Category Archives: Aviation

• Airport row: BJP chief blames State govt.

  Posted on August 12, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Bharatiya Janata Party State president Kummanam Rajasekharan has said the KGS Aranmula Airport Company has been “misusing” the in-principle clearance given to it by the State government in 2011 for repeatedly seeking Central clearance for the airport project. Talking to The Hindu from Delhi over the phone, Mr. Rajasekharan said he met Union Minister for […]

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• Air India turns to Narendra Modi govt for more help; Centre says meet targets

  Posted on August 12, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The government has assured Air India of financial and other assistance urging the carrier to meet the targets spelt out in the new turnaround plan. The state-owned airline must improve on time performance (OTP), passenger load factor (PLF), capacity growth and monetise assets. Air India chairman and managing director Aswani Lohani is understood to have […]

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• Govt won’t interfere in fixing airfares

  Posted on August 12, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The government has ruled out interfering in fixing airfares fearing litigation by foreign airlines, but a Parliamentary panel wants it to take steps to ensure that the public is protected from predatory pricing. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has rejected the contentions of the Ministry of Civil Aviation for not interfering […]

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• Fares dip as 3 airlines shower discounts

  Posted on August 12, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Air fares have started to dip as domestic carriers have started a fare war to lure travellers in the lean season for the next three months. Air India, SpiceJet, and Indigo have come out with discounts on select domestic routes. The offer fares range from 960 to 2,500 for most of the popular routes like […]

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• Air Costa may sell 26% stake to Qatar Airways

  Posted on August 10, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Air Costa, the Vijayawada based airline, is in talks with Qatar Airways for an equity tie up. Sources in the regional airline told BusinessLine that even as Air Costa suspended its operations for a day early this month, its top management was in Doha in Qatar to negotiate the deal. The airline resumed operations after […]

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• Passenger footfalls surge in Andhra Pradesh airports

  Posted on August 10, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  All four airports of Andhra Pradesh located in Vizag, Vijayawada, Tirupati and Rajahmundry have registered a surge in passenger footfalls during the first quarter of 2016-17. Visakhapatnam Airport continues to be the leader among the four airports in terms of passenger traffic in the state, while Rajahmundry Airport registered the highest growth rate of 73.7 […]

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• Writ will not lie against foreign airlines: HC

  Posted on August 10, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Travel agents cannot file writ petitions against airline companies, especially if they happen to be foreign airlines, seeking a direction to issue air tickets without demanding additional charges, the Madras High Court Bench here has held. Justice M. Venugopal passed the order while dismissing a writ petition filed by Ameer Travels of Tiruchi seeking a […]

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• AAI simplifies NOC norms for buildings

  Posted on August 10, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The city Corporation has been authorised to issue building permits for constructions in 20-km radius of the Thiruvananthapuram international airport for the ‘approved levels’ that figure in the Colour Coded Zoning Map (CCZM) of the city rolled out by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Henceforth, No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the AAI is not […]

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• Fuel price rise to impact industry profitability: ICRA

  Posted on August 10, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  ‘As per ICRA estimates, ATF price increase has resulted in the fuel cost per ASKM (CASK) of the domestic aviation industry increasing to Rs. 1.05 in June 2016 from a low of Rs. 0.82 in February 2016. This is expected to dent profitability of the airlines in Q1FY2017’, says Subrata Ray, Sr Group VP, ICRA […]

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• Four years after AAI study on 2nd airport, TN yet to lay a brick

  Posted on August 10, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Tamil Nadu government is yet to take any steps to build the second airport at Sriperumbudur even though Airports Authority of India (AAI) has submitted a pre-feasibility report almost four years ago. Union minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha has said the ministry has not received any proposal from the state government […]

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