The Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation has signed an MoU with the ShriVallabh Pittie Group to set up a Rs 20 billion maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Jhalawar. Meanwhile in a […]
A dedicated import cargo processing area has been established at Tiruchirapalli airport in Tamil Nadu. The facility, created adjacent to the existing export freight terminal and set up on over 150 square metres, will cater […]
The cabinet has approved the revised estimates for Phase II and Phase III works of the Gulbarga airport project. The revised cost is now estimated to be Rs 282.7 million for Phase II and Rs […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted Stage II forest clearance to the Navi Mumbai International Airport Project, Phase I. This has paved the way for ground works such as the […]
The MoCA is reportedly considering the land bank model to acquire land for airports (which will not divest landowners of their holdings) and has asked AAI to prepare a concept note on this model of […]
Alliance Air launched the first flight under the RCS between Shimla and Delhi on April 27, 2017. A subsidised fare of Rs 2,036 was charged. According to reports, the flight will not be flown at […]
The central government has established an inter-ministerial committee to supervise the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik). The committee will be accountable for coordination among all stakeholders, including state governments, for […]
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has accorded approval for the e-boarding facility on the basis of a successful trial run conducted at Hyderabad airport and has issued an advisory to airports operating under […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs has granted security clearance to the qualified bidders for the upgradation, modernisation, operation and maintenance of Nagpur airport into an international passenger and cargo hub. The bidders include GVK Airport […]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has awarded 128 regional routes to five airlines – Alliance Air, SpiceJet, Turbo Megha, Air Odisha and Air Deccan – kick-starting the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) in the country. […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted environmental clearance for the extension of the runway and other allied works at Rajahmundry airport in Andhra Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs […]
According to reports, 11 companies have evinced interest in undertaking operations and maintenance of select areas of the Jaipur and Ahmedabad airports. The 11 participating companies comprise five international airport operators, two domestic airport operators […]
The government has decided to increase airport charges at all Airports Authority of India (AAI)-operated non-major metro airports by 5 per cent per annum, effective April 1, 2017. Accordingly, the passenger service fee, which is […]
The Central Industrial Security Force has announced the suspension of stamping and tagging of hand baggage of passengers at seven major airports – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Cochin and Ahmedabad – starting April 1, […]
The Patna district administration has transferred 11.5 acres of land to AAI for the Patna airport upgradation project. The transferred land belongs to the state hangar (5 acres), an Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) depot […]
The Ministry of Defence has handed over 15.84 acres of land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the Pune airport expansion project. The sanction for the expansion was granted by the former in […]
The Kerala cabinet has granted in-principle approval for setting up an airport near the pilgrimage centre at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district. While the exact location of the proposed airport has not been decided, the state […]
As per reports, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has sought environmental clearances for the Delhi airport expansion project. The project, for which the terms of reference were granted in November 2016, involves the expansion of […]
Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) is expecting to achieve financial closure for the Navi Mumbai International Airport Project, Phase I by end-2017 while full-fledged construction is expected to begin after the monsoons. MIAL, the successful […]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation is planning to operationalise 43 unused airports within a year’s time to promote regional connectivity. Eleven bidders have submitted proposals to commence commercial operations at these airports. The routes will be […]
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