Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
India to get its first water aerodromes
August 12, 2018
As the Indian Civil Aviation Ministry approves the proposal for setting up water aerodromes in the country, the first ones are expected to come up in Odisha and Gujarat. The development might also lay foundations for seaplanes operations.
Read MoreMade in India aircraft to soon fly civilians
December 29, 2017
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) manufactured Dornier 228, which was used only by the defence forces uptill now shall soon carry civil passengers, also boosting schemes like UDAN.
Read MoreCreating a Revenue Generating Department
October 31, 2017
The fire services department of Airports Authority of India (AAI) is taking systematic steps to make itself into a revenue generating department. A mongst the multiple ways of revenue generation, one is to start looking at a department as an investment and not as an expense. This...
Read MoreGMR Hyderabad International Airport
July 17, 2017
Carbon neutral GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIA) is taking steady steps towards becoming 100 pc LED friendly. The airport switched all Taxiway Edge Lights with Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), thus becoming the first airport in south India and second in the country to do so...
Read MoreDGCA to audit major Indian airlines
July 15, 2017
Indian aviation regulator, DGCA to start special audit of scheduled domestic airlines to check their compliance with various safety and airworthiness requirements. The exercise has been announced to be of significance amid news of expanding fleet of scheduled domestic airlines.
Read MoreGreen Initiatives
June 14, 2017
The concept of green airports is not just a hyped new fad. It is a must-have. Realising this, the stakeholders have made sustainability their focal point, even as India is engaged in building new airports and reinvigorating old ones. Air transport plays a significant role in the ...
Read MoreIndia becomes 3rd largest domestic air travel market
March 30, 2017
India beats Japan, which flew 97 million domestic passengers in 2016, to become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic air traffic, according to a recent industry report by CAPA.
Read MoreREGIONAL CONNECTIVITY SCHEME
March 28, 2017
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) as its implementing agency, is aiming at improving regional connectivity in India. With the underlying Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), project UDAN is set to speed-up processes in Indian aviatio...
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