Category Archives: Aviation

• CISF gears up to thwart terror strikes at Indian airports

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

  The Central Industrial Task Force has deployed quick reaction teams (QRTs) at airports, trained its personnel and strengthened its capability to counter terror strikes. “We are gearing up to counter any attack in the manner of Istanbul or Brussels (terror attacks). Our people are already trained. We have deployed QRTs behind bullet-resistant (bullet-proof) ‘morchas’, so […]

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• Punjab government’s move to increase length of Chandigarh airport runway draws a flak

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

  Residents and city-based NGO Amritsar Vikas Manch have criticised the Punjab government’s decision to increase the length of Chandigarh airport runway to accommodate flights to the United Kingdom (UK). They were reacting to the statement of Vishavjit Khanna, secretary, Civil Aviation, Punjab, in which he stated that the government was trying its best to increase […]

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• CMR Group chief donates 23 acres land for intl airport project

  Posted on August 26, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Farmers and businessmen are coming forward to relinquish their land for the international airport coming up at Bhogapuram in the district. Chairman of the CMR Group, Mavuri Venkataramana has handed over 23 acres of land in Bhogapuram mandal to the district collector for the mega project, to be developed by Bhogapuram International Airport Company Ltd […]

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• India to summarily reject ICAO’s proposed carbon emission tax

  Posted on August 26, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  As part of its strategy to counter the carbon emission tax proposed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations’ aviation watchdog, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government will seek a formal response from the Indian carriers on the issue. India expressed its disagreement to ICAO president Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu during his visit […]

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• Airstrip in Kalyan alternative site for new airport? Aviation min does aerial survey

  Posted on August 26, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Eyebrows have been raised after aviation minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju conducted an aerial survey on Tuesday of the site in Navi Mumbai earmarked for the international airport and an airstrip belonging to the defence authorities. Problems with rehabilitation of project-affected people in Navi Mumbai may have forced the government to survey the land in […]

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• Wifi to be allowed on Indian Civilian aircraft in 10 days

  Posted on August 26, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Passengers on civilian aircraft are all set to enjoy the benefits of long elusive WiFi on board aircraft flying in and out of India, as the Home, Telecom and Aviation ministries have reached on a consensus on the issue, said a senior Civil Aviation Ministry official on Wednesday. “We will soon, within 10 days, be […]

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• ‘India poised to become one of world’s largest aviation markets’

  Posted on August 26, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Driven by a strong passenger traffic growth, India is poised to become one of the largest aviation markets in the world, according to a global body of airports. The Airports Council International (ACI) said that major commercial airports in China, India and Korea remained the major driving forces for the robust air passenger growth in […]

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• Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of Maharashtra and Airports Authority of India sign MOU on Regional Connectivity Scheme

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

  The Ministry of Civil Aviation, State Government of Maharashtra and Airports Authority of India today signed a tri-partite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), thereby kicking off the collaborative process of the three agencies coming together for successful launch of the Regional Connectivity Scheme. The MOU was signed at Mumbai in the presence of Hon’ble Minister of […]

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• Regional connectivity scheme may be delayed

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

  The National Democratic Alliance government’s ambitious regional connectivity scheme (RCS), planned to be operationalised by the year-end, has been delayed and is now expected to take off next year. The government is currently working on framing a roadmap for the RCS that aims to connect remote areas by operationalising unserved and underserved airports. In the […]

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• India highest growing aviation market, says Minister

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

  Aviation growth in India has gone up to 20 per cent as opposed to China’s nine per cent, making it the highest aviation growth market in the world, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said here on Sunday. He was speaking to journalists after visiting the memorials of freedom fighters as part of the […]

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