To an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha about the bilateral air service agreements, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh (Retd)) has responded in a written reply with the necessary details. India has signed ASAs with 116 foreign countries: Any designated foreign airline can operate to/from a point in India if it is designated as a point of call in the... Read More
Air India Express, India’s first international budget airline, has renewed its registration under the prestigious IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) programme following an internationally benchmarked audit carried out by IATA. The registration has been renewed after a rigorous assessment of the operational management and control systems of the airline. One of the first on-site audits post-pandemic: Conducted by IATA auditors, this was one of the first on-site audits post-pandemic. The... Read More
To an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha about the Night Landing facility at Airports in the country and the status of commissioning of the night landing facility at Kolhapur Airport, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh (Retd) has responded in a written reply with the necessary details. Modernisation of Airports is a Continuous Process: The response states that the up-gradation/modernisation... Read More
Akasa Air, which is owned by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, received the air operator certificate (AOC or licence) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday and will start flying by the end of the month. Vinay Dube and Aditya Chosh, two aviation industry veterans from India, will be flying for Akasa when it receives two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and starts commercial operations. After IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoFirst,... Read More
Akasa Air has agreed to sell and leaseback five Boeing 737-8 aircraft to Griffin Global Asset Management, an Irish leasing company. Under a sale and leaseback deal, the airline sells its planes to a leasing company and then leases them back. This frees up the monies that were used to acquire the plane by the airline. Just three months after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave the planes... Read More
The airline code for Akasa Air, which is owned by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, will be "QP," the airline revealed on Tuesday. "Quite Proud to Announce Our Airline Code - QP!" tweeted Akasa Air, which plans to begin commercial flying operations in July. A designator code is assigned to every airline in the world. IndiGo's code is "6E," Go First's is "G8,," and Air India's is "AI," for example. In August 2021, the... Read More
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia today attended the annual event of Air Cargo Forum India (ACFI) as the chief guest. The theme of the annual event was “10 Million: Vision 2030; Stimulating, Scaling, Steering Air Cargo”. Other dignitaries who graced the event were Shri Piyush Srivastava, Senior Economic Advisor, Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Cyrus Katgara, President, ACFI, Shri Yashpal Sharma, Vice President, ACFI. Besides, Shri... Read More
The UDAN (UdeDeshKaAamNagrik) scheme introduced by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has received the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration. Through UDAN, the MoCA aims to encourage trade and tourism from tier-2 and tier-3 cities of the country as well. It is a regional connectivity scheme that has boosted air travel in the nation. UDAN was launched back in 2016 and in such a short span has... Read More
Krishi Udan Scheme, an initiative launched on August 2020 focused on national and international routes to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products so that it improves their value realisation. Later in October 2021, Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 was announced which enhanced the existing provisions and mainly focused on transporting perishable food products from the hilly areas, tribal areas, and north eastern states. Primarily the scheme was focusing on 25 airports... Read More
The immense plans of Akasa Air, which is funded by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, are now out. Akasa Air, which is financed by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, will begin commercial operations in June, according to its CEO Vinay Dube. According to a PTI report, Dube stated at an interactive session on the sidelines of Wings India 2022 that the airline expects to have a fleet of 72 aircraft in the next five... Read More
Jet Airways announced on Thursday that it is working closely with authorities to re-validate its "air operator certificate." The restart efforts are "progressing well," according to a corporate statement. The statement stated, "We are working closely with the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on the clearance process and timescales for proving flight, following which Jet Airways' 'Air Operator Certificate' would be... Read More
Jet Airways has provided an update on how far it has progressed in resuming operations. After a new group of promoters, the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium, injected capital into the insolvent airline, the carrier's second stint is anticipated to begin this year. Jet officials are working hard to obtain the essential permissions and are optimistic that regular flights will begin soon. On March 17th, the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium issued an official statement stating... Read More
According to a Parliamentary committee, private airlines are preferring not to use aerobridges for boarding and deboarding planes in order to save money, and as a result, the elderly are feeling the brunt of having to use stairs. "The Committee deplores this apathetic and unreasonable attitude of the private airlines," the report stated, adding that the Ministry of Civil Aviation should penalise such carriers. For boarding or deboarding people, an... Read More
Airlines and airports in India were requested in December 2021 to consider playing Indian music on aircraft and on airport grounds. The Indian government has now clarified its position on the issue, stating that airlines and airports are allowed to play any music they wish to play. The first suggestion The Indian government was said to have requested all carriers and airports in the country to consider switching to Indian... Read More
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