Category Archives: Aviation
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43 unused airports to be operationalised soon: Aviation Secy
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.In a move aimed at boosting the regional connectivity across the country, the Union Civil Aviation ministry today said that 43 unused airports would be operationalised within a year. “The main idea behind operationalising these 43 unused airports is to improve the connectivity to the hinterland. Proposals have already been received from 11 bidders who […]
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Dabolim facility will not be shut down: Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today made it clear that the Dabolim facility would not be shut down after the commissioning of new greenfield airport at Mopa as it was required to handle the increasing number of passengers flying to the coastal state. “The national growth rate in the number of fliers […]
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Domestic air traffic in Jan up 25% at 95.8 lakh passengers
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The domestic airlines flew 95.79 lakh passengers in January this year, registering a growth of 25.13 per cent over the 76.55 lakh passengers flown during the same period previously. The latest data released by the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation shows that IndiGo carried the maximum number of passengers during the month at 38.09 lakh, followed […]
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Airports body clears parallel taxiway second phase at Mangaluru airport
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Airports Authority of India (AAI) has approved the construction of the second phase of the part-parallel taxiway at Mangaluru International Airport. The AAI has placed the work order, amounting to ?98 crore, to PBI Construction Company. JT Radhakrishna, Airport Director, Mangaluru International Airport, said that the works on the second phase of the parallel taxiway […]
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Regional air connectivity to bring down cost of flying to Rs 2,500 an hour: Sinha
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The regional air connectivity scheme, UDAN, will see the number of operational airports in the country shoot up by over 50, while the cost of travelling will come down to as low as Rs. 2,500 up to an hour of journey (via air). According to Jayant Sinha, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, there […]
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Lufthansa bets on India growth; to boost ties with Jet Airways
Posted on February 15, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Bullish on Indian market, European airliner group Lufthansa plans to enhance bilateral ties with Jet Airways for increased connectivity to new cities and launch flight from Brussels to Mumbai next month. Lufthansa Group, which operates 60 flights to and from India per week, has recently introduced the fuel-efficient A350-900 aircraft on Munich-Delhi route. “We are […]
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HAL to invest about Rs 17,500 cr over 5 to 6 years
Posted on February 15, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd today said its overall investment over the next five to six years is expected to be about Rs 17,500 crore, and it may go for loans from banks soon to fund its projects. The company also said it has contributed over Rs 5000 crore to the government exchequer through the buyback option. […]
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Lufthansa has no plans to buy equity in Indian carriers, says CEO Spohr
Posted on February 15, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.German airline Lufthansa will soon start operating the Airbus A-350, the latest aircraft in its fleet, between Mumbai and Munich, Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer, Lufthansa Group said on Wednesday. On February 11 this year, Delhi became the first destination in Lufthansa’s global network to which the A-350 was […]
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Business aircraft operators air their concerns over UDAN
Posted on February 15, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Business aircraft operators addressed their concerns over the Centre’s Regional Connectivity Scheme to the executive director of Airports Authority of India (AAI) at the BizAV India 2017 conference organised by Business Aviation Operators Association (BAOA), here on Monday. The scheme, also known as Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) intends to boost air connectivity to […]
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Airfares crash post demonetisation; passengers up 22% in November, December 2016
Posted on February 15, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Airlines have seen as much as a 35% decline in average domestic fares in the three months through January, as demonetisation took away their pricing power at a time when they were also adding capacity. Data compiled by Yatra.com, India’s second largest online travel portal, show average domestic fares from November 1, 2016 to January […]
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