Amendment to act to deal with hoax callers under inter-ministerial consultation: Aviation MinisterThe Civil Aviation Ministry is amending the SUASCA Act to address unlawful acts against aviation safety, including hoax bomb threats. A cen...
11 Dec, 2024, 06.11 PM IST
Airlines received 994 hoax bomb threats till Nov 13 this year: GovtTo deal with the menace of hoax calls in a comprehensive manner, the civil aviation ministry plans to amend the Suppression of Unlawful Act...
27 Nov, 2024, 07.33 PM IST
Govt introduces bill to replace 90-year-old Aircraft Act; aims to improve ease of doing bizThe Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024 aims to update the 90-year-old Aircraft Act, addressing ambiguities and redundancies. Introduced by...
31 Jul, 2024, 09.41 PM IST
Govt introduces bill to amend Aircraft Act in LSThe Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020 provides for keeping "aircraft belonging to any armed forces of the Union, other than naval, from milit...
04 Feb, 2020, 03.07 PM IST
Govt plans to provide penal powers to DGCAStringent provisions are in place that allows the DGCA to deal with violations at various levels, including those related to airlines.
07 Feb, 2019, 08.29 PM IST
Government proposes deadline to fly back de-registered leased planesThe Civil Aviation Ministry has proposed amendments to the Aircraft Act, 1937, in order to make it more easier for aircraft lessors to carr...
25 Oct, 2016, 06.58 PM IST
Aviation watchdog DGCA to soon get powers to slap penaltiesCurrently, there are stringent provisions in place for DGCA to deal with violations at various levels, including those related to airlines,...
23 Oct, 2016, 03.33 PM IST
Bill in Rajya Sabha to provide for death penalty for hijackersThe Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill 2014 was introduced by Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju after he withdrew a similar bill of...
17 Dec, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
- Anti-Hijacking Amendment Bill likely to be brought to Parliament
Officials of the Civil Aviation Min are in parleys with the Law and Justice Ministry to take forward the much-delayed Anti-Hijacking (Amend...
03 Aug, 2014, 11.47 AM IST
- House panel for death penalty for hijackers
The amendment Bill seeks to bring conspirators and abettors of hijacking also into the ambit of Anti-hijacking Act, 1982, and include `deat...
02 Mar, 2011, 04.36 AM IST
- Anti-hijacking law gets tougher, death sentence included as punishment
The anti-hijacking law will now include a death sentence as punishment.
19 Mar, 2010, 12.47 PM IST
- Uniform sales tax for jet fuel on cards
A proposal to amend the Central Sales Tax Act to include aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the list of declared goods is likely to be taken up...
26 Nov, 2008, 01.49 AM IST
- Govt plans no-talks policy, death for hijackers
With the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the humiliating 1999 Kandahar hijack firmly on its radar, the UPA government plans to amend the Anti-Hi...
14 Feb, 2008, 04.25 AM IST
- LS okays Aircraft (Amendment) Bill
Lok Sabha passes the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill '06 to enhance powers of Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
10 Sep, 2007, 05.17 PM IST
- Court seeks explanation from DGCA on transit check move
The Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from director general of civil aviation (DGCA) on the amendment that allowed maintenance and...
07 May, 2007, 01.46 AM IST
- DGCA gets regulatory powers
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved amendments to the Aircraft Act of 1934 to provide regulatory powers to the Director General of Civil...
23 Jun, 2006, 02.29 AM IST
- Govt approves proposals to amend Aircraft Act
In a bid to grant regulatory powers to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the government on Thursday approved a number of pr...
22 Jun, 2006, 04.30 PM IST