Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA)
Strict Norms Proposed for Civil Drones
January 16, 2018
On October 30, 2017, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced a move that indicates India’s positive approach in introducing drones, also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), in the public space.
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How Airports Make Money in India?
October 31, 2017
The understanding of sustained financial health in the Indian aviation sector, especially at airports, still remains a challenge in India. With non-aeronautical revenue such as retail or advertising coming to rescue over the years, it is quite intriguing to appreciate how the Ind...
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AAI’s Hidden Tool:Marketing
October 31, 2017
Privatisation of airports has led to airport authorities all over the word stepping up their game when it comes to marketing, and Airports Authority of India (AAI) is no exception as they have been taking progressive steps in this department. In 1987 when the United Kingdom sold ...
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India’s aviation sector soaring high
October 5, 2017
As the future of India’s aviation sector looks bright amidst piling debts of the national carrier, the performance of domestic airlines seems to be at an all time high, showing significant increase in the current year. With newer airports coming up and more flights being intro...
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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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UDAN 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...
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DigiYatra for a seamless air travel
June 15, 2017
The Ministry of Civil Aviation introduced a seamless digital experience for air travelers via the DigiYatra initiative to promote the government’s vision of a digitally empowered society. The aim is to make ‘boarding pass and security interactions’ digital to lessen the has...
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India’s Foreign Collaborations
June 14, 2017
The aviation industry in India, that aims to become the largest in the world by 2030, has found a boost in global players. India is the ninth largest civil aviation market in the world and is poised to become the third largest aviation market by 2020. The country’s aviation ind...
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REGIONAL 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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