Aviation

The central government has ruled out the possibility of separating the domestic and international airline businesses of Air India to carry out the divestment process and has decided to sell the carrier together with its […]

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited is expected to commence work on the construction of a second terminal at Hyderabad airport by March 2018. The implementing agency is currently awaiting approval from the Directorate General of […]

The Indian government has signed an air service agreement with the government of Greece for launching the first direct flight service between the two countries. At present, there is no direct air connectivity between India […]

The Kerala government is expected to sign an agreement with the MoCA soon to operate flights under the RCS. Under the scheme, state governments are stipulated to lower the existing value added tax (VAT) levied […]

Another four airports – at Nagpur, Trichy, Pune and Goa – have abolished the practice of stamping and tagging passenger hand baggage from November 10, 2017. With this decision, 23 airports in the country (of […]

In order to boost air connectivity in the Northeast, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has announced flight services for 92 new routes in the region under the second round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme […]

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has asked IndiGo airline to partially shift its operations from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 by January 4, 2018. DIAL had earlier given the deadline of October 29, 2017 to […]

IndiGo has signed a fleet management contract with Pratt & Whitney Canada for the maintenance of its PW127M engines to power a new fleet of ATR72-600 aircraft serving regional routes in India. The contract will […]

The central government is expected to conclude the divestment of Air India by June 2018 and is likely to sell Air India and Air India Express together so as to get bids from international airlines. […]

The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) of Maharashtra issued a letter of award (LoA) to GVK-led Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) for developing the Navi Mumbai International Airport Project, Phase I, on October 26, […]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is developing a comprehensive 25-year master plan for airports in the country to keep pace with air traffic growth. The master plan envisages the development of multiple greenfield and […]

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced its Civil Aviation Promotion Policy, 2017, to facilitate the integrated development of underserved airports by providing air connectivity through new routes under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS). Further, it […]

The central government is planning to develop about 100 airports in the next 15 years at an estimated investment of Rs 4 trillion to meet the potential demand for air connectivity. Of these airports, 70 […]

AAI has signed an MoU with the US Trade and Development Agency to support a 20-year master plan for the capacity expansion of the Kolkata and Lucknow international airports. AAI has selected Landrum & Brown […]

Shirdi airport was inaugurated on October 1, 2017. The airport has been constructed at an investment of about Rs 3.5 billion, which includes Rs 500 million provided by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust. Further, the […]

The central government has decided to transfer the debt and assets of Air India to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) before selling the national carrier. Of the total debt of Rs 520 billion, working capital […]

The Bureau of Civil Aviation has dispensed with the need of getting handbags stamped at another four Indian airports – Coimbatore, Calicut, Indore, and Vadodara. This takes the total number of airports where handbag stamping […]

The Arunachal Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the MoCA and AAI under the RCS. This is expected to provide affordable air connectivity to the state.  

India and Japan have signed an open skies agreement allowing their airlines to operate an unlimited number of flights between the two countries.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has agreed to allow some carriers to fly bigger aircraft under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) as it may be easier to integrate them into routes and overall operations. […]