Category Archives: Aviation

• Boeing, Airbus duel for $12 billion order from revived SpiceJet

  Posted on July 13, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Two years ago, SpiceJetBSE -1.59 % Ltd. was fighting for survival as creditors retreated and oil companies refused to refuel its airliners.Today , the world’s biggest planemakers are wooing the recovering Indian budget carrier for a potential blockbuster order worth about $12 billion. Boeing Co. and Airbus Group SE are locked in a battle to […]

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• HAL signs joint venture with Safran for helicopter MRO

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

  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines have agreed to establish a support centre in India for national and international rotorcraft customers. An agreement to this effect was signed on Monday by DK Venkatesh, Director (Engg, and R&D), HAL, and Bruno Even, CEO-Turbomeca, at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow (July 11-17, 2016) in the […]

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• Airports to be ranked on passenger feedback

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

  Passengers’ rants or raves about services provided at India’s major airports could soon actually make an impact with the airports’ economic regulator putting in place a new system to monitor the ground operations and service standards. The carrot for the airport operators: those with high ratings for services could get to charge higher tariffs as […]

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• PIL filed in Delhi HC against arbitrary airfares

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

  A plea was filed on Sunday in the Delhi High Court for capping airfares across the country so that customers are not fleeced arbitrarily by airlines. The PIL urged the court to direct the authorities to frame “guidelines so as to put a cap on airfares and prevent the private airlines here from charging arbitrarily, […]

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• Air India may lose privilege of being sole carrier of government staff if Cabinet note goes through

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

  Loss-making Air India may soon lose the privilege of being the sole carrier of government employees. The civil aviation ministry is preparing a Cabinet note that will allow them to opt for the cheapest fare, regardless of carrier. Currently, government employees can only use other carriers if there is no Air India option. “The finance […]

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• Will Jigajinagi help fulfil the demand for an airport in Vijayapura?

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

  Will the long pending airport project of the district get finally realised with MP Ramesh Jigajinagi joining the Modi Cabinet? This is the question lingering on people’s minds here after the MP of the district got elevated to the position of Minister of State in NDA government recently. Since the airport project comes under Civil […]

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• Civil Aviation Ministry gets ready for a green take-off Plans 146 MW of solar-power generation at airports; 30 MW already in pipeline

  Posted on July 11, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  The Union Minister of Civil Aviation Sh. Ashok Gajapathi Raju today reviewed the progress of energy and water conservation measures at Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports across the country. The important review meeting was attended by Minister of State Sh. Jayant Sinha and Secretary of the Department, besides Chairperson AAI and other senior officers. […]

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• International airport to be set up in Hisar: Hayana Finance Minister

  Posted on July 11, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Haryana Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu on Friday said the state government has decided to establish an international airport in Hisar. This will ensure development of the area alongwith nearby areas and provide employment opportunities to youth. This was stated by the Finance Minister while addressing a public meeting in village Pali in Narnaund Assembly Constituency, […]

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• Himachal’s 1st instrumental landing tech at Kangra airport

  Posted on July 11, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  Kangra Airport is set to become the first in Himachal Pradesh to have an instrument landing system. Airports Authority of India has approved the installation of devices which will reduce minimum visible runway length for any plane landing at the airport from 5,000 to 2,400 metres. he Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fixed […]

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• Airport’s trump card for security

  Posted on July 11, 2016 by Diligentia News in Aviation.

  In a bid to deal with identity-related security breaches, Airport Authority of India is planning to introduce biometric access control and badging systems at the Chennai Airport. The airport director Deepak Shastri told City Express that biometrics system would be introduced by next year. The system would regulate employee access throughout the airport and help […]

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