Category: Civil Aviation

A small chartered plane crashed in the thickly populated suburb of Ghatkopar in north-east Mumbai on Thursday, officials said. Eyewitnesses said the plane was seen hurtling down and crashed with a deafening roar before bursting into flames around 1.15 p.m. There were no reports of casualties as the crash – the cause of which is […]

To offer more comfort and option to fliers, Mumbai airport has now extended boarding pass, baggage tag and check-in facility to six starred hotels located outside the airport. The facility enables a flier to check in at the kiosks located at these hotels, print the boarding pass and the baggage tags. Post the process, he/she […]

A union representing Air India pilots who fly the Airbus fleet has demanded that the probe into the alleged manipulation of the crew rostering system be extended to Boeing pilots. The Chief Vigilance Officer of Air India has ordered a probe against pilots of the airline’s Airbus fleet for tweaking the rostering in order to […]

The Odisha government has directed the tourism department and Chilika Development Authority (CDA) to cooperate with SpiceJet Limited and Airport Authority of India (AAI) and explore the possibility of introducing sea plane services in state, an official said. The instructions, issued by Chief Secretary A P Padhi, comes days after the low-cost carrier and AAI […]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Saturday requested Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu to connect Ramanathapuram, Hosur and Neyveli under the UDAN regional connectivity programme. In a letter to Prabhu text of which was released to the media on Saturday, Palaniswami said Ramanathapuram has been included in the Phase II of the UDAN Scheme. […]

To meet the rising demand, the government is looking at several ways to boost infrastructure in the Indian aviation sector. The government is looking at ways to build new airports, which include massive investment of around Rs 1 lakh crore and development of airports at small parcel of land. Amid growing air traffic, government is […]

The Udaan scheme for skill training to the educated unemployed youth in Jammu and Kashmir has been getting very good response, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde said. Udaan is being implemented in collaboration with the state administration, his own department and Union Home Ministry for quite some time […]

Air India needs to spruce up through a fresh cash injection, cost cuts and non-core asset sales, analysts said on Wednesday, after the government indicated a sale of the ailing state-owned carrier had likely been shelved. Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Tuesday the government will review its plans to privatise Air India at […]

Logistics service provider Blue Dart has set up a new aviation hub at the airport here. The hub, spread across 4,912-square metres at the old international airport would provide shipment of cargo through air and land, enabling faster transfer of cargo. The new facility would also be the headquarters of Blue Dart Aviation, a company […]

Bids have been received for the strategic stake sale in helicopter services provider Pawan Hans, Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey said today. A profit-making entity, Pawan Hans is a joint venture between the central government and state-owned ONGC. Under the disinvestment proposal, the government offered to offload its entire 51 per cent stake in […]

Cathay Pacific is all set to fly home the newest member of its family, the advanced AirbusA350-1000 from Airbus headquarters at Toulouse, France to its home in Hong Kong. The Asian airline, which took delivery of the aircraft at the Airbus Delivery Centre earlier this morning, will fly it back to Hong Kong on a […]

By the end of this year, you can expect an express security check at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, as the airport is planning to deploy a new automated tray return systems (ATRS) that will reduce the time taken for security checks by half. To reduce human intervention, increase efficiency and number of passengers passing […]