The Cabinet on Tuesday approved signing of the protocol to amend the air services agreement between India and Switzerland, which will allow more number of airlines to start flight operations between the two countries. “It will provide enabling environment for enhanced and seamless connectivity while providing commercial opportunities to the carriers of both the sides […]
Day: December 26, 2019
GoAir passengers troubled for second day as airline cancels 19 flights
Wadia group-owned GoAir suspended some of its services for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as it cancelled 19 flights across destinations, leaving thousands of passengers stranded, a source said. The city-headquartered airline had cancelled 21 flights on Monday, owning to non-availability of some of the aircraft and inadequate operating crew. The company had, however, […]
DGCA to inspect GoAir’s A320neo planes’ PW engines, used for over 3000 hrs
Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday decided to inspect all Pratt and Whitney (PW) engines, which have been used for more than 3000 hours, of GoAir’s A320neo planes, an official said. The decision came after PW engine of a GoAir A320neo plane flying from Guwahati to Kolkata faced a mid-air snag on Monday. As PW engines […]
New project inflows for construction sector to improve in 2020: Icra
The new order inflows for construction companies will improve in 2020 with a huge pipeline of projects in the infrastructure sector, rating agency Icra said on Tuesday. Assigning a stable outlook for the construction sector, Icra however said delays in land acquisition, funding issues, and state government priorities pose threat to new order inflows. “Icra […]
Post rollout, 10.1 mn FASTags issued for electronic toll collection on NHs
The pan-India roll out of electronic toll collection on national highways (NHs) has resulted in issuance of 10.1 million FASTags till date, as per NHAI. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) started electronic toll collection through RFID-based FASTags on its 523 toll plazas across the country from December 15 for seamless flow of traffic. […]
Dilip Buildcon bags Rs 1,362.06-crore road project in Uttar Pradesh
Dilip Buildcon Ltd on Tuesday said it has bagged a Rs 1,362.06 crore road project in Uttar Pradesh. In a regulatory filing the company said that it has executed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement on December 20, 2019 with the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) for the said project. The project […]
Yamuna Expressway scam: CBI takes over probe, books former CEO P C Gupta
The CBI has taken over the investigation into the Yamuna Expressway scam and named former CEO P C Gupta and 20 others in its FIR, officials said on Wednesday. The agency has acted on the recommendation of the Uttar Pradesh government to probe alleged irregularities worth Rs 126 crore in the purchase of large areas […]