Category Archives: Aviation

• India’s Vistara chief wants airline rule scrapped

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

  The boss of India’s newest airline Vistara has urged the government to scrap a rule that restricts carriers in the country’s cut-throat aviation sector from expanding their operations abroad. Phee Teik Yeoh, the Singaporean CEO of Vistara, which was launched last year, said that recent reforms were welcome but more needed to be done to […]

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• Indian Airlines to fly 20.8% more flights during winter schedule

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

  In an attempt to catch up with the rise in passengers in India, Indian Airlines will fly 20.8% more flights during winter schedule 2016, which begins from October 30, 2016. “Overall increase in flights by 20.8% over Winter 2015. Total departures per week in WS 2016 will be 16,600 as against 13,744 during the same […]

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• Boundary wall must for IGI security: DIAL

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

  Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has moved the Delhi high court to restrain all interferences in the construction of a boundary wall at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, saying the airfield has been perceived as an “important target” after the Pathankot airbase attack in January this year. In an application, DIAL has said that […]

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• Air Costa smells the coffee; gets pan-India license from DGCA

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

  Regional carrier Air Costa, which was facing cash problems recently, said Monday it has received a pan-India license from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Until now the airline operated with a regional license which allowed him to do only regional routes within the country. It couldnt operate to metro cities outside the region it […]

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• Indian carriers struggle to find talent inside cockpit

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

  Arav Joshi, 26, completed his flying course from New Zealand-based training academy in 2012. After that did not translate into a job, he topped it with a type rating course from a Pune-based facility in 2014. The total expenditure came to around Rs 50 lakhs. He is still without a job. He is part of […]

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• Guruvayoor lagislator calls for airstrip for the temple town

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

  With more VIPs from far and wide visiting the famed Guruvayoor Sree Krishna temple, the temple town is in need of an airstrip, and with various investment options available, this could soon become a reality, according to a local legislator. Speaking to IANS, Guruvayoor legislator K.V. Abdul Khader said a few years ago a team […]

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• Passenger traffic at Mumbai airport increased 30% in 3 years

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

  In the last three years, the number of flight arrivals and departures at Mumbai airport went up by 35,500 even as the fast-growing airport saw a 30% increase in passenger volumes, taking the number of passengers handled in 2015-16 to 4.15 crore. In the 2013-14 fiscal, the airport handled 2.18 crore domestic and 1.03 crore […]

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• Puducherry government inks MoU with civil aviation ministry, AAI

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

  The Puducherry government has signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding with the Union aviation ministry and Airports authority of India (AAI) to resume regular flights connecting the Union territory to other destinations under the regional connectivity service. The Puducherry government extended concessions to make flying affordable. The government proposes to connect Puducherry with cities lying […]

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• Carriers stay away from India’s first private greenfield airport

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

  The road to India’s first private greenfield airport now wears a desolate look, with three unmanned check-posts and overgrown bushes and shrubs lining the road leading to its entrance. The police have barricaded vehicle entry into the immediate connecting lane in the arrival and departure sections as no vehicles can be seen plying near it. […]

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• Tirupati Airport Awarded “Best Tourist Friendly Airport” under the category for “State Annual Excellence Awards “

  Posted on September 30, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Airports Authority of India’s Tirupati Airport has been awarded as “Best Tourist Friendly Airport” under the category for “State Annual Excellence Awards for the year 2015-16” by Andhra Pradesh Tourism.   The award was presented on the eve of World Tourism Day by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu at […]

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