Category: Civil Aviation

Putting the interests of Indian carriers’ over that of their foreign counterparts, India has turned down China’s request to more than double the weekly frequencies of commercial flights between the two countries. China currently has 42 weekly frequencies to India and wanted this number to be raised to 98. The dragon had also requested India […]

Dubai and Singapore have once again emerged as the top international destination for passengers at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).More passengers boarded flights to these destination compared to others in the first quarter (January-March) of 2018. As per the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA’s) city-wise international passenger statistics to and from Indian territory during […]

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) on Thursday said that an Indian delegation will arrive here on June 14 to discuss cross-border airspace issues that have been pending for the last five years. The team comprising officials from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will be led by Anil Kumar Dutta, member of Air […]

With more than 100 languages and the ambition to connect even its smallest villages by air, India has become a testing ground for a new software being developed by Honeywell International Inc. that aims to make it easier to understand pilots speaking English with strong local accents. The conglomerate is, at the behest of the […]

An Italian company has developed a new tagging technology that uses RFID chips to track luggage in real time at every stage of the transfer, an advance that may put an end to lost or delayed baggage which cost airlines billions of dollars each year and pose security risks. According to a report by the […]

Qatar Airways will “soon” move an application to launch a full-service airline in India for domestic operations, according to its chief Akbar Al Baker. He said the proposed airline would be fully financed by Qatar’s sovereign fund. It would have Indians heading the board and as most of its members. Baker, who has been Qatar […]

The Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) international Airport is all set to undergo a unique revamp. According to a TOI report the airport runway will soon have a national highway running under it. This is will India’s first ever airport runway with such a unique feature. The runway will soon be extended to 4,075m from the […]

After the government failed to receive any bids for its stake in state-run carrier Air India, the sale is likely to be put off. Most prospective bidders found the terms of sale too challenging. There were several daunting conditions. The government would have retained 24 per cent stake and the winning bidder was required to […]

With the traditional rivalry between Airbus and Boeing heating up over proposed orders by Vistara, the American aircraft manufacturer today said its Dreamliner would be the “right” choice for the carrier owned by the Tatas and Singapore Airlines. As the Indian carrier, which currently flies to 22 destinations in the country, plans to expand its […]

Concerned over an aviation infrastructure “crisis”, global airlines body IATA today asked governments to be cautious on airport privatisation, saying it was “wrong to assume” that the private sector had all the answers. The 74th annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) unanimously passed a resolution calling on governments to prioritise the […]

The Vadodara airport authorities have sought permission from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for operating the facility round-the-clock. At present, the airport, located in the city’s Harni area, operates from 6 am to 9.45 pm. It operates around 22 commercial flights per day. In addition, private airline Jet Airways is also set to launch […]

Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday directed the head of the Internal Complaints Committee of Air India to complete within June the inquiry into a complaint of sexual harassment lodged by an air hostess of the national carrier against its senior executive. The move comes after the air hostess met the Union Women and Child […]