Category Archives: Aviation
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New model to forecast fog over airports
Posted on December 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.To get a better grip on forecasting fog, a series of organisations has partnered with the airport authorities here to develop a system that can warn of fog at least 6-24 hours in advance, calculate its severity, and estimate when it is likely to lift enough for flights to take off and land safely. Predicting […]
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Warning Issued To Private Jets Over Being Misused To Fly Banned Notes
Posted on December 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.India has threatened to punish private jet operators that fly to small and remote airports without police clearance as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to plug loopholes in his campaign against unaccounted money. A group of private jet operators, which counts tycoon Anand Mahindra’s Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and the billionaire Poonawalla family’s aviation firm […]
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UDAN scheme Rs 8500 levy: Indigo, GoAir, SpiceJet, Jet, others take Centre to Delhi High Court
Posted on December 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The Central government’s plan to create a fund under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme by levying Rs 7500 to Rs 8500 per flight operated by Indian airlines; to develop airports in smaller towns and cities, was challenged in the Delhi High Court today when the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) filed a […]
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India’s Light Combat Aircraft Advances with New Order
Posted on December 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.India’s Ministry of Defense has cleared an order for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), designated Mk1A, from government-owned defense manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). HAL currently has in hand an order for 40 GE F404-engined LCAs for the IAF. Of the 20 to be produced with an initial operational […]
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Airlines slash fares post Centre’s demonetisation move, offer heavy discounts
Posted on November 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The Narendra Modi government’s decision to ban old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 has affected the aviation sector with the sale of air tickets declining by 10 percent. In order to cope up with the decline in the airline bookings after the government’s demonetisation move, several domestic passenger carriers have slashed the […]
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Kullu airport inducted under UDAN scheme
Posted on November 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The Kullu-Manali Airport at Bhuntar has been included under UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) scheme by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). UDAN was launched by the government last month and it seeks to connect small cities by air as well as make flying more affordable for the masses. Kullu Airport Director AN Sharma […]
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Govt. withdraws permission for Aranmula airport
Posted on November 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The State government has snapped all its links with the proposal for setting up a greenfield airport at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district by withdrawing the in-principle clearance it had given for the project. The decision to wash its hands of the controversy-ridden project was taken by the State Cabinet at its weekly meeting here on […]
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Tenders worth Rs 442 crore floated for runway work on Chandigarh airfield
Posted on November 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Tenders for the re-surfacing, extension and widening work of the runway and taxi tracks on the Chandigarh airfield have been floated for an estimated cost of around Rs 442 crore. The task of re-surfacing and extension of dispersal of runways and other related works is expected to be completed within 26 months from the date […]
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Karnataka govt keen on developing airstrips: Industries Minister Deshpande
Posted on November 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Asserting state government’s commitment to develop regional airports, Industries Minister R V Deshpande on Wednesday said there is a proposal to develop airstrips in different parts of the state. “We understand the importance of regional air connectivity and its benefits in the development of tourism sector in the state,” Deshpande said in the Assembly. Pointing […]
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Devendra Fadnavis raises hope for Kolhapur airport
Posted on November 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the state government has taken all necessary steps to clear hurdles for development of Kolhapur Airport and it will be the first airport in the state to become operational under Central government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme. The ministry of civil aviation released National Aviation Policy 2016 (NCAP 2016) with […]
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