RCS
Fly Mumbai to Manchester with Jet Airways
May 21, 2018
Jet Airways has recently announced the launch of its first non-stop service between Mumbai and Manchester starting this winter.
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UDAN 2.0 Ready for Take-Off
May 15, 2018
The success of the first phase of RCS has rendered the path towards a smooth transition into UDAN 2.0, with an impetus to stimulate helicopters and small fixed wing aircraft operations.
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Suresh Prabhu
May 15, 2018
From safety and security to developing air cargo and drones, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is making sure that every aspect of the sector is managed to its full capacity. Suresh Prabhu talks to AIBM about aviation safety, infrastructure expansion plans and more.
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UDAN adds 325 new routes under its wing
January 31, 2018
In the second round of bidding for UDAN under the government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) announced that IndiGo and Jet Airways are the top bidders who were awarded 325 routes.
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Airports Authority of India to partially fund RCS
January 26, 2018
The AAI’s is making contributions to the RCS, to fill the gap in funding and ensure smooth flying of operators who have joined in the second round of the scheme. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which is responsible for managing and upgrading Indian airports, will be ...
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Made 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.
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India’s big, bold aviation rush
November 22, 2017
Keeping up with the record of being the fastest growing aviation market, India witnessed a massive surge in domestic air traffic during the festive month of October. Reportedly, it was the highest-ever number of domestic flyers noted in the country.
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Valsa Ramannair Singh
October 31, 2017
Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC) has a number of projects, schemes and initiatives under its wing. MADC is taking consistent and substantial steps to improve connectivity in Maharashtra, establish a booming economy and set India up as the aero manufacturing ...
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Operations commence for new airport in Shirdi
October 3, 2017
The temple town of Shirdi has got its first airport but basic transport facilities like bus services are still missing.
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Karnataka government aids small airports
September 21, 2017
Under the Ministry of Civil Aviation's Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), Karnataka government has budgeted close to INR 900 million to promote regional air connectivity and develop airport infrastructure.
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India’s domestic air travel on the rise
August 29, 2017
The domestic air travel market in India witnessed almost a 17 pc growth year-on-year during the January-July 2017 period. Almost 65.72 million travellers chose to fly intra-country in the first six months. While 86.5 pc of them travelled on private carriers, 13.5 pc boarded Air I...
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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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