Category Archives: Aviation

• A long ride to Kannur airport

  Posted on August 31, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The laborious task of transporting the aerobridges for the Kannur International Airport being developed near Mattannur here in hydraulic axle trailers has turned out to be much slower than expected because of difficulties to negotiate curves and of other obstacles. The transportation of the components of the passenger boarding bridges for the airport under construction […]

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• Australia looks to increase direct flights from India

  Posted on August 31, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Enthused by increasing number of tourists from India, Tourism Australia has intensified its marketing campaign in metro cities. It is planning to increase direct flights to the country from major Indian cities. Now, travellers fly via Singapore, Kuala Lumpur or Hong Kong. In spite of the lengthy journey, number of tourists from Chennai and other […]

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• Scoot keen to utilize untapped opportunities in Indian aviation

  Posted on August 31, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Scoot which launched its services from Singapore to Amritsar and Chennai in May, intends to offer Indians the option to fly internationally at affordable fares with superior product offerings.Citing the largely untapped with promising growth opportunities, backed by a strong GDP growth, a burgeoning young population and the rising affluence of the middle class,Bharat Mahadevan, […]

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• JK Tyre is looking to enter aviation market

  Posted on August 31, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  JK Tyre & Industries Ltd, part of the Rs 28,000 crore JK Group last week rolled out its 10 millionth radial tyre from its Vikrant plant at Mysuru in Karnataka. The company, which ranks amongst the top 25 tyre manufacturers in the world and has a wide range of products catering to diverse business segments […]

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• Agra will get its airport, but Jewar Airport stays, says Union minister Mahesh Sharma

  Posted on August 31, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  When Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed his first pre-electoral speech in Agra in November 2013, he had made some very ambitious promises to Agra, including that of an international airport and barrage on Yamuna. However, in barely 3 years, his own ministers have reneged on Modi’s promises and the people of the city are not […]

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• DGCA may double 6-month notice period for pilots

  Posted on August 31, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  A bitter fight has broken out among Indian carriers over the issue of ‘old’ airlines trying to retain their prized pilots and ‘new’ airlines aiming to poach them for their expanding fleets. Things have come to such a pass that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is reviewing its over a decade-old rule of […]

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• GMR wins bid for Mopa Greenfield airport

  Posted on August 29, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  GMR Airports Limited (GAL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Ltd, has won the bid for development and operation of Mopa Greenfield Airport in North Goa. The concession period for the Greenfield project will be 40 years with a possible extension of another 20 years through a bid process. The airport will be built under the […]

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• Not overlooking aircraft maintenance: Centre to High Court

  Posted on August 29, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Centre has refuted in Delhi High Court the claim that civil aviation authorities are overlooking the alleged violation of aircraft maintenance schedules by airlines, endangering passenger safety. The Civil Aviation Ministry and the Director General for Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) denied that various private airlines operating in the country were “violating/circumventing the mandatory provisions for […]

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• Aviation fuel demand rebounds

  Posted on August 29, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are seeing a rebound in demand for aviation turbine fuel (ATF), with airline companies flying high on improved operations and profitability. Data on ATF consumption with the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the government show a jump of nine per cent in 2015-16 to 6.2 million tonnes. In the […]

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• ATF — cheaper but still dear

  Posted on August 29, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Earlier this year, in March, the country’s leading private sector airlines — IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and GoAir — accused the public sector oil marketing companies — Indian Oil, HPCL and BPCL — of profiteering on aviation turbine fuel (ATF). These oil companies supply about 95 per cent of the ATF across India’s airports and […]

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