Category Archives: Aviation

• Vadodara’s Airport Became the Country’s Second Green Airport

  Posted on November 3, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Indian Prime Minister inaugurated a new integrated airport terminal in Vadodara recently. The airport has now become the country’s 2nd green airport after Kochi being the first. Taking proud, the P.M said, such projects will encourage people and promote an environment-friendly construction interests. After since holding the PMO, Modi had arrived at the city […]

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• Mumbai’s search for a new terminal

  Posted on November 3, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  There is little doubt that Mumbai needs another airport — the one that serves it now just can’t handle the skyrocketing traffic growth. Consider this: By 2034, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) will have traffic of 100 Million Passenger Per Annum (MPPA). As per forecasts, passenger traffic for MMR is set to cross 45 MPPA by […]

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• Decks cleared for Birsa Munda airport expansion

  Posted on November 3, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The expansion of Birsa Munda airport for vehicle parking, which was on hold because the land was occupied by the defence, is all set to get clearance from ministry of civil aviation. Minister of state for civil aviation and Lok Sabha MP from Hazaribag Jayant Sinha, while addressing media persons in the state capital on […]

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• With big airlines in, smaller cities start flying

  Posted on November 3, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  As regional airlines are struggling to sustain their services, low cost carriers like Indigo and SpiceJet and full service carriers like Jet Airways and Air India have started to connect smaller cities in a bid to make the most of the new market. Civil aviation ministry is aggressively pushing regional connectivity across the country. Coimbatore, […]

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• AirAsia India’s internal battles dent performance

  Posted on November 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Low-cost airline AirAsia India has been in the news for all the wrong reasons since its launch over two years ago. The latest revelation by the airline that an investigation was being carried out against former executives which confirmed former Tata Sons’ Chairman Cyrus Mistry’s statement in an e-mail to the board that a probe […]

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• CII seeks reactivation of Salem airport

  Posted on November 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Salem district has urged the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to take effective steps for the reactivation of Salem airport. A delegation of the Salem district CII called on V. V. G. Raju, Regional Executive Director, Airports Authority of India, Southern Region, Chennai, during his recent visit to the […]

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• Delhi’s IGI airport to witness more flight cancellations, delays this foggy winter

  Posted on November 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  With 21 per cent more flights allowed by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), advancing foggy conditions this winter in addition to no new nearby airports to fall back on for flight diversions, India’s largest and busiest Indira Gandhi International Airport (DIAL) in New Delhi could witness more flight delays and cancellations during […]

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• Need more time on 5th-gen fighter jet, India tells Russia

  Posted on November 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  In the latest round of India-Russia military talks, New Delhi has told Moscow that it will need more time to examine the proposal to jointly develop the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). The FGFA, which is under development, is very much a future requirement for the Indian Air Force (IAF) upgrade programme, the Russian side […]

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• India to become 3rd biggest aviation market by 2026: IATA

  Posted on November 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  India will displace the United Kingdom to become the world’s third largest aviation market by 2026, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. IATA, which represents some 265 airlines comprising 83% of global air traffic, expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air travelers in 2016. […]

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• Government mulls to remove anomaly restricting FDI in civil aviation

  Posted on November 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The government is considering to remove an anomaly restricting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the civil aviation sector to attract more overseas funds. The sector is faced with an odd situation wherein a foreign investor, excluding overseas airlines, can acquire up to 100 % stake in a local carrier but not seek a scheduled operator’s […]

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