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  Civil Aviation Ministry clears plan for second airport in NCR

  India | June 25, 2015 17:06 IST

  New Delhi:  Civil Aviation Ministry today cleared a proposal for setting up a second airport in the National Capital Region.GMR Group, which operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport Ltd here, would be preferred for developing

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  VIP facilities: Vadra takes a swipe at Civil Aviation Minister

  India | April 21, 2015 23:01 IST

  New Delhi: Robert Vadra today took a swipe at Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju over his remarks that MPs and other VIPs will continue to enjoy facilities including free access to the airport terminal

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  Talk of privatising Air India too premature: Board

  April 12, 2015 14:03 IST

  New Delhi: Any talk of privatising Air India would be "premature" at this stage even as there is a need to re-visit its Turnaround Plan (TAP) in view of the changing micro-economic situation, top sources

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  Government may introduce new civil aviation policy by May 15

  India | April 09, 2015 19:50 IST

  New Delhi: The government plans to put in place the much-awaited civil aviation policy by the middle of next month, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said today.According to an official, the Civil

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  Poaching of flight crew: Govt to call meeting of airlines

  India | March 05, 2015 21:08 IST

  New Delhi: Hinting that the shortage of pilots and cabin crew in Air India was due to the “poaching” problem, the government today said it will call a meeting of all airlines to discuss the

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  Odisha to upgrade airstrips to promote civil aviation

  India | January 10, 2015 13:56 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Odisha is in the process of upgrading several airstrips in different districts.The government has conducted a feasibility study and is in consultation with aircraft operators to fly to these airstrips to ferry tourists and

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  Over 760 Air India flights cancelled in past six months: Minister

  December 24, 2014 9:10 IST

  New Delhi: National carrier Air India has cancelled 763 flights and delayed 6,513 flights in the last six months.In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Minister of State for Civil Aviation

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  China plans to boost civil aviation in Xinjiang

  World | December 21, 2014 6:51 IST

  Beijing: China vowed to make greater efforts to boost civil aviation in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,on Saturday.The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said in a guideline that it would improve aviation infrastructure in

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  Government comes to rescue of Spicejet, may ask banks to give loans

  December 16, 2014 23:12 IST

  New Delhi:  Coming to the rescue of the crisis-ridden budget airline SpiceJet, the Civil Aviation Ministry today said it may request Indian banks/financial institutions to extend loans of upto Rs 600 crore to the airline

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  SC raps government over state of affairs in Air India

  October 12, 2014 12:06 IST

  New Delhi: With Air India grappling with financial crisis, the Supreme Court has rapped the government for giving ‘profitable routes' to private carriers and asked it to plan a turnaround in the national carrier saying

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  'Grenade' on Air India plane turns out to be plastic wrapper, flight was not meant for PM Modi

  India | October 04, 2014 18:58 IST

  New Delhi: A security drill today created a major scare and sent Air India and security officials into a tizzy after a grenade-like object was found on a Boeing 747 aircraft when it landed at

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  For Chennai airport, poor review provokes urgent meet

  India | July 21, 2014 23:30 IST

  Chennai: Taking a grim view of complaints about the poor upkeep of the newly-modernised Chennaiairport, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has called a meeting of senior officers later this week. The move came in

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  CPI(M) MP for affordable food stalls at international airports

  Politics | July 20, 2014 11:50 IST

  New Delhi: A CPI(M) MP has asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to take steps to open affordable food outlets at international airports for poor passengers.Rajya Sabha MP K N Balagopal said once checked-in, low-income passengers

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  Centre gave undue favour to Mumbai International Airport Ltd: CAG

  India | December 13, 2013 9:24 IST

  Mumbai: A recent CAG draft report has revealed that the Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), owned by a consortium led by GVK Power and Infrastructure, received undue benefit of Rs 5,887 crore from the government.According

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  Aviation sector posts Rs 9,771-cr loss

  September 10, 2013 11:40 IST

  New Delhi: The civil aviation sector has reported a loss of Rs 9,771 crore in fiscal 2012-13 and debt of Rs 85,865 crore as on March 31, 2013, according to Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit

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  KFA needs to satisfy DGCA in reply to show cause: Ajit

  October 07, 2012 17:32 IST

  Hyderabad, Oct 7, 2012: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today reiterated that the crisis-ridden Kingfisher Airlines would have to satisfy aviation regulator DGCA on all aspects including safety and issue of non-payment of salaries to

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  Six senior Airport Authority officials suspended

  September 17, 2012 21:01 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 17: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today ordered immediate suspension and initiation of major penalty proceedings against six senior officers of Airports Authority of India (AAI) after a CBI inquiry found them

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  AI To Get Rs.30,000 Cr Equity Over 9 Years; Eng, Ground Handling To Be Hived Off

  April 12, 2012 23:31 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 12: In a bid to turn around ailing Air India, Government today unveiled a restructuring plan with a Rs.30,000 crore equity infusion over a nine-year period and also hiving off its engineering

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  Kingfisher To Restore Normal Flight Schedule In 3-4 Months

  November 19, 2011 19:09 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 19: Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines, which has drastically reduced its services for the past one week, today said it would normalize the entire flight schedule in the next three to four months.Top Kingfisher

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  Strongs Winds, Technical Malfunction May Have Caused Air Crash

  India | May 26, 2011 14:55 IST

  Faridabad/New Delhi, May 25 : As aviation regulator DGCA began probing the Faridabad air crash that claimed ten lives, the preliminary probe pointed towards technical malfunction and high velocity winds as the major reasons for