Aviation
Ranking fastest growing aviation markets
September 7, 2017
India fell to the second position in the category of fastest growing aviation markets in the world. A fall in the domestic passenger demand is one factor responsible.
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Rajiv Bansal, Air India and privatisation
September 4, 2017
The debt-ridden national carrier, Air India announced Rajiv Bansal as the new chairman and managing director (CMD), after he assumed office last week. Bansal took over Ashwani Lohani who was recently given the charge of the Indian railways.
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India’s domestic air travel on the rise
August 29, 2017
The domestic air travel market in India witnessed almost a 17 pc growth year-on-year during the January-July 2017 period. Almost 65.72 million travellers chose to fly intra-country in the first six months. While 86.5 pc of them travelled on private carriers, 13.5 pc boarded Air I...
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Delhi airport to be refurbished by 2021
August 28, 2017
In order to better handle the increasing traffic at Delhi airport, a plan has been put in place to revamp a terminal, build a runway, and double the capacity of the domestic terminal.
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Central government gives a go-ahead to develop Bho...
August 24, 2017
The centre issued a seal of approval for the development of a green field international airport at Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh and also to extend runway 26 at Vijayawada airport in Krishna district of the state.
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Soaring air fares in flood-hit Bengal
August 23, 2017
The air fares to the flood affected parts of North Bengal and bordering Bihar are seeing an all time high amidst a disaster that has left it disconnected and inaccessible via the railways or roadways, making the bag heavy for the airline companies.
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India to get its first aviation university
August 17, 2017
India is all set to welcome its first aviation university at Fursatganj in Uttar Pradesh, in the district of Rae Bareli to be inaugurated on August 18 to encourage the growth in the country’s aviation sector and empower and train the human resources involved in the same.
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GoAir all set to fly international
August 13, 2017
GoAir, the low-cost Indian carrier, is planning to launch overseas operations with flights from Mumbai to Phuket in Thailand and Male in Maldives, starting around October this year.
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GMR’s Hyderabad airport introduces new facil...
August 10, 2017
Hyderabad International Airport has revamped its infrastructure with facilities, notably the introduction of express security check, has been managing the increased traffic.
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IATA reports India’s robust domestic traffic gro...
August 5, 2017
Global airlines body IATA reported India’s impressive growth in domestic air traffic in June which marked the highest growth for any country however maintaining that there is a visible dip in the country’s aviation growth post demonetisation.
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