Category Archives: Aviation

• Apply same rule for all players: Spicejet on OTP system review

  Posted on January 31, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  With the aviation regulator DGCA reviewing airlines’ on-time performance (OTP) mechanism at four airports, budget carrier SpiceJet today called for applying same rules for all players and making the system more efficient. “If data is challenged, do it in a better way … as long as rules are same for everybody, then there is no […]

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• India’s Air Passenger Volumes To Reach 310 Million By FY18

  Posted on January 31, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Domestic air passenger volumes (pax) have been consistently increasing and are likely to reach 310 million by financial year 2017-18, says India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). This will be driven by the aspirations of the middle class to travel in flights and a reduction in price differential between air travel and rail journey, including the […]

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• Reduce taxes to support aviation industry

  Posted on January 31, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Budget 2017 is expected to be one of the most difficult and watershed budgets in the history of India. There are too many variables, like demonetisation, the mid-year introduction of GST (Goods & Services Tax) and its uncertainty in tax revenues; and most importantly, the expectations of the poll going public and the rest of […]

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• Kavali airport project hits a road block

  Posted on January 31, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  In the final stages of commencement of work on the airport being developed at Dagadarthi near Kavali in Nellore district, the project has hit a roadblock. This is because of the government’s preference to go in for a centrally located and commercially viable project, rather than one fraught with viability risks. The priority has now […]

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• Rise in fuel costs, slide in rupee to hit Indian airlines: report

  Posted on January 30, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Aviation in India will be impacted by the rise in fuel costs in the first quarter of 2017. The slide in the value of the rupee will also impact the earnings of all airlines, Martin Consulting said in its ‘Review of Indian aviation in 2017’ report. Passenger traffic The report warns that the increase in […]

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• Air traffic grows 23%, railways AC travel under 5%

  Posted on January 30, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Domestic air traffic is booming but the travel surge seems to have given the railways a miss, especially in the more profitable air-conditioned classes. While air traffic grew 23% to almost 77 million during April-December, the number of passengers travelling in air-conditioned railway coaches, which touched 108 million, grew at less than 5%. As a […]

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• AI can help save $25 bn for airlines, airports: Study

  Posted on January 30, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Airlines and airports can save an estimated USD 25 billion annually from flight disruptions by harnessing artificial intelligence, cognitive computing, predictive analytics and other progressive technical capabilities, says an industry report. According to a report by Sita, a technology services provider to air transport industry, predictive tools using artificial intelligence and cognitive computing are likely […]

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• Government proposes steep hike in licence fee for private jet operators

  Posted on January 30, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Private jet operators may soon have to shell out more for flying licence with the government proposing five-fold increase in the existing fee. The Civil Aviation Ministry has suggested a steep hike in fee to Rs 5 lakh for granting licence for non-scheduled operators. Besides, the fee for submitting application as well as for renewal […]

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• AAI plans a centralised system to ease air traffic

  Posted on January 30, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Air traffic congestion and travel times, especially for flights operating from busy airports like Mumbai and Delhi, are expected to drop significantly from April as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is betting big on a centralised platform to help flight operators and airports plan their operations better. According to officials, the Rs 107 crore […]

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• Government bailed out Air India, not Kingfisher, says Vijay Mallya

  Posted on January 30, 2017 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The government had bailed out Air India but not Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya said on Saturday. “Government bailed out Air India, but did not bail out KFA. So much for favours,” recalled Mallya in a series of tweets, three days after the market watchdog Sebi barred him from trading in securities with […]

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