The Indira Gandhi International Airport is poised to significantly enhance its passenger handling capacity to over 100 million per year with the upcoming inauguration of Terminal 1, which is nearing completion, according to a report by Financial Express (FE). Currently, the airport’s three terminals collectively manage nearly 70 million passengers annually. Under phase 3A of […]
Month: March 2024
Must acquire three Jet Airways planes in six months, says Ace Aviation
Ace Aviation, which has been fighting Jet Airways for the acquisition of three Boeing B777 aircraft, on Wednesday said it must acquire them in six months as the deadline for the conversion of these wide-bodied planes to freighter aircraft is fast approaching. “We would like to close the aircraft deal in the coming six months. […]
DGCA issues stricter breath analyser norms for air traffic controllers
Aviation regulator DGCA has mandated that at least 25 per cent of the air traffic controllers, aircraft maintenance engineers, and personnel carrying out safety-sensitive work at an airport will have to undergo a breath analyser test daily. The revised Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) in this regard will come into force after three months, the Directorate […]
DGCA changes rules, mandates alcohol test for 25% airport employees
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday stated that a minimum of 25 per cent of people working at Indian airports will have to undergo random alcohol tests from June 1 onwards. Currently, 10 per cent of workers are being tested daily. According to the DGCA, the aviation personnel under the ambit of […]
DGCA fines Air India Rs 30 lakh over failure to provide wheelchair
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has slapped a Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India over two weeks after the death of an 80-year-old passenger at Mumbai Airport. The octogenarian had decided to walk from the Air India aircraft to the terminal on February 12 after the airline couldn’t provide a wheelchair he […]
Air India fined Rs 30 lakh over man’s death after wheelchair unavailability
Air India was fined Rs 30 lakh by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday over the death of an elderly person, who died two weeks ago after an incident related to a request for a wheelchair at the Mumbai airport. The man, in his 80s, died on February 12 after collapsing when […]
Govt approves Rs 6,728 cr for 8 stretches on Frontier Highway in Arunachal
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has approved an allocation of Rs 6,728.33 crore for constructing eight stretches on NH-913 (Frontier Highway) in Arunachal Pradesh as Intermediate Lane Road, spanning 305.50 km on Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) mode, an official statement said on Thursday. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in […]
FASTag KYC last date today: Check how to update and documents required here
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has set February 29 as the last date to update the know-your-customer (KYC) rules for FASTag. If vehicle owners do not update their FASTag KYC, it may lead to deactivation. Here, we decode how to update the KYC and what documents are needed to do so. What is […]