regional connectivity scheme
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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The changing face of airports in north-east India
December 21, 2017
The government plans to upgrade various airports in the north-east by 2020. As part of the Act East Policy, the redevelopment is seeking support from the government as well as the Airports Authority of India.
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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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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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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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Flying extremely affordable in India, remarks Jayant Sinha
July 17, 2017
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha stated that the demand in aviation sector in India is driven by “affordability”. He also maintained that the cost of long-distance air travel in the country is equivalent to auto-rickshaw fares. He was speaking at the in...
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S Raheja
July 17, 2017
S Raheja, Member (Planning) of Airports Authority of India (AAI) talks about the various plans that AAI has in place to ensure the successful growth of the Indian aviation sector. He discussed how AAI is trying to provide a strong backbone to various government initiatives while ...
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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 and Russia strengthen bilateral ties in aviation
June 13, 2017
India and Russia today agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the aviation sector by setting up joint ventures in the field of manufacturing, as India is predicted to become the third largest global aviation market by 2020.
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