Category Archives: Aviation
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DGCA makes online fee payment compulsory for more than 14 services
Posted on August 3, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Application process for seeking permission to start airlines, operate airports and pilot licenses, among others, will now be less cumbersome with aviation watchdog DGCA deciding to collect fees only through online. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has made online fee payment compulsory for more than 14 services effective from August 1. The move […]
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IndiGo’s bottomline hit, other airlines will also suffer; why airfares should rise
Posted on August 3, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.ndia is one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets, where passengers are enticed to fly with ridiculously low fares even as airlines’ costs remain among the highest due to high taxation of jet fuel. Frequent and bruising fare wars have scraped away about 7 percent from the net profit growth of market leader IndiGo […]
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InterGlobe to lag unless load factor rises: Expert
Posted on August 3, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Most airline stocks have rallied purely due to linear correlation with aviation turbine fuel prices without giving due consideration to other variables like utilisation levels, infrastructure costs etc., which also eat into margins, says market expert Prakash Diwan commenting on the weak show of InterGlobe Aviation in the first quarter. It is highly competitive environment […]
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Aviation regulator wants airlines to give weekly reports relating to new passenger-friendly rules
Posted on August 3, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.With new norms notified by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) becoming effective on Monday, fliers may now get prompt refunds on cancellations of their air tickets. In addition, the cancellation charges must not exceed the basic fare and fuel surcharge charged by carriers on a particular route. Till today, charges varied from Rs.1,500 […]
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Next DGCA director may be from the Indian Air Force
Posted on August 3, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government may appoint a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officer with the rank of an Air Marshal to head India’s civil aviation regulatory body, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The rationale stems from the fact that a person heading the post should have sound technical knowledge of air operations […]
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SpiceJet, Jet Airways top India’s Most Reputed Domestic Private Airlines list: BlueBytes
Posted on August 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.When it comes to flying high in Reputation in Indian Aviation, national carrier Air India ranks first. SpiceJet leads in Domestic Private Airlines followed by Jet Airways with a 34% lower Brand Rep Score. While Indigo Airlines trails Jet with a Brand Rep Score 9% lower. In the International Private Airlines segment Singapore Airlines leads […]
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Air India’s hidden subsidy shows that the govt uses the company merely as a political tool
Posted on August 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.In spite of having the most bloated personnel structure in the industry, Air India continues to provide the worst service in the skies. Just recently, its on-time performance was shown to be much lower than other carriers that employ far less people per aircraft. In short, Air India does less work through more personnel. And […]
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State asks Centre to improve interstate air connectivity
Posted on August 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.The state government has urged the Centre to improve both interstate and intrastate air connectivity as part of the regional connectivity scheme (RCS). It has put forth a proposal of four routes to be declared as RCS ones in Odisha. It has also proposed to improve connectivity with major cities in the neighbouring states to […]
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Government may leverage Air India to operationalise regional connectivity scheme
Posted on August 2, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.With no commitment coming from private carriers to join the ambitious regional connectivity scheme (RCS), the National Democratic Alliance government may bring in Air India Regional to operationalise the scheme aimed at bringing air travel to remote areas. Started as Alliance Air in 1996, the carrier was a low-cost arm of the erstwhile Indian Airlines […]
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SpiceJet plans regional connectivity push
Posted on August 1, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.Budget carrier SpiceJet on Friday raised the bar of customer comfort and convenience with the launch of smart mobile check in facility at GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited and outlined plans to tap the growing opportunities in regional connectivity where the Government is seeking to provide a major push. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Union Civil Aviation […]
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