Spotlight
Airport in Kolkata Upgraded with CAT III-B ILS
January 16, 2018
The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata has become the fifth in the country to have a CAT III-B ILS for countering fog. The advanced system lets flights operate in visibility levels as low as 50 metres.
Read MoreParliamentary Panel for Cap on Air Fares
January 16, 2018
As the parliamentary panel proposes a cap on airfares and cancellation charges, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju disapproves, while the DGCA writes to airlines seeking more data.
Read More‘MAHA-UDAN’ The Quantum Jump Towards Developme...
October 31, 2017
Maharashtra is firmly poised to carry forward the objectives of central government’s ‘UDAN Yojana’ while targeting smaller cities for developing airports within a 800 km radius of existing airports. With a cap on the fare at INR 2,500 for a distance of 500 kilometres, it op...
Read MoreUDAN Takes its First Flight
July 17, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first flight of the much anticipated Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) initiative under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS). Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 27, 2017 flagged off the maiden UDAN flight under RCS. The first flight...
Read MoreRegional Connectivity
March 15, 2016
With merely a third of the 456 airports operational in India, government’s initiatives such as modernisation of airports, the introduction of regional airlines and the revised national civil aviation policy 2016 address the need of hinterland air connectivity. Tucked away at a ...
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