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Improved air connectivity lets Indians explore distant destinations

Improved air connectivity lets Indians explore distant destinations

June 29, 2018

Increasing number of Indians are travelling to faraway international regions, owing to improved air connectivity between various cities in India and other countries, and also better prices.

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Air Astana’s Indian passengers to enjoy visa free stopover in Kazakhstan

Air Astana’s Indian passengers to enjoy visa free stopover in Kazakhstan

May 28, 2018

Air Astana passengers holding Indian passports can enjoy 72 hours visa-free stopovers in Kazakhstan with effect from 23rd April 2018 until the end of the year.

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ATFM

ATFM

May 15, 2018

At any given time, only one aircraft can land or depart from a runway, and every aircraft must be separated with another aircraft or object by a certain distance or time to avoid collisions. Due to these factors every airport or airspace sector has a finite capacity; it can safel...

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Reaching New Heights with Aerodrome Safety

Reaching New Heights with Aerodrome Safety

May 15, 2018

Having crossed the initial hurdles with the first version of NOCAS, the second round will aim at being more robust, flexible and user-friendly with a better implementation of the colour-coded zonal maps for height clearance, among other improvements.

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India and US set to collaborate on aviation

India and US set to collaborate on aviation

May 12, 2018

Moving in on USA’s aircraft manufacturing potential, Aviation minister Suresh Prabhu has sought cooperation from the one of the largest aircraft manufacturing markets while AAI signed a billion dollar contract.

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AirAsia India expands its flight operations in India

AirAsia India expands its flight operations in India

April 11, 2018

Budget carrier AirAsia is on an expansion spree and has rolled out plans to connect tier-II and III cities in addition to initiating overseas operations.

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AVIATION SECURITY

AVIATION SECURITY

January 16, 2018

With evolving security threats, managing security at airports also has to keep evolving. We take a look at how airport security has changed over the years to become the sophisticated system that it is now.

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Air France-KLM and Jet Airways sign enhanced cooperation agreement

Air France-KLM and Jet Airways sign enhanced cooperation agreement

December 2, 2017

Air France-KLM and Jet Airways recently signed an 'Enhanced Cooperation Agreement' for the development of their operations between Europe and India by means of increasing flights and introducing new flight routes.

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India looks at airways expansion in Sri Lanka

India looks at airways expansion in Sri Lanka

October 16, 2017

India and Sri Lanka have advanced final talks to operate an airport near Chinese Belt and Road Outpost, a multi-million dollar Chinese initiative, according to a Sri Lankan minister.

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IATA reports India’s robust domestic traffic growth

IATA reports India’s robust domestic traffic growth

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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The Indian ‘fly’ club

The Indian ‘fly’ club

July 26, 2017

The rise of the urban middle class and schemes such as UDAN has boosted domestic air traffic, thereby announcing airlines as a favourite among travellers and tourists overshadowing the popularity of the Indian Railways.

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Jet Airways, Aeromexico sign MoU for codeshare on European network

Jet Airways, Aeromexico sign MoU for codeshare on European network

June 12, 2017

Jet Airways and Aeromexico, the flag carrier airline of Mexico have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation in the areas of enabling code-share flights and frequent flyer programmes. The MoU was signed by Jet Airways’ Chairman Naresh Goyal and Aeromexico’s ...

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