Aviation

About 94 per cent of the physical work at the Navi Mumbai International Airport in Maharashtra has been completed, and operations are likely to begin by September 2025. Construction of the terminal building is largely […]

IndiGo has commenced the construction of a new major maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on August 5, 2025. The facility would be spread across 31 acres of […]

The Thoothukudi Airport in Tamil Nadu witnessed the inauguration of the new terminal building on July 26, 2025. The facility spread across 17,340 square metres was developed at a cost of around Rs 4.5 billion, […]

The Kushinagar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh has converted its licence to the 4C all-weather operations instrument flight rule (IFR) (non-precision approach runway) from the earlier 4C visual flight rule (VFR) for day time operations […]

An open access fuel farm and aircraft refuelling facility was commissioned at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala. The facility has been developed by strategically acquiring assets from multiple oil marketing companies. The move is […]

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bihar government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the development of six regional airports under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme. The […]

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Air Force, the Airports Authority of India (AAI), and the Gorakhpur district administration for a new terminal building at the Gorakhpur Airport in Uttar Pradesh. […]

Adani Airports Holdings Limited (AAHL) has secured a $1 billion financing through a project finance structure for the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL). The transaction comprises of the issuance of $750 million notes maturing in […]

The Kolkata airport witnessed the reopening of taxiway A and taxiway C on May 2, 2025. Taxiway A, the longest at the airport, spans a length of 2,940 metres, of which 1,644 metre was closed […]

The Bihar government has approved the preparation of pre-feasibility reports for airports at Madhubani, Birpur (Supaul), Munger, Valmikinagar (West Champaran), Bhagalpur and Saharsa. It has allocated funds worth Rs 24.3 million to the AAI for […]

AAI has submitted the final feasibility report for the Hosur Greenfield Airport to the Tamil Nadu government. Further, the state government is likely to seek approval from the Ministry of Defence for the airport. The […]

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) granted environmental clearance for the Raichur Airport Project on April 17, 2025. This project involves the development of a greenfield airport at Raichur in Karnataka at […]

The Meghalaya government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have signed an MoU for the operation and maintenance of the Baljek airport located in West Garo hills in Meghalaya. The move will facilitate the […]

An open access-fuel farm and aircraft fuelling facility has been inaugurated at the Guwahati airport in Assam. Over the next two years, the facility will feature a state-of-the-art hydrant refuelling system. The move is expected […]

IndiGo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus to expand its order for wide-body aircraft by converting 30 aircraft from the purchasing rights for 70 aircraft into a firm order. The airline earlier placed […]

The newly developed Satna Airport and the upgraded Datia Airport in Madhya Pradesh were inaugurated on May 31, 2025. The move is expected to improve connectivity, and lead to economic and social benefits in the […]

Bihar witnessed two notable developments on May 29, 2025, with the inauguration of the new terminal building of the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport at Patna and the laying of the foundation stone for the […]

Vikram Singh Mehta has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo). Mehta has been serving as a member of the board since May 2022. He is taking over […]

The new air traffic control (ATC) tower cum technical block cum fire station was inaugurated at the Kolhapur Airport in Maharashtra on May 15, 2025. The inaugural flight operated by Star Air between Kolhapur and […]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has given the in-principle approval for the development of greenfield airports at Kota in Rajasthan and Puri in Odisha on May 5, 2025. The proposed airport in Kota will […]