Aviation

The central government has awarded another 325 routes to airlines and helicopter operators under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) Phase II with an emphasis on enhancing flight services to hilly and remote areas, including Kargil. […]

The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has received approval from the central government to amend the AERA Act, 2017, which will allow the authority to fix aircraft landing and parking fees prior to the commencement […]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has laid the foundation stone for the new integrated terminal building at Guwahati airport. To be spread over an area of 90,000 square metres, the building will be built […]

Tata Projects Limited has won a contract worth Rs 1.37 billion for the construction of a terminal building and associated works for the Allahabad airport expansion project on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. […]

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has granted permission to Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC) for constructing the New Pune (Purandar) International Greenfield Airport Project. A team from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will […]

Air India, which is undergoing the process of divestment, has received the delivery of another B777-300 ER aircraft, which will be used for ferrying VVIPs. The aircraft is among the last three to be received […]

The Indian government has rejected the request of Dubai-based airline FlyDubai to provide direct connectivity to underserved airports in the north-eastern region, namely, Guwahati and Dibrugarh. The decision came as the carriers from India and […]

Air Odisha and Air Deccan have entered into a partnership to share each other’s networks and resources so as to achieve economies of scale. The areas of cooperation include aircraft procurement, leases, maintenance, information technology […]

SpiceJet has conducted the first amphibious seaplane trial at Girgaon Chowpatty in Mumbai. Following this, the Andhra Pradesh government has conducted a second trial of the aircraft on the Krishna river. The airline is planning […]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has inaugurated a new terminal building developed under the Hubli Airport Expansion Project. The entire project is being developed at an investment of Rs 1.42 billion and involves the […]

Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder for the construction of a terminal building under the Guwahati Airport Expansion Project. The work has a completion period of 36 months. The entire […]

GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited has signed a concession agreement with City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) on January 8, 2018 to develop the Navi Mumbai International Airport Project. The concession agreement […]

The central government has relaxed the foreign direct investment norms for Air India, which is currently undergoing divestment. According to the revised norms, foreign airlines are permitted to invest up to 49 per cent in […]

Jet Airways has signed a cooperation agreement with Air France-KLM which will allow both airlines to work closely in selling tickets, using each other’s networks and jointly working on cargo operations and maintenance, and fuel […]

The central government has ruled out the possibility of separating the domestic and international airline businesses of Air India to carry out the divestment process and has decided to sell the carrier together with its […]

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited is expected to commence work on the construction of a second terminal at Hyderabad airport by March 2018. The implementing agency is currently awaiting approval from the Directorate General of […]

The Indian government has signed an air service agreement with the government of Greece for launching the first direct flight service between the two countries. At present, there is no direct air connectivity between India […]

The Kerala government is expected to sign an agreement with the MoCA soon to operate flights under the RCS. Under the scheme, state governments are stipulated to lower the existing value added tax (VAT) levied […]

Another four airports – at Nagpur, Trichy, Pune and Goa – have abolished the practice of stamping and tagging passenger hand baggage from November 10, 2017. With this decision, 23 airports in the country (of […]

In order to boost air connectivity in the Northeast, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has announced flight services for 92 new routes in the region under the second round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme […]