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Noida protest: How salary talks turned into deadly chaos across the city; here's what happened over weekendA workers' protest in Noida over a salary hike turned violent on Monday, with demonstrators clashing with authorities and vandalizing prope...
Air Vistara shells out Rs 70 lakh fine for not operating mandated UDAN flights in northeastImposed in October 2022, the airline had fallen short of the number in April 2022. Vistara says it has paid the fine under protest as the a...
Aviation ministry may allow trading in seat capacityThe airline industry has been divided on the issue with Air India, IndiGo and Jet Airways opposing its reinstatement, while SpiceJet, Vista...
Airlines divided over trading of seat kilometresThe division first came to the fore during a meeting held in the aviation ministry last week, where SpiceJet supported allowing trading of ...
Supreme Court threatens DGCA with audit of its licensing policiesSupreme Court on Tuesday asked whether lucrative sectors were being handed out as "largesse" to private airlines to the detriment of state-...
For airlines, how frustrating is flying remote routes really?Airlines have been opposing a rule that forces them to fly to remote airports, claiming that those ops are unprofitable. Data suggests that...
Older carriers allege Vistara and AirAsia India flouting norms, hit out against abolishing 5/20 ruleThe older carriers say overseas stakeholders, AirAsia Bhd and Singapore Airlines, are managing the two airlines, in contravention of the ru...
Vistara allowed 3-month exemption from route dispersal normsVistara has been allowed a 3-month exemption from complying with the requirement of operating flights to the financially unviable regions l...
Proposed policy change makes non-scheduled air operators eye wider horizonsGeneral aviation charter cos say they are considering various cities with airports & a captive market but have no connectivity by scheduled...
Now, airlines' frequency to under-served regions linked to international flying rightsSuch a move is expected to not only incentivise airlines’ operations in under-served regions, but also help streamline allocation of intern...
- Ministry of civil aviation to focus on promotion of regional air connectivity
The ministry of civil aviation will engage consultant to undertake study on promotion of regional air connectivity.
- Civil Aviation Ministry to provide connectivity to remote areas of Northeast India
Government is in the process of providing air connectivity to remote and interior areas of the country including the North Eastern Region a...
- New route dispersal guidelines: Airlines may face trouble in ensuring better connectivity to smaller towns
Experts say that while new route dispersal guidelines will boost infrastructure, they can also balloon costs for airlines.
- Air India earns Rs 36 crore a day, spends Rs 57 crore
Air India is facing a problem of payment overdues for aviation fuel to oil cos. The overdues to oil PSUs have soared to over Rs 2,280 cr.
- AI at a disadvantage against pvt airlines: Par Committee
Noting that Air India was reportedly at a disadvantage vis-a-vis the private players, a Parliamentary Committee has asked the government to...
- Air India incurs Rs 7,226 cr loss in last two fiscals
The government on Tuesday said the national carrier Air India incurred a loss of Rs 7,226 crore during the last two fiscals.
- GoAir-MDLR pact comes under scanner
Wadia Group-promoted GoAir’s arrangement with MDLR Airlines to outsource mandatory deployment of seats on non-profitable routes (category I...
- Airlines to fly more on commercially-unviable routes
Domestic airlines, such as Jet Airways, Air India, may soon be required to deploy more capacity on commercially unviable routes. Fancy a fl...
- New route dispersal norms to take wings
The review may involve re-categorisation of 25-odd cities, changing the geographical spread of the RDG.
- Rudy to review aviation route norms on Thursday
In a move that has major ramifications for the future of domestic airlines companies, civil aviation minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy has decided...