The government is likely to complete the disinvestment of AI Engineering Services and AI Airport Services, engineering and ground handling units of the erstwhile national carrier Air India, in the financial year 2023-24, sources said. According to an official source, the disinvestment process of AI Engineering Services Limited is in an advanced stage. The proposal […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Indian Coast Guard chopper crashes after take-off in Kochi
A helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) crashed during take off at the Nedumbassery airport in Kochi on Sunday. According to sources, there were three Coast Guard personnel in the chopper. They suffered minor injuries only. The airport that was shut following the incident but resumed operations after about two hours. The incident took […]
Air India and Nepal Airlines aircraft almost collided mid-air; 3 air traffic controllers suspended
A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision mid-air but the warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster, authorities said here on Sunday. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended three employees of the air traffic controller […]
India says ‘time has come’ for Airbus, Boeing to set up jet assembly plants
Plane giants Airbus and Boeing face mounting pressure to set up jetliner plants in India, after the country’s civil aviation minister told Reuters the “time has come” to serve its soaring demand with jets assembled on domestic soil. Jyotiraditya Scindia said conditions were ripe for a “leap of faith” by both jetmakers as India’s fast-growing […]
BSF fires at Pakistani drone along International Border in J&K’s Samba
A massive search operation was launched on Wednesday after the Border Security Force (BSF) fired at a Pakistani drone along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. The BSF troops manning the Chamliyal border post in Ramgarh sub-sector picked up a blinking red light in the air, believed to […]
Syria says Israel attacked Aleppo airport, no casualties
An Israeli airstrike early Wednesday targeted the international airport of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, causing material damage in the second attack on the facility this month, state media report. State news agency SANA, quoting an unnamed military official, did not mention if the strike caused any deaths or injuries. It said warplanes fired […]
Two drunk flyers onboard Dubai-Mumbai flight hurl abuses at IndiGo crew, arrested
Two passengers on board a Dubai-Mumbai IndiGo flight were arrested for allegedly hurling abuses at crew and co-passengers in an inebriated condition, a police official said on Thursday. They were placed under arrest after the flight landed in Mumbai on Wednesday and were granted bail by a court here, the official said. “The two accused […]
Air India to revise privilege leaves policy for staff from April 1
Air India will revise its policy with respect to privilege leaves for both permanent and full-term contract staff from the next financial year to align the policy with “prevailing market conditions”, according to an internal communication. From April 1 onwards, Privilege Leaves (PLs) accumulation limit for all employees will be 60 days in a particular […]
Indian airports set to hit saturation point in seven years: CAPA India
Capacity at most Indian airports is set to saturate between the financial years ending 2028 and 2033. This is particularly true of the privately run airports at Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi. Among the state-run facilities – Pune is already operating above its design capacity, while Chennai and Kolkata are expected to breach saturation by […]
Indian airports can soon handle 500 million passengers a year: Rajiv Bansal
Airports at the country’s major metros will be able to handle about 500 million passengers a year, in the coming years, the union civil aviation secretary, Rajiv Bansal projected on Tuesday. Speaking at the two-day CAPA India Aviation Summit 2023, the bureaucrat, underscoring the growth trajectory, insisted, ”There is no missing piece in the puzzle.” […]
Centre proposes to sell up to 3.5% stake in HAL
India is planning to sell up to 3.5 per cent stake in aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd this week in a deal that could fetch the government Rs 2,867 crore ($347.16 million), an exchange filing showed on Wednesday. So far, the government has mopped up Rs 31,110 crore by selling its shares in […]
US announces sanctions on Iran drone procurement network
The United States said Tuesday it is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian firms and people accused of procuring equipment used for Iranian drones. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control coordinated with the FBI to designate four firms and three people in Iran and Turkey for allegedly buying equipment, including European-made engines, to […]