According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, around 7.1 million domestic passengers travelled by air in September 2021, 5.44 per cent higher than the 6.7 million recorded in August 2021. While IndiGo carried 3.97 […]
MoCA has recently announced a new 10-step Helicopter Policy. A dedicated helicopter accelerator cell has been set up by the ministry, which will look at all industry issues in the sector. The ministry has also […]
Tata Sons has won the bid to acquire the national carrier, Air India for Rs 180 billion. Apart from a 100 per cent stake in Air India and its low-cost arm, Air India Express, the […]
The Adani Group formally took charge of the operations and management of the Jaipur International Airport and the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on October 11, 2021 and October 14, […]
MoCA inaugurated a new terminal building at Dehradun’s Jolly Grant airport on October 8, 2021. The total cost of the project was Rs 3.25 billion. The newly inaugurated building, spread over an area of 28,729 […]
On September 28, 2021, the Director General of Civil Aviation extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights till October 31, 2021. However, all international cargo operations and scheduled flights may be allowed on […]
Kushinagar International Airport was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India on October 20, 2021. The new airport was built at an estimated cost of Rs 2.6 billion. The terminal building is spread across 3,600 […]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced that the Covid-induced suspension of scheduled international flights has been extended till August 31, 2021. However, dedicated cargo flights and flights under the bilateral air bubble […]
On July 29, 2021, the Lok Sabha passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Amendment Bill. The purpose of this amendment is to pair smaller non-profitable airports with profitable airports as a combination/package to bidders, in […]
The MoCA has reported that the financial bids for Air India are likely to be received from qualified interested bidders (QIBs) by September 15, 2021. Multiple expressions of interest (EoIs) were received by the Transaction […]
The MoCA has formed three advisory groups comprising airlines, airport operators, cargo carriers, ground handling companies, flying training organisations and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies to deliberate and resolve challenges faced by the aviation […]
The MoCA has announced the updated list of Vande Bharat international evacuation flights until October 31, 2021. As part of Vande Bharat Mission Phase II, international flights resumed services from June 2, 2021 onwards. According […]
According to the rating agency ICRA, the Indian aviation industry witnessed a 57 per cent growth in domestic air passenger traffic to touch around 4.9 million in July 2021, reflecting a significant sequential as well […]
According to AAI, Indian airports witnessed a sharp fall in passenger traffic in May 2021, as 3.96 million domestic and 500,000 international passengers travelled during this period, compared to 11.09 million domestic and 1.37 million […]
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to cut costs due to the incurred amid Covid-19. Directives were issued by AAI, cutting costs by over 25 per cent for the financial year 2021-22. As […]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has put in abeyance the initial public offering (IPO) approval process of no-frills carrier Go Airline (India) Limited. GoAir, which has rebranded itself as Go First, plans to […]
SpiceJet will raise Rs 25 billion through the qualified institutional placement route and hive off its cargo business as a separate entity. The airline has reported a net loss of Rs 2.57 billion for […]
The voting process for winning bidder Jalan-Kalrock consortium’s proposal for the employees and workmen of Jet Airways, as per their resolution plan, commenced on July 5, 2021 and will be on till August 4, 2021. […]
On June 21, 2021, the Karnataka cabinet approved the construction of a greenfield domestic passenger airport at Hassan, at an estimated cost of Rs 1.94 billion. The project includes the construction of a runway, a […]
On July 5, 2021, the government allowed airlines to marginally increase the number of domestic flights from 50 per cent of the pre-Covid level to 65 per cent. The government, which had previously allowed airlines […]
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