Rajya Sabha adjourned, BJP cries foul
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was Tuesday adjourned sine die without taking up important listed business due to protests by DMK members to a bill. The ... Read more...
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Indian aviation sector in critical phase: IATA
March 15th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) The situation in Indian aviation sector was critical and there is an urgent need to address the problems, the head of an international carriers' trade group ... Read more...
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Odisha seeks improvement of aviation infrastructure
March 9th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 9 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh in New Delhi and asked him to take necessary steps for improvement of the ... Read more...
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India’s need for aerospace engineers to grow: Experts
February 5th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) With calls for the government to liberalise foreign direct investment (FDI) norms to allow foreign airlines to invest up to 49 percent in domestic air carriers, ... Read more...
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Air India, Boeing negotiate ‘just compensation’ for delays (Lead)
May 23rd, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) National carrier Air India Monday said that it was in active negotiations with US aerospace major Boeing for securing "just compensation" for the delay in ... Read more...
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Air India negotiating for ‘just compensation’ for Boeing-787 delays
May 23rd, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) National carrier Air India Monday said that it was in active negotiations with US aerospace major Boeing for securing "just compensation" for the delay in ... Read more...
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Baldauf’s quitting won’t affect plans: Air India
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) A day after national carrier Air India's chief operating officer Gustav Baldauf resigned, company officials said Tuesday his quitting will not affect the embattled airlines' ... Read more...
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Aviation ministry gets new face at helm
January 19th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 19 (IANS) Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in the national capital has got a new face at the helm with veteran Congress leader Vayalar Ravi given additional charge of the ... Read more...
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IndiGo goes international from August
January 19th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Leading low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Wednesday was granted permission by the aviation watchdog to operate international flights from August this year."IndiGo has been granted international traffic ... Read more...
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IndiGo becomes third largest domestic airline
January 18th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo became the third largest domestic passenger airline in the country for the fourth quarter of 2010.The sector was led by full-fledged carriers Kingfisher ... Read more...
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Airfare to rise along with fuel price, says Praful Patel
January 18th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Aviation Minister Praful Patel has clearly stated that if the fuel price rises, then the airfare would also rise and the government would not allow exorbitant ... Read more...
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Aviation Ministry, DGCA unhappy with airlines’ steps to lower fares
December 13th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.13 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Monday said the Aviation Ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is not satisfied with the steps taken by air ... Read more...
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Airlines agree to lower down airfares by 25 percent
December 5th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.5 (ANI): Domestic airlines backed down on the proposed hike in airfares on Sunday and agreed to lower down the airfares by 25 percent.With pressure amounting on them from the ... Read more...
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Navi Mumbai airport gets environment ministry’s clearance
November 22nd, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 22 (ANI): The Environment and Forest Ministry on Monday gave full clearance for the construction of a new international airport in Navi Mumbai.The Environment and the Aviation Ministry had been ... Read more...
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Navi Mumbai airport gets green signal finally
November 22nd, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The environment ministry Monday cleared the Navi Mumbai airport, paving the way for a second airport to ease air traffic in Mumbai.The green ministry and the ... Read more...
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Navi Mumbai airport may get the nod this week
November 10th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The union environment and forests ministry is likely to clear the Navi Mumbai airport project this week with the ministry's expert appraisal committee (EAC) giving it a ... Read more...
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Environment panel to re-assess Navi Mumbai airport plan
October 15th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The environment ministry's Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) will visit Mumbai next week to hold talks with the Maharashtra government on the Navi Mumbai airport project, Environment Minister ... Read more...
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Maharashtra CM Chavan meets PM over Navi Mumbai airport row
September 3rd, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): Maharashtra's Chief Minister Ashok Chavan met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the development of a new airport in Navi Mumbai, on Friday.Chavan said that the Prime ... Read more...
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Air India cracks whip on unions, tries to normalise flights (Roundup)
May 27th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Amid moves to restore normal operations after a two-day wildcat strike by 15,000 employees, national carrier Air India Thursday cracked down on two unions, sealing their offices, ... Read more...
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Air India cracks whip on unions as some flights resume (Afternoon Lead)
May 27th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Amid moves to restore normal operations after a two-day wildcat strike by 15,000 employees, national carrier Air India Thursday initiated steps to avert such stirs in future, ... Read more...
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Jet Airways market share 25.2 percent during January
February 12th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Jet Airways flew 1.28 million passengers of the total 4.08 million carried by Indian carriers last month, registering a market share of 25.2 percent, according to a ... Read more...
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Delhi airport proposes “noise” tax on old aircraft (Lead)
December 23rd, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Neelam Mathews
Frankfurt, Dec 23 (IANS) The consortium running the Indian capital's airport proposes a new tax on older aircraft by 2012, especially on those landing late evenings and early mornings, to ... Read more...
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Delhi airport proposes “noise” tax on old aircraft
December 23rd, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, Dec 23 (IANS) The consortium running the Indian capital's airport proposes a new tax on older aircraft by 2012, especially on those landing late evenings and early mornings, to curb noise ... Read more...
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Jet seeks regulator’s intervention [To go with 'Chaos at airports ... (Lead)]
September 8th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Jet Airways Tuesday sought the intervention of the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), after more than 300 pilots of the carrier reported ... Read more...
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Airports Authority to be converted into a company by 2010 (Lead)
August 4th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The government plans to convert the airport regulator Airports Authority of India (AAI) into a company, a senior aviation ministry official said Tuesday.
"We are working out to ... Read more...
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Airports Authority to be converted into a company by 2010
August 4th, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The government plans to convert the airport regulator Airports Authority of India (AAI) into a company, a senior aviation ministry official said Tuesday.
"We are working out to ... Read more...
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Government asks airlines to talk, not stop service
August 1st, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Saturday asked private airlines withdraw their proposal to suspend operations Aug 18 and asked them come to the table for discussions ... Read more...
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Foreign carriers may soon buy stake in Indian airlines
January 7th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Foreign airlines may soon be allowed to buy equity stake in domestic carriers, a senior government official said here Wednesday."We are in talks with the industry stakeholders. ... Read more...
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Government rules out bailout package for National Aviation Co.
December 29th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) The central government Monday ruled out any bailout package for National Aviation Co. of India Ltd (Nacil), which runs the country's flagship carrier Air India, but said it ... Read more...
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Petroleum minister takes on colleague, Jet Airways (Lead)
October 16th, 2008 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Petroleum Minister Murli Deora Thursday hit out at his counterpart in the aviation ministry Praful Patel for terming him unhelpful - and also took on Jet Airways ... Read more...
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Petroleum minister takes on colleague, Jet Airways
October 16th, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Petroleum minister Murli Deora Thursday lambasted his counterpart in the aviation ministry for saying he was not helping the airlines industry, and then Jet airways for laying ... Read more...
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Jet, Kingfisher shares up on merger rumours
October 13th, 2008 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The shares of India's two biggest airlines, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines, were up Monday on rumours of a possible merger to trigger yet another consolidation bid ... Read more...
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Greenfield airport projects delayed, says government
September 2nd, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Proposals for new greenfield airports at Jhajjar in Haryana and Greater Noida, besides 14 other places are yet to take off, despite the government clearing the greenfield ... Read more...
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Bailout package for Air India on cards
July 14th, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) National Aviation Co of India Ltd (NACIL), which runs the state-owned carrier Air India, may get a bailout package soon to meet the losses incurred due to ... Read more...
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Praful to meet PM over aviation fuel hike
June 10th, 2008 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday to discuss rising aviation fuel prices that have left the airline industry shaken. According to ... Read more...
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