Category: Civil Aviation

The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) on Wednesday commenced normal operations after a two-week closure due to floods in Kerala. It was shut on August 15 after the airport was flooded, causing widespread damage to infrastructure. The first aircraft, a domestic flight, touched down at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, airport officials said. CIAL authorities said […]

Planning to fly out of the city? Soon air passengers may have to take out their mobile phones, chargers, wallets and any other electronic items from their handbags for screening at airports. So far, only laptops and tablets were required to be taken out from the bags and kept in trays for screening. According to […]

The government plans to come out with a “special policy” for use of biofuel in the aviation sector, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today. He was speaking at a function to mark India’s first test flight partially powered by biofuel that landed here from Dehradun. The 43-minute flight was operated by SpiceJet with a Bombardier […]

In a major decision, the Defence Ministry on Saturday approved procurement of 111 utility helicopters for the Navy at a cost of over Rs 210 billion, officials said. They said the ministry cleared procurement proposals worth nearly Rs 460 billion which included the acquisition of the helicopters. The decisions were taken at a meeting of […]

Your travel experience though Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport’s T-3 terminal is set to become easier as the airport has decided to replace its ‘smelly’ brown-beige rug with hard flooring by the end of the year. After complaints by passengers, the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has decided to replace the smelly carpet, spreading […]

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has suffered an estimated loss of over Rs 220 crores in the floods, an official said here today. He said the CIAL management has launched rebuilding of the damaged infrastructure including 2.5 km long airport walls that collapsed after Periyar river overflowed. The runway, taxi bay, duty free shops […]

Amid Jet Airways facing turbulent times, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has made it clear that private airlines have to deal with issues facing them on their own and the government’s role can only be at the policy level. The minister’s comments come at a time when the airline industry is grappling with tough times […]

Jet Airways India Ltd., the carrier that deferred earnings this month pending endorsement of its books by auditors, said it’s unaware of any probe initiated by government authorities after a report said the company is under scrutiny for alleged embezzlement of funds. The Registrar of Companies, which is under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has […]

Private equity firm TPG Capital is considering investing in India’s Jet Airways Ltd but is not close to finalising a deal, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, a plan that could raise money for the beleaguered airline. The investment could be more than $100 million but discussions are at an early stage and […]

Commercial flight operations from the Naval airport at Kochi commenced today with the first Air India flight from Bengaluru arriving this morning. Small aircraft are being operated from the naval airport as the Kochi International Airport has shut operations till August 26 following flooding in the heavy rains. The first AI flight from Bengaluru arrived […]

After failing to find takers for Air India’s disinvestment program, the government plans to seek fresh bids in the next financial year, CNBC TV18 reported citing NewsRise. The proposed disinvestment in the national carrier failed to take off as it couldn’t receive any Expression of Interest (EoI) from potential bidders when the deadline ended on […]

Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, will operate a ‘proving flight’ to Kochi’s naval base on Saturday to study the safety aspects of operating ATR-type aircraft from there, a spokesperson of the national carrier said. Air India is trying to find a way to fly in and out of Kochi where the airport has […]