Aviation

Volcan Investments, one of the three players who had shown interest in the grounded Jet Airways, has withdrawn its expression of interest (EoI) a day after submission. With this, the chances of reviving the airline […]

Vistara has announced signing of a code-share agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its regional arm Silk Air for operating international flights under the latter’s designated codes. The domestic carrier had launched international operations with […]

The Kempegowda international airport at Bengaluru has successfully launched the ambitious Digi Yatra programme – a fully biometric-based self-boarding solution for passengers. The airport has partnered with Vistara to launch One-ID, a biometric platform technology […]

Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) has committed capital expenditure worth about Rs 100 billion over the next seven years for its airport business. In February 2019, the company had won bids for leasing out six airports […]

The Maharashtra government laid the foundation stone for the Belora airport modernisation project near Amaravati on July 13, 2019. Work under the project involves extension of the runway from the existing length of 1,372 metres […]

The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India [AERA] Amendment Bill, 2019, was passed by Parliament on August 2, 2019, allowing AERA to bid out new airports at a predetermined tariff structure. With this, the threshold […]

The Punjab government signed an agreement with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for setting up a joint venture (JV) for the development of the Halwara Civil Terminal Building Project on June 12, 2019. As […]

AAI has issued the long-pending letter of award (LoA) for the extension of the terminal building at Surat airport to Siddhi Constructions. The company had qualified as the lower bidder in February 2019; however, the […]

AAI signed has a contract agreement with NKG Infrastructure Limited for the construction of a new terminal building, an air traffic control tower-cum-technical block, a category VII fire station, and other buildings and associated works […]

AAI has announced the signing of a technical assistance agreement with Boeing for the development of a comprehensive roadmap for the modernisation of air traffic services in the country. The air traffic services comprise communication, […]

Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL)  on May 30, 2019 invited global bids for the development of the Jewar greenfield international airport project in Uttar Pradesh on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis. The last date for […]

CFM International has clinched a deal with IndiGo for supplying over 600 jet engines including spares for its upcoming aircraft. The engine maker, owned jointly by General Electric (US) and Safran (France), has been competing […]

SpiceJet has inked an initial pact with Gulf-based Emirates for entering into a code-share partnership to provide wider connectivity to its passengers on the latter’s network across the US, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. […]

Jet Airways announced the suspension of its entire operations from April 17, 2019, after lenders refused to provide emergency funds, ending at least temporarily the airline’s run. Weighed down by a mountain of debt and […]

The user development fee (UDF) levied on passengers at the Kempegowda international airport has been hiked by 120 per cent from Rs 139 to Rs 306 for domestic departures and from Rs 558 to Rs […]

Work on the Jewar greenfield international airport is expected to commence soon as the Allahabad High Court has dismissed petitions filed by eight farmers against land acquisition. The petition was filed seeking cancellation of 1,239 […]

As many as four firms – Etihad Airways PJSC, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, TPG Capital and Indigo Partners – have submitted expressions of interest (EoIs) for picking up equity stake in cash-strapped Jet Airways. […]

Flight operations from Jharsuguda airport in Odisha (under the RCS) finally commenced on March 31, 2019 after a long delay. The maiden flight was operated from Hyderabad which recorded about 95 per cent capacity utilisation. […]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has given its consent to Vistara Airlines’ proposal to launch international operations. The airline had planned to commence operations in 2018 after meeting the requirement of 20 aircraft and the […]

The central government inaugurated the new civilian terminal developed at the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad on March 8, 2019. The airbase, jointly owned by the Indian Air Force and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), […]