Category Archives: Aviation

• AAI to offer space for various projects

  Posted on November 8, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has plans of offering space for medical centres, fuel pump and Aviation Skill Development Centres on city side of the Swami Vivekanand Airport in Raipur as part of its mega development and expansion plans, officials informed. Notably, AAI has also drawn up ambitious plans for creating infrastructure for an […]

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• AirAsia executives alerted board, Tatas about lapses in business practices

  Posted on November 8, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Senior executives of AirAsia India, the Tata joint venture airline that was severely critiqued by ex-Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and which is now conducting an internal investigation, had repeatedly complained to the company board and the Tata group about serious lapses in business practices. But no action was taken by any major stakeholder. Mistry […]

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• Pilots may face strict action for failing flight duties

  Posted on November 8, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Pilots coming late for duty as well as falsely reporting sick are likely to face strict enforcement action, with the government proposing stringent regulations in this regard. The proposal comes against the backdrop of instances where pilots did not adhere to their assigned flight duties. To deal with such incidents, the civil aviation ministry has […]

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• West Bengal government accepts Centre’s air connectivity scheme with rider

  Posted on November 8, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The West Bengal government today accepted the regional connectivity scheme in civil aviation as proposed by the Centre, but at the same time, threatened to pull out of it if the state had to bear in excess of the 20 per cent share as has been committed by the Centre under the Viability Gap Funding […]

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• DGCA proposes new rules to enable import of foreign registered aircraft

  Posted on November 8, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, has proposed a new regulation which will enable operators to import foreign registered aircrafts and operate them on foreign registration with Indian crew. “This will also make the aircraft leasing environment user friendly,” the civil aviation ministry said in a statement. Currently, any aircraft that is […]

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• Nudge to Centre on airports, terminals

  Posted on November 8, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The aviation regulator has requested the Centre to speed up construction of new airport terminals and additional airports near metro cities, voicing concern about an anticipated rise in congestion and lack of infrastructure at major aerodromes. Officials in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said airports in major cities appeared headed towards a “clogged future” […]

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• DGCA seeks details from Jet Airways on cancelled flights

  Posted on November 4, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Aviation regulator DGCA has sought from Jet Airways details of the flights it had cancelled and delayed recently after some of its pilots reported sick amid an acute shortage of flight crew, particularly in its narrow body fleet. Jet Airways has also been asked to provide details of the pilots who are “habitual” of reporting […]

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• Cabinet likely to decide on Pawan Hans strategic stake sale in December

  Posted on November 4, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Union Cabinet is expected to take a final decision on the disinvestment of Pawan Hans Helicopter Ltd in December. Set up in 1986, PHHL is the largest helicopter operator in the country with a fleet of over 40. Later this week the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the nodal Ministry under which PHHL comes, will […]

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• India’s Fast-Growing Aviation Market Spurs Boom In Private Charter Jet Startups

  Posted on November 4, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  India’s domestic aviation sector became the world’s fastest-growing aviation market last year, growing at a rate of over 20.3%, according to a report by KPMG. This sector is the ninth largest in the world and, according to a passenger forecast issued by The International Air Transport Association (IATA), it is stated to become the third […]

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• Jet Airways facing acute shortage of pilots?

  Posted on November 4, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Naresh Goyal-owned Jet Airways is facing acute shortage of pilots amid the airline increasing its capacity in the fast growing domestic market, according to sources. A number of Jet Airways flights have got delayed in the recent past as the airline has failed to provide pilots due to paucity of the flight crew, they said. […]

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