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• HAL floats radar tender for its Light Combat Aircraft

  Posted on December 16, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has floated a limited tender for the purchase of AESA (active electronically scanned array) radars for an under-development Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’ from global aviation firms. “The tender in the form of Expression of Interest (EoI) was floated on Wednesday to five of the global aviation technology firms,” a top HAL […]

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• Airlines, airports seen ramping up IT budgets: Study

  Posted on December 16, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Airlines and airports in India are expected to rapidly ramp up their spend on new technology over the next three years to keep up with surging growth which will see passenger traffic double to 370 million by 2020. According to SITA 2016 India IT trends benchmark study released at the India ICT Aviation forum 2016 […]

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• India introduces Scheduled Commuter airline category

  Posted on December 16, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  In an effort to increase participation in the Indian government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has unveiled a new category of commercial operator aimed specifically at the commuter carrier niche. “In order to promote/enhance regional connectivity, the concept of Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Services has been introduced,” the […]

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• Government takes up Air India slots issue with Dubai, Hong Kong

  Posted on December 16, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Government today said it has taken up the slots issue being faced by Air India at Dubai and Hong Kong airports with the aeronautical authorities of both the countries. Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju informed the Lok Sabha that Air India is facing issues with airport slots in Dubai and Hong Kong. “The issue […]

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• Airlines shrug off notes ban concerns to fly high in November

  Posted on December 16, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  While demonetisation has dampened demand across sectors, the aviation sector has clearly defied this trend and has posted over 20% growth in passengers flown during November. Data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), accessed exclusively by ET, shows that air passengers during November has grown by 20.6% over the same month last year. […]

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• Airlines to be blamed for most fog delays, says DGCA

  Posted on December 16, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) believes airlines are to be majorly blamed for passenger hardships due to fog-induced flight delays and cancellations. The aviation regulator has found that almost all delays and cancellations have happened either due to the aircraft being non-CAT III compliant or pilots not being trained to handle compliant aircraft. DGCA […]

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• Sudhir Nayak elected to IBAC governing board

  Posted on December 15, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  In an indication of India’s growing influence in the global aviation space, Sudhir Nayak, Business Head of the Mukesh Ambani’s aviation venture Reliance Commercial Dealers Ltd, has been elected to the Montreal-based International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) governing board. This is the first time in the history of IBAC that an Indian national would be […]

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• Fog flop: AI, SpiceJet get DGCA rap

  Posted on December 15, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) pulled up Air India and SpiceJet for poor preparedness in running operations during fog, despite advisories on November 30 and December 1. In a letter dated December 12, the regulatory body said both airlines had to divert flights either because aircraft were operated by nonCAT III qualified captains or […]

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• Sinha lauds Hyderabad airport for becoming carbon neutral

  Posted on December 15, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha today appreciated the Hyderabad Airport achieving carbon neutral status. “Hyderabad Airport sets a standard in aviation achieving carbon neutral status in the age of Climate Change,” he said on a social networking site. John Carlson Jersey Share This

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• IATA full marks for ‘open’ aviation policy; will now assess implementation

  Posted on December 15, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Modi Government came in for some praise from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for putting together a civil aviation policy although the head of the global aviation body was quick to add that how it is implemented will also be assessed. “It will be among the most open. But then you have the […]

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