January 26th, 2019 10:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Civil Aviation Ministry Charts Out 235 Routes for Airlines Including 18 Seaplane Routes

On Friday, in line with Government’s ambitious regional connectivity scheme, UDAN, the centre awarded 235 routes over which seaplanes will fly on 18 air routes, reported ET. The connectivity scheme will connect 16 unserved airports and six water aerodromes. The scheme which is popularly known as UDAN aims at regionally connecting cities via air. In its third round, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu announced that as many as 69.30 lakh... Read More

January 7th, 2019 1:37 AM 0 COMMENTS

India’s Women Pilot Average Stands at 12.4%, Double That of Global Average: ISA+21

According International Society of Women Airline Pilots a.k.a. ISA+21, India employs 12.4% of women pilots, which is double the global average that stands at 5.4%. Among 8,797 pilots in India, 1,092 pilots ate women, and 385 of these women pilots work as female captains. In the world, there are 1.5 lakh pilots in the total, of which only 8,061 are women, and 2,190 of these are female captains. Among the... Read More

December 26th, 2018 9:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru All Set for a Revamp by the Second Half of 2019

Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru is all set to witness some significant developments in 2019, reveals a report submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture.  According to the report, the airport’s second runway and a terminal newly being constructed will become operational by the end of September 2019. The airport will also add 20-30 parking slots to its existing 85 aircraft parking slots. “Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International... Read More

December 15th, 2018 7:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kannur International Airport (KIAL) Charts Out Flight Schedule for December 2018

Out of all the happenings and events in the aviation industry this year, the inauguration of Kannur International airport is surely a big landmark for India. This city in Kerala, which is strategically placed as a tourist destination attracts people from all of the country and even from beyond the borders, making it an equally attractive linking point for airlines. That is why shortly after the Kannur airport was operational,... Read More

December 5th, 2018 5:44 PM 2 COMMENTS

GoAir to Start Services From Kannur International Airport on December 9

Domestic airline service will begin from Kannur International Airport on the inaugural day itself, says an exclusive report by a Malayalam news channel Media One. GoAir will launch the service to Trivandrum on the day. The flight that departs Kannur airport at 3 pm will arrive in Trivandrum at 4 pm. On the day, the airline will reach the airport at 12.20 pm from Bengaluru. The fare from Bengaluru to... Read More

December 5th, 2018 7:43 AM 2 COMMENTS

Flights from Delhi to Kannur from Hindon Air Force Station, Delhi NCR from mid-February 2019

The flights under the government subsidised Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN-II to places such as Pithoragarh, Jaisalmer, Gorakhpur, Allahabad and Kannur will fly from Hindon Air Force Station in Delhi NCR from the mid-February 2019, according to a report published by Times of India. Currently, Airports Authority of India (AAI) is constructing a public terminal at Hindon Air Force Station to handle the operations. The construction will end by mid-February... Read More

September 15th, 2018 4:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara to Begin Flying on International Routes by the End of the Year

Leslie Thng, CEO of Vistara Airlines, has planned to strengthen the airline’s networks and take it international by the end of 2018. According to the norms of the government, an airline needs to have a fleet of at least 20 aircraft before being eligible for overseas operations. Vistara, which began operations in January 2015, as of July 2018 had 21 Airbus A320 aircraft in operation and is now looking forward... Read More

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