The aviation and telecom departments will shortly roll out a plan to ensure safe flight operations around airports with 5G airwave infrastructure. The plan includes telecom companies setting up infrastructure powering 5G networks in the country away from the flight path around airports, carrying low power signals in such areas and a plan to upgrade […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates Aero Mall with multi-level parking in Pune
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the newly-constructed Aero Mall with multi-level parking in Pune on Friday. Speaking at the event, Scindia said soon the integrated cargo terminal, which is under construction, will start operations to serve the city. The event was attended by Pune MP Girish Bapat, state Minister of Technological Education Chandrakant Patil, […]
International departures at Hyderabad airport to be shifted to main terminal from Monday
The Interim International Departure Terminal (IIDT) at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi Airport will be decommissioned and passengers can now directly arrive at the airport’s main terminal for international departure, airport authorities said. In a passenger advisory issued Friday, the GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) stated that international departure will be moved back to the main […]
‘Religious rings, thread not permitted’: Air India’s new grooming guidelines for cabin crew
Tata group-owned Air India has issued new guidelines on grooming for its male and female cabin crew, including barring them from sporting black and religious thread on the wrist, neck and ankle. Among others, the airline has told the crew that they should not have grey hair and must be regularly coloured in natural shade. […]
Nepal Airlines seeks restoration of four flights per week to Delhi amid tiff with aviation authority
Nepal Airlines Corporation, the Himalayan nation’s flag carrier, has urged the civil aviation authority to drop its unilateral decision to cut the number of flights on the lucrative Kathmandu-Delhi sector from 14 to 10 per week for not utilising the newly-opened Gautam Buddha International Airport. In a statement on Tuesday, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) said […]
Travellers without full name on Indian passports barred from flying to UAE
Indians travelling to the UAE are required to have their full names on their passport to be allowed entry to the Gulf nation, as per new rules that came into effect on Monday. This means that both first and last names need to be clearly declared. A circular sent by IndiGo to travel agents on […]
TV meteorologist, pilot die in news helicopter crash in North Carolina
A helicopter pilot and a meteorologist who worked for a North Carolina television station died Tuesday when a news helicopter crashed along a Charlotte-area interstate, with police praising the pilot for heroically avoiding the roadway in his final moments. Meteorologist Jason Myers and pilot Chip Tayag were identified as the people killed in the crash […]
BCAS allows Sabarimala pilgrims to carry coconuts in cabin baggage in flights
Pilgrims going to Sabarimala temple in Kerala can carry coconuts in cabin baggage in flights, with aviation security regulator BCAS relaxing the norms for a limited period. A senior official of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) said the permission has been given for the ongoing Sabarimala season that is to end in late […]
Watch | World’s largest aircraft Airbus Beluga lands at Mumbai airport
The world’s largest aircraft, the Airbus Beluga, landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on Tuesday evening, leaving passengers awestruck. This is the Super Transporter’s first appearance at the Mumbai airport. Sharing pictures of the aircraft, airport officials took to Twitter and wrote, “Look who made a pitstop at @CSMIA_Official! The Airbus […]
President Droupadi Murmu’s home district to have airport, gets MoD nod
Odisha’s Mayurbhanj, the home district of President Droupadi Murmu, will finally have a functional airport. The state government has received the Defence Ministry’s approval to revive a World War II-era airfield lying defunct at Rasgovindpur near Amarda Road, around 45 km from the district headquarters. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) granted its ‘working […]
Baggage processing at Chennai airport set to get quicker
Baggage processing at the Chennai airport is set to get quicker as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has appointed two additional ground-handling agencies (GHAs) through global tender. According to the officials, Celibi Airport Services India and Globe Ground India are the two new agencies which will commence their operations at the airport by the […]
Domestic air traffic rises 10 per cent in October: DGCA data
Indian airlines carried 1.14 crore passengers in October, 10 per cent higher than the number of people flown in September. Data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday showed that domestic air traffic jumped nearly 27 per cent to 114.07 lakh last month compared to the year-ago period when it was […]