Category Archives: Aviation

• Aviation Min holds parleys with stakeholders for Budget inputs

  Posted on October 27, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Civil Aviation Ministry today held discussions with stakeholders to seek their suggestions for the Union Budget, days after unveiling the ambitious regional air connectivity scheme. The meeting was attended by Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, his deputy Jayant Sinha, Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey and other senior ministry officials. “We had a meeting […]

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• Vijayawada airport’s new terminal building to be completed in December

  Posted on October 27, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The new interim terminal building at Vijayawada airport in Gannavaram will be completed by the end of December, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced in a meeting with airline operators at his office here on Tuesday. As per the agreement with Simplex Infrastructures Limited executing the project from October 2015, the new terminal was to […]

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• India could shell out $12 billion for new fighter jets

  Posted on October 27, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The South Asian nation’s government has sent letters to several companies regarding a new fleet of military aircraft, to be jointly produced with local firms. A potential deal, according to experts, could be worth up to $12 billion. “India is looking at paying $65 to $80 million per aircraft for 150 aircraft,” says Ben Moores, […]

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• IATA DG Calls For Further Regulatory Reform in India

  Posted on October 27, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for an appraisal of India’s regulatory structure, particularly as it relates to taxation, public-private partnerships in airport privatization and the country’s prospects for joining the carbon offset and reduction scheme. As aviation traffic increases “India will need to deal with the problem of infrastructure in advance or […]

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• AAI air cargo, logistics arm takes off

  Posted on October 27, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Tuesday launched an air cargo and logistics subsidiary, which is projected to rake in annual turnover of Rs 380 crore in two years. Announcing the launch of AAI Cargo and Logistics Allied Services Company Ltd (AAICLAS), Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said that the country is now a […]

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• Connectivity scheme will turn India into third largest aviation market: PM Modi

  Posted on October 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Accusing previous governments of having “no vision” for aviation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, said his government is working in a “mission mode” for expansion of the sector and has put in place the country’s first integrated policy to tap the potential of small cities. He was speaking after dedicating the new integrated terminal […]

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• Thanjavur could soon be on the air map

  Posted on October 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Thanjavur airport could soon be on the air map under the Regional Air Connectivity Scheme which the Government unveiled on Friday. RN Choubey, Secretary, Civil Aviation, said Thanjavur airport is part of the eligible list of airports which will be covered under the RCS scheme. “I had a discussion with the Chief of Air Staff […]

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• UDAN takes off: Government invites airlines to kickstart regional flights

  Posted on October 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Government kick-started the regional air connectivity (RCS) scheme on Friday by inviting initial proposals from operators to fly to airports which do not have regular flights. Operators have a six-week window (till December 2) to submit their initial proposals. The Government will take two-three days to scrutinise the proposals and the entire process is […]

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• PM: New aviation policy will help unleash potential of smaller towns

  Posted on October 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  India’s aviation sector has huge possibilities of growth with smaller towns unleashing their true potential with middle-class increasingly aspiring to fly, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after inaugurating the integrated international terminal building at Vadodara airport on Saturday. Emphasising on better connectivity between smaller towns and distant locations, Modi said the country’s aviation sector is […]

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• Aviation watchdog DGCA to soon get powers to slap penalties

  Posted on October 24, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Regulator DGCA and aviation security agency BCAS are all set to get powers to impose fines on violators, with the government preparing to amend the legislation in this regard. The move would give more teeth and leeway to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) in dealing with […]

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