviation

• Defusing air rage: Airlines should take a tough line against unruly VIP behaviour

  Posted on March 27, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  “Air rage” — or sudden and violent behaviour by a passenger affecting those who work on flights or associated people — is a menace that has led to civil aviation authorities issuing strict guidelines on deterrence and punishment for those responsible for such acts. In India, while the laws on unruly and disruptive behaviour in […]

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• Narendra Modi powers-up HAL’s indigenisation drive, India’s military may get 100 planes, 1,000 helicopters soon

  Posted on March 27, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has finalised a major plan to manufacture nearly 1,000 military helicopters and over a hundred planes, in tune with government’s focus on speeding up defence indigenisation. HAL Chairman and Managing Director T Suvarna Raju said the company has also ramped up its infrastructure to deliver 123 Tejas Light […]

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• Raj govt signs MoU for expansion of Jodhpur airport

  Posted on March 27, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was today signed between the Rajasthan government and other stakeholders for transferring 37 acres of land for development and expansion of the civil airport in Jodhpur. The state government signed the MoU with the Air Force, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and the Jodhpur Nagar Nigam (JNN). The state […]

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• Air India considering no-fly list after MP assaults staffer

  Posted on March 24, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Air India is examining creating a no-fly list for unruly passengers — a negative entry list which will mean that a person mentioned in that will not be allowed to fly on flights operated by the national carrier. This follows an incident on Thursday at the IGI airport here in which Shiv Sena MP Ravindra […]

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• Over 57,000 airline snags reported since 2014: Government

  Posted on March 24, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  There have been over 57,000 technical snags reported by airlines in India between 2014 and February this year, the government said today. The number of snags have also grown by over 20 per cent in 2016 compared to the previous year with these glitches going up from 17,483 to 21,500, Minister of State for Civil […]

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• Surrender routes unused for 6 months: DGCA to airlines

  Posted on March 24, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to surrender routes that they haven’t operated flights in even after six months of being allocated. The move comes after the aviation regulator found some routes being underutilised, and realised that these could benefit domestic airlines like Go Air, Vistara and Air Asia, which are […]

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• DGCA deregisters 2 aircraft of grounded carrier Air Costa

  Posted on March 23, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The aviation regulator DGCA has deregistered two aircraft left with the grounded airline Air Costa. According to sources, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) wrote to the airline that its two Embraer aircraft have been removed from the Civil Aircraft Register. The Vijaywada—based airline has not flown since February and had cancelled bookings till […]

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• New US flight rules: Indian authorities await official word

  Posted on March 23, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Indian aviation authorities will wait for official communication from the US before deciding on whether to issue any travel advisory following the American government’s ban on big electronic devices in cabin baggage on flights from select Middle East and African nations. In a new order, the American government has barred travellers going to the US […]

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• “Transparency, fair trade will boost aviation”

  Posted on March 23, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The global aviation market is booming. A strong growth in passenger traffic in 2016, especially in India, has prompted both domestic and foreign airlines to focus more on the Indian aviation sector. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), passenger traffic rose 6.3 per cent in 2016, which is above the 10-year average annual […]

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• Airfares in India among ‘lowest’ globally, says Jayant Sinha

  Posted on March 23, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  India has one of the lowest and “most competitive” airfares in the world despite high cost of planes and fuel, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said on Wednesday. “These are the two most important costs for an airline. Our taxes are also quite high,” said the Minister of State for Civil Aviation. “But when you look […]

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