Ministry of civil aviation

Amber Dubey, Partner & Head of Aviation, KPMG

Amber Dubey, Partner & Head of Aviation, KPMG

May 3, 2017

Availability of world-class skilled professionals has been a crying need of the Indian aviation industry for a very long time. Realising this, all the stakeholders have supported skill development at a war footing, says Amber Dubey, partner and India head of aerospace and defence...

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Ministry of Civil Aviation launches web portal ‘Air Sewa’

Ministry of Civil Aviation launches web portal ‘Air Sewa’

April 1, 2017

‘Air Sewa’, an initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation looks to offer a convenient and hassle-free air travel experience to people, by including a mechanism for grievance redressal, back office operations for grievance handling, flight status/schedule information, airpor...

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Ministry of Civil Aviation proposes biometric screening at airports

Ministry of Civil Aviation proposes biometric screening at airports

December 17, 2016

The thumbprint might soon be all one needs as formal documentation to enter Indian airports and board domestic flights. The aviation ministry is planning to introduce biometric screening at airports to help passengers enter just by flashing their thumbs, instead of presenting ide...

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Five Indian airports to do away with cabin baggage tags

Five Indian airports to do away with cabin baggage tags

December 9, 2016

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to do away with the hand baggage tags on a pilot basis at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports.

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Ministry of Civil Aviation focuses on skill development

Ministry of Civil Aviation focuses on skill development

November 30, 2016

The Ministry of Civil Aviation hired an agency - ICRA Management Consultancy Ltd (IMaCS) - to undertake a comprehensive skill gap analysis of the civil aviation sector and to formulate a future roadmap for skill development in the sector.

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Government of India launches ‘AirSewa Portal’

Government of India launches ‘AirSewa Portal’

November 29, 2016

AirSewa is an initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to offer people a convenient and hassle-free air travel experience. It will be operated through an interactive web portal as well as through a mobile app for both android and iOS platforms. The portal will address grievan...

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IATA: Indian aviation sector to go beyond UK by 2026

IATA: Indian aviation sector to go beyond UK by 2026

October 19, 2016

The aviation industry in India is poised to overtake United Kingdom to become the third largest in the world in the next ten years, IATA predicts in a recent study.

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